Patent ID: 7368816
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B81C

Abstract:
1. A micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) package, comprising: a substrate, with a MEMS element provided on the substrate; a transparent lid joined to the substrate such that the lid covers the MEMS element; a spacer disposed between the substrate and the lid to space the lid from the substrate to define an interior space of a size sufficiently to permit operation of the MEMS element; a side sealing member disposed external to the interior space and disposed external to the transparent lid, said side sealing member disposed on a side surface of the substrate and on a surface of the lid, said side sealing member separate from the MEMS element and from the spacer is of a composition and configuration to hermetically seal the MEMS element from an external environment; and a metal sealing member made of metal, which substantially completely covers both the side sealing member and the substrate having the MEMS element.