Evaluations of heat treatment on polymer adhesive bonding and thermal-induced failure of two-layer through-silicon via structures

Autor: Jen Fin Lin, Chung-Jen Chung, Chang-Hong Shen, Chang-Fu Han, Chang Shuo Chang, Wen-Luh Yang, Gien-Huang Wu, Cheng-Li Lin, Rong-Hong Tasi
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical. 285:685-699
ISSN: 0924-4247
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2018.11.006
Popis: In the present study, upper and lower substrates made of p-type Si were bonded using benzocyclobutene (BCB) glue, which was then solidified via rapid thermal annealing at various chamber atmospheres. Inductively coupled plasma was applied to prepare through-silicon via (TSV) holes that penetrated the wafer-BCB-wafer (WBW) composite specimen. SiO2 and Ti films and copper pillars were deposited and filled in sequence to form the WBW TSV structure. These specimens were prepared for thermal tests to determine the earliest failure (fracture) time (Tfailure) for the Ti and SiO2 films and the time required for electrical current breakdown (TBD) in the specimens. Theoretical models, including the Johnson-Cook (J-C) fracture model and a numerical scheme, were developed to predict the Tfailure values for the Ti and SiO2 films. Black’s equation was applied to determine the variations of specimen activation energy with externally applied bottom surface temperature and electrical voltage. The numerical results for (Tfailure)Ti, (Tfailure)SiO2, and TBD are obtained quite close to those from the experiments. The elastic modulus of the solidified BCB material can be increased by fabricating the WBW structure under high vacuums. A relatively lower BCB elastic modulus can lower the maximum strain energy density required for fracture in the SiO2 film of the TSV structure, thus effectively increasing TBD. The rate of effective activation energy is the dominant factor for TBD. The effective activation energy in the preparation of BCB bonding decreases with increasing the vacuum.
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