WO2024070009A1 - 静電キャリア、処理システム及び処理方法 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to an electrostatic carrier, a processing system, and a processing method.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a chip-on-wafer (CoW) bonding method for mounting chips on a wafer.
- a surface activation process and a hydrophilic process are performed on the bonding surfaces of the chips, and the chips are temporarily bonded to the substrate.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a reinforcing material made of a thin plate material such as a silicon wafer.
- This reinforcing material has a reinforcing material body equipped with a thin plate-shaped electrostatic holding part with an electrode part embedded inside an electrical insulating layer (polyimide layer).
- a high voltage is applied to the electrode part, and an electric charge of the opposite polarity to the voltage applied to the electrode part is supplied to the object to be reinforced, causing the electrostatic holding part to exert an adhesive force and adsorb the object to be reinforced, causing the reinforcing material body to function as a reinforcing material.
- the technology disclosed herein provides an electrostatic carrier that can properly transfer chips to a wafer after dicing in a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is an electrostatic carrier used in a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process, which has a conductive body portion having a plurality of through holes in the thickness direction, and an insulating layer formed on the surface of the body portion.
- the present disclosure provides an electrostatic carrier that can properly transfer chips to a wafer after dicing in a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the configuration of a chip attached to a dicing sheet.
- 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of a configuration of an electrostatic carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an outline of the configuration of the electrostatic carrier according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of another configuration of the electrostatic carrier.
- FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an outline of another configuration of the electrostatic carrier.
- 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of the configuration of a wafer to which a chip is bonded; 1 is a plan view showing an outline of the configuration of a processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of the configuration of a chip placement device.
- 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the configuration of the static electricity removing unit.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the configuration of the static electricity removing unit.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an outline of the configuration of a joining device.
- FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing main steps of a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process according to the present embodiment.
- 1A to 1C are side views illustrating main steps of a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process according to the present embodiment.
- 1 is a side view illustrating electrostatic attraction of chips to an electrostatic carrier in a chip placement device;
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a chip is detached from an electrostatic carrier in a bonding device.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a chip is detached from an electrostatic carrier in a bonding device.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the joining device.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the joining device.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration example of the joining device.
- Chip-on-wafer (CoW) manufacturing process has been considered as a method of three-dimensional packaging technology.
- One example of the manufacturing process of chip-on-wafer is the method described in Patent Document 1.
- the inventors of the present invention have found that it is possible to suppress wear of the dicing tape in the chip-on-wafer manufacturing process by applying an electrostatic holding mechanism.
- the above-mentioned series of processes is carried out while the chip is held on a carrier substrate (hereinafter referred to as "electrostatic carrier (ESW)") having an adsorption and holding function by electrostatic (Coulomb) force.
- ESW electrostatic carrier
- Patent Document 2 discloses an electrostatic reinforcing device that holds and reinforces thin plate materials such as silicon wafers, but makes no mention of holding multiple chips on a carrier wafer by electrostatic adsorption in this manner, performing the above-mentioned series of processes, and then actually mounting the chips on the wafer to be mounted.
- an insulating layer e.g., a polyimide layer
- an electrostatic carrier used to transport thin plate materials such as silicon wafers.
- the insulating layer that covers the electrode is hard (has a large elastic modulus)
- electric charge may leak through the conductive liquid used in the above series of processes, causing a loss of electrostatic adsorption force of the thin plate material to the electrostatic carrier.
- Patent Document 2 does not mention the reduction in electrostatic adsorption force caused by leakage of electric charge via the conductive liquid.
- the technology disclosed herein provides an electrostatic carrier that can properly transfer chips to a wafer after dicing in a chip-on-wafer manufacturing process.
- the processing system and processing method according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that in this specification and drawings, elements that have substantially the same functional configuration are given the same reference numerals to avoid redundant description.
- multiple chips C aligned and attached on the adhesive surface of a dicing tape T which will be described later, are placed on an electrostatic carrier Cw, which will be described later, and the multiple chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw are then bonded to a wafer W to be mounted (chip-on-wafer manufacturing process).
- the surface of the multiple chips C on which a device layer D, which will be described later, is formed is referred to as the front surface Ca (or “device surface")
- the surface opposite the front surface Ca (device surface) that is attached to the dicing tape T is referred to as the back surface Cb.
- a silicon layer Si, a device layer D including a plurality of devices, and a protective film P for protecting the device layer D are sequentially formed from the back surface Cb side to the front surface Ca side.
- the silicon layer Si on the back surface Cb side of the chip C is attached to a dicing tape T.
- the dicing tape T is fixed to a dicing frame F as shown in FIG. 1 when being transported in a processing system 10 described later.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw has an adsorption surface on its upper surface for electrostatically and vacuum-adsorbing and holding multiple chips C. As shown in FIG. 2, the electrostatic carrier Cw has an insulating layer 2 formed on the surface of a main body 1. Therefore, in the electrostatic carrier Cw according to the technology disclosed herein, the main body 1 does not have an electrode portion (electrode wiring pattern) formed thereon for electrostatically adsorbing the chips C.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw adsorbs and holds the silicon layer Si on the back surface Cb side of the chip C as shown in FIG. 2.
