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Substrate stiffness method and resulting devices for layer transfer process

US8241996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2006
Grant dateAug 14, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2221/68359
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and structures for manufacturing multi-layered substrates. The method includes providing a donor substrate, which has a first deflection characteristic. The donor substrate has a backside, a face, a cleave region, and a thickness of material defined between the cleave region and the face. The method includes bonding the face of the donor substrate to a face of the handle substrate. The method includes coupling a backing substrate to the backside of the donor substrate to form a multilayered structure. The backing substrate is adequate to cause the first deflection characteristic of the donor substrate to be reduced to a predetermined level. The predetermined level is a suitable deflection characteristic for the thickness of material to be transferred onto the face of a handle substrate. The method includes initiating a controlled cleaving process within a portion of the cleave region of the donor substrate to begin removal of the thickness of material from the donor substrate at a portion of the cleave region, while the backing substrate remains attached to the donor substrate to maintain at least the suitable deflection characteristic.

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