IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,162,747
Granted Patent B2
US 12,162,747 · App. 17/027,671 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Enclosed cavity structures

Inventors: Ronald S. Cok (Rochester, NY); Raja Fazan Gul (Cork, IE); António José Marques Trindade (Cork, IE)
Assignee: X-Celeprint Limited
B81B7/0077B81C1/00269H10N30/02H10N30/88B81B2203/0315B81C2203/0109B81C2203/032
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Patent No.
US 12,162,747
App. No.
17/027,671
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An example of a cavity structure comprises a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface, a cavity extending into the cavity substrate, the cavity having a cavity bottom and cavity walls, and a cap disposed on a side of the cavity opposite the cavity bottom. The cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form a cavity enclosing a volume. A component can be disposed in the cavity and can extend above the substrate surface. The component can be a piezoelectric or a MEMS device. The cap can have a tophat configuration. The cavity structure can be micro-transfer printed from a source wafer to a destination substrate.

Claims (49)

1. A cavity structure, comprising:

a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface;

a cavity extending into the cavity substrate away from the substrate surface, the cavity having one or more cavity walls;

a destination substrate, the cavity substrate disposed on the destination substrate; and

a cap disposed on or over the cavity substrate, wherein (i) the cap is disposed on the substrate surface, (ii) the cap is disposed on a structure disposed on the substrate surface, or (iii) the cap is disposed on the destination substrate or a layer disposed on the destination substrate,

wherein the cavity extends through the cavity substrate to the destination substrate and at least a portion of the destination substrate forms a cavity bottom,

wherein the cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form at least a portion of an enclosed cavity that encloses a volume.

2. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the one or more cavity walls are disposed on and extend away from the substrate surface toward the cap.

3. The cavity structure of claim 1 , comprising at least a portion of a structure tether physically attached to the cavity substrate.

4. The cavity structure of claim 1 , comprising a component disposed in the enclosed cavity.

5. The cavity structure of claim 4 , comprising a broken or separated component tether attached to the component.

6. The cavity structure of claim 4 , wherein the component has a component surface on a side of the component opposite the cavity bottom, and wherein the component surface is substantially in a common plane with or extends above the substrate surface.

7. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises a contact portion in contact with the one or more cavity walls or the substrate surface, a cap wall portion extending away from the contact portion and the substrate surface, and a top portion on and in contact with the cap wall portion.

8. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein adhesive adheres (i) the cap to the substrate surface or the structure on the substrate surface, (ii) one or more of the one or more cavity walls to the substrate surface, or (iii) both (i) and (ii).

9. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein the cap is a tophat cap.

10. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises one or more flat cap contact portions, one or more cap wall portions extending upward from the one or more cap contact portions, and a cap top portion connected to the one or more cap wall portions.

11. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein the cap comprises at least a portion of a cap tether physically attached to and extending from the cap exterior to the volume.

12. A cavity structure, comprising:

a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface;

a cavity extending into the cavity substrate away from the substrate surface, the cavity having one or more cavity walls;

a printed individual and non-native cap disposed on or over the cavity substrate, wherein (i) the cap is disposed on the substrate surface, or (ii) the cap is disposed on a structure disposed on the substrate surface; and

an encapsulation layer disposed over the cap and the cavity substrate,

wherein the cavity substrate, the cap, the encapsulation layer, and the one or more cavity walls form at least a portion of an enclosed cavity that encloses a volume, and

wherein the encapsulation layer comprises at least a portion of a tether.

13. The cavity structure of claim 12 , wherein the at least a portion of a tether is a broken or separated tether.

14. The cavity structure of claim 12 , wherein the at least a portion of a tether is a tether that connects the cavity substrate to an anchor of a source substrate.

15. The cavity structure of claim 14 , wherein the cavity substrate is disposed on a sacrificial portion of the source substrate.

16. The cavity structure of claim 14 , wherein the cavity substrate is suspended over the source substrate by the tether.

17. A cavity structure, comprising:

a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface;

a cavity extending into the cavity substrate away from the substrate surface, the cavity having one or more cavity walls; and

a cap disposed on or over the cavity substrate, wherein (i) the cap is disposed on the substrate surface or (ii) the cap is disposed on a structure disposed on the substrate surface,

wherein the cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form at least a portion of an enclosed cavity that encloses a volume, and

wherein the cap comprises a cap tether physically attached to and extending from the cap exterior to the volume and connected to an anchor of a source substrate.

18. The cavity structure of claim 17 , wherein the cavity substrate is disposed on a sacrificial portion of the source substrate.

19. The cavity structure of claim 17 , wherein the cavity substrate is suspended over the source substrate by the cap tether.

20. A cavity structure, comprising:

a cavity substrate comprising a substrate surface;

a cavity extending into the cavity substrate away from the substrate surface, the cavity having one or more cavity walls;

a cap disposed on or over the cavity substrate, wherein (i) the cap is disposed on the substrate surface or (ii) the cap is disposed on a structure disposed on the substrate surface;

at least a portion of a structure tether physically attached to and extending from the cavity substrate; and

a broken or separated cap tether physically attached to and extending from the cap exterior to the volume,

wherein the cavity substrate, the cap, and the one or more cavity walls form at least a portion of an enclosed cavity that encloses a volume.

21. The cavity structure of claim 20 , wherein the at least a portion of a structure tether is a broken or separated structure tether.

22. The cavity structure of claim 20 , wherein the at least a portion of a structure tether is a structure tether that is connected to an anchor of a source substrate.

23. The cavity structure of claim 22 , wherein the cavity substrate is disposed on a sacrificial portion of the source substrate.

24. The cavity structure of claim 22 , wherein the cavity substrate is suspended over the source substrate by the structure tether.

25. The cavity structure of claim 1 , wherein the cap is a printed and non-native cap.

26. The cavity structure of claim 20 , wherein the at least a portion of a cap tether is a broken or separated cap tether.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2020
From: COK, RONALD S.; GUL, RAJA FAZAN; TRINDADE, ANTÓNIO JOSÉ MARQUES
To: X-CELEPRINT LIMITED
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