WO2020077671A1 - 一种硅晶圆减薄亚表面损伤深度快速评估方法 - Google Patents
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- the invention belongs to the field of ultra-precision processing of semiconductor wafer materials, and relates to a rapid evaluation method for silicon wafer thinning subsurface damage depth.
- Semiconductor wafer grinding is an indispensable process in the field of integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing.
- IC integrated circuit
- ultra-thin (thickness less than 100 ⁇ m) wafers are used in more and more packaging forms, such as: 3D integrated packaging, MEMS packaging.
- the thickness of a 12-inch wafer is 775 ⁇ m, so about 700 ⁇ m thick wafer material will be removed during the grinding stage.
- Wafer thinning based on the wafer spin grinding method is the current mainstream silicon wafer grinding technology. However, during the grinding process, it is inevitable to cause damage to the subsurface of the silicon wafer, such as phase transformation, dislocations, and micro-cracks.
- Etching and chemical mechanical polishing are the main methods to eliminate subsurface damage. However, these methods are costly and inefficient. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the subsurface damage depth and reduce the subsurface damage depth by controlling the grinding parameters.
- the prediction of silicon wafer thinning subsurface damage depth is mainly carried out by the method of wafer surface roughness measurement. It is an empirical formula, which is summarized based on experiments.
- the surface roughness measurement is performed after wafer grinding, and cannot be predicted in advance during the wafer grinding parameter design stage; on the other hand, the wafer surface roughness with the number of wafer grinding wheels, grinding parameters (Spindle feed rate, spindle speed, wafer speed), the wafer position distribution changes.
- the method of surface roughness measurement cannot meet the needs of the grinding process. Therefore, a rapid evaluation method for directly predicting the depth of the subsurface damage layer through the grinding wheel mesh number and grinding parameters is needed, and can also reflect the distribution of the subsurface damage depth at different positions of the wafer.
- the present invention proposes a rapid evaluation method of silicon wafer thinning subsurface damage depth.
- the steps include: Step 1, determining wafer grinding parameters, the grinding parameters include: grinding wheel diameter, grinding tooth width, wafer diameter, abrasive grain size, spindle feed rate, spindle speed, wafer Rotation speed, elastic recovery coefficient of silicon wafer material, elastic modulus of wafer and spindle bond material, fracture toughness of silicon wafer; Step two, calculate the cutting depth of single abrasive grain; Step three, establish subsurface damage depth The relationship with the cutting depth; Step four, the single particle cutting depth is substituted into the relationship between the subsurface damage depth and the cutting depth to obtain the relationship between the grinding parameters and the subsurface damage depth; Step five, the obtained grinding parameters and the subsurface damage depth
- the relationship writing program is integrated into the grinding machine system, and the depth of the subsurface damage of the wafer is quickly evaluated according to the grinding parameters set by the grinding machine.
- this method can predict the depth of silicon wafer subsurface damage for different grinding parameters (grinding wheel mesh number, spindle feed rate, spindle speed, wafer speed) in the grinding design stage, and guide the design of grinding parameters.
- the subsurface crack depth is determined according to the grinding parameters, and the degree of damage caused by grinding is determined to provide guidance for the amount of grinding removal and process control in the future.
- the grinding parameters include: grinding wheel diameter, grinding tooth width, wafer diameter, abrasive grain size, spindle feed rate, spindle speed, wafer speed, silicon wafer material Elastic recovery coefficient, elastic modulus of wafer and spindle bond material, fracture toughness of silicon wafer.
- the abrasive particles continuously remove the silicon wafer surface material along the grinding trajectory.
- the material removal volume obtained by the two methods is the same, and the maximum cutting depth d c of the wafer is obtained:
- the elastic deformation of the grinding wheel and the silicon wafer during the grinding process should also be considered, so the maximum cutting depth of the abrasive particles can be further written as:
- the index n is a constant, and the value is 0.548, and E 1 and E 0 are the elastic modulus of the abrasive bond material and the silicon wafer material, respectively;
- the subsurface damage depth model can be calculated according to the theory of nano scratch fracture mechanics, expressed as,
- the c is the depth of subsurface damage
- ⁇ is half the angle of the tip of the indenter.
