Patent ID: 7276277

Claim:
A micromechanical component, comprising: a supporting body; at least one at least partially unsupported membrane connected to the supporting body; at least one stabilizing element provided in an unsupported area on some areas of a surface of the at least one membrane, wherein the at least one membrane extends continuous over an entire recess etched in the supporting body, and a portion of the at least one stabilizing element contacts only the membrane for a part less than a whole depth of the recess of the membrane and a portion of the at least one stabilizing element is positioned between the supporting body and the at least one membrane, wherein at least a part of the stabilizing element is exposed to the recess etched in the supporting body wherein the at least one stabilizing element includes at least a ring-shaped skirt arranged around one of recesses and etching holes in the at least one membrane, and wherein the micromechanical component is configured as a thermal membrane sensor and the at least one stabilizing element is configured to counteract a deformation of the at least one membrane; and wherein a circuit structure is positioned on the at least one membrane and the circuit structure includes at least a sensitive component of the sensor element.