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Electroplated Al Press Marking for Wafer-Level Bonding

Journal

MICROMACHINES
Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi13081221

Keywords

wafer bonding; aluminum; electroplating; press marking; MEMS

Funding

  1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [19J11122]
  2. Division for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Education, Tohoku University

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This study demonstrates a heterogeneous integration wafer bonding technique using an electroplated aluminum bonding frame. The bonding mechanism relies on the mechanical deformation of the electroplated aluminum bonding frame through localized bonding pressure, resulting in a high-quality bonding strength.
Heterogeneous integration of micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuits (ICs) by 3D stacking or wafer bonding is an emerging approach to advance the functionality of microdevices. Aluminum (Al) has been of interest as one of the wafer bonding materials due to its low cost and compatibility with CMOS processes. However, Al wafer bonding typically requires a high temperature of 450 degrees C or more due to the stable native oxide which presents on the Al surface. In this study, a wafer bonding technique for heterogeneous integration using electroplated Al bonding frame is demonstrated. The bonding mechanism relies on the mechanical deformation of the electroplated Al bonding frame through a localized bonding pressure by the groove structures on the counter wafer, i.e., press marking. The native oxide on the surface was removed and a fresh Al surface at the bonding interface was released through such a large mechanical deformation. The wafer bonding was demonstrated at the bonding temperatures of 250-450 degrees C. The influence of the bonding temperature to the quality of the bonded substrates was investigated. The bonding shear strength of 8-100 MPa was obtained, which is comparable with the other Al bonding techniques requiring high bonding temperature.

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