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Fabrication of Uniform Nanoscale Cavities via Silicon Direct Wafer Bonding

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Published on: January 9, 2014

A novel method to detect wafer-bonding energy using function fitting.

Jianhan Fan¹, Kaiming Yang², Yu Zhu³

¹College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610036, China.

The Review of Scientific Instruments

|January 1, 2022

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This study introduces a new function fitting method to accurately measure wafer bonding energy by improving crack length identification. This technique enhances precision in semiconductor manufacturing quality control.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Metrology

Background:

Bonding energy is critical for assessing bonded wafer quality in semiconductor fabrication.
The conventional crack opening method, while standard, suffers from resolution limitations and significant crack length reading errors.
Existing infrared imaging techniques for wafer inspection present challenges in accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

To address the limitations of current methods for measuring wafer bonding energy.
To develop a more accurate and adaptable crack length identification technique.
To improve the quality control of bonded wafers in the semiconductor industry.

Main Methods:

Improvement upon conventional image processing techniques.
Proposal of a novel crack length identification method utilizing function fitting.
Experimental verification of the proposed method's effectiveness and feasibility.

Main Results:

The function fitting method significantly reduces reading errors in crack length measurement.
The proposed technique offers improved adaptability compared to traditional methods.
Experimental validation confirms the method's practical utility.

Conclusions:

The function fitting-based crack length identification method offers a superior alternative for measuring wafer bonding energy.
This advancement enhances the precision and reliability of quality assessment in semiconductor manufacturing.
The study demonstrates a feasible and effective solution to overcome existing measurement challenges.