Brief overview of the impact of thermal stress on the reliability of through silicon via: Analysis, characterization, and enhancement

S Tang, J Chen, YB Hu, C Yu, H Lu, S Zhang… - Materials Science in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) integration is considered an effective approach to extend
and expand Moore's Law. Among them, Through-Silicon Via (TSV) technology provides …

Effects of multi-cracks and thermal-mechanical coupled load on the TSV reliability

Z Fan, X Chen, Y Jiang, X Li, S Zhang… - Microelectronics Reliability, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) integrated packaging technology is gradually moving from
the laboratory to the market. Through silicon via (TSV) is the most critical structural unit in 3D …

Protrusion of through-silicon-via (TSV) copper with double annealing processes

M Zhang, F Qin, S Chen, Y Dai, P Chen… - Journal of Electronic …, 2022 - Springer
Copper filled through silicon via (TSV-Cu) is a crucial technology for chip stacking and three-
dimensional (3D) vertical packaging. The multiple thermal loadings caused by the annealing …

Surface residual stress in amorphous SiO2 insulating layer on Si substrate near a Cu through-silicon via (TSV) investigated by nanoindentation

H Kim, H Jeon, DJ Lee, JY Kim - Materials Science in Semiconductor …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermomechanical reliability remains challenging in through-silicon via (TSV) manufacture,
a key technology in three-dimensional packaging of integrated circuits. A primary issue in …

Correlations between Microstructure and Residual Stress of Nanoscale Depth Profiles for TSV-Cu/TiW/SiO2/Si Interfaces after Different Thermal Loading

M Zhang, F Chen, F Qin, S Chen, Y Dai - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this paper, the residual stresses with a nanoscale depth resolution at TSV-Cu/TiW/SiO2/Si
interfaces under different thermal loadings are characterized using the ion-beam layer …

Modeling methods for analysis of electromigration degradation in nano-interconnects

H Ceric, S Selberherr, H Zahedmanesh… - ECS Journal of Solid …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Mitigation of the degradation for down-scaled interconnects requires an in-depth
understanding of the failure mechanisms of electromigration and, therefore, the …

Effect of capped Cu layer on protrusion behaviors of through silicon via copper (TSV-Cu) under double annealing conditions: comparative study

M Zhang, F Qin, S Chen, Y Dai, Y Jin… - … on Device and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Annealing process is generally adopted to reduce the residual stress and stabilize the
microstructure of TSV-Cu in IC manufacturing. In this paper, the effects of capped Cu layer …

Experimental research on performance degradation of TSV microstructure under thermal cycling, vibration and electrical stress

Z Fan, X Chen, Y Wang, Y Jiang, S Zhang - Microelectronics Reliability, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Through‑silicon-via (TSV) microstructure is the key structure of 3D integrated
packaging, and its reliability during service plays a very important role in the long-term …

Role of grain boundary sliding in structural integrity of Cu-filled through Si via during isothermal annealing

D Sonawane, P Kumar - Journal of Electronic Materials, 2021 - Springer
Herein, annealing experiments were performed on Cu-filled through silicon via (Cu-TSV)
samples in the temperature range of 250–550° C and the relevant microstructural aspects …

Open localization in 3D package with TSV daisy chain using magnetic field imaging and high-resolution three-dimensional X-ray microscopy

Y Chen, P Lai, HZ Huang, P Zhang, X Lin - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the development of 3D integrated packaging technology, failure analysis is facing more
and more challenges. Defect localization in a 3D package is a key step of failure analysis …