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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Jean-louis Pornin, Crolles, FR;
Charlotte Gillot, Saint-Egreve, FR;
Jean-Louis Pornin, Crolles, FR;
Charlotte Gillot, Saint-Egreve, FR;
Abstract
A method for encapsulating a micro component positioned on and/or in a substrate, including: depositing at least one sacrificial material covering the micro component, making a cap covering the sacrificial material, removing the sacrificial material via at least one opening formed through the cap and forming a cavity in which the micro component is positioned, depositing, at least on the cap, at least one layer of plugging material that plugs the at least one opening, and performing a localized deposition of at least one portion of mechanically reinforcing material of the cap, covering at least the cap, wherein the mechanically reinforcing material is not subsequently etched.