US20060170110A1 - Through-substrate interconnect structures and assemblies - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to methods for forming conductive vias and electrical contact terminals for substrates, such as semiconductor wafers or other bulk substrates or portions thereof, for use as contact cards, test carriers, package interposers and other substrates, and the like, and the resulting structures and assemblies.
- Semiconductor wafers and portions thereof are used for substrates for contact cards, test carriers, package substrates, and for other purposes.
- the portion of such a substrate has circuits formed on one or both sides for the mounting of one or more semiconductor dice thereon, for making electrical contact to active circuitry of semiconductor dice of a wafer to be tested, and for other purposes.
- Some portions of substrates, including semiconductor wafers may have vias extending therethrough filled with conductive material for forming interconnects (commonly known as a through wafer interconnect, or TWI) for connecting circuitry on one side of a portion of the semiconductor wafer to circuitry on the other side thereof, or to external circuitry.
- TWI through wafer interconnect
- a “via” refers to a hole or aperture having conductive material or a conductive member therein which extends through a substrate.
- the via may be used for electrically connecting a semiconductor device, a component, apparatus, or circuitry on one side of the substrate to a semiconductor device, a component, apparatus, or circuitry on the other side of the substrate.
- a via may typically be formed in a variety of substrates for a variety of uses, such as interposers for single die packages, interconnects for multi-die packages, and contact probe cards for temporarily connecting semiconductor dice to a test apparatus, for example.
- a test apparatus is typically configured for temporary simultaneous connection of bond pads of a semiconductor die on a full or partial wafer to the test apparatus.
- a pattern of conductive vias passing through a substrate employed as a test interposer are designed on one side to match the bond pad patterns of the semiconductor dice on the wafer or portion of a wafer, and on the other side to be connected to the test apparatus.
- a prior method for constructing a via includes a first or precursor hole being typically formed by a so-called “trepan” process, whereby a very small router or drill is rotated while being moved radially to create the precursor hole.
- the precursor hole is larger in diameter than the desired completed via to be formed.
- an insulation (dielectric) layer is formed in the hole by either forming a thin silicon oxide layer on the hole's surface by exposure to an oxidizing atmosphere or by coating the hole with a insulative polymeric material after oxidizing the hole.
- a suitable polymer such as ParyleneTM resin may be vapor deposited over the substrate including within each precursor hole while applying a negative pressure, i.e., vacuum, to the opposite end of the hole. Oxidation of the hole surfaces is required because adhesion of polymer to silicon is relatively poor while adhesion to the oxide is much improved.
- the insulative polymeric material is drawn into each primary hole to fill the hole. The polymer is then cured, and a small diameter via hole is drilled (by percussion drill or laser) or otherwise formed in the hardened insulative polymeric material.
- the via hole is then filled with a conductive material, typically a metal, metal alloy, or metal-containing material to provide a conductive path between the opposed surfaces of the substrate.
- a conductive material typically a metal, metal alloy, or metal-containing material to provide a conductive path between the opposed surfaces of the substrate.
- the conductive material of the via is insulated from the substrate itself by the insulative polymeric material. In this method of forming vias, dense spacing of vias is difficult to achieve.
- FIG. 1A through FIG. 1F Another prior art method for forming vias in a semiconductor substrate is illustrated in drawing FIG. 1A through FIG. 1F .
- Such a method is also generally illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,166,097 to Tanielian, U.S. Pat. No. 5,063,177 to Geller et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 6,400,172 to Akram et al.
- Illustrated in drawing FIG. 1A a silicon wafer 2 is provided with a thin layer 4 of silicon dioxide on at least both major, opposing surfaces.
- a pattern 6 is then formed on the wafer 2 and a mask layer 8 is formed to prevent etching in non-via areas, as shown in drawing FIG. 1B .
- FIG. 1A a silicon wafer 2 is provided with a thin layer 4 of silicon dioxide on at least both major, opposing surfaces.
- a pattern 6 is then formed on the wafer 2 and a mask layer 8 is formed to prevent etching in non-via areas
- etchant has been applied to both major surfaces to form feedthroughs 10 which meet in the middle of the wafer.
- the wafer 2 is shown with the mask layer 8 removed.
- a dielectric layer 12 is then formed over the wafer surfaces including the feedthrough side walls, as shown in drawing FIG. 1D .
- a metal layer 14 is formed over the dielectric layer 12 .
- the wafer is illustrated in drawing FIG. 1F as having a conductive material (shown in broken lines) placed in the feedthroughs 10 to complete the conductive vias 16 . It is noted that in order to isolate each via, the metal layer 14 must be configured to cover the feedthrough surfaces only, or be subsequently removed from the outer surfaces of the via and wafer.
- each half-via 16 A, 16 B is pyramidal in shape, with a side angle 18 of about 54.7 degrees to the plane of wafer 2 .
- the minimal ratio of via dimension 30 (of surface 22 ) to total via depth 32 (substrate thickness) will be in a range of about 0.45 to about 0.52, which is the reciprocal of the via's aspect ratio.
- the aspect ratio of depth 32 to dimension 30 must be considerably larger than about 2.0 for a given substrate thickness.
- FIG. 3 Illustrated in drawing FIG. 3 is an interposer wherein a method for attaching solder balls/bumps to a via 16 requires that one or both wafer surfaces are mechanically or chemically-mechanically thinned to produce surfaces 34 defining thinned wafer 2 .
- the removal of material from wafer 2 results in exposure of the side surfaces 24 of the via 16 , to which a solder bump/ball 20 is wetted and bonded, and exposure of the substrate surface 34 .
- Reflow of a bump/ball 20 results in solder extending about side surfaces 24 of the via 16 .
- the bumps/balls 20 are susceptible to cracking, particularly at the corners 26 of the via 16 . Such cracking leads to break-off of solder from the via 16 due to failure of the via-to-bump adhesion. Without the application of a passivation layer 36 on the surface of the substrate, shorting failures are likely to occur.
- a method for making deep trenches having enlarged bottoms or bases.
- the method comprises applying a mask layer over a substrate, forming a hole in the mask layer and high energy plasma etching anisotropically to a desired depth.
- a protecting layer is then applied over the hole surfaces and mask layer. Selected portions of the protecting layer are removed from the base surface, and the base is etched to a desired shape.
- the present invention comprises methods for forming conductive vias, herein also known as through-wafer interconnects (TWIs), in substrates and resulting structures and assemblies.
- TWIs through-wafer interconnects
- FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional depiction of a first act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional depiction of a second act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional depiction of a third act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 1D is a cross-sectional depiction of a fourth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 1E is a cross-sectional depiction of a fifth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 1F is a cross-sectional depiction of a sixth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via in a semiconductor substrate according to FIG. 2 following etchback of substrate surfaces and formation of solder bumps on the via ends;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via and solder bump attached thereto, as taken along line 4 - 4 of FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a multi-die wafer and a wafer-size contactor card adapted for connecting the wafer bond pads to a test apparatus, in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a side view of a multi-die wafer and contactor card in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate used to form a contactor card in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a primary etch act for via formation in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the formation of precursor holes in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 9A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate with a laser-formed precursor aperture through a substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following an aperture-enlarging shaping etch act in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a central aperture-shaping etch act in a contactor card, as taken along line 10 A- 10 A of FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a rounding-etch act in shaped apertures of a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a rounding-etch act in shaped apertures in a contactor card, as taken along line 11 A- 11 A of FIG. 11 ;
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following passivation of the surfaces of shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following filling of the passivated shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card with a conductive material to form conductive vias in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 13A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the application of a metal layer on the surfaces of passivation layers in shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate of FIG. 13A in which a conductive material has been deposited over the metal layers in the shaped/rounded apertures in a contact card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 13C is an enlargement of a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following filling of the passivated shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card with a conductive material to form conductive vias in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of one side of a contactor card to expose the via ends in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 14A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of one side of a contactor card to expose a via end in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, showing attachment to a solder ball/bump;
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the application of a metal to the via ends in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following two-sided thinning to expose via ends on both sides in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 16A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following two-sided thinning to expose via ends on both surfaces of a contactor card, showing via end attachment to solder balls/bumps in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 16B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of a first surface of a contactor card to expose one via end as a stud and in which the opposite via end is exposed as a surface generally coplanar with a second substrate surface according to an embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing aperture formation for constructing a via having differing end configurations in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing vias with differing end configurations resulting from the aperture formations shown in FIG. 17 and two-sided thinning, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing vias with differing end configurations resulting from the aperture formations shown in FIG. 17 and one-sided thinning, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention
- FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an exemplary probe card formed of a substrate through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of another single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a further embodiment of a single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of another multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an additional multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a further embodiment of a multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the invention.
- semiconductor wafers or portions thereof and substrates and components in which vias are to be formed are identified herein as “substrates” regardless of the purpose of the via or material of construction of the substrate or via.
- substrate is used in reference to semiconductor wafers, semiconductor wafer portions, other bulk semiconductor substrates, semiconductor devices, interposers, probe test cards, and the like.
- the invention will be illustrated as applied to construction of a silicon, wafer-scale test card, and methods of making such vias in a wide variety of components are described, as well as the resulting components so made and associated structures and assemblies.
- the vias made by methods of the present invention have via ends which may be configured to have projecting ends comprising mesas or pillars of reduced size, flared or enlarged ends, or a combination thereof.
- One exemplary embodiment of the method of the invention may be generally described as comprising (a) providing a semiconductor substrate with a mask layer of oxide or nitride on one or both major surfaces, (b) laser-drilling a precursor aperture completely through the substrate and mask layers, to provide a heat-affected zone of substrate material shielded by the overlying mask layer on one or both sides of the substrate, (c) subjecting the precursor aperture to shape etching, to remove the heat-affected material, leaving an aperture having an enlarged portion in the center of the substrate, tapering to at least one smaller aperture opening, and having a generally square cross-section, (d) lining the etched aperture with a passivation material, (e) filling the passivated aperture with a conductive via material to produce the conductive via, and (f) thinning the substrate on one or both sides to expose via end(s) having a generally trapezoidal shape.
