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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2014
Microlux Technology, San Jose, CA (US);
Tom Kwa, San Jose, CA (US);
DUNAN SENSING LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A pressure sensor assembly comprising: three stacked silicon wafers which form a support, a sensor and a cover wherein the sensor includes a cavity extending from the bottom of the sensor up towards the top of the sensor to form a cavity bottom and a diaphragm; a dielectric layer covering the bottom of the sensor and the cavity and wherein the support is coupled to the dielectric layer along the bottom of the sensor; a plurality of ports located on a top of the support within an area defined by the cavity, the plurality of ports extending through the support to its bottom and wherein the cover is coupled to the top of the sensor covering the diaphragm; and, a second cavity cut into a bottom of the cover wherein the second cavity is sized and positioned to surround the diaphragm.