Patent ID: 8143082

Claim:
A method for fabricating a wafer package, the method comprising: providing an active device wafer with a first surface, the active device wafer having an active device circuit on its first surface; providing a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) wafer with a first surface, the MEMS wafer having at least one MEMS component on its first surface; attaching a microcap and a seal ring adjacent the MEMS wafer such that the seal ring and microcap seal a MEMS component; forming vias in the microcap; fabricating contacts within the vias that are electrically coupled to the MEMS wafer; fabricating columns between the active device wafer and the contacts thereby electrically coupling the active device wafer and the MEMS wafer; and providing an electrical contact point to the wafer package that is accessible externally to the wafer package.