Patent ID: 8640755

Claim:
An apparatus for bonding a wafer to a plate, the apparatus comprising: a base member having a receiving side dimensioned to receive a wafer and a plate that are configured to be bonded; a lid having first and second opposing sides and configured to be placed in an open position and a closed position relative to the base member, the open position facilitating positioning of the wafer and the plate on the base member for bonding and removing of the bonded assembly of wafer and plate from the base member after the bonding, the closed position facilitating the bonding of the wafer and the plate, the first side dimensioned to engage the receiving side of the base member when the lid is in the closed position, the receiving side of the base member and the first side of the lid defining a bonding chamber configured to hold the wafer and the plate when the lid is in the closed position; and one or more securing mechanisms, each securing mechanism configured to engage and apply a securing force on the second side of the lid when the lid is in the closed position to thereby push the lid against the receiving side of the base member, the securing force applied external to the bonding chamber.