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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Alta Devices, Inc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Burrows, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas Gmitter, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gang He, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alta Devices, Inc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/10 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 21/78 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/673 (2006.01); H01L 21/677 (2006.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/18 (2013.01); H01L 21/67086 (2013.01); H01L 21/67303 (2013.01); H01L 21/67346 (2013.01); H01L 21/67757 (2013.01); H01L 21/7813 (2013.01); H01L 31/1892 (2013.01); H01L 33/005 (2013.01); B32B 43/006 (2013.01); B32B 2457/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/50 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49824 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1111 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1168 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1978 (2015.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for performing ELO are disclosed. Device assemblies are contemporaneously etched in a stacked arrangement. Each device assembly may be placed in a respective tray, where the trays are overlapped and spaced apart from one another. In this manner, more device assemblies can be etched per unit area compared to conventional systems. Further, by stacking device assemblies during etching, the yield can be improved and/or the cost of the etch tank and associated hardware can be reduced.