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Granted Patent B2
US 12,451,439 · App. 18/087,705 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Bonded structure including an obstructive element directly bonded to a semiconductor element without an adhesive

Inventors: Belgacem Haba (Saratoga, CA); Javier A. DeLaCruz (San Jose, CA); Rajesh Katkar (Milpitas, CA); Arkalgud R. Sitaram (Cupertino, CA)
Assignee: Adeia Semiconductor Bonding Technologies Inc.
H01L23/552H01L23/573H01L24/05H01L24/29H01L24/83H01L2224/83896
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Patent No.
US 12,451,439
App. No.
18/087,705
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bonded structure is disclosed. The bonded structure can include a semiconductor element comprising active circuitry and a first bonding layer. The bonded structure can include a protective element directly bonded to the semiconductor element without an adhesive along a bonding interface. The protective element can include an obstructive material disposed over the active circuitry and a second bonding layer on the obstructive material. The second bonding layer can be directly bonded to the first bonding layer without an adhesive. The obstructive material can be configured to obstruct external access to the active circuitry.

Claims (24)

1. A bonded structure comprising:

a semiconductor element comprising active circuitry and a first bonding layer; and

an obstructive element directly bonded to the semiconductor element without an adhesive along a bonding interface, wherein the obstructive element comprises a carrier element, a second bonding layer, and an optically obstructive material on the carrier element, wherein the optically obstructive material is disposed over the active circuitry, and wherein the second bonding layer is directly bonded to the first bonding layer without an adhesive along the bonding interface, the optically obstructive material to obstruct external optical access to the active circuitry.

2. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises a light-blocking material.

3. The bonded structure of claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking material blocks light at wavelengths in a range of 750 nm to 1500 nm.

4. The bonded structure of claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking material blocks light at wavelengths in a range of 750 nm to 2500 nm.

5. The bonded structure of claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking material blocks light at wavelengths in a range of 700 nm to 1 mm.

6. The bonded structure of claim 2 , wherein the light-blocking material blocks light at near infrared (NIR) wavelengths.

7. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises an optical filter.

8. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises a light-scattering material.

9. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises a light-filtering material.

10. The bonded structure of claim 9 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises an infrared filter.

11. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the second bonding layer comprises silicon oxide.

12. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein a second dielectric layer of the second bonding layer is directly bonded to a first dielectric layer of the first bonding layer without an adhesive.

13. The bonded structure of claim 12 , wherein second contact pads of the second bonding layer are directly bonded to corresponding first contact pads of the semiconductor element without an adhesive.

14. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material is positioned at a distance less than 10 microns from the bonding interface.

15. The bonded structure of claim 1 , wherein the optically obstructive material is positioned at a distance less than 5 microns from the bonding interface.

16. A method of forming a bonded structure, the method comprising:

directly bonding a first bonding layer of a semiconductor element to a second bonding layer of an obstructive element without an adhesive, the semiconductor element comprising active circuitry and the obstructive element comprising the second bonding layer, a carrier element, and an optically obstructive material disposed on the carrier element,

wherein the optically obstructive material is disposed over the active circuitry, the optically obstructive material to obstruct external optical access to the active circuitry.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the optically obstructive material is at least one of a light-blocking material, a light-scattering material, and an optical filter.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises a light-blocking material that blocks light at wavelengths in a range of 750 nm to 1500 nm.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the optically obstructive material comprises an optical filter.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein directly bonding comprises hybrid bonding the first bonding layer to the second bonding layer, including forming dielectric-to-dielectric direct bonds and conductor-to-conductor direct bonds.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: HABA, BELGACEM; DELACRUZ, JAVIER A.; KATKAR, RAJESH; SITARAM, ARKALGUD
To: INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067757/0488 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 18, 2024
From: INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067776/0389 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16844932 · Apr 9, 2020
Provisional Application 62953058 · Dec 23, 2019
Provisional Application 62833491 · Apr 12, 2019
Related Publication 20230317628A1 · Oct 5, 2023
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