- E, K c and H s are respectively the elastic modulus, fracture toughness and scratch hardness of the silicon wafer.
- ⁇ is the elastic recovery coefficient; for diamond abrasive grains, tan ⁇ is expressed as: Therefore, the depth of the subsurface damage layer can be expressed as:
- Silicon wafers are anisotropic materials.
- the scratch direction is ⁇ 110> crystal direction
- the crack is more likely to fracture along the ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane ⁇ 112> crystal direction.
- the trace direction is the ⁇ 100> crystal direction
- the cracks tend to be along the ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane ⁇ 110> crystal direction, so the subsurface damage depth needs to be expressed as:
- the subscript ⁇ > indicates the radial direction of the wafer, and the subscript ⁇ indicates the crystal plane of the wafer.
- the single particle cutting depth d c is substituted into the relationship between subsurface damage depth and cutting depth to obtain the relationship between grinding parameters and subsurface damage depth;
- the relationship between the obtained grinding parameters and the depth of subsurface damage is written into the program and integrated into the grinding machine system. According to the grinding parameters set by the grinding machine, the subsurface damage depth of the wafer is quickly evaluated.
- the invention can be used to predict different grinding wheel meshes, grinding parameters (spindle feed rate, spindle rotation speed, wafer rotation speed), wafer crystal subsurface damage depth during the grinding design stage, and guide the grinding parameters design.
- the method can be integrated on the grinding machine, and the subsurface crack depth can be directly calculated according to the grinding parameters to determine the degree of damage caused by grinding, and provide guidance for the amount of grinding removal and process control in the future.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart of the present invention.
- Figure 2 shows the comparison between the experimental and theoretical results of the subsurface damage depth.
- Fig. 2 (a) is the result of subsurface damage depth along the ⁇ 110> crystal direction
- Fig. 2 (b) is the result of subsurface damage layer depth along the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the wafer grinding parameters are first determined.
- the grinding parameters include: grinding wheel diameter, grinding tooth width, wafer diameter, abrasive grain size, spindle feed rate, spindle speed, Wafer speed, elastic recovery coefficient of silicon wafer material, elastic modulus of wafer and spindle bond material, fracture toughness of silicon wafer.
- the abrasive particles continuously remove the silicon wafer surface material along the grinding trajectory.
- the material removal volume obtained by the two methods is the same, and the maximum cutting depth d c of the wafer is obtained:
- the elastic deformation of the grinding wheel and the silicon wafer during the grinding process should also be considered, so the maximum cutting depth of the abrasive particles can be further written as:
- the index n is a constant, which takes a value of 0.548, and E 1 and E 0 are the elastic modulus of the abrasive bond material and the silicon wafer material, respectively;
- the subsurface damage depth model can be calculated according to the theory of nano scratch fracture mechanics, expressed as,
- the c is the depth of subsurface damage
- ⁇ is half the angle of the tip of the indenter.
- E, K c and H s are respectively the elastic modulus, fracture toughness and scratch hardness of the silicon wafer.
- ⁇ is the elastic recovery coefficient; for diamond abrasive grains, tan ⁇ is expressed as: Therefore, the depth of the subsurface damage layer can be expressed as:
- Silicon wafers are anisotropic materials.
- the scratch direction is ⁇ 110> crystal direction
- the crack is more likely to fracture along the ⁇ 111 ⁇ plane ⁇ 112> crystal direction.
- the trace direction is the ⁇ 100> crystal direction
- the cracks tend to be along the ⁇ 110 ⁇ plane ⁇ 110> crystal direction, so the subsurface damage depth needs to be expressed as:
- the subscript ⁇ > indicates the radial direction of the wafer, and the subscript ⁇ indicates the crystal plane of the wafer.
- the single particle cutting depth d c is substituted into the relationship between subsurface damage depth and cutting depth to obtain the relationship between grinding parameters and subsurface damage depth;
- the cross-sectional microscopic observation method was used to observe the depth of cracks on the subsurface of the silicon wafer under the conditions of 9 grinding processes.
