Patent ID: 8042392

Claim:
An acceleration sensor comprising: a case that includes: a bottom wall having a top side and a bottom side, the top side of the bottom wall having a central region and a peripheral region that surrounds the central region; and a side wall attached to the bottom wall and extending upward from the bottom wall in a height direction; an integrated circuit attached to the central region of the top side of the bottom wall, the integrated circuit having a top side with a predetermined width; a semiconductor acceleration sensor chip supported on the integrated circuit, the sensor chip including: a fixed portion having a bottom side that is mounted on the top side of the integrated circuit, the bottom side of the fixed portion having a predetermined width; a plummet portion surrounding the integrated circuit without contacting the integrated circuit, the plummet portion being disposed outward of the integrated circuit, above the peripheral region of the top side of the bottom wall, the plummet portion having a bottom side with a predetermined width; and a beam portion connecting the fixed portion and the plummet portion, the beam portion having a thickness that is thinner than the thickness of the fixed portion; a terminal outside the case; first wiring that electrically connects the terminal to the sensor chip; and second wiring that electrically connects the integrated circuit to the sensor chip, wherein the width of the top side of the integrated circuit is greater than the width of the bottom side of the fixed portion and smaller than the width of the bottom side of the plummet portion.