Dual absolute pressure sensor and method thereof
First Claim
1. A dual absolute pressure sensor, comprising:
- a glass substrate having first and second surfaces wherein said glass substrate distribute a common temperature to said first and second surfaces for increased accuracy of the dual absolute pressure sensor;
a first sensor die attached to said first surface of said glass substrate to form a first cavity having a first reference pressure, said first sensor die measuring a first differential pressure between said first reference pressure and an outside surface of said first sensor die at which is applied a first external pressure for providing a first electrical signal representative of said first differential pressure anda second sensor die attached to said second surface of said glass substrate to form a second cavity having a second reference pressure, said second sensor die measuring a second differential pressure between said second reference pressure and an outside surface of said second sensor die at which is applied a second external pressure for providing a second electrical signal representative of said second differential pressure.
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Abstract
A dual absolute pressure sensor independently converts first and second external pressures to first and second electrical signals respectively. A package body has first and second openings for receiving the first and second external pressures to outside surfaces of first and second sensor die attached to opposite surfaces of an internal glass substrate that separates the first and second openings. The first sensor die includes a first cavity having a reference pressure to measure against the first external pressure and develop a first differential pressure. A first piezoelectric network converts the first differential pressure to the first electrical signal representative of that pressure. The second sensor die includes a second cavity having a reference pressure to independently measure against the second external pressure and develop a second differential pressure. A second piezoelectric network converts the second differential pressure to the second electrical signal representative of that pressure.
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19 Claims
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1. A dual absolute pressure sensor, comprising:
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a glass substrate having first and second surfaces wherein said glass substrate distribute a common temperature to said first and second surfaces for increased accuracy of the dual absolute pressure sensor; a first sensor die attached to said first surface of said glass substrate to form a first cavity having a first reference pressure, said first sensor die measuring a first differential pressure between said first reference pressure and an outside surface of said first sensor die at which is applied a first external pressure for providing a first electrical signal representative of said first differential pressure and a second sensor die attached to said second surface of said glass substrate to form a second cavity having a second reference pressure, said second sensor die measuring a second differential pressure between said second reference pressure and an outside surface of said second sensor die at which is applied a second external pressure for providing a second electrical signal representative of said second differential pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of sensing first and second external pressures, comprising the steps of:
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providing a glass substrate having first and second surfaces where said glass substrate distributes a common temperature to said first and second surfaces for increased accuracy in reading the first and second external pressures; attaching a first sensor die to said first surface of said glass substrate to form a first cavity having a first reference pressure where said first sensor die measures a first differential pressure between said first reference pressure and an outside surface of said first sensor die at which is applied a first external pressure for providing a first electrical signal representative of said first differential pressure; and attaching a second sensor die to said second surface of said glass substrate to form a second cavity having a second reference pressure such that said second sensor die measures a second differential pressure between said second reference pressure and an outside surface of said second sensor die at which is applied a second external pressure for providing a second electrical signal representative of said second differential pressure. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dual absolute pressure sensor, comprising:
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a glass substrate having first and second surfaces wherein said glass substrate distributes a common temperature to said first and second surfaces for increased accuracy of the dual absolute pressure sensor; a first sensor die attached to said first surface of said glass substrate to form a first cavity having a first reference pressure, said first sensor die measuring a first differential pressure between said first reference pressure and an outside surface of said first sensor die at which is applied a first external pressure for providing a first electrical signal representative of said first differential pressure; a second sensor die attached to said second surface of said glass substrate to form a second cavity having a second reference pressure, said second sensor die measuring a second differential pressure between said second reference pressure and an outside surface of said second sensor die at which is applied a second external pressure for providing a first electrical signal representative of said second differential pressure; and a package body for housing said glass substrate with said first and second sensor die, said package body including first and second openings for receiving said first and second external pressures to said outside surfaces of said first and second sensor die respectively. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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