US4849374A
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Method of sealing an electrical feedthrough in a semiconductor device
Assignee: RTX Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-03
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Granted: 1989-07-18
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Expires: 2008-08-03
Abstract
Abstract A method of hermetically sealing an electrical feedthrough (5) in a semiconductor-on-insulator device comprising the steps of producing an electrically insulating layer (2) on a semiconductive material (1) having a first surface area, producing one or more electrodes (4) on a non-conductive substrate (3) of a second surface area which may be greater than the first surface area, with each electrode having an electrical feedthrough (5) associated therewith, placing the semiconductive layer on the substrate with the insulating layer in contact with the substrate and such that each electrical feedthrough extends beyond the edge of the semiconductive layer, and bonding the semiconductive layer to the substrate to provide an hermetic seal around the feedthrough and thus protect the integrity of the electrode associated therewith and disposed between the semiconductive layer and the substrate.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Chen
- 👤 Tony W. Rogers
- 👤 David E. Blackaby
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:27
CPC Classifications
B; B81; B81B; B81B7/00; B81B7/0032; B81B7/0077; G; G01; G01L; G01L9/00; G01L9/0041; G01L9/0042; G01L9/0072; G01L9/0073; H; H10; H10W; H10W72/00; H10W72/30; G01B; G01B2210/00; G01B2210/64; H10W72/071; H10W72/073; H10W72/07331; H10W72/07337; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/43; Y10T29/435
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of hermetically sealing an electrical feedthrough in a semiconductor-on-insulator device comprising the steps of: (a) producing an electrically insulating layer on a layer of a semi-conductive material having a first surface area, (b) producing one or more electrodes on a non-conductive substrate of a second surface area, different from that of the first surface area, with each electrode having an electrical feedthrough associated therewith, (c) placing the semiconductive layer on the substrate with the insulating layer in contact with the substrate and such that each electrical feedthrough extends beyond an edge of the semiconductor layer or substrate, and (d) bonding the semiconductive layer to the substrate to provide an hermetic seal around the feedthrough and thus protect the integrity of the electrode associated therewith and disposed between the semiconductive layer and the substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method of hermetically sealing an electrical feedthrough in a semiconductor-on-insulator device comprising the steps of: (a) producing an electrically insulating layer on a layer of a semi-conductive material having a first surface area, (b) producing one or more electrodes on a non-conductive substrate of a second surface area, different from that of the first surface area, with each electrode having an electrical feedthrough associated therewith, (c) placing the semiconductive layer on the substrate with the insulating layer in contact with the substrate and such that each electrical feedthrough extends beyond an edge of the semiconductor layer or substrate, and (d) bonding the semiconductive layer to the substrate to provide an hermetic seal around the feedthrough and thus protect the integrity of the electrode associated therewith and disposed between the semiconductive layer and the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the second surface area is greater than the first surface area, whereby the feedthrough extends beyond an edge of the semiconductive layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the first surface area is greater than the second surface area, and the method comprises the further step of providing a feedthrough extension on the isulating layer in alignment with, and overlapping, the feedthrough on the substrate, whereby the feedthrough and feedthrough extension are physically bonded together during the bonding step and the feedthrough extension extends beyond the edge of the semiconductive layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the bonding step is accomplished using the field assisted bonding process.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the semiconductive layer is composed of silicon and the insulating layer is composed of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is Corning 7070 glass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein th substrate is Shott 8248 glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the semiconductive layer is composed of silicon and the insulated layer is composed of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride and further wherein the bonding step is accomplished using the field assisted bonding process.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the semiconductive layer is composed of silicon and the insulated layer is composed of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride and further wherein the bonding step is accomplished using the field assisted bonding process.
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