challenging because of the different features of Cu-Cu and dielectric-dielectric (such as SiO
2-SiO 2) bonding. This paper reports a combined surface activated bonding (SAB) technique
for low-temperature Cu-Cu, SiO 2-SiO 2, and SiO 2-SiN x bonding. This technique involves a
combination of surface irradiation using a Si-containing Ar beam and prebonding attach-
detach process prior to bonding in vacuum. Wafer bonding experiments were conducted at …