Patent ID: 8759927

Claim:
A component, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; at least one MEMS element having a micromechanical structure that includes at least one deflectable structural element, the MEMS element being implemented in a layered structure on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the layered structure includes: at least one printed conductor level, and at least one functional layer in which the micromechanical structure including the deflectable structural element is implemented; at least one ASIC element mounted face down on the layered structure of the MEMS element and functioning as a cap for the micromechanical structure of the MEMS element; at least one first insulating layer from the semiconductor substrate that insulates the printed conductor level; and at least one second insulating layer from the functional layer that insulates the printed conductor level, wherein: the deflectable structural element of the MEMS element is equipped with at least one electrode of a capacitor system, at least one stationary counter electrode of the capacitor system is implemented in the printed conductor level of the MEMS element, and the ASIC element includes at least one further counter electrode of the capacitor system.