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Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2020
Applicant:

Semiconductor Components Industries, Llc, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Michael J. Seddon, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Thomas Neyer, Munich, DE;

Fredrik Allerstam, Solna, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02013 (2013.01);
Abstract

Implementations of methods of thinning a semiconductor substrate may include: providing a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the semiconductor substrate having a thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The method may further include inducing damage into a portion of the semiconductor substrate at a first depth into the thickness forming a first damage layer, inducing damage into a portion of the semiconductor substrate at a second depth into the thickness forming a second damage layer, and applying ultrasonic energy to the semiconductor substrate. The method may include separating the semiconductor substrate into three separate thinned portions across the thickness along the first damage layer and along the second damage layer.


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