Patent ID: 6762074
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A method for processing a microelectronic substrate, comprising:releasably attaching a microelectronic substrate to a support member with an attachment device, the microelectronic substrate having a first surface, a second surface facing opposite from the first surface and a first thickness between the first and second surfaces, the attachment device having a releasable bond with the microelectronic substrate, the bond having a bond strength that is reduced upon exposure to at least one energy, the support member being at least partially transmissive to the at least one energy; reducing a thickness of the microelectronic substrate from the first thickness to a second thickness less than the first thickness while the microelectronic substrate is releasably attached to the support member; directing a quantity of the at least one energy through the support member to the attachment device to reduce the strength of the bond between the attachment device and the microelectronic substrate; and separating at least a portion of the microelectronic substrate from the support member.