Title :
Investigation of Si/SiO2 bonding energy using recess test structure
Author :
Varpula, Aapo ; Dekker, James R. ; Suni, Tommi
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. & Nanoelectron, VTT (Tech. Res. Centre of Finland), Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
Recess test structures are utilized in the investigation of the bonding energy of the plasma activated uncoated and SiO2 coated silicon wafers. The scanning acoustic microscope images are compared with the values obtained from the crack opening measurements.
Keywords :
acoustic microscopes; silicon compounds; wafer bonding; Si-SiO2; bonding energy; crack opening measurements; plasma activated uncoated silicon wafers; recess test structure; scanning acoustic microscope; Acoustics; Annealing; Bonding; Plasma measurements; Plasmas; Silicon; Surface cracks;
Conference_Titel :
Low Temperature Bonding for 3D Integration (LTB-3D), 2012 3rd IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0743-7
DOI :
10.1109/LTB-3D.2012.6238089