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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/84 (2006.01); H01L 21/50 (2006.01); G01P 15/12 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01); G01L 7/08 (2006.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/08 (2013.01); B81B 7/0048 (2013.01); H01L 41/094 (2013.01); H01L 41/1136 (2013.01); H01L 2924/1461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Sensor packages and manners of formation are described. In an embodiment, a sensor package includes a supporting die characterized by a recess area and a support anchor protruding above the recess area. A sensor die is bonded to the support anchor such that an air gap exists between the sensor die and the recess area. The sensor die includes a sensor positioned directly above the air gap.