Patent ID: 8121331

Claim:
A surface mount silicon condenser microphone package comprising: a planar substrate comprising a rigid printed circuit board having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface having a peripheral portion and a central portion; a non-planar cover having a peripheral portion and a central portion; a package housing formed by the mechanical attachment of the bottom of the peripheral portion of the cover to the peripheral portion of the top surface of the substrate; a silicon condenser microphone die mechanically attached to the central portion of the top surface of the substrate and physically protected by the package housing; a plurality of solder pads on the bottom surface of the substrate, the solder pads configured to mechanically attach and electrically connect the package to the surface of an external printed circuit board using a solder reflow process; a plurality of bond pads on the top surface of the substrate, at least one of the bond pads electrically connected to the silicon condenser microphone die; a plurality of electrical pathways within the substrate, with at least one electrical pathway between one of the bond pads on the top surface of the substrate and one of the solder pads on the bottom surface of the substrate; and an acoustic port in the package housing, the acoustic port configured to allow the passage of sound waves from the exterior of the package housing into the interior of the package housing.