Magnetically-Assisted Statistical Assembly - a new heterogeneous integration technique
This paper presents a new technique for the monolithic heterogeneous integration of compound semiconductor devices with silicon integrated circuits, and establishes the theoretical foundation for a key element of the process, tailored magnetic attraction and retention. It is shown how a patterned th...
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| Language: | en_US |
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2003
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/3978 |
| Summary: | This paper presents a new technique for the monolithic heterogeneous integration of compound semiconductor devices with silicon integrated circuits, and establishes the theoretical foundation for a key element of the process, tailored magnetic attraction and retention. It is shown how a patterned thin film of hard magnetic material can be used to engineer the attraction between the film and nanopills covered with a soft magnetic material. With a suitable choice of pattern, it is anticipated that it will be possible to achieve complete filling of recesses in the surface of fully-processed integrated circuit wafers, preparatory to subsequent processing to fabricate the nanopills into heterostructure devices integrated monolithically with the pre-existing electronics. |
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