Nippondenso Co., Ltd.

Takushi Maeda

Masahito Imai

Toshitaka Yamada

Ryoichi Narita

Masashi Echigo

Masahiko Kitano

Munenari Kondo

Yoshitaka Nagayama

In fixing a sensor element for sensing stress on a substrate by using an adhesive for semiconductors, the present invention aims to solve both the problems of stress applied from the substrate side due to temperature change and defects in wire bonding in the wire bonding process. In a semiconductor device equipped with a sensor element for sensing stress fixed on a substrate, an adhesive for semiconductors is used which is prepared by compounding resin beads made of resin with a base adhesive made of flexible resin.

Semiconductor device for sensing strain on a substrate

A semiconductor strain sensor having a stem with a lead hole in which a lead terminal is installed and electrically coupled to an external circuit. A sensor chip having piezo-resistors to a bride circuit is joined with a front surface of the stem. A shell is joined with the front surface of the stem by projection welding after the back surface of the stem is flattened to within a predetermined limit. A space formed by the shell and stem is filled with a damping liquid. The stem is integrally coupled to the sensor chip through an adhesive, and spacers are added to the adhesive to keep the thickness of the adhesive to a predetermined value. This arrangement can effectively prevent propagation of the welding strain of the stem from adversely affecting the sensor chip.

Semiconductor strain sensor and manufacturing method thereof

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Aichi, Japan

Takushi Maeda