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Emmanuel Bender^1,2, Joseph B Bernstein², Duane S Boning¹

¹Microsystems Technology Laboratories, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.

|March 28, 2024

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This review summarizes microelectronics packaging reliability trends, from wire bond and BGA to advanced 3D stacking and silicon interconnect fabric integration for heterogeneous integration (HI). It explores design and validation methods, suggesting optimized testing for future HI packaging challenges.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Microelectronics Engineering
Materials Science
Reliability Engineering

Background:

Traditional microelectronics packaging, including wire bond and Ball Grid Array (BGA), faces limitations with increasing device complexity.
Heterogeneous Integration (HI) schemes demand novel packaging solutions to manage diverse technologies and performance requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in microelectronics packaging reliability.
To analyze emerging trends in HI packaging, including 3D stacking, interposers, and silicon interconnect fabric integration.
To propose strategies for design modification, device validation, and optimized testing practices for complex packaging assemblies.

Main Methods:

Literature review of current and emerging microelectronics packaging technologies.
Analysis of design modification studies and packaged device validation approaches.
Exploration of methods for ensuring compatibility in advanced packaging assemblies.

Main Results:

Detailed review of packaging evolution from wire bond/BGA to advanced HI techniques.
Identification of key approaches for design and validation in complex HI schemes.
Exploration of compatibility challenges and potential solutions for new packaging assemblies.

Conclusions:

Advanced packaging technologies like 3D stacking and silicon interconnect fabric are crucial for future HI.
Optimized testing methodologies are essential to address the reliability challenges of upcoming HI packaging.
Proactive design and validation strategies are needed for successful implementation of complex microelectronic systems.