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Title: Thin-film chip-to-substrate interconnect and methods for making same

Abstract

Integrated circuit chips are electrically connected to a silica wafer interconnection substrate. Thin film wiring is fabricated down bevelled edges of the chips. A subtractive wire fabrication method uses a series of masks and etching steps to form wires in a metal layer. An additive method direct laser writes or deposits very thin metal lines which can then be plated up to form wires. A quasi-additive or subtractive/additive method forms a pattern of trenches to expose a metal surface which can nucleate subsequent electrolytic deposition of wires. Low inductance interconnections on a 25 micron pitch (1600 wires on a 1 cm square chip) can be produced. The thin film hybrid interconnect eliminates solder joints or welds, and minimizes the levels of metallization. Advantages include good electrical properties, very high wiring density, excellent backside contact, compactness, and high thermal and mechanical reliability.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Livermore, CA
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867707
Patent Number(s):
US 4992847
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
thin-film; chip-to-substrate; interconnect; methods; integrated; circuit; chips; electrically; connected; silica; wafer; interconnection; substrate; film; wiring; fabricated; bevelled; edges; subtractive; wire; fabrication; method; series; masks; etching; steps; form; wires; metal; layer; additive; direct; laser; writes; deposits; lines; plated; quasi-additive; forms; pattern; trenches; expose; surface; nucleate; subsequent; electrolytic; deposition; inductance; interconnections; 25; micron; pitch; 1600; cm; square; chip; produced; hybrid; eliminates; solder; joints; welds; minimizes; levels; metallization; advantages; electrical; properties; density; excellent; backside; contact; compactness; thermal; mechanical; reliability; fabrication method; metal surface; metal layer; integrated circuit; electrically connected; electrical properties; method forms; circuit chip; metal lines; circuit chips; direct laser; electrolytic deposition; film hybrid; metal line; /257/

Citation Formats

Tuckerman, David B. Thin-film chip-to-substrate interconnect and methods for making same. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Tuckerman, David B. Thin-film chip-to-substrate interconnect and methods for making same. United States.
Tuckerman, David B. 1991. "Thin-film chip-to-substrate interconnect and methods for making same". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867707.
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author = {Tuckerman, David B},
abstractNote = {Integrated circuit chips are electrically connected to a silica wafer interconnection substrate. Thin film wiring is fabricated down bevelled edges of the chips. A subtractive wire fabrication method uses a series of masks and etching steps to form wires in a metal layer. An additive method direct laser writes or deposits very thin metal lines which can then be plated up to form wires. A quasi-additive or subtractive/additive method forms a pattern of trenches to expose a metal surface which can nucleate subsequent electrolytic deposition of wires. Low inductance interconnections on a 25 micron pitch (1600 wires on a 1 cm square chip) can be produced. The thin film hybrid interconnect eliminates solder joints or welds, and minimizes the levels of metallization. Advantages include good electrical properties, very high wiring density, excellent backside contact, compactness, and high thermal and mechanical reliability.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/867707}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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