Patent ID: 7648859

Claim:
A microcomponent comprising: a hermetically-sealed microcavity delineated by a cover comprising a first layer, in which at least one hole is formed, and a second layer making the microcavity hermetic, a third layer arranged between the first layer and the second layer, an additional microcavity, communicating with the at least one hole and being arranged between the first layer and the third layer, and at least one additional hole, adjacent to the additional microcavity, formed in the third layer, the at least one additional hole being offset with respect to the at least one hole and being sealed by the second layer, at least one mechanically tensile-stressed layer arranged above the first layer, the at least one mechanically tensile-stressed layer being different from the first layer and the second layer and, the at least one mechanically tensile-stressed layer being capable of flexing in a direction of the first layer and thereby reducing a space to be sealed by the second layer.