IP Library Granted Patent US 9,434,605
Granted Patent B2
US 9,434,605 · App. 14/643,268 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

MEMS device

Inventor: Takahiko Yoshizawa (Sakata, JP)
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
B81B7/007B81C1/00333H01L24/83B81B2201/0271B81C2203/0136B81C2203/0145H01L2924/13091H01L2924/1461H01L2924/1532
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Patent No.
US 9,434,605
App. No.
14/643,268
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A present MEMS device includes: a substrate; a functional element that is provided on a surface of the substrate; a structural member that is provided on the surface of the substrate and forms a cavity surrounding the functional element; a first lid portion that is provided with an opening and covers a part of the cavity in such a manner that a gap is present between the first lid portion and the functional element; a receiving portion that is provided between a plurality of electrodes or a plurality of units of wiring on the surface of the substrate and has a receiving face opposing the cozening of the first lid portion via a gap; and a second lid portion including an electrically conductive sealing portion that seals the opening of the first lid portion.

Claims (28)

1. A MEMS device, comprising:

a substrate;

a functional element that is provided, either directly or via an insulating film, on a surface of the substrate;

a structural member that is provided on the surface of the substrate or on a surface of the insulating film, and forms a cavity surrounding the functional element;

a first lid portion that is provided with an opening and covers a part of the cavity in such a manner that a gap is present between the first lid portion and the functional element, the first lid portion including a lower portion formed of an insulating material and an upper portion formed of a conductive material;

a receiving portion that is provided between a plurality of electrodes or a plurality of units of wiring on the surface of the substrate or on the surface of the insulating film, and has a receiving face opposing the opening of the first lid portion via another gap; and

a second lid portion including an electrically conductive sealing portion that seals the opening of the first lid portion.

2. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , wherein

in a plan view, the receiving face of the receiving portion overlaps the opening of the first lid portion and a region surrounding the opening.

3. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sealing portion extends to the receiving face of the receiving portion.

4. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , wherein

the area of the receiving face of the receiving portion is smaller than the area of the opening of the first lid portion.

5. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , wherein

the receiving portion is formed of polysilicon doped with impurities.

6. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , the receiving portion comprising a first electrode, further comprising a second electrode separate from the receiving portion.

7. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , the lower portion of the first lid including a first opening and a second opening, the upper portion of the first lid including a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the lower portion and the first opening of the upper portion are not continuous and the second opening of the lower portion and the second opening of the upper portion is continuous.

8. The MEMS device according to claim 1 , the receiving portion comprising a first electrode, and the first electrode is connected to the upper portion of the first lid through the opening of the lower portion of the first lid.

9. The MEMS device according to claim 6 , a height of the receiving portion is different from a height of the second electrode.

10. A MEMS device, comprising:

a substrate;

a functional element that is provided, either directly or via an insulating film, on a surface of the substrate;

a structural member that is provided on the surface of the substrate or on a surface of the insulating film, and forms a cavity surrounding the functional element;

a first lid portion that is provided with an opening and covers a part of the cavity in such a manner that a gap is present between the first lid portion and the functional element, the first lid portion including a lower portion formed of an insulating material and an upper portion formed of a conductive material;

an electrically conductive receiving portion that is provided on the surface of the substrate or on the surface of the insulating film, is electrically connected to the functional element, and has a receiving face opposing the opening of the first lid portion via another gap, the electrically conductive receiving portion being a first electrode;

a second lid portion including an electrically conductive sealing portion that seals the opening of the first lid portion and extends to the receiving face of the receiving portion; and

a second electrode connected to a contact plug by a member that is different from the electrically conductive sealing portion,

the first electrode being connected to the electrically conductive sealing portion through the opening.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 1, 2024
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: CRYSTAL LEAP ZRT
Reel/Frame 066162/0434 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2015
From: YOSHIZAWA, TAKAHIKO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035127/0063 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-061566 · Mar 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150274508A1 · Oct 1, 2015