Abstract:
In an assembly of a semiconductor integrated device (30), a package (32) has a base element (33) and a covering element (34) defining an internal space (35), an access opening (36) is provided through the covering element (34) for access to the internal space (35) from outside, and a MEMS acoustic transducer (20) is housed within the package (32) and includes a die (21) integrating a microelectromechanical sensing structure (1), defining a membrane (2) suspended over a cavity (6) and facing a rigid plate (3). The MEMS acoustic transducer (20) is set so that the die (21) is directly set between the access opening (36) and the internal space (35), defining an uninterrupted fluidic path including the access opening (36), the cavity (6), and the internal space (35). The semiconductor integrated device (30) includes a further MEMS sensor (44), with a die (45) integrating a respective microelectromechanical sensing structure (46) having a sensing element (64) set in fluid communication with the outside through the same fluidic path.
Abstract:
An acoustic sensor (11) includes: a semiconductor substrate; a vibrating membrane (22), formed above the semiconductor substrate, which includes a vibrating electrode (22a); and a fixed membrane (23), formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, which includes a fixed electrode (23a), the acoustic sensor (11) detecting an acoustic wave according to a change in capacitance between the vibrating electrode (22a) and the fixed electrode (23a). The fixed membrane (23) has a plurality of sound hole portions (32) formed therein in order to allow the acoustic wave to reach the vibrating membrane (22) from outside, and the fixed electrode (23a) is formed so that a boundary of an edge portion (40) of the fixed electrode (23a) does not intersect the sound hole portions (32).
Abstract:
An oscillating structure (30) with piezoelectric actuation, comprising: a first torsional elastic element (56) and a second torsional elastic element (58) constrained to respective portions of a fixed supporting body (40) and defining an axis of rotation (O); a mobile element (55, 57, 60) set between, and connected to, the first and second torsional elastic elements (56, 58), the mobile element being rotatable about the axis of rotation (O) as a consequence of a torsion of the first and second deformable elements; and a first control region (66), which is coupled to the mobile element (55, 57, 60) and houses a first piezoelectric actuator (70) configured to cause, in use, a local deformation of the first control region (66) that generates a torsion of the first and second torsional elastic elements (56, 58).
Abstract:
A MEMS acoustic transducer (20) provided with: a substrate (21) of semiconductor material, having a back surface (21b) and a front surface (21a) opposite with respect to a vertical direction (z); a first cavity (22) formed within the substrate (21), which extends from the back surface (21b) to the front surface (21a); a membrane (23) which is arranged at the upper surface (21a), suspended above the first cavity (22) and anchored along a perimeter thereof to the substrate (21); and a combfingered electrode arrangement (28) including a number of mobile electrodes (29) coupled to the membrane (23) and a number of fixed electrodes (30) coupled to the substrate (21) and facing respective mobile electrodes (29) for forming a sensing capacitor, wherein a deformation of the membrane (23) as a result of incident acoustic pressure waves causes a capacitive variation (ΔC) of the sensing capacitor. In particular, the combfingered electrode arrangement lies vertically with respect to the membrane (23) and extends parallel thereto.
Abstract:
A micro-electro-mechanical pressure sensor device (100), formed by a cap region (102) and by a sensor region (101) of semiconductor material. An air gap (107) extends between the sensor region (101) and the cap region (102; 103); a buried cavity (109) extends underneath the air gap, in the sensor region (101), and delimits a membrane (111) at the bottom. A through trench (110) extends within the sensor region (101) and laterally delimits a sensitive portion (121) housing the membrane, a supporting portion (120), and a spring portion (122), the spring portion connecting the sensitive portion (121) to the supporting portion (120). A channel (123) extends within the spring portion (122) and connects the buried cavity (109) to a face (101A) of the second region (101). The first air gap (107) is fluidically connected to the outside of the device, and the buried cavity (109) is isolated from the outside via a sealing region (106B) arranged between the sensor region (101) and the cap region (102).
Abstract:
In an acoustic sensor (1) of the present invention, a conductive vibrating membrane (14) and a fixed electrode plate (5) are disposed above a silicon substrate (11) with an air gap (22) provided therebetween, and the substrate (11) has an impurity added to a surface thereof.