Patent ID: 7398588

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a component, comprising: providing a sensor element having at least one sensitive region that is sensitive with respect to one of strain and compression; connecting a plurality of electrical structures to the sensor element; producing a sacrificial layer on or within the substrate; producing an activatable layer on top of the sacrificial layer; producing the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element and at least a portion of the plurality of electrical structures on or within the activatable layer; producing a circumferential trench in the activatable layer and around the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element, said circumferential trench is interrupted along the circumferential direction by only at least one connecting point connecting the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element to a portion of the activatable layer that lies outside the circumferential trench; forming the at least one connecting point of the sensor element as a setpoint rupture joint; adjusting the mechanical stability of the at least one connecting point corresponding to the setpoint rupture joint by modifying the thickness of the activatable layer at the at least one connecting point; removing the sacrificial layer below the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element; fixating the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element by a holding device; rupturing the at least one connecting point; transferring the at least one sensitive region of the sensor element by using the holding device; and connecting the sensor element to a carrier.