Patent ID: 8646335

Claim:
A method, comprising: providing a sensor element that includes a body having a thickness no greater than 280 μm, a recessed portion and a pressure sensitive element that extends over said recessed portion; operatively connecting an electric circuit to said pressure sensitive element, wherein said circuit includes a pressure signal generating circuit element configured to provide a signal when a force is exerted on said pressure sensitive element, wherein said electric circuit comprises implant material implanted into said pressure sensitive element, wherein said pressure sensitive element comprises a substrate selected from the group consisting of an N type substrate, a P type substrate, an N type well in a P type substrate and a P type well in an N type substrate; and locating said sensor element within a package to provide a packaged sensor element, wherein said sensor element together with said package comprises a total thickness no greater than 300 μm and wherein said package comprises a material selected from the group consisting of ceramic, metal, and plastic.