US Patent Issued to STMicroelectronics International on March 17 for "Embedded mechanical stopper for thermal sensor device" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,236, issued on March 17, was assigned to STMicroelectronics International N.V. (Geneva).

"Embedded mechanical stopper for thermal sensor device" was invented by Federico Vercesi (Milan), Silvia Nicoli (Briosco, Italy) and Cinzia De Marco (Gorgonzola, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are thermal sensor devices including TMOS devices with a mass suspended over a cavity by springs extending between a frame and the mass. The thermal sensor devices include stoppers that limit upward and/or downward movement of the springs and therefore the mass. These stoppers are formed from sidewalls supporting a top cap over the f...