Patent ID: 11942395
Assignee: CIENA CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A method of assembling an apparatus, comprising:
contacting a stack with a base of first or second substrates, one of the first or second substrates comprising at least one peripheral wall that extends from the base and that defines at least one well that is structured to contain an adhesive, wherein the at least one well comprises a lower portion configured to house the predetermined amount of the adhesive, and an upper portion configured to contain overflow of the adhesive as the at least one peripheral wall of the first or second substrates contacts the adhesive within the at least one well;
disposing a predetermined amount of the adhesive within the at least one well;
contacting at least one peripheral wall of the other of the first or second substrates that does not include the at least one well and the adhesive disposed within the at least one well; and
curing the adhesive so that the first and second substrates are mechanically anchored to each other by the adhesive.