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Method for fabricating a compound-material wafer

US7892861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2006
Grant dateFeb 22, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76254
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides improved methods for fabricating compound-material wafers, in particular a silicon on insulator type wafer. The improved methods lead to reduced numbers of deflects arising on or near the periphery of the wafers. In a first method, wafers are selected in dependence on edge roll off values determined at about 0.5-2.5 mm away from the edge of the wafer, where edge roll off values are determined in dependence on the second derivative of the wafer height profiles. In a second method, wafers selected according to the first method are further processed by bonding, forming a splitting layer, and detaching the two wafers at the splitting layer.

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