- an additional rounding etch act following the shaping etch rounds the corners of the shape-etched aperture, producing a via end with a frustoconical shape.
- the substrate may be thinned by etching, by a mechanical abrasion process or a chemical-mechanical polishing or planarization (CMP) process to expose the via end (contactor end or stud) to a desired standoff distance.
- CMP chemical-mechanical polishing or planarization
- the precursor hole may be formed by anisotropic etching from one or both surfaces of the substrate.
- the shape etching may be conducted with a tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution, which results in a distinctive undercut of the opening in the mask layer.
- TMAH tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide
- the precise shape of a resulting via end varies, depending upon laser strength and duration as well as etch strength and duration, and other factors.
- the shaped aperture, or shaped-and-rounded aperture is filled with a conductive material which may comprise a metal, metal powder, a metal or alloy powder, a flowable conductive photopolymer, a thermoplastic conductive resin, resin-covered particulate metal material, or other suitable material which may be used to form a solid conductive via.
- a conductive material which may comprise a metal, metal powder, a metal or alloy powder, a flowable conductive photopolymer, a thermoplastic conductive resin, resin-covered particulate metal material, or other suitable material which may be used to form a solid conductive via.
- the shaped aperture or shaped-and-rounded aperture may be filled with the conductive material or first coating the aperture walls with a metal, followed by filling of the aperture.
- the method of the invention may be used to form via hole or aperture diameters of conventional size, i.e. about 17 ⁇ m to about 150 ⁇ m, as well as much smaller via holes or apertures applicable to enhanced miniaturization of the future.
- the via holes or apertures are formed to produce trapezoidal or frustoconical via ends which may be directly attached to bond pads or optionally to solder bumps/balls.
- the method of the invention provides substantial advantages.
- very small diameter vias may be formed in a dense pattern in a semiconductor substrate.
- the vias may be rapidly and precisely formed.
- the shape of the via ends of the via holes or apertures is enhanced to enable direct attachment to small, finely pitched bond pads. If the via ends are employed with solder balls/bumps, the danger of ball cracking, solder shorts, etc. is much reduced in comparison to the state of the art. Inasmuch as a non-conductive layer may girdle the via ends, and solder wetting and bonding areas do not generally overlie the bare substrate, further passivation of the substrate area surrounding the vias is typically unnecessary.
- the invention will be illustrated as applied to construction of a silicon wafer-scale test card having vias and methods of making such vias in a wide variety of components are described, as well as the resulting components so made.
- the vias made by methods of the present invention have via ends which may be configured as projecting or protruding ends comprising mesas or pillars of reduced size.
- a wafer test contactor card 50 also commonly termed a “probe” card, may be produced for the testing of a large number of integrated circuit or semiconductor dice 42 in, for example, a substrate comprising a silicon wafer 40 .
- the semiconductor dice 42 are fabricated in wafer 40 for subsequent separation along cut lines 48 .
- FIG. 5 illustrates a wafer test contactor card 50 .
- the contactor card 50 may have a large number of vias or TWIs 70 having first ends 52 which are aligned with corresponding bond pads 46 on the active surface 44 of each die 42 of the wafer 40 .
- the first ends 52 and second ends 54 also called stud ends herein, are shown as having a generally truncated pyramidal or truncated conical shape, in contrast to the shape of prior art studs previously described.
- the first ends 52 of vias 70 may be configured to directly contact bond pads 46 , or to accommodate the attachment of solder or other metallic “balls” or “bumps” 56 , or to be joined to metal traces or wires or other types of conductive structures of semiconductor dice 42 .
- the second ends 54 as illustrated in drawing FIG.
- first ends 52 may be employed to directly contact bond pads 46 .
- the methods of the invention enables small via diameter and pitch, i.e. spacing.
- Small via spacing may be achieved with high precision (accuracy) and with small feature dimensions, i.e. resolution with high repeatability.
- the end shape(s) of the vias 70 enables use of solder balls/bumps 56 thereon without the cracking problems with acute angled ends. Smaller solder connections may be used for permanent connections than is possible in the state of the art.
- the via ends 52 and/or 54 may be directly contacted with a bond pad 46 or other metallization, or bonded thereto, without using intervening solder balls/bumps 56 .
- the sizes of bond pads 46 may be significantly reduced, i.e., reduced to 5 ⁇ 5 microns or even as small as 2 ⁇ 2 microns, and the size of solder balls, if used, may be correspondingly reduced.
- FIGS. 7 through 14 are acts common to each of the embodiments of the inventions as illustrated herein, comprising (a) providing a substrate 60 of semiconductor material, (b) providing a dielectric etch mask layer 68 on at least one surface 62 , 64 of the substrate 60 , (c) forming a precursor aperture 80 A through the substrate 60 and etch mask layer(s) 68 , (d) conducting a shaping etching to form a shaped aperture 80 B with lateral enlargement in a central region 108 and sloped etch portions 110 , 112 extending from the central region 108 to terminate at an etch mask layer 68 , (e) optionally, conducting a “rounding” etch to change the aperture's cross-sectional shape from square to rounded, (f) providing a passivation layer 92 over the side wall surfaces 76 of the shaped aperture 80 B or rounded aperture 80 C, (g) filling the passivated aperture with one or more conductive materials 100 to form a conductive via
- each of the acts (a) through (h) and modifications thereof of the various embodiments of inventions are discussed in further detail, infra. It is understood that the terms “upper” and “lower” are used herein to define opposed positions of a substrate surface, via ends, and the like, rather than the actual position thereof. Likewise, the terms “first” and “second” do not refer to a specific orientation.
- a substrate 60 of a semiconductor material such as, for example, a silicon wafer is illustrated having a first surface 62 and a second surface 64 , both of which are covered with an etch mask layer 68 such as silicon dioxide or nitride.
- an etch mask layer 68 such as silicon dioxide or nitride.
- one of the surfaces 62 , 64 may be left unmasked and unpassivated to produce a larger, even flared via end as described, infra.
- the substrate 60 is illustrated as a semiconductor wafer with total thickness 66 and configured for the creation of vias 70 having central axes 106 and pitch 72 . While the examples shown herein relate primarily to silicon or semiconductor wafers, the methods described herein may be used to form conductive vias 70 in other semiconductor materials.
- precursor apertures 80 A are formed in the substrate 60 and pass completely through the substrate about central axes 106 .
- the precursor apertures 80 A are formed by laser cutting or ablation through the substrate 60 including outer etch mask layers 68 using a laser beam 124 , as illustrated in FIG. 9A .
- the apertures 80 A are shown in this embodiment of the invention having a generally uniform cross-section along axis 106 .
- the cross-sectional shape of the precursor apertures 70 may be generally square, oblong or circular.
- the laser power, duration and beam focus are controlled as known in the art to produce a generally uniform aperture 80 A of the desired shape.
- the width 78 of the resulting aperture openings 77 may be as narrow as obtainable by laser ablation.
- aperture opening widths 78 as narrow as about 17 to about 30 ⁇ m may be precisely formed with current state-of-the-art laser equipment.
- the minimum usable opening width 78 A may be limited by the ability to effectively passivate the internal side wall surface 76 of the completed aperture and fill the aperture with electrically conductive material through a small opening, particularly when the aperture has a high depth-to-diameter ratio.
- an act prior to the structure depicted in FIG. 9 replaces laser cutting with an etching act.
- guide holes 74 are first formed, e.g., etched in the etch mask layers 68 about axes 106 .
- the precursor aperture 80 A is then formed ( FIG. 9 ) by dry anisotropic etching of silicon from one or both surfaces 62 , 64 of the substrate 60 . Dry anisotropic etching, commonly known as reactive ion etching (RIE), is well known in the art.
- RIE reactive ion etching
- the next major act comprises a shaping etch to remove silicon surrounding precursor aperture 80 A and laterally etch the precursor aperture 80 A.
- the precursor aperture 80 A is formed by laser
- the substrate's silicon outside of the immediate aperture 80 A is heat-damaged (commonly termed a “heat-affected zone,” or “HAZ”) which may enhance removal of the material by etching.
- HZ heat-affected zone
- the heat-affected zone 81 includes a central zone 81 A with substantially uniform cross-section and end zones 81 B between the central zone and the etch mask layers 68 , wherein the degree of undercutting of silicon is approximately proportional to the distance from the etch mask layer 68 .
- a preferred method of using a shaping etch comprises the application of tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) as a 9:1 ratio of TMAH solution to deionized (DI) water.
- TMAH tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide
- DI deionized
- the etchant is applied by submersion of substrate 60 into a heated wet process tank full of the aforementioned TMAH and DI water solution.
- the cross-section of the shaped aperture 80 B so formed is generally square (see FIG. 10A ) rather than circular, because the TMAH etchant solution is preferential to 100 or 011 crystallographic orientations of the silicon.
- the end portions 82 , 84 of the shaped aperture 80 B are thus generally trapezoidal in shape, with outer corners 83 and base width 88 (which also defines the width of central via portion 86 ) and opening width 78 .
- Other etching systems may be alternatively used, including for example, dry “Bosch” style etching using an inductively coupled plasma for deep silicon etching and the aforementioned dry RIE process, as well as other known etch processes suitable for the material of substrate 60 such as, for example, the Advanced Silicon Etch process offered by Surface Technology Systems.
- HF solutions and KOH solutions as well as more concentrated TMAH solutions are suitable etchants for silicon, but may require masking of selected portions of substrate 60 to avoid damage to metallization.
- Aperture shapes will vary depending upon the etching system employed and the material and crystallographic orientation of the material of substrate 60 .
- a shaped aperture 80 B may alternatively be formed by a variation of a method for forming enlarged aperture regions of a deep trench or hole.
- a masked substrate is etched using a fluorine-containing etchant gas or vapor in the absence of a plasma through an opening in the mask to a desired depth with a base.
