Patents by Inventor Michael Stinco

Michael Stinco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7736994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing compound material wafers, in particular, silicon on insulator type wafers, by providing an initial donor substrate, forming an insulating layer over the initial donor substrate, forming a predetermined splitting area in the initial donor substrate, attaching the initial donor substrate onto a handle substrate and detaching the donor substrate at the predetermined splitting area, thereby transferring a layer of the initial donor substrate onto the handle substrate to form a compound material wafer. In order to be able to reuse the donor substrate more often, the invention proposes to carry out the thermal treatment step to form the insulating layer at a temperature of less than 950° C., in particular, less than 900° C., and preferably at 850° C. The invention also relates to a silicon on insulator type wafer manufactured according to the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: S.O.I.Tec Silicon on Insulator Technologies
    Inventors: Patrick Reynaud, Oleg Kononchuk, Michael Stinco
  • Patent number: 7405136
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for manufacturing compound-material wafers and methods for recycling donor substrates that results from manufacturing compound-material wafers. The provided methods includes at least one further thermal treatment step configured to at least partially reduce oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei. Reduction of oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei, improves the recycling rate of the donor substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: S.O.I.Tec Silicon on Insulator Technologies
    Inventors: Daniel Delprat, Eric Neyret, Oleg Kononchuk, Patrick Reynaud, Michael Stinco
  • Publication number: 20080176380
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing compound material wafers, in particular, silicon on insulator type wafers, by providing an initial donor substrate, forming an insulating layer over the initial donor substrate, forming a predetermined splitting area in the initial donor substrate, attaching the initial donor substrate onto a handle substrate and detaching the donor substrate at the predetermined splitting area, thereby transferring a layer of the initial donor substrate onto the handle substrate to form a compound material wafer. In order to be able to reuse the donor substrate more often, the invention proposes to carry out the thermal treatment step to form the insulating layer at a temperature of less than 950° C., in particular, less than 900° C., and preferably at 850° C. The invention also relates to a silicon on insulator type wafer manufactured according to the inventive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick Reynaud, Oleg Kononchuk, Michael Stinco
  • Publication number: 20070216042
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for manufacturing compound-material wafers and methods for recycling donor substrates that results from manufacturing compound-material wafers. The provided methods includes at least one further thermal treatment step configured to at least partially reduce oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei. Reduction of oxygen precipitates and/or nuclei, improves the recycling rate of the donor substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Delprat, Eric Neyret, Oleg Kononchuk, Patrick Reynaud, Michael Stinco