US Patent Issued to STMICROELECTRONICS on Nov. 11 for "Packaged pressure sensor device and corresponding method for detecting the presence of foreign material" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,812, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l. (Agrate Brianza, Italy).

"Packaged pressure sensor device and corresponding method for detecting the presence of foreign material" was invented by Domenico Giusti (Caponago, Italy) and Enri Duqi (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure sensor device has: a pressure detection structure provided in a first die of semiconductor material; a package, configured to internally accommodate the pressure detection structure in an impermeable manner, the package having a base structure and a body structure, arranged on the base structure, with an access opening in contact...