- the main body 1 has approximately the same diameter and thickness as a wafer W (described later) on which the chip C is mounted, and is made of any conductive material, such as silicon, aluminum, an aluminum alloy, stainless steel, or titanium. In other words, a silicon substrate as a conductive substrate may be used as the main body 1.
- the main body 1 may be configured to have approximately the same diameter as a wafer W (described later) on which the chip C is mounted, and a thickness different from that of the wafer W (for example, 500 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m). 2 and 3, the main body 1 has a plurality of through holes 1a formed therethrough in the thickness direction thereof so as to correspond to the holding positions of the chips C within the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw. In one example, the holding positions of the chips C within the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw are arranged so as to correspond to the bonding positions of the chips C (mounting positions of the chips C) on the mounting surface of the wafer W.
- the plurality of through holes 1a can be formed at any positions on the attracting surface for the electrostatic carriers Cw.
- the multiple through holes 1a may be formed, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, one for each of the multiple chips C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw, in other words, the same number as the multiple chips C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the through holes 1a may be formed in a number corresponding to each of the chips C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw, in other words, more than the number of chips C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw, as shown in Figures 4 and 5.
- the number, size, intervals, and arrangement of the through holes 1a are not particularly limited, but it is desirable to determine the number, size, and intervals that ensure the strength (rigidity) of the electrostatic carrier Cw so that deformation such as bending does not occur.
- the size of the through holes 1a is ⁇ 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm
- the intervals are 0.5 mm to 1.0 mm.
- the insulating layer 2 is a layer formed on the surface of the main body 1, and is made of a flexible and insulating material, such as polyimide or EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer).
- the insulating layer 2 constitutes the adsorption surface of the chip C on the electrostatic carrier Cw, as shown in FIG. 2.
- the thickness of the insulating layer 2 is, for example, 10 ⁇ m, which is a thickness that allows the chip to be held on the electrostatic carrier Cw by electrostatic adsorption. In one example, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
- the insulating layer 2 has a plurality of through holes 2a (second through holes) formed at positions corresponding to the holding positions of the chip C in the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw, that is, the formation positions of the plurality of through holes 1a formed in the main body 1. It is preferable that the plurality of through holes 2a have a smaller diameter than the plurality of through holes 1a formed in the main body 1.
- “insulating layer 2 has flexibility” means that the elastic modulus of insulating layer 2 on main body portion 1 is 2 GPa or less, and preferably 0.5 GPa or less.
- the insulating layer 2 has insulating properties means that the dielectric breakdown voltage of the insulating layer 2 on the main body portion 1 is 30 kV or more, and preferably 40 kV or more.
- the insulating layer 2 may not necessarily have multiple through holes 2a formed therein (see also Figures 4 and 5 above), or the multiple through holes 2a may be formed with the same diameter as the multiple through holes 1a formed in the main body portion 1.
- an insulating layer 2 having insulating properties is at least formed on the surface of a main body portion 1 which is conductive and has a plurality of through holes 1a formed therein.
- the insulating layer 2 is formed on the main body 1 by any method.
- the insulating layer 2 may be a film formed by applying polyimide to the surface of the main body 1 by spin coating.
- the insulating layer 2 may be an insulating film formed by attaching an insulating film (e.g., a polyimide film or backgrind (BG) tape) to the surface of the main body 1.
- an insulating film e.g., a polyimide film or backgrind (BG) tape
- the through holes 1a, 2a in the main body 1 and the insulating layer 2 are formed by any method and at any timing.
- the through hole 1a and the through hole 2a may be formed simultaneously by laser irradiation or the like after the insulating layer 2 is formed on the surface of a silicon substrate corresponding to the main body 1.
- the through hole 1a may be formed in the main body 1 and the through hole 2a in the insulating layer 2 may be formed independently, and then the insulating layer 2 may be attached to the main body 1 while aligning the through hole 1a with the through hole 2a.
- the through hole 1a may be formed in the main body portion 1 by laser irradiation, punching processing, etc., and then an insulating film may be attached to the main body portion 1.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw according to the technology disclosed herein is configured as described above, and attracts and holds the chip C on the attraction surface by generating electrostatic (Coulomb) force between the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chip C. Details of the method of holding the chip C by the electrostatic carrier Cw will be described later.
- the wafer W on which the chips C are mounted is, for example, a semiconductor wafer such as a silicon substrate or a glass substrate used in the manufacturing process of semiconductor devices, and as shown in Fig. 6, a device layer Dw including a plurality of devices is formed on the front surface Wa side which is the mounting surface of the chips C.
- the thickness of the wafer W is configured to be the same as or slightly larger than the electrostatic carrier Cw described above, for example, 800 ⁇ m.
