Investigation of Al and Ge surfaces for Al-Ge wafer level eutectic bonding

Chua, Geng Li; Chen, Bangtao; Singh, Navab

doi:10.1109/eptc.2015.7412394

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“…The Al 0.72 Ge 0.28 eutectic bonding approach has been demonstrated for 3D ICs [71], LEDs [72], passive test vehicles [73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80], and smart gyroscopes [5,81,82]. Similar to the Au-Si approach, this sealing method relies on solid-state diffusion to form the eutectic solution.…”

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Wafer-Level Vacuum Packaging of Smart Sensors

Hilton

Temple

2016

Sensors

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The reach and impact of the Internet of Things will depend on the availability of low-cost, smart sensors—“low cost” for ubiquitous presence, and “smart” for connectivity and autonomy. By using wafer-level processes not only for the smart sensor fabrication and integration, but also for packaging, we can further greatly reduce the cost of sensor components and systems as well as further decrease their size and weight. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art in the wafer-level vacuum packaging technology of smart sensors. We describe the processes needed to create the wafer-scale vacuum microchambers, focusing on approaches that involve metal seals and that are compatible with the thermal budget of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits. We review choices of seal materials and structures that are available to a device designer, and present techniques used for the fabrication of metal seals on device and window wafers. We also analyze the deposition and activation of thin film getters needed to maintain vacuum in the ultra-small chambers, and the wafer-to-wafer bonding processes that form the hermetic seal. We discuss inherent trade-offs and challenges of each seal material set and the corresponding bonding processes. Finally, we identify areas for further research that could help broaden implementations of the wafer-level vacuum packaging technology.

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