Patent ID: 6475326
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B32B,C03C

Abstract:
A method of anodic bonding at least one layer of conductive material to at least one layer of a second material which is capable of forming an electrochemical cell in combination with said layer of conductive material, said method comprising:a) providing a stack of layers, including said at least one layer of conductive material and said at least one layer of a second material; b) contacting layers to be bonded within said stack of layers with electrodes in a manner such that cations formed during said bonding are directed away from a critical bonding surface; and c) anodically bonding said at least one layer of conductive material and said at least one layer of a second material, wherein a plurality of vertically stacked electrochemical cells are formed, and wherein each layer in said stack of layers is in contact with an electrode.