Covers for micromechanical sensors and other semiconductor devices
First Claim
1. A cover for a micromechanical device comprising:
- at least two conductive supports; and
an insulative layer having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed over said at least two conductive supports, said insulative layer having at least one metalized via disposed therethrough to extend from said top insulative layer surface to a respective one of said conductive supports.
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Abstract
A cover for a micromechanical device through which input/output connections to the device are made. The cover includes at least two doped semiconductor standoffs supporting an insulative layer. One or more metalized vias extend from a top surface of the insulative layer, or from a bottom surface of the base, to a respective standoff. Electrical connection is made to the covered device through the metalized vias and doped semiconductor standoffs. The covered chip may be vacuum sealed by providing a ring-like standoff which borders the covered device when the cover is bonded to the base. The resulting covered chip is adaptable for various chip mounting techniques, including flip chip mounting, side mounting combined with either tape automated bonding (TAB) or conductive epoxy connections, or epoxy chip attachment with wire bonding connections. In one embodiment, conductive bumps are formed on the top surface of the insulative cover layer to accommodate flip chip mounting. In another embodiment, conductive traces are run across the top surface of the insulative layer to interconnect the vias to respective edge positioned pads which are electrically interconnected by one of various techniques to pads on a wiring board.
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16 Claims
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1. A cover for a micromechanical device comprising:
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at least two conductive supports; and an insulative layer having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed over said at least two conductive supports, said insulative layer having at least one metalized via disposed therethrough to extend from said top insulative layer surface to a respective one of said conductive supports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A micromechanical structure comprising:
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a base supporting a micromechanical device; and a cover bonded to a top surface of said base, said cover comprising; at least two conductive supports; and an insulative layer having a top surface and a bottom surface disposed over said at least two conductive supports, said insulative layer having a metalized via disposed therethrough to extend from said top surface of said insulative layer to a respective one of said conductive supports. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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