Patent ID: 8181688

Claim:
An improved apparatus for temporary bonding and debonding of electronic wafer structures comprising: a cluster of temporary bonder modules comprising: first bonder module comprising equipment for forming a temporary bond between two wafer surfaces via an adhesive layer; second bonder module comprising equipment for forming a temporary bond between two wafer surfaces via a combination of an adhesive layer with a release layer; and a cluster of debonder modules comprising: a thermal-slide debonder module comprising equipment for debonding two via an adhesive layer temporary bonded wafers, wherein said equipment comprises means for heating the two bonded wafers and means for sliding one wafer relative to the other while heat is applied; a mechanical debonder module comprising equipment for debonding two via a combination of an adhesive layer with a release layer temporary bonded wafers, wherein said equipment comprises means for heating the two bonded wafers and means for mechanically pushing one wafer perpendicularly away from the other while heat is applied.