- a layer of protecting material is applied to the base and surfaces of the hole and mask, then removed from the base of the hole. Further etching is conducted to enlarge the hole in the region of the base.
- This method may be used to selectively shape an aperture to a configuration of this invention.
- the disclosure of the U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,181 to McQuarrie is incorporated herein by reference.
- a via end 52 , 54 is to have a discrete conductive element in the form of a solder ball/bump 56 bonded thereto, producing stress points at comers 83
- the shaped aperture 80 B may be subjected to a further rounding-etch act, producing a more circular via 70 and virtually eliminating the comers.
- an isotropic etch results in a more circular aperture 80 C with rounded openings 77 of diameter 78 B and enlarged central portions 86 of diameter 90 .
- etchants may be utilized, including for example, a wet etch with a combination of ammonium fluoride, phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and DI water.
- isotropic etchants may alternatively be used to achieve uniform etching in all directions, including a dry etch with either hydrobromic acid (HBr) or HBrO 2 SF 6 .
- HBr hydrobromic acid
- HBrO 2 SF 6 HBrO 2 SF 6
- an insulative (passivation) layer 92 is deposited or formed on the side wall surfaces 76 of the shaped aperture 80 B or shaped and rounded aperture 80 C, creating passivated aperture 80 D in preparation for metallizing the aperture.
- the passivation layer 92 may comprise silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or another material, including one of a wide variety of organic (polymeric) materials which are available for passivation.
- the material may be applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or other deposition method.
- An oxide layer may be formed by oxidation of the material of substrate 60 , or deposition. Any effective method for forming a thin passivation layer 92 on the aperture side wall surfaces 76 may be utilized.
- the passivation layer 92 extends to each end 52 , 54 of the aperture 80 B, 80 C of the unthinned substrate 60 to insulate the conductive material of via 70 which is to be formed.
- the passivated aperture 80 D is then “metallized” by filling with a conductive material or materials 100 , forming a conductive pathway or via 70 spanning the thickness of the substrate 60 .
- the particular conductive material(s) 100 may vary, and the method of deposition may also vary.
- the conductive filler material 100 may comprise a solder such as a tin/lead material, or copper, nickel, silver, tungsten, or other metal or alloy.
- Electroplating or electroless plating techniques may be used to fill passivated aperture 80 D. Copper, aluminum and other metals may also be deposited by a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process.
- MOCVD metalorganic chemical vapor deposition
- the conductive material may comprise a conductive polymer or conductive material entrained in a polymer, such as conductive or conductor-filled epoxy.
- the polymer may be placed in a passivated aperture 80 D by needle dispenser, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or other means known in the art, and cured to a solidified state.
- Nano-size particles of a metal, such as silver, in an organic carrier may also be placed in the aperture 80 D and converted to a cohesive solid by heating methods known in the art.
- Conductive material-filled aperture 80 E is depicted in FIG. 13 .
- any appropriate method for filling a narrow aperture with the particular material 100 may be used.
- the surfaces 94 of passivation layer 92 are first coated with a thin layer of nickel, copper or tungsten as a “seed layer” 118 by an appropriate method such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and then (see FIG. 13B ) the aperture is filled with a conductive material 100 , by an electroless deposition process, for example.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- PECVD plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition
- a metal seed layer 118 may be deposited on surfaces 94 of the passivation layer 92 and a metallic filler conductive material 100 applied by electroplating within the aperture 80 D, or an electrode placed across one side of substrate 60 and electroplating effected thereon to fill passivated aperture 80 D from one end thereof.
- a conductive metal filler material 100 such as copper, is then electroplated from a solution entering top aperture opening 77 A upwardly from the bottom to fill passivated aperture 80 D.
- conductive material 100 is solder
- dip or wave soldering may be employed to fill the passivated aperture 80 D.
- a solder ball may be placed over each passivated aperture 80 D, heated to reflow and then drawn, as by a vacuum or by capillary action if passivated aperture 80 D is lined with a solder-wettable material, into apertures 80 D.
- a solder paste may be stenciled or squeegeed into the apertures 80 D followed by heating to reflow the solder and drive off organics and cooling to solidify the solder alloy. Illustrated in drawing FIG. 13 , the degree to which the first surface 62 is to be thinned in a following act is indicated as thinning line 96 .
- FIG. 14 the next act is seen to be a thinning of first substrate surface 62 (to thinning line 96 of FIG. 13 ) to expose the first ends 52 of vias 70 as studs projecting from bare thinned line 120 , resulting in a substrate thickness 101 .
- Thinning may be conducted by conventional methods such as etching, backgrinding or abrasive CMP techniques, as known in the art.
- the opposing substrate surface 54 may also be thinned to expose the second ends 54 of vias 70 as studs projecting from bare thinned surface 122 , as shown in FIG. 16 .
- the substrate 60 itself is thus further thinned to a thickness 104 .
- via ends 52 are configured to produce an improved connection with solder balls/bumps
- these structures may, alternatively, be used when substrate 60 is configured (for example) as a probe card for direct contact with a conductor e.g., bond pad or other metallization of a semiconductor die, provided that the standoff distance 98 (see FIG. 14 ) is sufficient.
- a conductor e.g., bond pad or other metallization of a semiconductor die
- one or both of exposed, protruding via ends 52 , 54 may be coated with a metal overlay 102 such as copper, silver, gold, tungsten or nickel.
- a metal overlay 102 such as copper, silver, gold, tungsten or nickel.
- nickel may be used to coat a via end 52 , 54 to be contacted with solder or a via end 52 , 54 comprising solder.
- a copper via end 52 , 54 may, for example, be plated with gold.
- Such a coating of via end 52 is illustrated in drawing FIG. 15 .
- the particular overlay metal may be chosen and applied to provide an electrical connection which is of low resistance and ohmic, and which may enhance cohesion between a via end 52 or 54 and a bond pad 46 or metallization of a semiconductor die, not shown in this figure.
- the via end 52 , 54 may, optionally, include at least one raised projection 130 configured to contact and/or penetrate bond pads 46 , as depicted in FIG. 16A .
- Such projections 130 may be formed on a via end 54 , for example, by methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,541,525 to Wood et al., assigned to the assignee of the present application, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
- the raised projections 130 may comprise sharp spurs, rounded domes, or otherwise shaped projections which enhance connection to a bond pad or other metallization.
- the opposite via end 52 is shown as being bare, i.e. without a metal overlay 102 or raised projections 130 thereon.
- a solder ball or bump 56 may be attached to a first projecting via end 52 for electrical connection to a bond pad or metallization of another component.
- the exposed portion of second, opposed via end 54 may be connected to a conductive member, not shown, such as a solder ball/bump, wire bond, etc. Because of passivation layer 92 about the periphery of via ends 52 , 54 , it may not be generally necessary to provide a further passivation layer 128 as shown in FIG. 14A on the thinned substrate line 120 and/or surface 122 .
- a passivation layer 128 may be applied to the thinned line 120 and/or surface 122 to prevent such shorting. It is further contemplated that passivation layer 92 may remain on projecting via ends as shown in broken lines to constrain the wetting of conductive member such as a solder ball/bump to the distal end surfaces of via ends 52 , 54 , so that a smaller solder ball/bump 56 ′ may lie over the end surfaces, again as shown in broken lines.
- one embodiment of the invention includes the full exposure of one via end 52 , and the opposite via end 54 may be leveled, typically during the substrate thinning as effected by planarization, to have an end surface 132 which is approximately co-planar with thinned surface 122 .
- thinning may be effected so that via end 54 exhibits a positive standoff less than would otherwise occur with full thinning to thinned surface 122 .
- the methods of the invention may be used to produce via end configurations which are non-uniform, that is, one via end 52 differs from the opposite via end 54 in shape, size, standoff distance, composition or other configuration variable. Illustrated in drawing FIG. 17 is a first shaped via aperture 80 X having a first end portion 82 configured as a reduced stud, and a second end portion 84 flared in accordance with the prior art.
- the shaped via aperture 80 X may be formed by a combination of laser cutting from both surfaces 62 , 64 , followed by etching to complete the internal via shape. Alternatively, etching of a substrate 60 having no aperture mouth constraining etch mask layer on surface 64 may be conducted to produce the indicated aperture shape.
- a semi-isotropic etch using TMAH for example will produce an aperture resulting in a flared via end.
- the substrate may be left unthinned, or be thinned as previously described to produce a projecting via end portion 84 .
- the completed via ends 52 , 54 are illustrated in drawing FIG. 18 with respect to via 70 X.
- the second via aperture end portion 84 has a “post” configuration of uniform cross-sectional dimensions, as formed by anisotropic etching from one or both surfaces 62 , 64 (without an etch mask layer 68 over surface 64 ), or by laser cutting from via end 52 followed by etching, all without an etch mask layer 68 over surface 64 .
- the resulting via 70 Y having via ends 52 A and 54 A is depicted in FIG. 18 .
- the via end 54 may be leveled or thinned in the thinning act of second substrate surface 64 to a reduced stand-off distance 98 (see FIG. 14 ).
- the substrate surface 64 may alternatively be left unthinned, so that via ends 54 remain substantially within the substrate 60 , separated therefrom by passivation layer 92 . As shown in FIG. 19 , the end surfaces 132 of the second ends 54 , 54 A are exposed for connection to solder balls/bumps 56 as shown, or to metallization layers or other connecting structures, not shown.
- via ends 52 and 54 may be utilized in any combination in a substrate 60 to achieve a desirable connection result.
- FIGS. 20 through 27 Illustrated in drawing FIGS. 20 through 27 are various types of apparatus which may be formed by use of the via interconnections of the invention. These embodiments of the invention are not exhaustive in nature, but are merely examples.
- the substrate 60 with vias 70 comprises an exemplary wafer test contactor, or probe, card 50 of the invention.
- the first ends 52 of the vias 70 comprise contactors of the invention for temporary direct contact with bond pads 46 on the active surface 44 of a semiconductor die 42 .
- the active surface 44 of semiconductor die 42 is generally parallel to the opposing thinned line 120 of the probe card 50 .
