Abstract:
The electric connection structure connects a first silicon body (10) to conductive regions (29, 30) provided on the surface of a second silicon body (1) arranged on the first body (10). The electric connection structure comprises at least one plug region (3) of silicon, which extends through the second body (1); at least one insulation region (2a, 6) laterally surrounding the plug region (3); and at least one conductive electromechanical connection region (23) arranged between the first body (10) and the second body (1), and in electrical contact with the plug region (3) and with conductive regions (15-19; 40) of the first body (10). To form the plug region (3), trenches (2a) are dug in a first wafer (1) and are filled, at least partially, with insulating material (6). Next, the plug region (3) is fixed to a metal region (23) provided on a second wafer (10), by performing a low-temperature heat treatment which causes a chemical reaction between the metal and the silicon. Subsequently, the first wafer (1) is thinned until the trenches (2a) and electrical connections (29, 30) are formed on the free face of the first wafer.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing components in a multi-layer wafer, including the steps of: providing a multi-layer wafer (8) comprising a first semiconductor material layer (9), a second semiconductor material layer (21), and a dielectric material layer (10) arranged between the first and the second semiconductor material layer (8, 9); and removing the first semiconductor material layer (9) initially by mechanically thinning the first semiconductor material layer (9), so as to form a residual conductive layer (9'), and subsequently by chemically removing the residual conductive layer (9'). In one application, the multi-layer wafer (8) is bonded to a first wafer (1) of semiconductor material, with the second semiconductor material layer (21) facing the first wafer (1), after micro-electromechanical structures (37) have been formed in the second semiconductor material layer (21) of the multi-layer wafer.
Abstract:
A process for bonding two distinct substrates that integrate microsystems, comprising the steps of: making micro-integrated devices in at least one of the two substrates using microelectronic processing techniques; and bonding said substrates. The bonding is performed by making on a first substrate (33) bonding regions (32) of deformable material and by pressing said substrates one against another so as to deform the bonding regions and to cause them to react chemically with the second substrate (34). The bonding regions are preferably formed by a thick layer (30) made of a material chosen from among aluminium, copper and nickel, covered by a thin layer (31) made of a material chosen from between palladium and platinum. Spacing regions (25') guarantee exact spacing between the two wafers.