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Investigation of Metal Interconnect for Wafer-Level and Sealable Miniaturized MEMS Encapsulation

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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTRON DEVICES
卷 68, 期 11, 页码 5779-5783

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IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2021.3113628

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Gold; Micromechanical devices; Adhesives; Stress; Plasmas; Reliability; Annealing; Encapsulation; microelectromechanical system (MEMS); wafer-level bonding

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  1. Center for the Semiconductor Technology Research through The Featured Areas Research Center Program within Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan
  2. Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [MOST 110-2634-F-009-027, MOST 1092221-E-009-023-MY3]

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Different combinations of metal thin films were investigated for metal interconnect in MEMS encapsulation, with Ti-Pd-Au structure identified as the most stable and sealing-efficient option. Various tests validated the bonding scheme with plasma treatment for reduced thermal budget and enhanced reliability against temperature variation and moisture, indicating great potential for advanced miniaturized MEMS packaging.
Different combinations of metal thin films were investigated as metal interconnect for miniaturized microelectromechanical system (MEMS) encapsulation with stable electrical properties and sealing capability. The candidates of metal as the adhesion layer include Cr, Ti, and Ta. Metals Pt and Pd are the selection for the diffusion barrier layer. Comparison results of adhesion tests, stress measurements, and aging tests show that the interconnect of Ti-Pd-Au has the best stability in MEMS devices. After the screening process, the analyses of scanning acoustic tomography (SAT), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and pull test verify that the symmetric and ultrathin Ti-Pd-Au structure can be bonded well for the sealing process. Furthermore, the plasma treatment was conducted to reduce the thermal budget of encapsulation. The reliability tests present the bonding scheme with plasma treatment can withstand rapid temperature variation and high moisture for a long duration. All the results show that the interconnect of Ti-Pd-Au simultaneously used in the sealable encapsulation has a great potential for advanced miniaturized MEMS packaging.

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