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Low temperature silicon wafer bond process with bulk material bond strength

US6630713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1999
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76251
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention includes a method for bonding one semiconductor surface to a second semiconductor surface. The method includes providing a first article that has a semiconductor surface and a second article that has a semiconductor surface. The semiconductor surfaces are annealed with an energy source wherein energy is confined to the semiconductor surfaces. The annealed surfaces are bonded to each other.

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