• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.455-456
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• 2012

최근 반도체 소자의 Design rule의 지속적인 축소로 물리적 한계에 다가서고 있는 상황이다. 이에 대한 대책으로 여러가지 방안이 대두되고 있으며 그 중 하나로 TSV (Through Silicon Via)를 적용한 3D 혹은 stack scheme이 개발되고 있다. TSV 공정은 throughput의 향상을 위해 high etch rate를 기본 필요 조건으로 한다. 본 연구에서는 자화된 유도결합 식각 장치하에서 $SF_6/O_2$ 플라즈마의 특성을 Langmuir Probe와 Actinometry를 이용하여 측정하고 자화여부에 따른 특성 차이와 이의 Silicon Via에 대한 특성에 대해 살펴보았다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.137-140
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• 2014

With the recent advent of through silicon via (TSV) technology, wafer level-TSV interconnection become feasible in high volume manufacturing. To increase the manufacturing productivity, it is required to develop equipment for backside passivation layer deposition for TSV wafer bonding process with high deposition rate and low film stress. In this research, we investigated the relationship between process parameters and the induced wafer stress of PECVD silicon nitride film on 300 mm wafers employing statistical and artificial intelligence modeling. We found that the film stress increases with increased RF power, but the pressure has inversely proportional to the stress. It is also observed that no significant stress change is observed when the gas flow rate is low.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.173-174
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• 2007

Through Silicon Via ( TSV)는 향후3D integration devices (CMOS image sensors) 와 보다 더 직접화되고 진보된 memory stack에 기여 할 것이다. 이는 한층 더 진보된 microprocessors system 을 구축 하리라 본다. 해서 본문은 TSV plasma etching processing 소개와 특히 Bosch process에 대한 개선 방법을 제시하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.134-135
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• 2015

실리콘 반도체 칩 가공기술의 미세화는 40년에 걸쳐 전자기기 진보에 큰 공헌을 할 수 있었다. 절반간격(Half Pitch)이라는 최소 패턴크기로 좁아지고 있다. 회로패턴을 평면적으로뿐만 아니라 집적도를 올리는 3차원 실장기술이 중요시 되었다. 종래칩 표면에만 존재했던 접속용 전극을 표면과 뒷면에 붙여 칩을 관통하는 미세실리콘 관통전극(TSV; Through Silicon Via)제조기술로써 TSV는 한계의 반도체기술을 극복하여 한층 더 크게 발전할 가능성을 비추고 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.16 no.12S
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• pp.1237-1241
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• 2003

In this paper, we report a novel RF-MEMS packaging technology with lightweight, small size, and short electric path length. To achieve this goal, we used the ultra thin silicon substrate as a packaging substrate. The via holes lot vortical feed-through were fabricated on the thin silicon wafer by wet chemical processing. Then, via holes were filled and micro-bumps were fabricated by electroplating. The packaged RF device has a reflection loss under 22 〔㏈〕 and a insertion loss of -0.04∼-0.08 〔㏈〕. These measurements show that we could package the RF device without loss and interference by using the vertical feed-through. Specially, with the ultra thin silicon wafer we can realize of a device package that has low-cost, lightweight and small size. Also, we can extend a 3-D packaging structure by stacking assembled thin packages.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.301-308
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• 2014

Three-dimensional integration technology results in area savings, platform power savings, and an increase in performance. Through-silicon via (TSV) assembly and manufacturing processes can potentially introduce defects. This may result in increases in manufacturing and test costs and will cause a yield problem. To improve the yield, spare TSVs can be included to repair defective TSVs. This paper proposes a new built-in self-test feature to identify defective TSV channels. For defective TSVs, this paper also introduces dynamic self-repair architectures using code-based and hardware-mapping based repair.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.617-624
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• 2014

Through-silicon via (TSV) technology provides much of the benefits seen in advanced packaging, such as three-dimensional integrated circuits and 3D packaging, with shorter interconnection paths for homo- and heterogeneous device integration. In TSV, a destructive cross-sectional analysis of an image from a scanning electron microscope is the most frequently used method for quality control purposes. We propose a quantitative evaluation method for TSV etch profiles whereby we consider sidewall angle, curvature profile, undercut, and scallop. A weighted sum of the four evaluated parameters, nominally total score (TS), is suggested for the numerical evaluation of an individual TSV profile. Uniformity, defined by the ratio of the standard deviation and average of the parameters that comprise TS, is suggested for the evaluation of wafer-to-wafer variation in volume manufacturing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.1043-1044
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• 2013

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.6
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• pp.723-733
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• 2016

Intensive researches have been focused on the 3-dimensional packaging technology using through silicon via (TSV) to overcome the limitation in Cu interconnection scaling. Void-free filling of TSV by the Cu electrodeposition is required for the fabrication of reliable electronic devices. It is generally known that sufficient inhibition on the top and the sidewall of TSV, accompanying the selective Cu deposition on the bottom, enables the void-free bottom-up filling. Organic additives contained in the electrolyte locally determine the deposition rate of Cu inside the TSV. Investigation on the additive chemistry is essential for understanding the filling mechanisms of TSV based on the effects of additives in the Cu electrodeposition process. In this review, we introduce various filling mechanisms suggested by analyzing the additives effect, research on the three-additive system containing new levelers synthesized to increase efficiency of the filling process, and methods to improve the filling performance by modifying the functional groups of the additives or deposition mode.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.19-23
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• 2012

Silicon substrate for light emitting diodes (LEDs) has been the tendency of LED packaging for improving power consumption and light output. In this study, a low cost and high throughput Si through via fabrication has been demonstrated using a wet etching process. Both a wet etching only process and a combination of wet etching and dry etching process were evaluated. The silicon substrate with Si through via fabricated by KOH wet etching showed a good electrical resistance (${\sim}5.5{\Omega}$) of Cu interconnection and a suitable thermal resistance (4 K/W) compared to AlN ceramic substrate.