Compact sensing apparatus having an angled sensor formed in a dual-piece monolithic substrate

A compact sensing apparatus comprising:

• a monolithic substrate comprising
• a signal conditioner substrate formed from a single semiconductor substrate and having first and second surface portions,
• a sensor substrate formed from the same semiconductor substrate and having first and second surface portions, the first surface portion of the sensor substrate abuttingly connected to the first surface portion of the signal conditioner substrate such that the second surface portion of the sensor substrate and the second surface portion of the signal conditioner substrate are oriented orthogonally with respect to each other;
• a signal conditioner formed on the second surface portion of the signal conditioner substrate for conditioning a sensing signal;
• and
• a sensor formed on the second surface portion of the sensor substrate and electrically connected to the signal conditioner for generating the sensing signal in response to a predetermined physical stimulus.

A compact sensing apparatus comprising:

• an encapsulation;
• a sensor positioned within the encapsulation for generating a sensing signal in response to a predetermined physical stimulus;
• and
• a signal conditioner positioned within the encapsulation and electrically connected to the sensor for conditioning the sensing signal, the signal conditioner being oriented orthogonally within the encapsulation with respect to the sensor.