Patent ID: 8637943

Claim:
An integrated multi-axis mechanical device and integrated circuit system, the system comprising: a semiconductor substrate having a surface region and a backside region; a CMOS integrated circuit device region formed overlying the surface region of the semiconductor substrate; an interface region overlying the CMOS integrated circuit device region; one or more regions overlying the interface region and configured for at least four different mechanical devices comprising at least: a gyroscope device comprising at least a first gyro axis, a second gyro axis, and a third gyro axis; an accelerometer device comprising at least a first accel axis, a second accel axis, and a third accel axis; a magnetic field sensing device comprising at least a first mag axis, a second mag axis, and a third mag axis; and a pressure sensor device configured to detect a force in at least a direction; one or more bonding structures provided through a thickness of the semiconductor substrate, each of the bonding structures comprising a bonding pad, a via structure, and a pad structure; wherein the interface region comprises a dielectric material; and wherein the gyroscope, accelerometer, pressure sensor, magnetic field sensing devices being formed from a common material layer deposited overlying the interface region, each of the devices being electrically coupled to the CMOS integrated circuit device region.