- the opposing via ends 54 are shown having exposed surfaces 132 generally coplanar with substrate surface 64 , for connection to a test circuit, not shown, via metallization traces, wire bonds, or the like.
- via ends 54 are shown as being proximate an unthinned surface 64 of the substrate 60 , it is understood that the substrate surface 64 may be thinned to expose via ends 54 and achieve a similar projecting result as with via ends 52 , as illustrated in drawing FIG. 16B .
- FIG. 21 Illustrated in drawing FIG. 21 is a single package application of the invention in which bond pads 46 of a semiconductor die 42 are directly joined to conductive via ends 52 , which may comprise a metal or alloy, of a substrate 60 of a package interconnect or interposer 50 ′.
- the opposed ends 54 of the vias 70 are connected to metallization traces 138 , the distal ends of which are connected to discrete conductive elements in the form of, for example, solder balls 56 A, for attachment to terminals of a circuit board or the like.
- Substantially flat end surfaces of via ends 52 are shown with a metal overlay 102 to enhance contact with bond pads 46 , metal overlay 102 extending down a portion of the sides of via ends 52 .
- An insulating dielectric material 134 is placed in the space between the semiconductor die 42 and package interconnect or interposer 50 ′.
- a polymeric packaging layer 136 is shown surrounding the external balls/bumps 56 A.
- FIG. 22 another form of a single package interconnect or interposer 50 ′′ is shown which differs from the embodiment of the invention illustrated in drawing FIG. 21 in that the die bond pads 46 are connected to the via ends 52 through discrete conductive elements in the form of solder balls/bumps 56 .
- discrete conductive elements in the form of external solder balls/bumps 56 A are connected to via ends 54 by metallization traces 138 .
- a further variation of single package interconnect or interposer 50 ′′′ is illustrated in drawing FIG. 23 , having a substrate 60 with vias 70 passing therethrough.
- First via ends 52 are frustoconical or trapezoidal in shape, i.e. are mesa-shaped, as prepared by the method of this invention, and are shown directly impinging on contact sites 142 on a circuit board or other carrier substrate 140 .
- the second surface 64 of the substrate 60 is shown as being unthinned, whereby only the end surface 132 of each via 70 is accessible for metallization traces 138 .
- Discrete conductive elements in the form of solder balls or bumps 56 are bonded to the metallization traces 138 and bond pads 46 on the active surface 44 of semiconductor die 42 .
- a dielectric material 134 may be disposed in the volume between semiconductor die 42 and interposer 50 ′′′.
- TWIs or vias 70 of the invention is illustrated in drawing FIG. 24 , wherein the vias 70 pass through non-active regions of a second semiconductor die 42 A, connecting bond pads of a first semiconductor die 42 to conductive sites 142 on a circuit board 140 .
- the substrate 60 identified as a second semiconductor die 42 A may, alternatively, comprise an interconnect substrate or interposer 50 ′′′′.
- the interconnect substrate or interposer 50 ′′′ is shown in this embodiment as being inverted, when compared to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in drawing FIG. 23 .
- first via ends 52 frustoconical or trapezoidal
- Second via ends 54 are in contact with metallization traces 138 .
- the volume between semiconductor die 42 and substrate 60 is shown as having been filled with a dielectric material 134 .
- FIGS. 25, 26 and 27 Illustrated in drawing FIGS. 25, 26 and 27 are three exemplary configurations of a multi-die interconnect or interposer 50 x , and 50 y , respectively, for connecting a first semiconductor die 42 and a second semiconductor die 42 A to a carrier substrate 140 such as a circuit board, etc.
- a multi-level interconnect 50 x has a further thinned, recessed region 144 for accommodating a second semiconductor die 42 A.
- Vias 70 and 70 A are provided for respective connection to bond pads 46 of the first semiconductor die 42 and bond pads 46 A of the second semiconductor die 42 A, and for direct connection or (as shown) discrete conductive element connection in the form of solder balls/bumps 56 A to a carrier substrate 140 such as a circuit board.
- the via ends 52 , 54 are uniformly shown as having the trapezoidal or frustoconical shapes. Optionally, some of the via ends 52 , 54 may be of the flared or post configuration as described previously.
- the semiconductor dice 42 , 42 A are superimposed or “stacked,” while in drawing FIG. 27 , the semiconductor dice 42 , 42 A are arranged to be substantially coplanar on interconnect 50 y . In each of these embodiments, additional semiconductor dice may be accommodated by additional stacking or co-planar additions.
- interconnect or interposer are contemplated, by use of variations in via end configurations, die orientation, numbers of dice, and the like.
- solder connections may be readily formed at dimensions smaller than currently used. It is believed that the invention enables the use of die bond pads as small as about 2 ⁇ 2 microns.
Abstract
Through-substrate interconnect structures and assemblies are disclosed. A substrate includes at least one via passing therethrough. The via may have an enlarged central portion, and one or more end portions which taper to smaller end surfaces. The one or more via end portions may be trapezoidal in shape. The one or more via end portions may have a rounded, i.e., frustoconical, shape. The shape is conducive to improved solder ball/bump attachment, and enables forming vias of very small diameter and pitch.
Description
- This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 11/138,544, filed May 26, 2005, pending, which claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/606,355, filed Aug. 31, 2004.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to methods for forming conductive vias and electrical contact terminals for substrates, such as semiconductor wafers or other bulk substrates or portions thereof, for use as contact cards, test carriers, package interposers and other substrates, and the like, and the resulting structures and assemblies.
- 2. State of the Art
- Semiconductor wafers and portions thereof are used for substrates for contact cards, test carriers, package substrates, and for other purposes. Typically, the portion of such a substrate has circuits formed on one or both sides for the mounting of one or more semiconductor dice thereon, for making electrical contact to active circuitry of semiconductor dice of a wafer to be tested, and for other purposes. Some portions of substrates, including semiconductor wafers, may have vias extending therethrough filled with conductive material for forming interconnects (commonly known as a through wafer interconnect, or TWI) for connecting circuitry on one side of a portion of the semiconductor wafer to circuitry on the other side thereof, or to external circuitry.
- As used herein, a “via” refers to a hole or aperture having conductive material or a conductive member therein which extends through a substrate. The via may be used for electrically connecting a semiconductor device, a component, apparatus, or circuitry on one side of the substrate to a semiconductor device, a component, apparatus, or circuitry on the other side of the substrate. A via may typically be formed in a variety of substrates for a variety of uses, such as interposers for single die packages, interconnects for multi-die packages, and contact probe cards for temporarily connecting semiconductor dice to a test apparatus, for example. For example, a test apparatus is typically configured for temporary simultaneous connection of bond pads of a semiconductor die on a full or partial wafer to the test apparatus. A pattern of conductive vias passing through a substrate employed as a test interposer are designed on one side to match the bond pad patterns of the semiconductor dice on the wafer or portion of a wafer, and on the other side to be connected to the test apparatus.
- Where a via is to be formed through a semiconductive material such as silicon, a prior method for constructing a via includes a first or precursor hole being typically formed by a so-called “trepan” process, whereby a very small router or drill is rotated while being moved radially to create the precursor hole. The precursor hole is larger in diameter than the desired completed via to be formed. Following precursor hole formation, an insulation (dielectric) layer is formed in the hole by either forming a thin silicon oxide layer on the hole's surface by exposure to an oxidizing atmosphere or by coating the hole with a insulative polymeric material after oxidizing the hole. When a polymeric insulative material coating is desired, a suitable polymer such as Parylene™ resin may be vapor deposited over the substrate including within each precursor hole while applying a negative pressure, i.e., vacuum, to the opposite end of the hole. Oxidation of the hole surfaces is required because adhesion of polymer to silicon is relatively poor while adhesion to the oxide is much improved. The insulative polymeric material is drawn into each primary hole to fill the hole. The polymer is then cured, and a small diameter via hole is drilled (by percussion drill or laser) or otherwise formed in the hardened insulative polymeric material. The via hole is then filled with a conductive material, typically a metal, metal alloy, or metal-containing material to provide a conductive path between the opposed surfaces of the substrate. The conductive material of the via is insulated from the substrate itself by the insulative polymeric material. In this method of forming vias, dense spacing of vias is difficult to achieve.
