LASER WELDING TRANSPARENT GLASS SHEETS USING LOW MELTING GLASS OR THIN ABSORBING FILMS
First Claim
1. A method of bonding a workpiece comprising:
- forming an inorganic film over a surface of a first substrate;
arranging a workpiece to be protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the film is in contact with the second substrate; and
bonding the workpiece between the first and second substrates by locally heating the film with laser radiation having a predetermined wavelength,wherein the inorganic film, the first substrate, or the second substrate are transmissive at approximately 420 nm to approximately 750 nm.
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Abstract
A method of sealing a workpiece comprising forming an inorganic film over a surface of a first substrate, arranging a workpiece to be protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the inorganic film is in contact with the second substrate; and sealing the workpiece between the first and second substrates as a function of the composition of impurities in the first or second substrates and as a function of the composition of the inorganic film by locally heating the inorganic film with a predetermined laser radiation wavelength. The inorganic film, the first substrate, or the second substrate can be transmissive at approximately 420 nm to approximately 750 nm.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of bonding a workpiece comprising:
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forming an inorganic film over a surface of a first substrate; arranging a workpiece to be protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the film is in contact with the second substrate; and bonding the workpiece between the first and second substrates by locally heating the film with laser radiation having a predetermined wavelength, wherein the inorganic film, the first substrate, or the second substrate are transmissive at approximately 420 nm to approximately 750 nm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A bonded device comprising:
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an inorganic film formed over a surface of a first substrate; and a device protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the inorganic film is in contact with the second substrate, wherein the device includes a bond formed between the first and second substrates as a function of the composition of impurities in the first or second substrates and as a function of the composition of the inorganic film though a local heating of the inorganic film with laser radiation having a predetermined wavelength, and wherein the inorganic film, the first substrate, or the second substrate are transmissive at approximately 420 nm to approximately 750 nm. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of protecting a device comprising:
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forming an inorganic film layer over a first portion surface of a first substrate; arranging a device to be protected between the first substrate and a second substrate wherein the sealing layer is in contact with the second substrate; and locally heating the inorganic film layer and the first and second substrates with laser radiation to melt the sealing layer and the substrates to form a seal between the substrates, wherein the first substrate is comprised of glass or glass-ceramics, and the second substrate is comprised of metal, glass-ceramics or ceramic. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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