Invention Application
- Patent Title: Semiconductor pressure sensor and pressure sensing device
- Patent Title (中): 半导体压力传感器和压力传感装置
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Application No.: US11049872Application Date: 2005-02-04
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Publication No.: US20050132814A1Publication Date: 2005-06-23
- Inventor: Shinya Satou , Satoshi Shimada , Atsuo Watanabe , Yasuo Onose , Seiji Kuryu , Atsushi Miyazaki , Junichi Horie , Naohiro Momma
- Applicant: Shinya Satou , Satoshi Shimada , Atsuo Watanabe , Yasuo Onose , Seiji Kuryu , Atsushi Miyazaki , Junichi Horie , Naohiro Momma
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Hitachinaka-shi
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.,Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.,Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Hitachinaka-shi
- Main IPC: B81B3/00
- IPC: B81B3/00 ; B81B7/00 ; G01L7/08 ; G01L9/00 ; H01L21/00

Abstract:
The object of the present invention is to propose an etch channel sealing structure characterized by excellent impermeability to moisture and resistance to temporal change of the diaphragm in the pressure sensor produced according to the sacrificial layer etching technique, and to provide a pressure sensor characterized by excellent productivity and durability. After a very small gap is formed by the sacrificial layer etching technique, silicon oxide film is deposited by the CVD technique or the like, there by sealing the etch channel. Further, impermeable thin film of polysilicon or the like is formed to cover the oxide film. This allows an etch channel sealing structure to be simplified in the pressure sensor produced according to the sacrificial layer etching technique, and prevents entry of moisture into the cavity, thereby improving moisture resistance. Moreover, sealing material with small film stress reduces temporal deformation of the diaphragm.
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