Micromechanical getter anchor

One embodiment provides an anchor to hold getter materials in place within a micromechanical device package substrate, said anchor comprising: a first cavity face; and a second cavity face. The cavity faces define an anchor cavity and mechanically retain a getter away from a region holding the micromechanical device. Another embodiment provides an anchor to hold a getter in place within a micromechanical device package. The anchor comprises: a package substrate; and a member attached to the package substrate, the member shaped to provide mechanical retention of the getter material formed over said member. Another embodiment provides a micromechanical device package comprising: a package substrate; a package lid enclosing a package cavity; a micromechanical device in the package cavity; and a getter anchor in the package cavity. Other embodiments provide methods of packaging and forming packages having a getter anchor. One getter anchor is formed in a substrate 906 comprised of at least three layers. The layers form a cavity in the substrate 906 with a wide bottom portion-formed in the middle layer 902 and a relatively narrower top portion-formed by the top layer 904 . The narrow portion helps to retain the getter in the cavity by creating a mechanical lock on the wide portion of getter in the bottom of the cavity. The preceding abstract is submitted with the understanding that it only will be used to assist in determining, from a cursory inspection, the nature and gist of the technical disclosure as described in 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b). In no case should this abstract be used for interpreting the scope of any patent claims.