Method of manufacturing a hermetic chamber with electrical feedthroughs
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing a hermetically-sealed chamber with an electrical feedthrough, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first substrate;
hermetically fixing an electrode to said first substrate in a predetermined location on said first substrate;
forming a passage through said first substrate through said predetermined location such that at least a portion of said electrode is exposed to said passage;
at least partially filling said passage with an electrically conductive material;
providing a second substrate;
mutually imposing said first and second substrates to define a chamber such that said electrode is disposed within said chamber; and
cutting said first and second substrates with a laser so as to fuse said first and second substrates together to form a unitary housing and to hermetically seal said chamber.
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a hermetically-sealed chamber with an electrical feedthrough includes the step of hermetically fixing an electrode to a substrate in a predetermined location on the substrate. A passage is formed through the substrate through the predetermined location such that at least a portion of the electrode is exposed to the passage. The passage is then at least partially filled with an electrically conductive material. A housing is then formed including the substrate such that the housing defines a chamber, with the electrode being disposed within the housing and the chamber being hermetically sealed. The electrode within the chamber can be placed in electrical communication with an exterior electrical component by way of the electrically conductive material in the passage.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a hermetically-sealed chamber with an electrical feedthrough, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first substrate; hermetically fixing an electrode to said first substrate in a predetermined location on said first substrate; forming a passage through said first substrate through said predetermined location such that at least a portion of said electrode is exposed to said passage; at least partially filling said passage with an electrically conductive material; providing a second substrate; mutually imposing said first and second substrates to define a chamber such that said electrode is disposed within said chamber; and cutting said first and second substrates with a laser so as to fuse said first and second substrates together to form a unitary housing and to hermetically seal said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a hermetically-sealed chamber with an electrical feedthrough, comprising the steps of:
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hermetically fixing first and second electrodes to a first substrate; forming a first passage through said first substrate underlying said first electrode such that at least a portion of said first electrode is exposed to said first passage; forming a second passage through said first substrate underlying said second electrode such that at least a portion of said second electrode is exposed to said second passage; at least partially filling said first and second passages with an electrically conductive material; mounting an electrical component onto said first substrate in electrical communication with said first electrode; mutually imposing said first substrate together with a second substrate and a third substrate to form a housing defining a first chamber and a second chamber, said first and second passages being disposed in a common wall separating said first and second chambers, said first and second electrodes being disposed within said first chamber, and said electrical component residing within said second chamber; wherein said first chamber is hermetically sealed; and wherein said first and second electrodes within said first chamber are placed in electrical communication with said second chamber by way of said electrically conductive material in said first and second passages. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of manufacturing a hermetically-sealed chamber with an electrical feedthrough, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first substrate of a material selected from the group consisting of fused silica, sapphire, or quartz; hermetically fixing an electrode to said first substrate in a predetermined location on said first substrate; forming a passage through said first substrate through said predetermined location such that at least a portion of said electrode is exposed to said passage; at least partially filling said passage with an electrically conductive material; providing a second substrate of a material selected from the group consisting of fused silica, sapphire, or quartz; mutually imposing said first and second substrates to define a chamber such that said electrode is disposed within said chamber; and cutting said first and second substrates with a laser so as to fuse said first and second substrates together to form a unitary housing and to hermetically seal said chamber. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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