Grzegorz Janczyk

Investigation on reliability of interconnects in 3D heterogeneous systems by ageing beam resonance method

Abstract This paper is the ongoing research report and discusses important aspects of new investigation method selected for interconnects reliability and ageing which has to be considered in nano-scale. The research is ongoing and applies to heterogeneous device structures like SiP, SoC where mechanical stress caused by thermal cycling, heat dissipation, assembly technique etc. distributes inside thin layers of metal interconnects.

Integrated Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Modeling of 3D e-Cubes Structures

The complex silicon systems formed by the several specialized devices like SOC, RF devices, power devices, MEMS wafers are fabricated in dedicated technologies. If the designer attempts to integrate them into the one big multifunctional system, he meets the new, yet unexplored fields for the multidisciplinary, mutually dependent thermal, electrical, EM and mechanical parameters modeling. This article attempts to clarify, and presents how to simplify this problem.

Innovative SiC over Si photodiode based dual-band, 3D integrated detector

This paper describes the fabrication of 3D-stacked, dual-band sensitive device and their preliminary characterization results. The device consists of two 3D integrated detectors. The square chip with fabricated 4H-SiC p-i-n junction was mounted on commercial silicon chip with large area VIS-photodiode made by Institute of Electron Technology in Warsaw. The UV-photodetector was made on n-type 4H-SiC substrate with a double epitaxial layer in which aluminum was implanted to form a p-n junction close to the surface, and a silicon dioxide layer was formed for passivation, without a guard ring. The optical and electrical characterization of each of the photodiode structures has been discussed including dark current and spectral response measurements of large-area silicon diode with 4H-SiC p-i-n junction. All the diodes showed excellent rectification with low leakage current.

Novel methodology for 3D MEMS-IC design and co-simulation on MEMS microphone smart system example

The fundamental principle of complex systems development consists in integration of a range of design activities related to a set technological processes into the advanced, multistage, time consuming product development chain. The most representative sample smart system includes at least micro-electro-mechanical module (MEMS) assisted by the dedicated readout circuitry (IC) supporting specific signal conversion and data processing capabilities. Communication modules can be integrated in the IC or belong to particular application environment scheme.

Dedicated MEMS-based test structure for 3D SiP interconnects reliability investigation

This paper discusses important aspects of development process of dedicated test vehicles designed for investigation on thin metal layers reliability by a novel Accelerated Thermo-Mechanical Ageing method (ATMA) [1] being developed now. It is an ongoing research report presenting current state of the R&D works, investigation on ATMA usefulness and its applicability to interconnect reliability evaluation.

Reliability issues of e-Cubes heterogeneous system integration

The fast development of device fabrication technology stimulates new challenging technology development and progress in wafer processing, module interconnections and packaging technology. Apart from a broad hardware experience, standalone software design simulations before a hardware fabrication are a necessity. This paper discusses software issues of the design and an experimental attempt to the device description and the device description data transfer.

Integrated thermal modeling of heterogeneous eCubes stacked devices

Vertical chip integration applied in heterogeneous systems is a design approach used to extend the device functionality and improve its performance. Apart from the design advancements, thermal budget of the device is constrained internal structure of the device. Internal module components limit the efficiency of device cooling. It is one of the most important concerns of vertical integration reliability. Development of vertically integrated devices requires cooperation of different partners and designers. This paper presents thermo-mechanical simulation needs and capabilities. The presented HDL approach is used for thermal modeling of the structure and high level, NDA-proof thermal simulations of modules of stacked, heterogeneous devices.

Specialized MEMS microphone for industrial application

This article is an attempt to describe design and verification process of the MEMS+IC (micro-electro-mechanical system assisted by an integrated readout circuit) structure designed in Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) dedicated for specific industrial microphone application. Design tools and methods are presented in this paper along with results of numerical simulations compared with real measurements performed for the key steps of device development.

MEMS Product Engineering

This chapter points out the individual challenges of micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) design issues. Starting from device design according to the idea of the product a concurrent technology design (determining the manufacturing flow) is necessary because of the strong dependencies between structural and technological properties. Additionally the challenges of packaging and assembling have to be considered in early design stages. Last but not least the aspect of quality assurance becomes more and more important. Modern strategies like Design for Six Sigma (DfSS) adapted to the MEMS design area can substantially improve the quality and the yield in later production processes.

Silicon nanowires reliability and robustness investigation using AFM-based techniques

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) have undergone intensive research for their application in novel integrated systems such as field effect transistor (FET) biosensors and mass sensing resonators profiting from large surface-to-volume ratios (nano dimensions). Such devices have been shown to have the potential for outstanding performances in terms of high sensitivity, selectivity through surface modification and unprecedented structural characteristics. This paper presents the results of mechanical characterization done for various types of suspended SiNWs arranged in a 3D array. The characterization has been performed using techniques based on atomic force microscopy (AFM). This investigation is a necessary prerequisite for the reliable and robust design of any biosensing system. This paper also describes the applied investigation methodology and reports measurement results aggregated during series of AFM-based tests.