NDLI: Stress reduction in silicon/oxidized silicon–Pyrex glass anodic bonding for MEMS device packaging: RF switches and pressure sensors

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Author	Joyce, Robin Singh, Kulwant Varghese, Soney Akhtar, Jamil
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Standard temperature for anodic bonding process (usually 450 °C) degrade the MEMS device performance due to stress generated on mechanical components during wafer level packaging. The traditional perspective of bonding at medium temperatures (280–350 °C) by various research communities were pertaining to lesser efficiency and un-reliability. Partial bonding and increased number of voids were the results of medium temperature bonding. Here we introduce a new method that reduced the bonding temperature well below to 280 °C for silicon–Pyrex bond and to 320 °C for oxidized silicon–Pyrex bond. This article reports the study of stress reduction (by reducing the bow) in bonding material by decreasing bonding temperature through a modified electrode (cathode) in anodic bonding process. Dropping the temperature from 450 to 280 °C has reduced the bowing effect up to 51 times. Also the effect of glass thickness (2 and 1 mm) on bonding has been studied. It was found that there was a decrease of 49 and 53 % in bow height (at 400 and 450 °C) when used 1 mm thick Pyrex glass instead of 2 mm thick glass. The amount of gas trapped to form voids while bonding by means of the new load, has reduced to a great level. Extensive characterization of the surfaces and interfaces have been made with AFM, OM, SEM and laser bow measurement equipment which defines the surface roughness, cleanliness, bubble formation, interface integrity and surface bow.
Starting Page	411
Ending Page	423
Page Count	13
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09574522
Journal	Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume Number	26
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	1573482X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-10-26
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Optical and Electronic Materials Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Biomaterials Biophysics Condensed Matter Physics Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials Bioengineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering Biomedical Engineering

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