Patent ID: 8841735

Claim:
A capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device for use in a position indicator having an elongate core body including a distal end and a proximal end, the capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device being configured to sense pressure applied to the distal end of the core body and comprising: a pressure detecting part that detects the pressure as a change in capacitance; a package in which the pressure detecting part is sealed; wherein the pressure detecting part includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed to oppose the first electrode, with a determined distance between the first and second electrodes, and capacitance is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode and changes according to a change in said distance that is caused by the pressure transmitted to the first electrode via the proximal end from the distal end of the core body, and the capacitive pressure sensing semiconductor device further comprising a pressure transmitting member, disposed in the package, which is configured to receive, via the proximal end of the core body, the pressure applied to the distal end of the core body and to transmit the pressure to the first electrode of the pressure detecting part.