Structure and method for motion sensor
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1. A sensor structure, comprising:
- a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon;
a second substrate bonded to the first substrate from a first surface, wherein the second substrate comprises a sensor formed thereon; and
a third substrate bonded to a second surface of the second substrate using a bonding layer, wherein the third substrate includes a recessed region aligned with the sensor,wherein;
the first substrate includes a silicon oxide layer;
the second substrate includes silicon adjacent to the first surface and the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate between the silicon and silicon oxide layer by fusion bonding;
the second substrate includes a trench adjacent to the second surface that is filled, at least in part, with material from the bonding layer.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides one embodiment of a motion sensor structure. The motion sensor structure includes a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate from a first surface, wherein the second substrate includes a motion sensor formed thereon; and a third substrate bonded to a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the third substrate includes a recessed region aligned with the motion sensor.
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31 Claims
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1. A sensor structure, comprising:
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a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate from a first surface, wherein the second substrate comprises a sensor formed thereon; and a third substrate bonded to a second surface of the second substrate using a bonding layer, wherein the third substrate includes a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein; the first substrate includes a silicon oxide layer; the second substrate includes silicon adjacent to the first surface and the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate between the silicon and silicon oxide layer by fusion bonding; the second substrate includes a trench adjacent to the second surface that is filled, at least in part, with material from the bonding layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A sensor structure, comprising:
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a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate from a first surface, wherein the second substrate comprises a sensor formed thereon; and a third substrate bonded to a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the third substrate includes a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein; the first substrate includes a silicon oxide layer; the second substrate includes silicon; the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate between the silicon and silicon oxide layer by a fusion bond; the third substrate includes a germanium layer; the second substrate includes an aluminum copper layer on the second surface; and the third substrate is bonded to the second substrate between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper layer by eutectic bonding.
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8. An micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure, comprising:
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a first silicon substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second silicon substrate having a sensor formed thereon and a squish-prevention trench formed thereon; and a third silicon substrate having a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein the second substrate is configured between the first and third substrate; the second substrate is fusion bonded to the first substrate and eutectic bonded to the third substrate, wherein; the first silicon substrate includes a silicon oxide layer; and the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate between silicon and silicon oxide by fusion bonding; and the second substrate is bonded to the third substrate with a bonding material, the bonding material existing, at least in part, in the squish-prevention trench. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure, comprising:
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a first silicon substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second silicon substrate having a sensor formed thereon and a squish-prevention trench formed thereon; and a third silicon substrate having a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein the second substrate is configured between the first and third substrate; the second substrate is fusion bonded to the first substrate and eutectic bonded to the third substrate, wherein; the first silicon substrate includes a silicon oxide layer; and the second substrate is bonded to the first substrate between silicon and silicon oxide by fusion bonding; the third silicon substrate includes a germanium layer; the second silicon substrate includes an aluminum copper layer; and the third silicon substrate is bonded to the second silicon substrate between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper layer by eutectic bonding.
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13. A method for manufacturing a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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forming bonding pads on a first substrate; forming a sensor on a second substrate; bonding the second substrate to the first substrate through the bonding pads by fusion bonding; bonding a capping substrate to the second substrate by eutectic bonding forming a germanium layer on the capping substrate; and forming an aluminum copper alloy layer on the second substrate, wherein the bonding of the capping substrate to the second substrate includes forming eutectic bonding between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper alloy layer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A sensor structure, comprising:
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a first substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second substrate bonded to the first substrate from a first surface, wherein the second substrate comprises a sensor formed thereon; and a third substrate bonded to a second surface of the second substrate, wherein the third substrate includes a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein; the third substrate includes a germanium layer; the second substrate includes an aluminum copper layer on the second surface; and the third substrate is bonded to the second substrate between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper layer by eutectic bonding. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure, comprising:
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a first silicon substrate having an integrated circuit formed thereon; a second silicon substrate having a sensor formed thereon and a squish-prevention trench formed thereon; and a third silicon substrate having a recessed region aligned with the sensor, wherein the second substrate is configured between the first and third substrate; the second substrate is fusion bonded to the first substrate and eutectic bonded to the third substrate, wherein; the third silicon substrate includes a germanium layer; the second silicon substrate includes an aluminum copper layer; and the third silicon substrate is bonded to the second silicon substrate between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper layer by eutectic bonding. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for manufacturing a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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forming bonding pads on a first substrate; forming a sensor on a second substrate; bonding the second substrate to the first substrate through the bonding pads by fusion bonding; bonding a capping substrate to the second substrate by eutectic bonding; and forming a silicon oxide layer on the first substrate, wherein; the second substrate includes a silicon surface and the bonding of the second substrate to the first substrate includes forming fusion bonding between the silicon oxide layer and the silicon surface of the second substrate; and the second substrate includes a trench and a bonding layer, and the bonding of the second substrate to the third substrate by eutectic bonding includes moving a portion of the bonding layer into the trench. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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30. A method for manufacturing a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device, comprising:
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forming bonding pads on a first substrate; forming a sensor on a second substrate; bonding the second substrate to the first substrate through the bonding pads by fusion bonding; bonding a capping substrate to the second substrate by eutectic bonding; and forming a silicon oxide layer on the first substrate, forming a germanium layer on the capping substrate; and forming an aluminum copper alloy layer on the second substrate, wherein the bonding of the capping substrate to the second substrate includes forming eutectic bonding between the germanium layer and the aluminum copper alloy layer.
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