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Bonded Wafers for Three-Dimensional Integration

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Author(s)

Richard A. Allen

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) integration is a key enabling technology for compact, high-performance, and/or low-power electronics. This technology enables the fabrication of circuits with functions that commonly cannot be fabricated on a single substrate in a smaller 3D footprint, a key consideration in portable and wearable devices, or can enable higher density of transistors in a 3D footprint, a key consideration in high-performance computing. 3D stacking, in turn, is enabled by wafer bonding, whereby two or more wafers are bonded into a single “device”, which can then be inserted into a system.
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SEMI Standards Watch

Keywords

there-dimesional stacked integrated circuits (3DS-IC), packaging, integrated circuits

Citation

Allen, R. (2017), Bonded Wafers for Three-Dimensional Integration, SEMI Standards Watch, [online], http://www.semi.org/en/node/120011?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=43758623&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_c81n0SMz3VgUwguZfM_gPwa8ObHwxmCNfXfXWTAgUnTOREQFBbhMpKj5KOFjHSWv_Chof_pkqpKiViAWjfGBE1kYnHA&_hsmi=43758623 (Accessed April 24, 2024)
Created March 2, 2017, Updated October 5, 2017