Patent ID: 7569412

Claim:
A method for producing a semiconductor component configured as a micromechanical diaphragm sensor, the semiconductor component including a semiconductor substrate having a first region with a first doping, a diaphragm, and a cavity that is located at least partially below the diaphragm, the method comprising: providing a second region having a second doping above at least one part of the first region, the second region being provided one of in and on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein at least one part of the second region is configured as crosspieces, and wherein at least one part of the second region is provided as a framing for the first region; at least partially dissolving out the semiconductor material in at least one part of the first region; depositing a sealing layer above the second region, wherein the sealing layer seals the surface above the first region, starting out from at least one part of the crosspieces of the second region, in at least one of lateral direction and vertical direction; and providing the cavity from at least one part of the first region; wherein the diaphragm is formed by the deposited sealing layer, and wherein the diaphragm includes at least a part of the crosspieces, and wherein the framing is a vertical extension of the first region into a depth of the semiconductor substrate starting from the surface of the semiconductor substrate.