GHz Flip Chip Interconnect Experiments
Other conference contribution, 2004

The flip chip is recognized as the most reliable chip interconnect method and renders an extremely high production yield at very low cost. Furthermore, flip chip gives extraordinary electrical performance, which is vital at GHz frequencies. The flip-chip interconnect is based on three fundamental elements, bumps on a die, chip carrier and the method of joining a die to a carrier. These elements are interdependent, thus important to consider each in order to select the optimal flip-chip system for a specific application. The tentative use of an encapsulant is another consideration. Most obviously, the gold pad and conductor metallurgy of GaAs chips bring the need for alternate bumping methods. Two different joining schemes tentatively suitable for GaAs chip pad metallurgies were tested based on thermocompression joining. Bumps were applied to the chip carrier, a thin film substrate and were either plated gold cylinders or gold ball bond studs. Cross-sections, shear tests, and X-ray imaging were used to determine the joint quality.

thermocompression flip chip bonding

plated gold cylinders

on-die bump

III-V semiconductors

gold ball bond studs

shear tests

cross-sections

gallium aresenide

flip chip interconnections

Author

Katarina Boustedt

Camilla Kärnfelt

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Quantum Device Physics

Proceedings, 9th International Symposium on Advanced Packaging Materials:Processes, Properties and Interfaces

Vol. 1 1 267-271
0-7803-8436-9 (ISBN)

Subject Categories

Materials Engineering

Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering

ISBN

0-7803-8436-9

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10/7/2017