Temperature compensated force sensor

A temperature compensated force sensor comprising:

• a housing including one or more electrical connections;
• a sense die having a first side and a second opposite side, the sense die defining a diaphragm with a center, the first side of the sense die supporting at least one force sensing element for sensing a force applied to the diaphragm, one or more electrical connecting pads, and a temperature compensation circuit that includes one or more trimmable resistors that are in electrical communication with one or more of the force sensing elements;
• an actuating element movable along an axis of movement for transferring an external force to the diaphragm, wherein the axis of movement of the actuating element is not precisely aligned with the center of the diaphragm;
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• an elastomeric seal having two or more conductive regions, wherein the conductive regions are configured to provide an electrical connection between the one or more electrical connecting pads of the sense die and the one or more electrical connections of the housing.

A force sensor comprising:

• a housing having a surface mount technology (SMT) package including electrical connections;
• a sense die housed by the housing, the sense die configured to sense a force and communicate at least partially temperature compensated information about the sensed force to one or more of the electrical connections of the housing;
• a rigid actuator for transferring a force applied to the actuator to the sense die;
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• an elastomeric seal having a top surface, a bottom surface and outer peripheral side walls extending between the top surface and the bottom surface, the elastomeric seal having conductive regions, with each of the conductive regions spaced inward from all outer peripheral side walls of the elastomeric seal and recessed from at least a portion of the top surface and the bottom surface of the elastomeric seal, at least one of the conductive regions communicating the information about the sensed applied force to at least one electrical connection of the housing.