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Structure equipped with electric contacts formed through said structure substrate and method for obtaining said structure

US6392158B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2000
Grant dateMay 21, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49165
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stack including a micro-system having an electrical contact to connect the micro-system to the outside world, a substrate having a first layer formed on the substrate, a through hole extending in an axial direction of the substrate and configured to reveal a rear side of the first layer and to provide a passage to electrically connect to the electrical contact, and a cavity located at an end of the through hole close to the first layer, wherein the cavity has dimensions transverse to the axial direction larger than a diameter of the through hole and forms an overhanging edge around the through hole.

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