CAPACITANCE VARIATION DETECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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APP PUB NO 20100066390A1
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12449721

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In a hybrid IC including, a semiconductor chip including a capacitance sensor and a semiconductor chip including a detection circuit for detecting a variation in capacitance, the number of bonding wires required between the chips is reduced. A rear surface of a sensor chip is connected to an electrode on a surface of a support substrate on which the sensor chip is mounted. A potential at one terminal of a capacitor of a sensor is set at a reference potential. A pad of another terminal is formed on a surface of the sensor chip. A detection circuit chip includes: a pad to serve as a connection terminal of the capacitor; a bias circuit connected to a terminal, for outputting a bias voltage to charge the capacitor; and a detection circuit connected to the terminal through a capacitor, for detecting a variation in potential of the terminal of the capacitor as an electrical signal. The chips are interconnected through a bonding wire between the pad of the terminal and the pad of the terminal.

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SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES LLC5005 E MCDOWELL ROAD MAILDROP A700 PHOENIX AS 85008

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Kaneta, Yasuhiro Isesaki-shi, JP 17 174
Suzuki, Tatsuya Kumagaya-shi, JP 565 6487

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