Patent ID: 7712203
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: G01F,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a sensor apparatus, comprising: preparing a sensor chip including a substrate, a sensing member located on the substrate, and a terminal located on the substrate and configured to output a signal from the sensing member; preparing a housing, wherein the housing has (i) a first opening on a front surface thereof, (ii) an inner side wall defining a receive space therein communicating with the first opening, and (iii) a bonding member located on an inner bottom surface of the housing at a boundary part of a predetermined portion, wherein the inner bottom surface defines a bottom of the receive space, wherein a depth defined between the first opening and the bonding member is deeper compared to a thickness of the sensor chip; placing an adhesive member on one of the bonding member and a back surface of the sensor chip; placing the sensor chip in the receive space through the first opening so that the sensing member is exposed, wherein the placing of the sensor chip includes pressing the front surface of the sensor chip whose back surface is placed on the bonding member, so that: the sensor chip and the housing push the adhesive member to the clearance; and the front surface of the sensor chip, the front surface of the housing and a surface of a part of the adhesive member pushed in the clearance are in a same plane at the boundary part; electrically connecting the terminal to an electrical conductive member, the electrical conductive member to be electrically connected to an external element; and forming, by injection molding, a molded member that covers the predetermined portion including a connection part where the terminal and the electric conductive member are connected with each other, wherein the forming of the molded member includes: