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Low-temperature wafer bonding of semiconductors to metals

US8304324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2008
Grant dateNov 6, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/351
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of wafer or substrate bonding a substrate made of a semiconductor material with a substrate made from a metallic material is disclosed. The method allows the bonding of the two substrates together without the use of any intermediate joining gluing, or solder layer(s) between the two substrates. The method allows the moderate or low temperature bonding of the metal and semiconductor substrates, combined with methods to modify the materials so as to enable low electrical resistance interfaces to be realized between the bonded substrates, and also combined with methods to obtain a low thermal resistance interface between the bonded substrates, thereby enabling various useful improvements for fabrication, packaging and manufacturing of semiconductor devices and systems.

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