Patent ID: 8404516

Claim:
A method for producing a MEMS component, the method comprising: providing a carrier substrate having a mounting location, the mounting location having a number of electrical connection pads on a top side and external contacts connected thereto on an underside, wherein a metal frame having a planar surface encloses the connection pads of the mounting location, the metal frame being produced substantially from copper; providing a MEMS chip having electrical contacts on an underside, the MEMS chip bearing MEMS structures; planarizing a surface of the metal frame by milling; forming a connecting region on the metal frame and/or on an edge region at the underside of the MEMS chip; after forming the connecting region, placing the MEMS chip on the mounting location of the carrier substrate in such a way that the MEMS chip is seated with an edge region of its underside on the metal frame; after planarizing the surface, connecting the MEMS chip to the carrier substrate in one step by connecting the electrical contacts of the MEMS chip to the connection pads of the carrier substrate by means of bumps and also connecting the MEMS chip to the metal frame such that a closed cavity is formed between the MEMS chip and the carrier substrate; and pressing the MEMS chip and the carrier substrate against one another with pressure before or during connecting the MEMS chip and the carrier substrate; wherein the MEMS chip is connected to the carrier substrate using a bonding method selected from the group consisting of thermosonic bonding, soldering, and a bonding method that comprises applying heat to the metal frame, which includes a connecting region of tin.