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Bonding structure of substrates and method for bonding substrates
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1989-09-01
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2009-09-01
Abstract
Abstract First and second substrates are provided with a projection of a high melting point conductive material and an aperture filled at the bottom plane with a low melting point conductive material, respectively. The projection of the first substrate is plunged into the low melting point conductive material which is molten in the aperture by heating, so that the projection and the low melting point conductive material are bonded mechanically and electrically by cooling.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Hayashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:16
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W90/00; H10W95/00; H10W46/00; H10W72/00; H10W72/01; H10W72/012; H10W72/01231; H10W72/01251; H10W72/071; H10W72/072; H10W72/07221; H10W72/07227; H10W72/07231; H10W72/07236; H10W72/20; H10W72/241; H10W72/281; H10W72/285; H10W90/701; H10W90/721; H10W90/722; H10W90/724
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A bonding structure of first and second substrates, comprising: a projection of a high melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of W, Cr, Mo, and TiN provided on one plane of said first substrate; and a low melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of Au-Sn, Au-Si, and In-Sn filled in an aperture which is formed on one plane of said second substrate; wherein said projection and said low melting point conductive material are connected to each other mechanically and electrically, whereby said first and second substrates come into contact with each other on at least a portion of said one planes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
A bonding structure of first and second substrates, comprising: a projection of a high melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of W, Cr, Mo, and TiN provided on one plane of said first substrate; and a low melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of Au-Sn, Au-Si, and In-Sn filled in an aperture which is formed on one plane of said second substrate; wherein said projection and said low melting point conductive material are connected to each other mechanically and electrically, whereby said first and second substrates come into contact with each other on at least a portion of said one planes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
A bonding structure of first and second substrates, according to claim 1, wherein: said projection has a first predetermined width and a predetermined height; said aperture has a second predetermined width greater than said first predetermined width and a predetermined depth greater than said predetermined height; and said low melting point conductive material is filled in said aperture by a predetermined thickness on the bottom wall of said aperture; whereby said projection is plunged into said low melting point conductive material, where said first and second substrates come into contact with each other on said one planes.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for bonding first and second substrates, comprising: providing a projection of a high melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of W, Cr, Mo, and TiN on one plane of said first substrate; forming an aperture being able to accommodate said projection on one plane of said second substrate; providing a layer of a low melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of Au-Sn, Au-Si, and In-Sn having a predetermined thickness on the bottom plane of said aperture; aligning said projection of said first substrate and said aperture of said second substrate relative to each other, said first and second substrates coming into substantially close approximation with each other on said one planes at a temperature which is lower than said high melting point and higher than said low melting point, so that said projection is plunged into said low melting point conductive material while it is molten, said first and second substrates coming into contact with each other on at least a portion of said one planes; and cooling said first and second substrates to a temperature lower than said low melting point.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for bonding first and second substrates, comprising: providing a projection of a high melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of W, Cr, Mo, and TiN on one plane of said first substrate; forming an aperture being able to accommodate said projection on one plane of said second substrate; providing a layer of a low melting point conductive material selected from a group consisting of Au-Sn, Au-Si, and In-Sn having a predetermined thickness on the bottom plane of said aperture; aligning said projection of said first substrate and said aperture of said second substrate relative to each other, said first and second substrates coming into substantially close approximation with each other on said one planes at a temperature which is lower than said high melting point and higher than said low melting point, so that said projection is plunged into said low melting point conductive material while it is molten, said first and second substrates coming into contact with each other on at least a portion of said one planes; and cooling said first and second substrates to a temperature lower than said low melting point.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
70 words
A bonding structure comprising: first and second substrates; a projection of tungsten on one plane of said first substrate; and Au-Sn alloy filling an aperture with is formed on one plane of said second substrate; said projection and said alloy being mechanically and electrically connected to each other, so that said first and second substrates come into contact with each other in at least a portion of said one planes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
70 words
A bonding structure comprising: first and second substrates; a projection of tungsten on one plane of said first substrate; and Au-Sn alloy filling an aperture with is formed on one plane of said second substrate; said projection and said alloy being mechanically and electrically connected to each other, so that said first and second substrates come into contact with each other in at least a portion of said one planes.
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