Wafer bonding by Ni-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon

Abstract

Wafer bonding by Ni-induced crystallization of amorphous silicon was investigated. It was found that wafers can be bonded through the crystallization of amorphous silicon at temperatures below 550 degreesC. Moreover, when 250 V was applied across the stacked samples, the bonding temperatures could be decreased to as low as 350 degreesC.