- Another prior art method for forming vias in a semiconductor substrate is illustrated in drawing
FIG. 1A throughFIG. 1F . Such a method is also generally illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,166,097 to Tanielian, U.S. Pat. No. 5,063,177 to Geller et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 6,400,172 to Akram et al. Illustrated in drawingFIG. 1A , asilicon wafer 2 is provided with a thin layer 4 of silicon dioxide on at least both major, opposing surfaces. Apattern 6 is then formed on thewafer 2 and amask layer 8 is formed to prevent etching in non-via areas, as shown in drawingFIG. 1B . In drawingFIG. 1C , etchant has been applied to both major surfaces to formfeedthroughs 10 which meet in the middle of the wafer. Thewafer 2 is shown with themask layer 8 removed. Adielectric layer 12 is then formed over the wafer surfaces including the feedthrough side walls, as shown in drawingFIG. 1D . In the next act, illustrated in drawingFIG. 1E , ametal layer 14 is formed over thedielectric layer 12. The wafer is illustrated in drawingFIG. 1F as having a conductive material (shown in broken lines) placed in thefeedthroughs 10 to complete theconductive vias 16. It is noted that in order to isolate each via, themetal layer 14 must be configured to cover the feedthrough surfaces only, or be subsequently removed from the outer surfaces of the via and wafer. - As illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 5,166,097 to Tanielian, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,063,177 to Geller et al., and in U.S. Pat. No. 6,400,172 to Akram et al., the cross-sectional shape of the
feedthrough 10 and via 16 is generally that of an hour-glass, with the greatest cross-sectional dimension(s) located at the wafer surfaces. Illustrated in drawingFIG. 2 is an enlarged portion of drawingFIG. 1E . In a preferred embodiment of Tanielian, each half-via 16A, 16B is pyramidal in shape, with aside angle 18 of about 54.7 degrees to the plane ofwafer 2. Thus, in this embodiment of Tanielian the minimal ratio of via dimension 30 (of surface 22) to total via depth 32 (substrate thickness) will be in a range of about 0.45 to about 0.52, which is the reciprocal of the via's aspect ratio. As electronic components are becoming increasingly dense, it is necessary to decrease the lateral size or diameter as well as spacing or pitch of TWIs for increased TWI density. To achieve the desired feature densities for TWIs in future electronic components, the aspect ratio ofdepth 32 todimension 30 must be considerably larger than about 2.0 for a given substrate thickness. - Illustrated in drawing
FIG. 3 is an interposer wherein a method for attaching solder balls/bumps to avia 16 requires that one or both wafer surfaces are mechanically or chemically-mechanically thinned to producesurfaces 34 definingthinned wafer 2. The removal of material fromwafer 2 results in exposure of theside surfaces 24 of thevia 16, to which a solder bump/ball 20 is wetted and bonded, and exposure of thesubstrate surface 34. Reflow of a bump/ball 20 results in solder extending aboutside surfaces 24 of thevia 16. Inasmuch as theouter surfaces 22 of thevia 16 significantly overlie thesubstrate surfaces 34, the likelihood of inadvertent contact of solder from ball/bump 20 with thesurface 34 increases, and shorting of thevia 16 towafer 2 may occur. It therefore becomes a requirement to provide apassivation layer 36 oversurfaces 34 proximate solder/bumps/balls 20, as shown. - In this type of via-to-bump connection, the bumps/
balls 20 are susceptible to cracking, particularly at thecorners 26 of thevia 16. Such cracking leads to break-off of solder from thevia 16 due to failure of the via-to-bump adhesion. Without the application of apassivation layer 36 on the surface of the substrate, shorting failures are likely to occur. - In U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,181 to McQuarrie et al., a method is disclosed for making deep trenches having enlarged bottoms or bases. The method comprises applying a mask layer over a substrate, forming a hole in the mask layer and high energy plasma etching anisotropically to a desired depth. A protecting layer is then applied over the hole surfaces and mask layer. Selected portions of the protecting layer are removed from the base surface, and the base is etched to a desired shape.
- It is desirable that the aforementioned disadvantages of the prior art be minimized.
- The present invention comprises methods for forming conductive vias, herein also known as through-wafer interconnects (TWIs), in substrates and resulting structures and assemblies.
- Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art through consideration of the ensuing detailed description of the invention, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
- In the drawings, which depict exemplary embodiments of various features of the present invention, and in which various elements are not necessarily to scale:
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FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional depiction of a first act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional depiction of a second act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional depiction of a third act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 1D is a cross-sectional depiction of a fourth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 1E is a cross-sectional depiction of a fifth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 1F is a cross-sectional depiction of a sixth act in the formation of conductive vias in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via in a semiconductor substrate in accordance with the prior art; -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via in a semiconductor substrate according toFIG. 2 following etchback of substrate surfaces and formation of solder bumps on the via ends; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a conductive via and solder bump attached thereto, as taken along line 4-4 ofFIG. 3 ; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a multi-die wafer and a wafer-size contactor card adapted for connecting the wafer bond pads to a test apparatus, in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a side view of a multi-die wafer and contactor card in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate used to form a contactor card in accordance with the invention; -
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a primary etch act for via formation in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the formation of precursor holes in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 9A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate with a laser-formed precursor aperture through a substrate in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following an aperture-enlarging shaping etch act in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 10A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a central aperture-shaping etch act in a contactor card, as taken alongline 10A-10A ofFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a rounding-etch act in shaped apertures of a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 11A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following a rounding-etch act in shaped apertures in a contactor card, as taken alongline 11A-11A ofFIG. 11 ; -
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following passivation of the surfaces of shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following filling of the passivated shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card with a conductive material to form conductive vias in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 13A is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the application of a metal layer on the surfaces of passivation layers in shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 13B is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate ofFIG. 13A in which a conductive material has been deposited over the metal layers in the shaped/rounded apertures in a contact card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 13C is an enlargement of a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following filling of the passivated shaped/rounded apertures in a contactor card with a conductive material to form conductive vias in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of one side of a contactor card to expose the via ends in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 14A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of one side of a contactor card to expose a via end in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, showing attachment to a solder ball/bump; -
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following the application of a metal to the via ends in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following two-sided thinning to expose via ends on both sides in a contactor card in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 16A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following two-sided thinning to expose via ends on both surfaces of a contactor card, showing via end attachment to solder balls/bumps in accordance with an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 16B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate following thinning of a first surface of a contactor card to expose one via end as a stud and in which the opposite via end is exposed as a surface generally coplanar with a second substrate surface according to an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing aperture formation for constructing a via having differing end configurations in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing vias with differing end configurations resulting from the aperture formations shown inFIG. 17 and two-sided thinning, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; -
FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a substrate showing vias with differing end configurations resulting from the aperture formations shown inFIG. 17 and one-sided thinning, in accordance with embodiments of the present invention; -
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an exemplary probe card formed of a substrate through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 21 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of another single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a further embodiment of a single package interconnect or interposer through which a plurality of vias is constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of another multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of an additional multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the present invention; and -
FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of a further embodiment of a multiple-die interposer/interconnect having a plurality of vias constructed in accordance with the invention. - In the present invention, semiconductor wafers or portions thereof and substrates and components in which vias are to be formed are identified herein as “substrates” regardless of the purpose of the via or material of construction of the substrate or via. Thus, for example, the term “substrate” is used in reference to semiconductor wafers, semiconductor wafer portions, other bulk semiconductor substrates, semiconductor devices, interposers, probe test cards, and the like. The invention will be illustrated as applied to construction of a silicon, wafer-scale test card, and methods of making such vias in a wide variety of components are described, as well as the resulting components so made and associated structures and assemblies. The vias made by methods of the present invention have via ends which may be configured to have projecting ends comprising mesas or pillars of reduced size, flared or enlarged ends, or a combination thereof.
- One exemplary embodiment of the method of the invention may be generally described as comprising (a) providing a semiconductor substrate with a mask layer of oxide or nitride on one or both major surfaces, (b) laser-drilling a precursor aperture completely through the substrate and mask layers, to provide a heat-affected zone of substrate material shielded by the overlying mask layer on one or both sides of the substrate, (c) subjecting the precursor aperture to shape etching, to remove the heat-affected material, leaving an aperture having an enlarged portion in the center of the substrate, tapering to at least one smaller aperture opening, and having a generally square cross-section, (d) lining the etched aperture with a passivation material, (e) filling the passivated aperture with a conductive via material to produce the conductive via, and (f) thinning the substrate on one or both sides to expose via end(s) having a generally trapezoidal shape. Optionally, an additional rounding etch act following the shaping etch rounds the corners of the shape-etched aperture, producing a via end with a frustoconical shape. The substrate may be thinned by etching, by a mechanical abrasion process or a chemical-mechanical polishing or planarization (CMP) process to expose the via end (contactor end or stud) to a desired standoff distance.
- Optionally, the precursor hole may be formed by anisotropic etching from one or both surfaces of the substrate.
- The shape etching may be conducted with a tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution, which results in a distinctive undercut of the opening in the mask layer. The precise shape of a resulting via end varies, depending upon laser strength and duration as well as etch strength and duration, and other factors.
- The shaped aperture, or shaped-and-rounded aperture is filled with a conductive material which may comprise a metal, metal powder, a metal or alloy powder, a flowable conductive photopolymer, a thermoplastic conductive resin, resin-covered particulate metal material, or other suitable material which may be used to form a solid conductive via. The shaped aperture or shaped-and-rounded aperture may be filled with the conductive material or first coating the aperture walls with a metal, followed by filling of the aperture.
- The method of the invention may be used to form via hole or aperture diameters of conventional size, i.e. about 17 μm to about 150 μm, as well as much smaller via holes or apertures applicable to enhanced miniaturization of the future. The via holes or apertures are formed to produce trapezoidal or frustoconical via ends which may be directly attached to bond pads or optionally to solder bumps/balls.
- The method of the invention provides substantial advantages. First, very small diameter vias may be formed in a dense pattern in a semiconductor substrate. The vias may be rapidly and precisely formed. The shape of the via ends of the via holes or apertures is enhanced to enable direct attachment to small, finely pitched bond pads. If the via ends are employed with solder balls/bumps, the danger of ball cracking, solder shorts, etc. is much reduced in comparison to the state of the art. Inasmuch as a non-conductive layer may girdle the via ends, and solder wetting and bonding areas do not generally overlie the bare substrate, further passivation of the substrate area surrounding the vias is typically unnecessary.
- The invention will be illustrated as applied to construction of a silicon wafer-scale test card having vias and methods of making such vias in a wide variety of components are described, as well as the resulting components so made. The vias made by methods of the present invention have via ends which may be configured as projecting or protruding ends comprising mesas or pillars of reduced size.
