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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Simon Joshua Jacobs, Lucas, TX (US);
Molly Nelis Sing, Murphy, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/12 (2006.01); H01L 29/84 (2006.01); H01L 23/10 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); B81B 7/02 (2006.01); H01L 23/20 (2006.01); H01L 21/56 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/0038 (2013.01); B81B 7/02 (2013.01); B81C 1/00214 (2013.01); B81C 1/00285 (2013.01); H01L 21/56 (2013.01); H01L 23/10 (2013.01); H01L 23/20 (2013.01); H01L 29/12 (2013.01); H01L 29/84 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B81B 2201/042 (2013.01); B81C 2201/11 (2013.01); H01L 21/67 (2013.01);
Abstract
In described examples, a MEMS device is enclosed within a sealed package including nonmetal oxide gasses at levels greater than 1% by volume. In at least one example, the MEMS device is protected against premature failure from various causes, including charging, particle growth and stiction by moieties of the nonmetal oxide gasses reacting with various exposed surfaces within the package of the MEMS device and/or the adsorbed water layers on said surfaces.