Patent US6534382B1 successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US6534382B1 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Process for producing semiconductor article

Assignee: Canon Inc
•
Filing: 2000-08-08
•
Granted: 2003-03-18
•
Expires: 2020-08-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

Abstract A process for producing a semiconductor article is provided which comprises the steps of bonding a film onto a substrate having a porous semiconductor layer, and separating the film from the substrate at the porous semiconductor layer by applying a force to the film in a peeling direction.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kiyofumi Sakaguchi
  • 👤 Takao Yonehara
  • 👤 Shoji Nishida
  • 👤 Kenji Yamagata

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 07:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P90/00; H10P90/19; H10P90/1904; H10P90/1906; H10P90/1924; B; B28; B28D; B28D5/00; H10F; H10F10/00; H10F10/10; H10F10/14; H10F71/00; H10F71/121; H10F71/139; H10P10/00; H10P10/12; H10P10/128; H10P52/00; H10P74/00; H10P90/1914; H10P90/1916; H10W; H10W10/00; H10W10/10; H10W10/181; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136277; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/7432; H10P72/7434; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/547; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A method for forming a semiconductor thin film which comprises steps of: implanting at least one kind of ion of a material selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, rare gases and nitrogen into a semiconductor substrate to define an ion-implanted layer and a semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer, bonding a film on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and separating the semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer from the remainder of the semiconductor substrate at the ion-implanted layer by applying an external force, and warping the semiconductor substrate or the film bonded on the semiconductor substrate such that a crack forms and extends from a flank side of the semiconductor substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 116 words
A method for forming a semiconductor thin film which comprises steps of: implanting at least one kind of ion of a material selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, rare gases and nitrogen into a semiconductor substrate to define an ion-implanted layer and a semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer, bonding a film on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate, and separating the semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer from the remainder of the semiconductor substrate at the ion-implanted layer by applying an external force, and warping the semiconductor substrate or the film bonded on the semiconductor substrate such that a crack forms and extends from a flank side of the semiconductor substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises a step of forming said semiconductor thin film on the surface of a semiconductor body before said ion-implanted layer is formed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
The method according to claim 1 , which comprises a step of forming an oxide layer on the surface of said semiconductor substrate before said ion-implanted layer is formed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method for forming a semiconductor thin film according to claim 1 , wherein said semiconductor substrate is a non-porous semi-conductor substrate.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 95 words
A method for forming a semiconductor thin film which comprises steps of: implanting at least one kind of ion of a material selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, rare gases and nitrogen into a semiconductor substrate to define an ion-implanted layer and a semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer, separating the semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer from the remainder of the semiconductor substrate at the ion-implanted layer by applying an external force and warping the semiconductor substrate such that crack forms and extends from a flank side of the semiconductor substrate.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 95 words
A method for forming a semiconductor thin film which comprises steps of: implanting at least one kind of ion of a material selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, rare gases and nitrogen into a semiconductor substrate to define an ion-implanted layer and a semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer, separating the semiconductor thin film on the ion-implanted layer from the remainder of the semiconductor substrate at the ion-implanted layer by applying an external force and warping the semiconductor substrate such that crack forms and extends from a flank side of the semiconductor substrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method according to claim 5 , which comprises a step of forming said semiconductor thin film on the surface of a semiconductor body before said ion-implanted layer is formed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 29 words
The method according to claim 5 , which comprises a step of forming an oxide layer on the surface of said semiconductor substrate before said ion-implanted layer is formed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
The method for forming a semiconductor thin film according to claim 5 , wherein said semiconductor substrate is a non-porous semiconductor substrate.

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 2006-03-17 2006-09-16 2007-03-18 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2010-03-17 2010-09-16 2011-03-18 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2014-03-17 2014-09-16 2015-03-18 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag