US5478782A
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Method bonding for production of SOI transistor device
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1993-05-20
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Granted: 1995-12-26
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Expires: 2013-05-20
Abstract
Abstract A wafer bonding method for forming a SOI structure comprising the steps of bringing wafers into proximity in a state with one wafer a slight, substantially uniform clearance away from the other wafer and pressing one point of at least one wafer of the two wafers against the other wafer. In another aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of positioning for photolithography using an alignment mark portions and/or a vernier portions formed on a SOI substrate, which comprises the step of removing semiconductor layer portions corresponding to the alignment mark portions and/or the vernier portions. In further another aspect of the invention, there is provided a new DRAM semiconductor device formed by using SOI structure, which comprises a new pattern of a strage node formed longitudinally along a word line. Further, there is provided a new DRAM semiconductor device formed by using SOI structure, which comprises a unique strage node having a conductive side wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Satoh
- 👤 Yasunori Ohokubo
- 👤 Takeshi Matsushita
- 👤 Toshiyuki Nishihara
- 👤 Makoto Hashimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 23:34
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P10/00; H10P10/12; H10P10/128; H10W; H10W46/00; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/33; H10B12/37; H10B12/373; H10P72/00; H10P72/04; H10P72/0428; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P90/1914; H10W10/00; H10W10/10; H10W10/181; H10W46/501; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/012; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/975; Y10S438/977
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A substrate bonding method wherein first and second substrates are bonded to form a clad substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting said first and second substrates on first and second chucks respectively; releasing said first substrate from said first chuck so said first substrate falls through a distance under the influence of gravity into immediate proximity of said second substrate so that a, substantially uniform clearance is established between said first substrate and said second substrate, and so that said first substrate has a positional relationship with said second substrate; moving a push rod which has a small contact area into position above said first substrate; and pressing one point of said first substrate against said second substrate using said push rod; whereby bonding by attraction force between the two substrates proceeds from that one point and the two substrates are thus bonded in a manner which eliminates the entrapment of air between said first and second substrates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A substrate bonding method wherein first and second substrates are bonded to form a clad substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting said first and second substrates on first and second chucks respectively; releasing said first substrate from said first chuck so said first substrate falls through a distance under the influence of gravity into immediate proximity of said second substrate so that a, substantially uniform clearance is established between said first substrate and said second substrate, and so that said first substrate has a positional relationship with said second substrate; moving a push rod which has a small contact area into position above said first substrate; and pressing one point of said first substrate against said second substrate using said push rod; whereby bonding by attraction force between the two substrates proceeds from that one point and the two substrates are thus bonded in a manner which eliminates the entrapment of air between said first and second substrates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A substrate bonding method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first substrate is brought into close proximity with said second substrate in the direction of gravity and by allowing air interposed between the two substrates to hold the two substrates apart from each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A substrate bonding method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first substrate is supported in close proximity with said second substrate using one of viscous resistance of air between said first and second substrates and electrostatic force therebetween.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
141 words
A substrate bonding method wherein two substrates are bonded to form a clad substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a first substrate on a first chuck, bringing a second substrate into close proximity with said first substrate using a second chuck; allowing said second substrate to fall toward said first substrate in free state so that it floats above said first substrate; moving a push rod which has a contact surface into a position over said second substrate; pressing one point of said second substrate against said first substrate using the push rod; and allowing bonding which is induced by an attraction force between said first and second substrates to proceed from the location at which said first and second substrates are pressed together and so that said first and second substrates become bonded without the inclusion of air bubbles therebetween.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
141 words
A substrate bonding method wherein two substrates are bonded to form a clad substrate, comprising the steps of: supporting a first substrate on a first chuck, bringing a second substrate into close proximity with said first substrate using a second chuck; allowing said second substrate to fall toward said first substrate in free state so that it floats above said first substrate; moving a push rod which has a contact surface into a position over said second substrate; pressing one point of said second substrate against said first substrate using the push rod; and allowing bonding which is induced by an attraction force between said first and second substrates to proceed from the location at which said first and second substrates are pressed together and so that said first and second substrates become bonded without the inclusion of air bubbles therebetween.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
A substrate bonding method as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of said first and second chucks comprises a vacuum chuck which includes an air-permeable member having a surface which supports said first substrate, said air-permeable member being supported in a support, said support being formed with a port through which air can be evacuated to produce a vacuum.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of bonding first and second substrates comprising the steps of: supporting the first substrate on a curved stationary surface in a manner which causes the first substrate to assume a curved convex shape; releasing the second substrate toward the first substrate while the first substrate is maintained in said convex shape; pressing said second substrate into contact with said first substrate with a force of 0.5N to 5N using a push rod having a diameter of 1 to 10 mm; and allowing said second substrate to bond to said first substrate while said first substrate is in said convex curved shape.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of bonding first and second substrates comprising the steps of: supporting the first substrate on a curved stationary surface in a manner which causes the first substrate to assume a curved convex shape; releasing the second substrate toward the first substrate while the first substrate is maintained in said convex shape; pressing said second substrate into contact with said first substrate with a force of 0.5N to 5N using a push rod having a diameter of 1 to 10 mm; and allowing said second substrate to bond to said first substrate while said first substrate is in said convex curved shape.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein said curved stationary surface is defined by a vacuum chuck, that includes an air-permeable member having a curved surface which supports said first substrate, said air-permeable member being supported in a support, said support being formed with a port through which air can be evacuated to produce a vacuum.
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