Patent ID: 8728863

Claim:
A method of forming a bonded semiconductor structure, comprising: providing a substrate structure comprising a relatively thin layer of material on a relatively thick substrate body; forming a plurality of through wafer interconnects through the relatively thin layer of material of the substrate structure and forming an interconnect layer consisting essentially of the relatively thin layer of material and the plurality of through wafer interconnects; bonding a first processed semiconductor structure over the relatively thin layer of material of the substrate structure on a side thereof opposite the relatively thick substrate body and electrically coupling at least one conductive feature of the first processed semiconductor structure with at least one through wafer interconnect of the plurality of through wafer interconnects; providing a transferred layer of material over the first processed semiconductor structure on a side thereof opposite the substrate structure; forming at least one of an electrical interconnect, an optical interconnect, and a fluidic interconnect in the transferred layer of material; providing a second processed semiconductor structure over the transferred layer of material on a side thereof opposite the first processed semiconductor structure; removing the relatively thick substrate body of the substrate structure and leaving the relatively thin layer of material of the substrate structure bonded to the first processed semiconductor structure; and electrically coupling at least one through wafer interconnect of the plurality of through wafer interconnects to a conductive feature of another structure.