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Layer transfer method

US7060590B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateJan 6, 2004
Grant dateJun 13, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76259
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of removing a peripheral zone of adhesive while using a layer of adhesive in the process of assembling and transferring a layer of material from a source substrate to a support substrate. The method is remarkable in that it includes bonding the two substrates together by means of a curable adhesive so that an excess of adhesive is present. This assures proper bonding and provides a peripheral zone of adhesive outside of the joined substrates. Only that portion of adhesive is cured which is present in a connection zone between the substrates, and the peripheral zone of non-cured adhesive is removed prior to detaching the transferable layer. The invention is applicable to fabricating a composite substrate in the fields of electronics, opto-electronics, or optics.

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