- a laser was used to cut the silicon wafer to prepare a sample with a sample size of 10 mm ⁇ 8 mm.
- Figure 2 shows a comparison between the method proposed by this patent and experimental observations, where Figure 2 (a) is the crack depth along the ⁇ 110> crystal direction.
- the 101a is a prediction result according to the prediction method proposed by this patent.
- the 102a is the # 320 grinding wheel experiment result
- the 103a is the # 600 grinding wheel experiment result
- the 104a is the # 2000 grinding wheel experiment result.
- the average error between experimental results and theoretical predictions is 8.09%.
- Figure 2 (b) shows the depth of subsurface damage along the ⁇ 100> crystal direction.
- the 101b is a prediction result according to the prediction method proposed by this patent.
- the 102b is the experimental result of the # 320 grinding wheel
- the 103b is the experimental result of the # 600 grinding wheel
- the 104b is the experimental result of the # 2000 grinding wheel.
- the average error between experimental results and theoretical predictions is 10.45%.
- the relationship between the obtained grinding parameters and the depth of subsurface damage is written into the program and integrated into the grinding machine system. According to the grinding parameters set by the grinding machine, the subsurface damage depth of the wafer is quickly evaluated.
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- 一种硅晶圆减薄亚表面损伤深度快速评估方法,其特征在于包括如下步骤:步骤一,确定晶圆磨削参数,所述磨削参数包括:磨削机台磨轮直径,磨齿宽度,晶圆直径,磨粒尺寸,主轴进给速率,主轴转速,晶圆转速,硅晶圆材料的弹性恢复系数,晶圆、主轴结合剂材料的弹性模量,硅晶圆的断裂韧性;步骤二,计算单颗磨粒的切削深度;步骤三,建立亚表面损伤深度与切削深度的关系;步骤四,将单颗粒切削深度代入亚表面损伤深度与切削深度关系,得到磨削参数与亚表面损伤深度的关系;步骤五,将得到的磨削参数与亚表面损伤深度的关系写入程序集成于磨削机台系统,根据磨削机台设定的磨削参数,对晶圆亚表面损伤深度进行评估。
- 根据权利要求1所述的硅晶圆减薄亚表面损伤深度快速评估方法,其特征在于,计算单颗磨粒的切削深度;磨削过程中,磨粒沿着磨削轨迹连续去除硅晶圆表面材料;在硅晶圆表面任意位置r处,单颗磨粒去除的材料体积为磨粒的去除面积与磨痕长度的乘积,dV=A r·dS(r)·N·β所述,dV为材料去除体积,A r为单颗磨粒的去除面积,N为有效磨粒数,dS(r)为半径r处磨痕轨迹长度,β为磨粒的重叠系数,其中A r表达式为: 所述R e为磨轮磨粒半径,μ为残余深度与切削深度的比值,R e-Y w为最大切削深度;所述,B为去除材料的截面积,f为砂轮进给速率,N w为晶圆转速,N s为砂轮转速;根据质量守恒原则,两种方法得到的材料去除体积相同,得到晶圆的最大切削深度d c:此外,磨削过程中磨轮与硅晶圆的弹性变形也应该考虑,因此磨粒的最大切削深度进一步写成:所述指数n为常数,取值0.548,E 1和E 0分别为磨粒结合剂材料和硅晶圆材料的弹性模量。
- 根据权利要求1所述的硅晶圆减薄亚表面损伤深度快速评估方法,其特征在于,亚表面损伤深度模型根据纳米划痕断裂力学理论进行计算,表示为,所述c为亚表面损伤深度,ψ为压头尖端角度的一半;E,K c和H s分别为硅晶圆的弹性模量,断裂韧性,划痕硬度;δ为弹性恢复系数;tanψ表示为:因此,亚表面损伤层深度表示为:硅晶圆是各向异性材料,对于Si(100)晶圆来说,当划痕方向为<110>晶向时,裂纹更倾向于沿着{111}面<112>晶向断裂,当划痕方向为<100>晶向时,裂纹更倾向于沿着{110}面<110>晶向,因此亚表面损伤深度需要分别表示为:所述下标<>表示晶圆的径向,下标{}表示晶圆的晶面。
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