Wafer-scale oxide fusion bonding and wafer thinning development for 3D systems integration: Oxide fusion wafer bonding and wafer thinning development for TSV-last integration
“…Three-dimensional integration using silicon direct bonding has been studied by organizations such as IBM, Freescale, etc. Face-to-face and faceto-back joining are both applicable [75][76][77][78]. A face-to-back joining process to stack a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer to another wafer based on the IBM platform is schematically shown in Fig.…”
Three-dimensional (3D) packaging with through-silicon-vias (TSVs) is an emerging technology featuring smaller package size, higher interconnection density, and better performance; 2.5D packaging using silicon interposers with TSVs is an incremental step toward 3D packaging. Formation of TSVs and interconnection between chips and/or wafers are two key enabling technologies for 3D and 2.5D packaging, and different interconnection methods in chip-to-chip, chip-to-wafer, and wafer-to-wafer schemes have been developed. This article reviews state-of-the-art interconnection technologies reported in recent technical papers. Issues such as bump formation, assembly/bonding process, as well as underfill dispensing in each interconnection type are discussed.
“…Three-dimensional integration using silicon direct bonding has been studied by organizations such as IBM, Freescale, etc. Face-to-face and faceto-back joining are both applicable [75][76][77][78]. A face-to-back joining process to stack a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer to another wafer based on the IBM platform is schematically shown in Fig.…”
Three-dimensional (3D) packaging with through-silicon-vias (TSVs) is an emerging technology featuring smaller package size, higher interconnection density, and better performance; 2.5D packaging using silicon interposers with TSVs is an incremental step toward 3D packaging. Formation of TSVs and interconnection between chips and/or wafers are two key enabling technologies for 3D and 2.5D packaging, and different interconnection methods in chip-to-chip, chip-to-wafer, and wafer-to-wafer schemes have been developed. This article reviews state-of-the-art interconnection technologies reported in recent technical papers. Issues such as bump formation, assembly/bonding process, as well as underfill dispensing in each interconnection type are discussed.
“…Another direct application of oxide-oxide bonding aims to combine with via-last integration to offer flexibility of wafer-level integration [3], thanks to advantages inclusive of reliable bonding interface, low temperature bonding process, high-throughput and less process induced thermal and mechanical stress as compared to other thermo-compression bonding approaches [4,5].…”
In this paper, we present advances in 300mm waferto-wafer (W2W) oxide-oxide bonding for high density 3D interconnect application. A CMOS compatible low temperature oxide-oxide bonding method has been developed which yields consistent void-free bonding. In addition, sub-micron W2W alignment accuracy has been demonstrated with standalone test materials using an integrated permanent bonding platform.
“…In particular, low-temperature oxide wafer bonding renders wafer-scale 3DI a high throughput, high alignment accuracy, and a reliable (hermetic) bonding interface. [9,10] Furthermore, the associated bumpless interconnects enables a substantially high interconnect density for power distribution, signal transmission, and thermal dissipation. Prior work has demonstrated integration of two high-performance 45-nm SOI-CMOS embedded-DRAM wafers based on low-temperature oxide bonding to fit in the µP-on-3Dcache scheme in Fig.…”
Reported for the first time is proof-of-concept multi-stacking of memory wafers based on low-temperature oxide wafer bonding using novel design and integration of two types of ultra-fine-dimension copper TSV interconnects. The combined via-middle (intra-via) and via-last (inter-via) strategy allows for the greatest degree of interconnectivity with the tightest allowable pitches and permits a highly integrated interconnect system across the stack. In combination with the successful metallization of the ultra-fine-dimension TSVs, the present work has shown the viability to extend the perceived TSV technology beyond the ITRS roadmap.
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