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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2011
Quanbo Zou, Plano, TX (US);
Uppili Sridhar, Plano, TX (US);
Amit S. Kelkar, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Xuejun Ying, San Jose, CA (US);
Quanbo Zou, Plano, TX (US);
Uppili Sridhar, Plano, TX (US);
Amit S. Kelkar, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Xuejun Ying, San Jose, CA (US);
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A wafer structure includes a first wafer stack and a first bonding layer disposed on the first wafer stack. The wafer structure further includes a second wafer stack that includes a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. A second bonding layer is disposed on the second surface and is in contact with the first bonding layer. The second wafer stack comprises through-silicon-vias (TSVs) that extend from the first surface to the second bonding layer. A seed layer is disposed on the first surface and is in contact with the TSVs.