- In the present invention, methods are illustrated for forming conductive TWIs (also known as vias and feedthroughs) in substrates of semiconductor material with improved configurations of their ends or contacts. As illustrated in drawing
FIGS. 5 and 6 , a wafertest contactor card 50, also commonly termed a “probe” card, may be produced for the testing of a large number of integrated circuit orsemiconductor dice 42 in, for example, a substrate comprising asilicon wafer 40. Thesemiconductor dice 42 are fabricated inwafer 40 for subsequent separation along cut lines 48. As illustrated in drawingFIG. 6 , thecontactor card 50 may have a large number of vias orTWIs 70 having first ends 52 which are aligned withcorresponding bond pads 46 on theactive surface 44 of each die 42 of thewafer 40. The first ends 52 and second ends 54, also called stud ends herein, are shown as having a generally truncated pyramidal or truncated conical shape, in contrast to the shape of prior art studs previously described. The first ends 52 ofvias 70 may be configured to directly contactbond pads 46, or to accommodate the attachment of solder or other metallic “balls” or “bumps” 56, or to be joined to metal traces or wires or other types of conductive structures ofsemiconductor dice 42. The second ends 54 as illustrated in drawingFIG. 6 may be provided with metallization in the form ofconductive lines 58 as shown in broken lines to connect to a test apparatus, not shown. Moving thecontactor card 50 in thedirection 49 to temporarily contact themetallic balls 56 with thebond pads 46 on the wafer'sactive surface 44 permits very rapid testing of each semiconductor die 42 on thewafer 40 for operability. Of course, first ends 52 may be employed to directly contactbond pads 46. - Use of the methods of the invention enables small via diameter and pitch, i.e. spacing. Small via spacing may be achieved with high precision (accuracy) and with small feature dimensions, i.e. resolution with high repeatability. The end shape(s) of the
vias 70 enables use of solder balls/bumps 56 thereon without the cracking problems with acute angled ends. Smaller solder connections may be used for permanent connections than is possible in the state of the art. Alternatively, the via ends 52 and/or 54 may be directly contacted with abond pad 46 or other metallization, or bonded thereto, without using intervening solder balls/bumps 56. Thus, the sizes ofbond pads 46 may be significantly reduced, i.e., reduced to 5×5 microns or even as small as 2×2 microns, and the size of solder balls, if used, may be correspondingly reduced. - Generally illustrated in drawing
FIGS. 7 through 14 , are acts common to each of the embodiments of the inventions as illustrated herein, comprising (a) providing asubstrate 60 of semiconductor material, (b) providing a dielectricetch mask layer 68 on at least onesurface substrate 60, (c) forming aprecursor aperture 80A through thesubstrate 60 and etch mask layer(s) 68, (d) conducting a shaping etching to form ashaped aperture 80B with lateral enlargement in a central region 108 and sloped etch portions 110, 112 extending from the central region 108 to terminate at anetch mask layer 68, (e) optionally, conducting a “rounding” etch to change the aperture's cross-sectional shape from square to rounded, (f) providing apassivation layer 92 over the side wall surfaces 76 of the shapedaperture 80B orrounded aperture 80C, (g) filling the passivated aperture with one or moreconductive materials 100 to form a conductive via (TWI) 70, and (h) thinning one or bothsurfaces substrate 60 to expose the end(s) 52, 54 of the conductive via 70. In the manufacture of articles in the form of through wafer interconnects orvias 70 of the present invention, each of the acts (a) through (h) and modifications thereof of the various embodiments of inventions are discussed in further detail, infra. It is understood that the terms “upper” and “lower” are used herein to define opposed positions of a substrate surface, via ends, and the like, rather than the actual position thereof. Likewise, the terms “first” and “second” do not refer to a specific orientation. - Referring to drawing
FIG. 7 , asubstrate 60 of a semiconductor material such as, for example, a silicon wafer is illustrated having afirst surface 62 and asecond surface 64, both of which are covered with anetch mask layer 68 such as silicon dioxide or nitride. Depending upon the desired configuration of the via, one of thesurfaces substrate 60 is illustrated as a semiconductor wafer withtotal thickness 66 and configured for the creation ofvias 70 havingcentral axes 106 and pitch 72. While the examples shown herein relate primarily to silicon or semiconductor wafers, the methods described herein may be used to formconductive vias 70 in other semiconductor materials. - As illustrated in
FIG. 9 ,precursor apertures 80A are formed in thesubstrate 60 and pass completely through the substrate aboutcentral axes 106. In one embodiment, theprecursor apertures 80A are formed by laser cutting or ablation through thesubstrate 60 including outer etch mask layers 68 using alaser beam 124, as illustrated inFIG. 9A . Theapertures 80A are shown in this embodiment of the invention having a generally uniform cross-section alongaxis 106. The cross-sectional shape of theprecursor apertures 70 may be generally square, oblong or circular. The laser power, duration and beam focus are controlled as known in the art to produce a generallyuniform aperture 80A of the desired shape. Thewidth 78 of the resultingaperture openings 77 may be as narrow as obtainable by laser ablation. For example,aperture opening widths 78 as narrow as about 17 to about 30 μm may be precisely formed with current state-of-the-art laser equipment. However, the minimum usable opening width 78A may be limited by the ability to effectively passivate the internalside wall surface 76 of the completed aperture and fill the aperture with electrically conductive material through a small opening, particularly when the aperture has a high depth-to-diameter ratio. - In an alternative embodiment of the invention, an act (see
FIG. 8 ) prior to the structure depicted inFIG. 9 replaces laser cutting with an etching act. As illustrated in drawingFIG. 8 , guide holes 74 are first formed, e.g., etched in the etch mask layers 68 aboutaxes 106. Theprecursor aperture 80A is then formed (FIG. 9 ) by dry anisotropic etching of silicon from one or bothsurfaces substrate 60. Dry anisotropic etching, commonly known as reactive ion etching (RIE), is well known in the art. - Whether the
precursor aperture 80A is formed by laser ablation or etching, the next major act, illustrated in drawingFIG. 10 , comprises a shaping etch to remove silicon surroundingprecursor aperture 80A and laterally etch theprecursor aperture 80A. Where theprecursor aperture 80A is formed by laser, the substrate's silicon outside of theimmediate aperture 80A is heat-damaged (commonly termed a “heat-affected zone,” or “HAZ”) which may enhance removal of the material by etching. As illustrated in drawingFIG. 9A , the heat-affectedzone 81 includes acentral zone 81A with substantially uniform cross-section andend zones 81 B between the central zone and the etch mask layers 68, wherein the degree of undercutting of silicon is approximately proportional to the distance from theetch mask layer 68. - A preferred method of using a shaping etch comprises the application of tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) as a 9:1 ratio of TMAH solution to deionized (DI) water. The TMAH solution is available as a six percent (6%) solution of TMAH in propylene glycol, which may be used without damage to wafer circuitry, as it does not degrade metallization. The etchant is applied by submersion of
substrate 60 into a heated wet process tank full of the aforementioned TMAH and DI water solution. The cross-section of the shapedaperture 80B so formed is generally square (seeFIG. 10A ) rather than circular, because the TMAH etchant solution is preferential to 100 or 011 crystallographic orientations of the silicon. Theend portions aperture 80B are thus generally trapezoidal in shape, withouter corners 83 and base width 88 (which also defines the width of central via portion 86) andopening width 78. Other etching systems may be alternatively used, including for example, dry “Bosch” style etching using an inductively coupled plasma for deep silicon etching and the aforementioned dry RIE process, as well as other known etch processes suitable for the material ofsubstrate 60 such as, for example, the Advanced Silicon Etch process offered by Surface Technology Systems. HF solutions and KOH solutions as well as more concentrated TMAH solutions are suitable etchants for silicon, but may require masking of selected portions ofsubstrate 60 to avoid damage to metallization. Aperture shapes will vary depending upon the etching system employed and the material and crystallographic orientation of the material ofsubstrate 60. - A shaped
aperture 80B may alternatively be formed by a variation of a method for forming enlarged aperture regions of a deep trench or hole. As described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,181 to McQuarrie, a masked substrate is etched using a fluorine-containing etchant gas or vapor in the absence of a plasma through an opening in the mask to a desired depth with a base. A layer of protecting material is applied to the base and surfaces of the hole and mask, then removed from the base of the hole. Further etching is conducted to enlarge the hole in the region of the base. This method may be used to selectively shape an aperture to a configuration of this invention. The disclosure of the U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,181 to McQuarrie is incorporated herein by reference. - Where a via
end bump 56 bonded thereto, producing stress points atcomers 83, the shapedaperture 80B may be subjected to a further rounding-etch act, producing a more circular via 70 and virtually eliminating the comers. As illustrated in drawingFIGS. 11 and 11 A, an isotropic etch results in a morecircular aperture 80C withrounded openings 77 ofdiameter 78B and enlargedcentral portions 86 ofdiameter 90. Various etchants may be utilized, including for example, a wet etch with a combination of ammonium fluoride, phosphoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and DI water. Other isotropic etchants may alternatively be used to achieve uniform etching in all directions, including a dry etch with either hydrobromic acid (HBr) or HBrO2SF6. Thus, substantially frustoconical via ends 52, 54 may be produced. - In the next act illustrated in drawing
FIG. 12 , an insulative (passivation)layer 92 is deposited or formed on the side wall surfaces 76 of the shapedaperture 80B or shaped androunded aperture 80C, creating passivatedaperture 80D in preparation for metallizing the aperture. Thepassivation layer 92 may comprise silicon oxide, silicon nitride, or another material, including one of a wide variety of organic (polymeric) materials which are available for passivation. The material may be applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or other deposition method. An oxide layer may be formed by oxidation of the material ofsubstrate 60, or deposition. Any effective method for forming athin passivation layer 92 on the aperture side wall surfaces 76 may be utilized. In general, it is unnecessary to passivate the substrate surfaces 62, 64 after the aperture is formed, inasmuch as at least one surface is already passivated by theetch mask layer 68, and subsequent removal ofetch mask layer 68 in a thinning act renders the extra application act valueless. Furthermore, thepassivation layer 92 extends to eachend aperture unthinned substrate 60 to insulate the conductive material of via 70 which is to be formed. - As illustrated in drawing
FIG. 13 , the passivatedaperture 80D is then “metallized” by filling with a conductive material ormaterials 100, forming a conductive pathway or via 70 spanning the thickness of thesubstrate 60. The particular conductive material(s) 100 may vary, and the method of deposition may also vary. For example, theconductive filler material 100 may comprise a solder such as a tin/lead material, or copper, nickel, silver, tungsten, or other metal or alloy. Electroplating or electroless plating techniques may be used to fill passivatedaperture 80D. Copper, aluminum and other metals may also be deposited by a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process. Alternatively, the conductive material may comprise a conductive polymer or conductive material entrained in a polymer, such as conductive or conductor-filled epoxy. The polymer may be placed in a passivatedaperture 80D by needle dispenser, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or other means known in the art, and cured to a solidified state. Nano-size particles of a metal, such as silver, in an organic carrier may also be placed in theaperture 80D and converted to a cohesive solid by heating methods known in the art. Conductive material-filledaperture 80E is depicted inFIG. 13 . - Any appropriate method for filling a narrow aperture with the
