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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8144906 | Wind immune microphone Disclosed is an acoustic device comprising an enclosed housing defining an inner volume and having a front and a back; an acoustic port penetrating the front of the enclosed housing; a first and second sense structure attached to the inside of the housing and defini... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8094980 | Proof-mass with supporting structure on integrated circuit-MEMS platform and method of fabricating the same Provided is a micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) device including a substrate; at least one semiconductor layer provided on the substrate; a circuit region including at least one chip containing drive/sense circuitry, the circuit region provided on the at least o... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7863714 | Monolithic MEMS and integrated circuit device having a barrier and method of fabricating the same An integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor die, the semiconductor die including a semiconductor substrate, driving/control circuitry disposed along a peripheral region of the semiconductor die, a MEMS device disposed within a central region of the semicon... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7824943 | Methods for trapping charge in a microelectromechanical system and microelectromechanical system employing same Many inventions are disclosed. Some aspects are directed to MEMS, and/or methods for use with and/or for fabricating MEMS, that supply, store, and/or trap charge on a mechanical structure disposed in a chamber. Various structures may be disposed in the chamber and e... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7763488 | Method of fabricating MEMS device A MEMS device includes a chip carrier having an acoustic port extending from a first surface to a second surface of the chip carrier, a MEMS die disposed on the chip carrier to cover the acoustic port at the first surface of the chip carrier, and an enclosure bonded... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7640805 | Proof-mass with supporting structure on integrated circuit-MEMS platform Provided is a micro-electromechanical-system (MEMS) device including a substrate; at least one semiconductor layer provided on the substrate; a circuit region including at least one chip containing drive/sense circuitry, the circuit region provided on the at least o... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7202101 | Multi-metal layer MEMS structure and process for making the same The present invention is directed to a structure comprised of alternating layers of metal and sacrificial material built up using standard CMOS processing techniques, a process for building such a structure, a process for fabricating devices from such a structure, a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7049051 | Process for forming and acoustically connecting structures on a substrate The present invention describes a processes that builds an acoustic cavity, a chamber, and vent openings for acoustically connecting the chamber with the acoustic cavity. The dry etch processes may include reactive ion etches, which include traditional parallel plat... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6943448 | Multi-metal layer MEMS structure and process for making the same The present invention is directed to a structure comprised of alternating layers of metal and sacrificial material built up using standard CMOS processing techniques, a process for building such a structure, a process for fabricating devices from such a structure, a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6936524 | Ultrathin form factor MEMS microphones and microspeakers A process comprises reducing the thickness of a substrate carrying a plurality of devices, with at least certain of the devices having a micro-machined mesh. A carrier wafer is attached to the back side of the substrate and the fabrication of the devices is complete... | 08/30/2005 |
