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Through Silicon Vias With Invar Metal Conductor for High-Temperature Applications

Asiatici, Mikhail  
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Laakso, Miku J.
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Fischer, Andreas C.
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2017
Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems

Through silicon vias (TSVs) are key enablers of 3-D integration technologies which, by vertically stacking and interconnecting multiple chips, achieve higher performances, lower power, and a smaller footprint. Copper is the most commonly used conductor to fill TSVs; however, copper has a high thermal expansion mismatch in relation to the silicon substrate. This mismatch results in a large accumulation of thermomechanical stress when TSVs are exposed to high temperatures and/ or temperature cycles, potentially resulting in device failure. In this paper, we demonstrate 300 mu m long, 7:1 aspect ratio TSVs with Invar as a conductive material. The entire TSV structure can withstand at least 100 thermal cycles from -50 degrees C to 190 degrees C and at least 1 h at 365 degrees C, limited by the experimental setup. This is possible thanks to matching coefficients of thermal expansion of the Invar via conductor and of silicon substrate. This results in thermomechanical stresses that are one order of magnitude smaller compared to copper TSV structures with identical geometries, according to finite element modeling. Our TSV structures are thus a promising approach enabling 2.5-D and 3-D integration platforms for hightemperature and harsh-environment applications.

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research article
DOI
10.1109/Jmems.2016.2624423
Web of Science ID

WOS:000397049500016

Author(s)
Asiatici, Mikhail  
Laakso, Miku J.
Fischer, Andreas C.
Stemme, Goran
Niklaus, Frank
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Published in
Journal Of Microelectromechanical Systems
Volume

26

Issue

1

Start page

158

End page

168

Subjects

TSV

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CTE

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3D packaging

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FEM

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spin-on glass

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thermal reliability

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