Wafer level packaging of microbolometer vacuum package assemblies
US9741591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/16235
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for the wafer level packaging (WLP) of micro-bolometer vacuum package assemblies (VPAs), in one embodiment, includes a wafer alignment and bonding chamber, a bolometer wafer chuck and a lid wafer chuck disposed within the chamber in vertically facing opposition to each other, means for creating a first ultra-high vacuum (UHV) environment within the chamber, means for heating and cooling the bolometer wafer chuck and the lid wafer chuck independently of each other, means for moving the lid wafer chuck in the vertical direction and relative to the bolometer wafer chuck, means for moving the bolometer wafer chuck translationally in two orthogonal directions in a horizontal plane and rotationally about a vertical axis normal to the horizontal plane, and means for aligning a fiducial on a bolometer wafer held by the bolometer wafer chuck with a fiducial on a lid wafer held by the lid wafer chuck.
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