Substrate bonding with metal germanium silicon material
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- forming a layer including metal over a first substrate;
providing a second substrate;
forming a first layer comprising silicon supported by the second substrate,forming a second layer comprising germanium and silicon on the first layer;
forming a third layer comprising germanium on the second layer;
contacting the third layer to the layer including metal; and
after contacting the third layer to the layer including metal, forming a mechanical bonding material between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the forming a mechanical bonding material includes applying heat to the third layer and the layer including metal, wherein the bonding material includes a metal of the layer including metal and material of the third layer;
forming a semiconductor device over one of the first substrate or the second substrate prior to the contacting, wherein the bonding material surrounds the semiconductor device.
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Abstract
A method that in one embodiment is useful in bonding a first substrate to a second substrate includes forming a layer including metal over the first substrate. The layer including metal in one embodiment surrounds a semiconductor device, which can be a micro electromechanical system (MEMS) device. On the second substrate is formed a first layer comprising silicon. A second layer comprising germanium and silicon is formed on the first layer. A third layer comprising germanium is formed on the second layer. The third layer is brought into contact with the layer including metal. Heat (and pressure in some embodiments) is applied to the third layer and the layer including metal to form a mechanical bond material between the first substrate and the second substrate in which the mechanical bond material is electrically conductive. In the case of the mechanical bond surrounding a semiconductor device such as a MEMS, the mechanical bond can be particularly advantageous as a hermetic seal for protecting the MEMS.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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forming a layer including metal over a first substrate; providing a second substrate; forming a first layer comprising silicon supported by the second substrate, forming a second layer comprising germanium and silicon on the first layer; forming a third layer comprising germanium on the second layer; contacting the third layer to the layer including metal; and after contacting the third layer to the layer including metal, forming a mechanical bonding material between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the forming a mechanical bonding material includes applying heat to the third layer and the layer including metal, wherein the bonding material includes a metal of the layer including metal and material of the third layer; forming a semiconductor device over one of the first substrate or the second substrate prior to the contacting, wherein the bonding material surrounds the semiconductor device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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forming a layer including metal over a first substrate; providing a second substrate; forming a first layer comprising silicon supported by the second substrate, forming a second layer comprising germanium and silicon on the first layer; forming a third layer comprising germanium on the second layer; contacting the third layer to the layer including metal; after contacting the third layer to the layer including metal, forming a mechanical bonding material between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the forming a mechanical bonding material includes applying heat to the third layer and the layer including metal, wherein the bonding material includes a metal of the layer including metal and material of the third layer; and forming a layer of polysilicon over the first substrate prior to forming the layer including metal, wherein the step of forming the layer including metal is further characterized as the layer including metal being formed on the layer of polysilicon.
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14. A method, comprising:
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forming a layer including metal over a first substrate; providing a second substrate; forming a first layer comprising silicon supported by the second substrate, forming a second layer comprising germanium and silicon on the first layer; forming a third layer comprising germanium on the second layer; contacting the third layer to the layer including metal; after contacting the third layer to the layer including metal, forming a mechanical bonding material between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the forming a mechanical bonding material includes applying heat to the third layer and the layer including metal, wherein the bonding material includes a metal of the layer including metal and material of the third layer; forming a semiconductor device over the first substrate which is surrounded by a ring including the layer including metal; and forming a cavity in the second substrate, wherein the step of contacting is further characterized as aligning the cavity with the semiconductor device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for providing a seal between a first substrate and a second substrate, comprising:
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contacting the first substrate to the second substrate through a bonding stack, wherein the bonding stack comprises; a first layer comprising silicon; a second layer comprising germanium and silicon in contact with the first layer; a third layer comprising germanium in contact with the second layer; and a layer including metal in contact with the third layer; applying heat and pressure to the bonding stack so that the bonding stack becomes a bond between the first and second substrates; forming a semiconductor device on the first substrate, wherein the bonding stack surrounds the semiconductor device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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