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Bonded wafer processing

US5801084A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 14, 1997
Grant dateSep 1, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 14, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/938
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Warpage in a bonded wafer is limited by maintenance of a stress compensation layer on the backside of the bonded wafer during device fabrication processing. One embodiment applies a sacrificial polysilicon layer over a stress compensation silicon dioxide layer for bonded silicon wafers. The fabrication processing consumes the polysilicon layer but not the stress compensation silicon dioxide.

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