particular material 100 may be used. In one example, illustrated in drawingFIG. 13A , thesurfaces 94 ofpassivation layer 92 are first coated with a thin layer of nickel, copper or tungsten as a “seed layer” 118 by an appropriate method such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and then (seeFIG. 13B ) the aperture is filled with aconductive material 100, by an electroless deposition process, for example. Alternatively, ametal seed layer 118 may be deposited onsurfaces 94 of thepassivation layer 92 and a metallic fillerconductive material 100 applied by electroplating within theaperture 80D, or an electrode placed across one side ofsubstrate 60 and electroplating effected thereon to fill passivatedaperture 80D from one end thereof. - The latter approach is especially suitable for probe cards, where the second via
end 54 is to be generally coplanar with thesecond surface 64, as thebottom aperture opening 77B may be closed off with a conductive plate, not shown. A conductivemetal filler material 100, such as copper, is then electroplated from a solution entering top aperture opening 77A upwardly from the bottom to fill passivatedaperture 80D. - Where the
conductive material 100 is solder, dip or wave soldering may be employed to fill the passivatedaperture 80D. Further, a solder ball may be placed over each passivatedaperture 80D, heated to reflow and then drawn, as by a vacuum or by capillary action if passivatedaperture 80D is lined with a solder-wettable material, intoapertures 80D. Alternatively, a solder paste may be stenciled or squeegeed into theapertures 80D followed by heating to reflow the solder and drive off organics and cooling to solidify the solder alloy. Illustrated in drawingFIG. 13 , the degree to which thefirst surface 62 is to be thinned in a following act is indicated as thinningline 96. - Turning now to drawing
FIG. 14 , the next act is seen to be a thinning of first substrate surface 62 (to thinningline 96 ofFIG. 13 ) to expose the first ends 52 ofvias 70 as studs projecting from bare thinnedline 120, resulting in asubstrate thickness 101. Thinning may be conducted by conventional methods such as etching, backgrinding or abrasive CMP techniques, as known in the art. The opposingsubstrate surface 54 may also be thinned to expose the second ends 54 ofvias 70 as studs projecting from bare thinnedsurface 122, as shown inFIG. 16 . Thesubstrate 60 itself is thus further thinned to athickness 104. While the via ends 52 are configured to produce an improved connection with solder balls/bumps, these structures may, alternatively, be used whensubstrate 60 is configured (for example) as a probe card for direct contact with a conductor e.g., bond pad or other metallization of a semiconductor die, provided that the standoff distance 98 (seeFIG. 14 ) is sufficient. In the present state of the art, thinning asubstrate surface 62 to produce astandoff distance 98 of about 300 μm meets the above criteria, enabling via end-to-bond pad contact without the presence of an intervening solder ball or solder bump. - Following via formation and substrate thinning, one or both of exposed, protruding via ends 52, 54 may be coated with a
metal overlay 102 such as copper, silver, gold, tungsten or nickel. Typically, nickel may be used to coat a viaend end end end 52 is illustrated in drawingFIG. 15 . The particular overlay metal may be chosen and applied to provide an electrical connection which is of low resistance and ohmic, and which may enhance cohesion between a viaend bond pad 46 or metallization of a semiconductor die, not shown in this figure. The viaend projection 130 configured to contact and/or penetratebond pads 46, as depicted inFIG. 16A .Such projections 130 may be formed on a viaend 54, for example, by methods described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,541,525 to Wood et al., assigned to the assignee of the present application, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference thereto. For example, the raisedprojections 130 may comprise sharp spurs, rounded domes, or otherwise shaped projections which enhance connection to a bond pad or other metallization. In the example illustrated in drawingFIG. 16A , the opposite viaend 52 is shown as being bare, i.e. without ametal overlay 102 or raisedprojections 130 thereon. - As illustrated in drawing
FIG. 14A , a solder ball or bump 56 may be attached to a first projecting viaend 52 for electrical connection to a bond pad or metallization of another component. The exposed portion of second, opposed viaend 54 may be connected to a conductive member, not shown, such as a solder ball/bump, wire bond, etc. Because ofpassivation layer 92 about the periphery of via ends 52, 54, it may not be generally necessary to provide afurther passivation layer 128 as shown inFIG. 14A on the thinnedsubstrate line 120 and/orsurface 122. However, in particular applications where shorting is likely to occur, apassivation layer 128 may be applied to the thinnedline 120 and/orsurface 122 to prevent such shorting. It is further contemplated thatpassivation layer 92 may remain on projecting via ends as shown in broken lines to constrain the wetting of conductive member such as a solder ball/bump to the distal end surfaces of via ends 52, 54, so that a smaller solder ball/bump 56′ may lie over the end surfaces, again as shown in broken lines. - As illustrated in drawing
FIG. 16B , one embodiment of the invention includes the full exposure of one viaend 52, and the opposite viaend 54 may be leveled, typically during the substrate thinning as effected by planarization, to have anend surface 132 which is approximately co-planar with thinnedsurface 122. Alternatively, thinning may be effected so that viaend 54 exhibits a positive standoff less than would otherwise occur with full thinning to thinnedsurface 122. - The methods of the invention may be used to produce via end configurations which are non-uniform, that is, one via
end 52 differs from the opposite viaend 54 in shape, size, standoff distance, composition or other configuration variable. Illustrated in drawingFIG. 17 is a first shaped viaaperture 80X having afirst end portion 82 configured as a reduced stud, and asecond end portion 84 flared in accordance with the prior art. The shaped viaaperture 80X may be formed by a combination of laser cutting from bothsurfaces substrate 60 having no aperture mouth constraining etch mask layer onsurface 64 may be conducted to produce the indicated aperture shape. A semi-isotropic etch using TMAH for example, will produce an aperture resulting in a flared via end. The substrate may be left unthinned, or be thinned as previously described to produce a projecting viaend portion 84. The completed via ends 52, 54 are illustrated in drawingFIG. 18 with respect to via 70X. In the second shaped viaaperture 80Y illustrated in drawingFIG. 17 , the second viaaperture end portion 84 has a “post” configuration of uniform cross-sectional dimensions, as formed by anisotropic etching from one or bothsurfaces 62, 64 (without anetch mask layer 68 over surface 64), or by laser cutting from viaend 52 followed by etching, all without anetch mask layer 68 oversurface 64. The resulting via 70Y having viaends FIG. 18 . As already described in relation to drawingFIG. 16B , the viaend 54 may be leveled or thinned in the thinning act ofsecond substrate surface 64 to a reduced stand-off distance 98 (seeFIG. 14 ). - The
substrate surface 64 may alternatively be left unthinned, so that via ends 54 remain substantially within thesubstrate 60, separated therefrom bypassivation layer 92. As shown inFIG. 19 , the end surfaces 132 of the second ends 54, 54A are exposed for connection to solder balls/bumps 56 as shown, or to metallization layers or other connecting structures, not shown. - It is important to note that the various configurations of via ends 52 and 54 may be utilized in any combination in a
substrate 60 to achieve a desirable connection result. - Illustrated in drawing
FIGS. 20 through 27 are various types of apparatus which may be formed by use of the via interconnections of the invention. These embodiments of the invention are not exhaustive in nature, but are merely examples. - Illustrated in drawing
FIG. 20 , thesubstrate 60 withvias 70 comprises an exemplary wafer test contactor, or probe,card 50 of the invention. The first ends 52 of thevias 70 comprise contactors of the invention for temporary direct contact withbond pads 46 on theactive surface 44 of asemiconductor die 42. Theactive surface 44 of semiconductor die 42 is generally parallel to the opposing thinnedline 120 of theprobe card 50. The opposing via ends 54 are shown having exposedsurfaces 132 generally coplanar withsubstrate surface 64, for connection to a test circuit, not shown, via metallization traces, wire bonds, or the like. Although the via ends 54 are shown as being proximate anunthinned surface 64 of thesubstrate 60, it is understood that thesubstrate surface 64 may be thinned to expose viaends 54 and achieve a similar projecting result as with via ends 52, as illustrated in drawingFIG. 16B . - Illustrated in drawing
FIG. 21 is a single package application of the invention in whichbond pads 46 of asemiconductor die 42 are directly joined to conductive via ends 52, which may comprise a metal or alloy, of asubstrate 60 of a package interconnect orinterposer 50′. The opposed ends 54 of thevias 70 are connected to metallization traces 138, the distal ends of which are connected to discrete conductive elements in the form of, for example,solder balls 56A, for attachment to terminals of a circuit board or the like. Substantially flat end surfaces of via ends 52 are shown with ametal overlay 102 to enhance contact withbond pads 46,metal overlay 102 extending down a portion of the sides of via ends 52. An insulatingdielectric material 134 is placed in the space between the semiconductor die 42 and package interconnect orinterposer 50′. In addition, apolymeric packaging layer 136 is shown surrounding the external balls/bumps 56A. - Illustrated in drawing
FIG. 22 , another form of a single package interconnect orinterposer 50″ is shown which differs from the embodiment of the invention illustrated in drawingFIG. 21 in that thedie bond pads 46 are connected to the via ends 52 through discrete conductive elements in the form of solder balls/bumps 56. Like thepackage interconnect 50′ illustrated in drawingFIG. 21 , discrete conductive elements in the form of external solder balls/bumps 56A are connected to via ends 54 by metallization traces 138. - A further variation of single package interconnect or
interposer 50′″ is illustrated in drawingFIG. 23 , having asubstrate 60 withvias 70 passing therethrough. First via ends 52 are frustoconical or trapezoidal in shape, i.e. are mesa-shaped, as prepared by the method of this invention, and are shown directly impinging oncontact sites 142 on a circuit board orother carrier substrate 140. Thesecond surface 64 of thesubstrate 60 is shown as being unthinned, whereby only theend surface 132 of each via 70 is accessible for metallization traces 138. Discrete conductive elements in the form of solder balls or bumps 56 are bonded to the metallization traces 138 andbond pads 46 on theactive surface 44 of semiconductor die 42. As shown, adielectric material 134 may be disposed in the volume between semiconductor die 42 andinterposer 50′″. - Another use of TWIs or vias 70 of the invention is illustrated in drawing
FIG. 24 , wherein thevias 70 pass through non-active regions of a second semiconductor die 42A, connecting bond pads of a first semiconductor die 42 toconductive sites 142 on acircuit board 140. Thesubstrate 60 identified as a second semiconductor die 42A may, alternatively, comprise an interconnect substrate orinterposer 50″″. The interconnect substrate orinterposer 50′″ is shown in this embodiment as being inverted, when compared to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in drawingFIG. 23 . Thus, first via ends 52 (frustoconical or trapezoidal) are shown as being in contact for temporary electrical connection to asemiconductor die 42 in a full-wafer or partial-wafer stage. Second via ends 54 are in contact with metallization traces 138. As illustrated in drawingFIG. 23 , the volume between semiconductor die 42 andsubstrate 60 is shown as having been filled with adielectric material 134. - Illustrated in drawing
FIGS. 25, 26 and 27 are three exemplary configurations of a multi-die interconnect orinterposer carrier substrate 140 such as a circuit board, etc. InFIGS. 25 and 26 , amulti-level interconnect 50 x has a further thinned, recessedregion 144 for accommodating a second semiconductor die 42A.Vias bond pads 46 of the first semiconductor die 42 andbond pads 46A of the second semiconductor die 42A, and for direct connection or (as shown) discrete conductive element connection in the form of solder balls/bumps 56A to acarrier substrate 140 such as a circuit board. The via ends 52, 54 are uniformly shown as having the trapezoidal or frustoconical shapes. Optionally, some of the via ends 52, 54 may be of the flared or post configuration as described previously. In drawingFIGS. 25 and 26 , thesemiconductor dice FIG. 27 , thesemiconductor dice interconnect 50 y. In each of these embodiments, additional semiconductor dice may be accommodated by additional stacking or co-planar additions. - Other applications of an interconnect or interposer are contemplated, by use of variations in via end configurations, die orientation, numbers of dice, and the like.
