Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Azzopardi

Mark Anthony Azzopardi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8837754
    Abstract: A MEMS transducer has a micromechanical sensing structure and a package. The package is provided with a substrate, carrying first electrical-connection elements, and with a lid, coupled to the substrate to define an internal cavity, in which the micromechanical sensing structure is housed. The lid is formed by: a cap layer having a first surface and a second surface, set opposite to one another, the first surface defining an external face of the package and the second surface facing the substrate inside the package; and a wall structure, set between the cap layer and the substrate, and having a coupling face coupled to the substrate. At least a first electrical component is coupled to the second surface of the cap layer, inside the package, and the coupling face of the wall structure carries second electrical-connection elements, electrically connected to the first electrical component and to the first electrical-connection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd.
    Inventors: Kevin Formosa, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Mario Francesco Cortese, Mark Shaw, Alex Gritti, Luca Maggi, Filippo David
  • Patent number: 8748291
    Abstract: A method for testing a strip of MEMS devices, the MEMS devices including at least a respective die of semiconductor material coupled to an internal surface of a common substrate and covered by a protection material; the method envisages: detecting electrical values generated by the MEMS devices in response to at least a testing stimulus; and, before the step of detecting, at least partially separating contiguous MEMS devices in the strip. The step of separating includes defining a separation trench between the contiguous MEMS devices, the separation trench extending through the whole thickness of the protection material and through a surface portion of the substrate, starting from the internal surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics Ltd (Malta)
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Conrad Cachia, Stefano Pozzi
  • Patent number: 8546895
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd
    Inventors: Mario Cortese, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Edward Myers, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Publication number: 20120153771
    Abstract: A MEMS transducer has a micromechanical sensing structure and a package. The package is provided with a substrate, carrying first electrical-connection elements, and with a lid, coupled to the substrate to define an internal cavity, in which the micromechanical sensing structure is housed. The lid is formed by: a cap layer having a first surface and a second surface, set opposite to one another, the first surface defining an external face of the package and the second surface facing the substrate inside the package; and a wall structure, set between the cap layer and the substrate, and having a coupling face coupled to the substrate. At least a first electrical component is coupled to the second surface of the cap layer, inside the package, and the coupling face of the wall structure carries second electrical-connection elements, electrically connected to the first electrical component and to the first electrical-connection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (MALTA) LTD., STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Kevin Formosa, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Mario Francesco Cortese, Mark Shaw, Alex Gritti, Luca Maggi, Filippo David
  • Publication number: 20120032285
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: STMICROELECTRONICS (MALTA) LTD., STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L.
    Inventors: Mario CORTESE, Mark Anthony AZZOPARDI, Edward MYERS, Chantal COMBI, Lorenzo BALDO
  • Patent number: 8043881
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario Cortese, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Edward Myers, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Publication number: 20110081739
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario CORTESE, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Edward Myers, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Patent number: 7875942
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics, S.r.l., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario Cortese, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Edward Myers, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo
  • Publication number: 20080179697
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate provided with a passing opening and a MEMS device including an active surface wherein a portion of the MEMS device is integrated sensitive to chemical/physical variations of a fluid. The active surface of the MEMS device faces the substrate and is spaced therefrom, the sensitive portion being aligned to the opening. A protective package incorporates at least partially the MEMS device and the substrate, leaving at least the sensitive portion of the MEMS device, and the opening of the substrate exposed. A barrier element is positioned in an area which surrounds the sensitive portion to realize a protection structure for the MEMS device, so that the sensitive portion is free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicants: STMicroelectronics S.r.I., STMicroelectronics (Malta) Ltd.
    Inventors: Mario Cortese, Mark Anthony Azzopardi, Edward Myers, Chantal Combi, Lorenzo Baldo