Patent ID: 9337177
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: B82Y,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing an integrated sensor structure, comprising: providing a semiconductor substrate comprising integrated readout electronics and a metallization structure which comprises tungsten, wherein the metallization structure is exposed at a surface of the semiconductor substrate; and depositing a sensor layer onto the surface of the semiconductor substrate; wherein, when depositing the sensor layer, the semiconductor substrate comprising the integrated readout electronics and the metallization structure is exposed to a temperature which is above a maximum temperature used and allowed when generating the integrated readout electronics such that the sensor layer is connected to the integrated readout electronics via the metallization structure; wherein providing the semiconductor substrate comprising the integrated readout electronics comprises providing a bulk semiconductor substrate; and wherein providing the semiconductor substrate comprising the metallization structure comprises: manufacturing contacts; and manufacturing conductive traces made of tungsten; wherein the contacts electrically contact terminal regions of the integrated readout electronics to the conductive traces.