- The methods presented herein enable a small via aperture diameter to be formed, with a small pitch (spacing), high precision alignment and high resolution of features. Solder connections may be readily formed at dimensions smaller than currently used. It is believed that the invention enables the use of die bond pads as small as about 2×2 microns.
- Although the foregoing description contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, but merely as providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments. Similarly, other embodiments of the invention may be devised which do not depart from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Moreover, features from different embodiments of the invention may be employed in combination. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated and limited only by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by the foregoing description. All additions, deletions, and modifications to the invention, as disclosed herein, which fall within the meaning and scope of the claims are to be embraced thereby.
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1. A through-wafer interconnect comprising a conductive via member passing through a wafer between a first surface and a second, opposing surface, the via member having a first exposed end and a second exposed end, the first end comprising one of a trapezoid shape and a frustoconical shape and the second end comprising one of a shape flaring out as it becomes more distal from the second surface and a post shape having a substantially constant lateral extent.
2. A through-wafer interconnect comprising a conductive via member passing through a wafer between a first surface and a second, opposing surface, the wafer being thinned from an initial thickness to expose a first end of the via member as one of a trapezoid shape and a frusto-conical shape, and the second surface of the wafer exposing only an end surface of a second end of the via member comprising one of a shape flaring out as it approaches the second surface and a post shape having a substantially constant lateral extent.
3. A through-wafer interconnect comprising a conductive via member passing through a wafer having a first surface and a second, opposing surface, the conductive via member having a first exposed end and a second exposed end, the first exposed end and the second exposed end each comprising one of a trapezoid shape and a frustoconical shape.
4. A via-containing member, comprising:
a substrate having a first surface and a second, opposing surface;
a pattern of vias in the substrate, each via passing through the substrate and having a first end and a second, opposing end, wherein the vias comprise:
a first end having at least one of a trapezoidal shape and a frustoconical shape and extending outwardly from one of the first surface and the second, opposing surface; and
a second via end having at least one of a flared-out shape and a post shape having a substantially constant lateral extent.
5. The via-containing member in accordance with claim 4 , wherein the second via end having at least one of the flared-out shape and post shape extends outwardly from another of the first surface and the second, opposing surface.
6. A via-containing member comprising:
a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces; and
a pattern of vias on the substrate, each via passing through the substrate between a first end and an opposing second end, the first end and the second, opposing end each having one of a trapezoidal shape and a frustoconical shape.
7. The via-containing member in accordance with claim 6 , wherein the via-containing member comprises one of a wafer contact test card, a single die interposer, and a multi-die interconnect.
8. A semiconductor device assembly, comprising:
at least one semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof; and
an interposer comprising a substrate having a plurality of conductive vias extending therethrough in alignment with bond pads of the plurality, the plurality of conductive vias each including a via end having a substantially flat end surface projecting from a substrate surface facing the at least one semiconductor die and in contact with a bond pad of the plurality, the via end tapering from a larger lateral extent proximate the substrate surface to a smaller lateral extent distal therefrom.
9. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , further including a dielectric material interposed between the active surface of the at least one semiconductor die and the surface of the substrate and surrounding the projecting via ends.
10. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , further including a metal overlay over at least the substantially flat end surface.
11. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , wherein ends of the plurality of vias opposite the projecting via ends lie substantially coplanar with another surface of the substrate, and further including:
conductive traces extending laterally across the another surface from the substantially coplanar via ends; and
discrete conductive elements disposed on distal ends of the conductive traces and projecting outwardly from the another surface.
12. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the another surface and laterally surrounding the discrete conductive elements.
13. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , wherein the projecting via ends are in direct contact with the plurality of bond pads.
14. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , wherein the projecting via ends are in contact with the plurality of bond pads through intervening discrete conductive elements.
15. A semiconductor device assembly, comprising:
at least one semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof; and
an interposer comprising a substrate having a plurality of conductive vias extending therethrough in alignment with bond pads of the plurality, the plurality of conductive vias each including a first via end having a substantially flat end surface projecting from a substrate surface opposite a substrate surface facing the at least one semiconductor die and tapering from a larger lateral extent proximate the substrate to a smaller lateral extent distal therefrom and a second via end substantially coplanar with the substrate surface facing the at least one semiconductor die and in contact with a bond pad of the plurality through a discrete conductive element projecting from the substrate.
16. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 15 , further including a dielectric material interposed between the active surface of the at least one semiconductor die and the substrate and surrounding the discrete conductive elements.
17. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 15 , further including:
conductive traces extending laterally across the surface of the substrate facing the at least one semiconductor die from the substantially coplanar via ends; and
wherein the discrete conductive elements lie at distal ends of the conductive traces.
18. A semiconductor device assembly, comprising:
at least one semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof; and
at least another semiconductor die having a plurality of conductive vias extending therethrough in alignment with bond pads of the plurality of the at least one semiconductor die, the plurality of conductive vias each including a via end having a substantially flat end surface projecting from a surface of the at least another semiconductor die facing the at least one semiconductor die and in contact with a bond pad of the plurality, the via end tapering from a larger lateral extent proximate the surface of the at least another semiconductor die facing the at least one semiconductor die to a smaller lateral extent distal therefrom.
19. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 18 , further including a dielectric material interposed between the active surface of the at least one semiconductor die and the at least another semiconductor die and surrounding the projecting via ends.
20. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 18 , further including a metal overlay over at least the substantially flat end surface.
21. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 18 , wherein ends of the plurality of vias opposite the projecting via ends lie substantially coplanar with another surface of the at least another semiconductor die, and further including:
conductive traces extending laterally across the another surface from the substantially coplanar via ends; and
discrete conductive elements disposed on distal ends of the conductive traces and projecting outwardly from the another surface.
22. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 21 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the another surface and laterally surrounding the discrete conductive elements.
23. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 18 , wherein the projecting via ends are in direct contact with the plurality of bond pads.
24. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 8 , wherein the projecting via ends are in contact with the plurality of bond pads through intervening discrete conductive elements.
25. A semiconductor device assembly, comprising:
at least one semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof, and
an interposer comprising a substrate having a plurality of conductive vias extending therethrough in alignment with bond pads of the plurality, the plurality of conductive vias each including a first via end having a substantially flat end surface projecting from a substrate surface facing the at least one semiconductor die and in contact with a bond pad of the plurality and a second via end projecting from a substrate surface facing away from the at least one semiconductor die, the first and second via ends tapering from a larger lateral extent proximate the substrate to a smaller lateral extent distal therefrom.
26. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , further including a dielectric material interposed between the active surface of the at least one semiconductor die and the surface of the substrate and surrounding the projecting first via ends.
27. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , further including a metal overlay over at least the substantially flat end surface.
28. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , wherein the second ends of the plurality of vias include discrete conductive elements disposed thereon.
29. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , wherein the at least one semiconductor die comprises a plurality of semiconductor dice mutually laterally adjacently disposed in substantially coplanar fashion over the substrate.
30. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 28 , further comprising a dielectric layer over the another surface and laterally surrounding the discrete conductive elements.
31. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , wherein the projecting first via ends are in direct contact with the plurality of bond pads.
32. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , wherein the projecting first via ends are in contact with the plurality of bond pads through intervening discrete conductive elements.
33. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 25 , wherein the substrate includes a recess therein facing the at least one semiconductor die and the at least one semiconductor die is aligned with the recess, and further including at least another semiconductor die having a plurality of bond pads on an active surface thereof superimposed over the at least one semiconductor die and in communication with the first via ends of vias of the plurality laterally adjacent the at least one semiconductor die and projecting at least beyond the active surface thereof.
34. The semiconductor device assembly of claim 33 , wherein the substrate exhibits an increased thickness in a region surrounding the recess, and the vias of the plurality laterally adjacent the at least one semiconductor die extend through the region.
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