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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Stephen R. Hooper, Mesa, TX (US);

Chad S. Dawson, Queen Creek, TX (US);

Assignee:

NXP USA, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/08 (2006.01); G01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01L 9/06 (2006.01); B81B 7/00 (2006.01); G01L 13/02 (2006.01); G01L 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B81B 7/0061 (2013.01); B81B 7/0048 (2013.01); G01L 9/0073 (2013.01); G01L 13/025 (2013.01); G01L 15/00 (2013.01); B81B 2201/0264 (2013.01); B81B 2207/012 (2013.01); B81C 2203/0154 (2013.01); H01L 2224/48137 (2013.01);
Abstract

A package includes a MEMS die and a cap element coupled to and stacked with the MEMS die. The MEMS die includes at least two physically isolated pressure sensors, each of which resides on its individual cantilevered platform structure. A first pressure sensor is vented to a first external environment via a first vent extending through the bottom of the MEMS die and is adapted to detect a first pressure of the first external environment. The MEMS die can be coupled to a lead frame having an opening that is aligned with the first vent. A second sensor is vented to a second external environment via a second vent extending through the cap element and is adapted to detect a second pressure of the second external environment. A difference between the first and second pressures is the differential pressure.


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