Differential pressure sensor, comprising: a capsule which has a ceramic capsule body, wherein the capsule has a transducer support in the capsule interior, wherein a semi-conductor pressure transducer is arranged in the transducer support, said transducer having a measuring membrane body and a first carrier body, wherein the measuring membrane body is connected to the first carrier body in a pressure-tight manner along a circumferential edge, wherein the first carrier body has a first pressure entry opening, wherein a first channel and a second channel (27, 28) each extend from an exterior surface of the capsule into the transducer support; wherein the first pressure entry opening communicates with the first channel, wherein a first side of the measuring membrane facing towards the first carrier body can be subject to a pressure introduced through the first channel by means of the first pressure entry opening, wherein the first carrier body is connected to a wall of the transducer support in a pressure-tight manner with a pressure-bearing first joint that surrounds the first pressure entry opening in a pressure-tight manner, and wherein a second side of the measuring membrane facing away from the first side of the measuring membrane is hydraulically isolated from the first side of the measuring membrane and communicates with the second channel, characterized in that the capsule body has a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent, wherein the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent are joined together in a pressure-tight manner along a second joint, wherein the second joint comprises a glass, wherein the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent are symmetrical in relation to one another, wherein the semi-conductor pressure transducer has a second carrier body, wherein the measuring membrane body is arranged between the first and the second carrier body and is connected to both carrier bodies in a pressure-tight manner, wherein the second carrier body is connected in a pressure-tight manner to a wall of the transducer support via a third joint, and wherein the semi-conductor pressure transducer is symmetrically designed and is arranged symmetrically in the transducer chamber. a capsule which has a ceramic capsule body, wherein the capsule has a transducer support in the capsule interior, wherein a semi-conductor pressure transducer is arranged in the transducer support, said transducer having a measuring membrane body and a first carrier body, wherein the measuring membrane body is connected to the first carrier body in a pressure-tight manner along a circumferential edge, wherein the first carrier body has a first pressure entry opening, wherein a first channel and a second channel (27, 28) each extend from an exterior surface of the capsule into the transducer support; wherein the first pressure entry opening communicates with the first channel, wherein a first side of the measuring membrane facing towards the first carrier body can be subject to a pressure introduced through the first channel by means of the first pressure entry opening, wherein the first carrier body is connected to a wall of the transducer support in a pressure-tight manner with a pressure-bearing first joint that surrounds the first pressure entry opening in a pressure-tight manner, and wherein a second side of the measuring membrane facing away from the first side of the measuring membrane is hydraulically isolated from the first side of the measuring membrane and communicates with the second channel, characterized in that the capsule body has a first subcomponent and a second subcomponent, wherein the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent are joined together in a pressure-tight manner along a second joint, wherein the second joint comprises a glass, wherein the first subcomponent and the second subcomponent are symmetrical in relation to one another, wherein the semi-conductor pressure transducer has a second carrier body, wherein the measuring membrane body is arranged between the first and the second carrier body and is connected to both carrier bodies in a pressure-tight manner, wherein the second carrier body is connected in a pressure-tight manner to a wall of the transducer support via a third joint, and wherein the semi-conductor pressure transducer is symmetrically designed and is arranged symmetrically in the transducer chamber.