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Heterogeneously integrated microsystem-on-a-chip

US7335972B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 13, 2003
Grant dateFeb 26, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/30107
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microsystem-on-a-chip comprises a bottom wafer of normal thickness and a series of thinned wafers can be stacked on the bottom wafer, glued and electrically interconnected. The interconnection layer comprises a compliant dielectric material, an interconnect structure, and can include embedded passives. The stacked wafer technology provides a heterogeneously integrated, ultra-miniaturized, higher performing, robust and cost-effective microsystem package. The highly integrated microsystem package, comprising electronics, sensors, optics, and MEMS, can be miniaturized both in volume and footprint to the size of a bottle-cap or less.

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