Semiconductor sensor including an aperture having a funnel shaped section intersecting a second section

摘要

A semiconductor sensor with a compact structure is provided, which comprises a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor diaphragm integrally formed with the semiconductor substrate, and a penetrating aperture formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to surround desired sides of the diaphragm. The aperture has first and second funnel-shaped aperatures whose intersecting conic sections open toward opposite directions. A cavity for defining the diaphragm is provided when the semiconductor substrate is subjected to electrolytic etching to form the second funnel-shaped aperture therein.