Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Bonding of plural semiconductor substrates – Thinning of semiconductor substrate
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Fulk, Steven J (Department: 2891)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Bonding of plural semiconductor substrates
Thinning of semiconductor substrate
C438S458000, C257SE21122, C257SE21567
Reexamination Certificate
active
07902045
ABSTRACT:
A process for fabricating a composite structure for epitaxy, including at least one crystalline growth seed layer of semiconductor material on a support substrate, with the support substrate and the crystalline growth seed layer each having, on the periphery of their bonding face, a chamfer or an edge rounding zone. The process includes at least one step of wafer bonding the crystalline growth seed layer directly onto the support substrate and at least one step of thinning the crystalline growth seed layer. After thinning, the crystalline growth seed layer has a diameter identical to its initial diameter.
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Arena Chantal
Letertre Fabrice
Fulk Steven J
S.O.I.Tec Silicon on Insulator Technologies
Winston & Strawn LLP
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