Joined wafer, fabrication method thereof, and fabrication method of semiconductor devices
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1. A method of fabricating a joined wafer, which comprises at least:
- a wafer preparing step of preparing a transparent wafer and a device formed wafer having device formed areas in its surface;
an adhesive layer forming step of forming a negative-type photosensitive adhesive layer over a surface of said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer;
an adhesive layer exposure step of exposing at least a portion of the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer;
an adhesive layer developing step of developing the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer to remove part thereof; and
a wafer sticking step of sticking said transparent wafer and said device formed wafer together with the photosensitive adhesive layer left on said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer so as to be a joined wafer,wherein said adhesive layer exposure step comprises;
a device formed-area exposure step of exposing by a stepper such that parts of the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer are removed, said parts corresponding to said device formed areas when said transparent wafer and said device formed wafer are stuck together; and
a wafer periphery exposure step of exposing such that a portion of the photosensitive adhesive layer over the periphery of said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer is left.
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a joined wafer has an exposure process which comprises a device formed-area exposure process of exposing by a stepper such that parts of the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over a surface of the transparent wafer or the device formed wafer are removed, the parts corresponding to the device formed areas when the transparent wafer and the device formed wafer are stuck together; and a wafer periphery exposure process of exposing such that a portion of the photosensitive adhesive layer over the periphery of the transparent wafer is left.
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6 Claims
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1. A method of fabricating a joined wafer, which comprises at least:
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a wafer preparing step of preparing a transparent wafer and a device formed wafer having device formed areas in its surface; an adhesive layer forming step of forming a negative-type photosensitive adhesive layer over a surface of said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer; an adhesive layer exposure step of exposing at least a portion of the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer; an adhesive layer developing step of developing the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer to remove part thereof; and a wafer sticking step of sticking said transparent wafer and said device formed wafer together with the photosensitive adhesive layer left on said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer so as to be a joined wafer, wherein said adhesive layer exposure step comprises; a device formed-area exposure step of exposing by a stepper such that parts of the photosensitive adhesive layer formed over said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer are removed, said parts corresponding to said device formed areas when said transparent wafer and said device formed wafer are stuck together; and a wafer periphery exposure step of exposing such that a portion of the photosensitive adhesive layer over the periphery of said transparent wafer or said device formed wafer is left. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising at least:
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a polishing step of polishing a joined wafer composed of a device formed wafer having device formed areas in its surface and a transparent wafer at a side of said device formed wafer; an electrode and line forming step of forming electrodes and lines to electrically connect a polished surface of said device formed wafer to light receiving devices formed in said device formed areas; and a wafer cutting step of cutting said transparent wafer and said device formed wafer along a between-device formed area remaining adhesive into chips.
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