Causes and Prevention of Temperature-Dependent Bubbles in Silicon Wafer Bonding
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 30 (4R)
- https://doi.org/10.1143/jjap.30.615
Abstract
Unbonded areas or bubbles generated at the interface of bonded silicon wafers in the temperature range of 200-800°C have been investigated. Experiments described in this paper demonstrate that the desorption of hydrocarbon contamination at the silicon wafer surfaces appears to be a necessary condition for the formation of these bubbles. SIMS data also indicate the existence of hydrocarbons at the bonding interface. It is speculated that hydrocarbon gas such as CH4 is required for bubble nucleation and that either CH4 or H2 itself or a mixture of both gases is contained in these bubbles. Finally, methods to prevent the formation of these bubbles are presented.Keywords
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