Patent · US Expired

Embrittled substrate and method for making same

US7498245B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2001
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/68368
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a substrate (1) weakened by the presence of a micro-cavities zone, the micro-cavities zone (4′) delimiting a thin layer (5) with one face (2) of the substrate (1), some or all of the gaseous species having been eliminated from the micro-cavities (4′).The invention also relates to a process for the production of such a substrate.

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