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2010 IEEE 16th International On-Line Testing Symposium
3D integration: Circuit design, test, and reliability challenges
Corfu, Greece
July 05-July 07
ISBN: 978-1-4244-7724-1
Nikolaos Minas, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Ingrid De Wolf, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Erik Jan Marinissen, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Michele Stucchi, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Herman Oprins, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Abdelkarim Mercha, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Geert Van der Plaas, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Dimitrios Velenis, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Pol Marchai, IM EC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
3D-Stacked ICs (3D-SIC) based on Through-Silicon Vias (TSVs) offer alleviation of the performance and interconnect density bottlenecks faced by traditional CMOS scaling. As a result there is a lot of industrial focus to make this technology available for the next generation of SoCs. However, for 3D integration to become a viable product approach, it requires that the additional processing steps necessary preserve the integrity of both front-end and back-end of devices and constituting materials. 3D processing steps such as TSV insertion and wafer thinning, have an impact on the functionality and performance of analog and digital circuits, which needs to be accounted for during the design phase. Moreover, testing 3D-SICs calls for more complex test flow trade-offs and enhanced design-for-test architectures for test access within the stack. Finally, the reliability consequences with respect to thermal and mechanical stress in dense stacks of thinned wafers need to be carefully assessed to guarantee a target product life time. In this presentation we discuss the abovementioned challenges and some of the emerging solutions.
Citation:
Nikolaos Minas, Ingrid De Wolf, Erik Jan Marinissen, Michele Stucchi, Herman Oprins, Abdelkarim Mercha, Geert Van der Plaas, Dimitrios Velenis, Pol Marchai, "3D integration: Circuit design, test, and reliability challenges," iolts, pp.217, 2010 IEEE 16th International On-Line Testing Symposium, 2010
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