Wafer bonding method
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1. A micro-electronic component, comprising:
- a substrate located on a bonding platen, said substrate including micro-electronic devices thereon; and
a cover including a ring of sealing material secured to said substrate and a raised ring of material located on a surface of said cover, said raised ring of material forming a continuous perimeter on said surface and positioned opposite said cover from said ring of sealing material.
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One embodiment of a micro-electronic device includes a substrate including micro-electronic components thereon, and a cover including a ring of sealing material secured to the substrate and a raised ring of material positioned opposite the cover from the ring of sealing material.
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1. A micro-electronic component, comprising:
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a substrate located on a bonding platen, said substrate including micro-electronic devices thereon; and a cover including a ring of sealing material secured to said substrate and a raised ring of material located on a surface of said cover, said raised ring of material forming a continuous perimeter on said surface and positioned opposite said cover from said ring of sealing material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A micro-electronic component, comprising:
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a substrate located on a bonding platen, said substrate including micro-electronic components positioned thereon; means for covering said micro-electronic components; means for sealing said means for covering to said substrate; and means for localizing a sealing force applied to said means for sealing, said means for localizing located on a surface of said means for covering, said means for localizing forming a continuous perimeter on said surface and positioned opposite said means for covering from and aligned with said means for sealing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A micro electrical mechanical system, comprising:
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a substrate located on a bonding platen, said substrate including micro electrical devices; a cover; a seal ring positioned between and sealing together said cover and said substrate; and a raised region located on a surface of said cover, said raised region forming a continuous perimeter on said surface and positioned opposite said cover from said seal ring and being adapted to apply a localized force to said cover only in said raised region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of wafer bonding, comprising:
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positioning a wafer on a bonding platen, said wafer including micro-electronic devices thereon; positioning a cover adjacent said wafer, wherein said cover includes a ring of sealing material secured to said wafer and a raised ring of material on a surface of said cover, said raised ring of material forming a continuous perimeter on said surface and positioned opposite said cover from said ring of sealing material; and applying a bonding force only to said raised ring of material so as to seal said ring of sealing material to said wafer and to said cover only in said selected region. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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