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Copper Filling to TSV (Through-Si-Via) and Simplification of Bumping Process  

Hong, Sung-Jun (Dept. of Mater. Sci. and Eng., University of Seoul(Amkor))
Hong, Sung-Chul (Dept. of Mater. Sci. and Eng., University of Seoul)
Kim, Won-Joong (Dept. of Mater. Sci. and Eng., University of Seoul)
Jung, Jae-Pil (Dept. of Mater. Sci. and Eng., University of Seoul)
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Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society / v.17, no.3, 2010 , pp. 79-84 More about this Journal
Abstract
Formation of TSV (Through-Si-Via) with an Au seed layer and Cu filling to the via, simplification of bumping process for three dimensional stacking of Si dice were investigated. In order to produce the via holes, the Si wafer was etched by a DRIE (Deep Reactive Ion Etching) process using $SF_6$ and $C_4F_8$ plasmas alternately. The vias were 40 ${\mu}m$ in diameter, 80 ${\mu}m$ in depth, and were produced by etching for 1.92 ks. On the via side wall, a dielectric layer of $SiO_2$ was formed by thermal oxidation, and an adhesion layer of Ti, and a seed layer of Au were applied by sputtering. Electroplating with pulsed DC was applied to fill the via holes with Cu. The plating condition was at a forward pulse current density of 1000 mA/$dm^2$ for 5 s and a reverse pulse current density of 190 mA/$dm^2$ for 25 s. By using these parameters, sound Cu filling was obtained in the vias with a total plating time of 57.6 ks. Sn bumping was performed on the Cu plugs without lithography process. The bumps were produced on the Si die successfully by the simplified process without serious defect.
Keywords
TSV (Through-Si-Via); Three dimensional packaging; Cu filling; Electroplating; Bumping;
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