Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique

Silicon wafers have been widely used in semiconductor manufacturing, and chipping issues often highlighted during wafer dicing which affects device performance and reliability. The phenomenon of chipping has been observed to have detrimental effects on die strength, leading to the potential of crack...

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Main Authors: Mohd Syahrin Amri, Ghazali Omar, Mohd Syafiq Mispan, Fuaida Harun, Zaleha Mustafa
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Language:English
Published: OICC Press 2024-04-01
Series:Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering
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Online Access:https://oiccpress.com/mjee/article/view/5048
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Ghazali Omar
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Fuaida Harun
Zaleha Mustafa
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description Silicon wafers have been widely used in semiconductor manufacturing, and chipping issues often highlighted during wafer dicing which affects device performance and reliability. The phenomenon of chipping has been observed to have detrimental effects on die strength, leading to the potential of crack formation. Cracks became a major concern because its sometimes undetected during testing and had been reported to cause malfunctions at user applications. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the fragile behavior of silicon concerning its chipping and flexural strength performance, providing valuable insights for engineering applications. The research employed new wafer mounting techniques, including chipping analysis, a three-point bending test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to reduce silicon die chipping and increase the flexural strength by evaluating the novel semi and full sandwich wafer mounting techniques. The study demonstrated that the implementation of novel full sandwich mounting technique had improved significantly the silicon die chipping and flexural die performance among all the wafer mounting techniques.
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spelling doaj-art-16f3b08980a046028167a7aaa6959f2c2025-08-20T03:33:27ZengOICC PressMajlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering2345-377X2345-37962024-04-0118110.30486/mjee.2024.2001373.1323Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting TechniqueMohd Syahrin AmriGhazali OmarMohd Syafiq MispanFuaida HarunZaleha MustafaSilicon wafers have been widely used in semiconductor manufacturing, and chipping issues often highlighted during wafer dicing which affects device performance and reliability. The phenomenon of chipping has been observed to have detrimental effects on die strength, leading to the potential of crack formation. Cracks became a major concern because its sometimes undetected during testing and had been reported to cause malfunctions at user applications. This study aims to comprehensively analyze the fragile behavior of silicon concerning its chipping and flexural strength performance, providing valuable insights for engineering applications. The research employed new wafer mounting techniques, including chipping analysis, a three-point bending test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to reduce silicon die chipping and increase the flexural strength by evaluating the novel semi and full sandwich wafer mounting techniques. The study demonstrated that the implementation of novel full sandwich mounting technique had improved significantly the silicon die chipping and flexural die performance among all the wafer mounting techniques. https://oiccpress.com/mjee/article/view/5048ChippingSiliconThree-Point Bending TestWafer DicingWafer Mounting
spellingShingle Mohd Syahrin Amri
Ghazali Omar
Mohd Syafiq Mispan
Fuaida Harun
Zaleha Mustafa
Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
Majlesi Journal of Electrical Engineering
Chipping
Silicon
Three-Point Bending Test
Wafer Dicing
Wafer Mounting
title Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
title_full Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
title_fullStr Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
title_full_unstemmed Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
title_short Semiconductor Chipping Improvement via a Full Sandwich Wafer Mounting Technique
title_sort semiconductor chipping improvement via a full sandwich wafer mounting technique
topic Chipping
Silicon
Three-Point Bending Test
Wafer Dicing
Wafer Mounting
url https://oiccpress.com/mjee/article/view/5048
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