US 7,462,831 B2
Systems and methods for bonding
Roland W. Gooch, Dallas, Tex. (US); Athanasios J. Syllaios, Richardson, Tex. (US); Thomas R. Schimert, Ovilla, Tex. (US); and William L. McCardel, Plano, Tex. (US)
Assigned to L-3 Communications Corporation, New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/607,087.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/762252, filed on Jan. 26, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2007/0170360 A1, Jul. 26, 2007
Int. Cl. G01J 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—338.1 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of bonding a first wafer to a second wafer, comprising:
first segmenting at least a portion of said first wafer into multiple portions;
then simultaneously assembling said segmented multiple portions of said first wafer to at least a portion of a second wafer that is unsegmented; and
then bonding said segmented multiple portions of said first wafer to at least a portion of said second wafer that is unsegmented.