Patent ID: 11967575
Assignee: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A direct hybrid bonded apparatus, comprising:
a first bonding surface of a first microelectronic component;
first conductors disposed at the first bonding surface, the first conductors positioned to make electrical contacts;
a second bonding surface of a second microelectronic component directly bonded with the first bonding surface at a bond interface;
second conductors disposed at the second bonding surface, the second conductors directly bonded with respective ones of the first conductors disposed at the first bonding surface;
a recessed metal pad below the first bonding surface, the recessed metal pad being a dummy pad unconnected to circuitry, the recessed metal pad being laterally wider than the first conductors, the recessed metal pad being sufficiently recessed relative to the first bonding surface to maintain a vertical gap between the recessed metal pad and the second bonding surface in the direct hybrid bonded apparatus.