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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2023
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Vivek Chidambaram, Singapore, SG;

Jonathan Burk, Portland, OR (US);

Zhihua Zou, Chandler, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H10W 70/685 (2026.01); H10W 70/60 (2026.01); H10W 72/00 (2026.01); H10W 72/20 (2026.01); H10W 74/00 (2026.01); H10W 74/15 (2026.01); H10W 90/00 (2026.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H10W 70/685 (2026.01); H10W 70/611 (2026.01); H10W 90/00 (2026.01); H10W 72/07253 (2026.01); H10W 72/237 (2026.01); H10W 72/252 (2026.01); H10W 72/257 (2026.01); H10W 74/00 (2026.01); H10W 74/15 (2026.01); H10W 90/722 (2026.01); H10W 90/724 (2026.01); H10W 90/732 (2026.01); H10W 90/734 (2026.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies with direct bonding using nanotwinned copper (NTC). An example microelectronic assembly may include a first microelectronic component and a second microelectronic component coupled to the first microelectronic component by a direct bonding (DB) region, wherein the DB region includes a DB contact comprising a first portion and a second portion having different microstructures. The first portion is between the first microelectronic component and the second portion. The second portion is between the first portion and the second microelectronic component. In some implementations, the first portion has non-columnar microstructure, and the second portion has columnar microstructure. In some implementations, less than about 40% of grains of the first portion have ac <111> orientation, and at least about 50% of grains of the second portion have the <111> orientation. In some embodiments, the first portion includes PCC or FGC, and the second portion includes NTC.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Chidambaram, Vivek. (2026). Microelectronic assemblies with direct bonding using nanotwinned copper (U.S. Patent No. 12740454). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12740454

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