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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hsin-Hua Hu, Los Altos, CA (US);
Kevin K. C. Chang, San Jose, CA (US);
Andreas Bibl, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 33/62 (2010.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01); H01L 33/06 (2010.01); H01L 33/32 (2010.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/62 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H01L 33/0079 (2013.01); H01L 33/0095 (2013.01); H01L 33/06 (2013.01); H01L 33/32 (2013.01); H01L 33/60 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and structure for stabilizing an array of micro devices is disclosed. A stabilization layer includes an array of stabilization cavities and array of stabilization posts. Each stabilization cavity includes sidewalls surrounding a stabilization post. The array of micro devices is on the array of stabilization posts. Each micro device in the array of micro devices includes a bottom surface that is wider than a corresponding stabilization post directly underneath the bottom surface.