- the device layer Dw is diced into pieces having substantially the same size as the chips C to be mounted, for example, as shown in Fig. 6.
- each of the diced device layers Dw on the mounting surface of the wafer W becomes a bonding position of the chip C on the wafer W (a mounting position of the chip C).
- a protective film Pw is formed on the front surface Wa of the wafer W, and the thickness of the protective film Pw is approximately the same as the thickness of the device layer Dw.
- the size of the device layer Dw does not necessarily have to be approximately the same as the chip C to be mounted, and may be larger or smaller than the chip C.
- the wafer W is bonded to the chip C as described below, but prior to bonding to the chip C, various pretreatments for bonding are performed on the front surface Wa of the wafer W. More specifically, a series of pretreatments including surface activation and hydrophilization are performed in advance on the front surface Wa of the wafer W in one or more pretreatment devices (described below) that are disposed in the processing system 10.
- the processing system 10 has a configuration in which a loading/unloading station 11 and a processing station 12 are integrally connected.
- a loading/unloading station 11 for example, FOUPs Ff, Fc, and Fw, each capable of housing a plurality of dicing frames F, a plurality of electrostatic carriers Cw, and a plurality of wafers W, are loaded and unloaded between the outside and the processing station 11.
- the processing station 12 is equipped with various processing devices for implementing a series of chip-on-wafer manufacturing processes, which will be described later.
- the loading/unloading station 11 is provided with a FOUP placement table 20.
- multiple FOUPs for example, three FOUPs Ff, Fc, and Fw, are placed on the FOUP placement table 20 and aligned in a line in the Y-axis direction. Note that the number and arrangement of the FOUPs Ff, Fc, and Fw placed on the FOUP placement table 20 are not limited to this embodiment and can be determined arbitrarily.
- a transport device 30 is provided adjacent to the FOUP mounting table 20 on the positive side of the X-axis.
- the transport device 30 is configured to be movable on a transport path 31 extending in the Y-axis direction.
- the transport device 30 has, for example, two transport arms 32, 32 that hold and transport a dicing frame F, an electrostatic carrier Cw, and a wafer W (hereinafter, these may be collectively referred to as the "dicing frame F, etc.”).
- Each transport arm 32 is configured to be movable horizontally, vertically, around a horizontal axis, and around a vertical axis.
- the configuration of the transport arm 32 is not limited to this embodiment, and may have any configuration.
- the transport device 30 is configured to be able to transport the dicing frame F, etc. to the FOUPs Ff, Fc, and Fw of the FOUP mounting table 20, and to a transition device 40 described later.
- the loading/unloading station 11 is provided with a transition device 40 adjacent to the transport device 30 on the positive X-axis side of the transport device 30 for transferring dicing frames F and the like between the transport device 30 and the processing station 12.
- a transport device 50 In the processing station 12, a transport device 50, a chip placement device 60, a protective film removal device 70, a surface modification device 80, a surface hydrophilization device 90, a pretreatment device 100, and a bonding device 110 are arranged. Note that the number and arrangement of these various processing devices are not limited to this embodiment and can be determined as desired.
- the transport device 50 is provided on the positive X-axis side of the transition device 40.
- the transport device 50 is configured to be freely movable on a transport path 51 extending in the X-axis direction.
- the transport device 50 also has, for example, two transport arms 52, 52 that hold and transport a dicing frame F or the like.
- Each transport arm 52 is configured to be freely movable in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, around the horizontal axis, and around the vertical axis, and is configured to be able to transport a dicing frame F or the like to the transition device 40 in the loading/unloading station 11 and various processing devices in the processing station 12.
- the chip placement device 60 places multiple chips C, each with its back surface Cb attached to the dicing tape T, on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw, which serves as a relay member when mounting the chips C on the wafer W, in a line with the protective film P on the front surface Ca facing up. In other words, the chip placement device 60 transfers the chips C from the dicing tape T to the electrostatic carrier Cw without flipping the front and back surfaces of the chips C.
- a pickup area 60a and an arrangement area 60b are formed inside the chip placement device 60.
- the chip C is picked up from the dicing frame F.
- the chip C is arranged on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the pickup area 60a is provided with a frame holding portion 61, a push-up portion 62, and a collet 63.
- the frame holding section 61 has a holding surface for the dicing frame F on its upper surface, and holds the dicing frame F transported by the transport device 50 with the multiple chips C affixed to the dicing tape T facing upward.
- the push-up portion 62 is disposed below the frame holding portion 61, and is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction relative to the frame holding portion 61. As long as the frame holding portion 61 and the push-up portion 62 can move relatively in the horizontal direction, it is sufficient that at least one of the frame holding portion 61 and the push-up portion 62 is configured to be movable. In this way, the push-up portion 62 selectively pushes up one chip C from below among the multiple chips C on the dicing tape T, thereby lifting it up.
- the collet 63 is disposed above the frame holding portion 61, holds one chip C pushed up by the push-up portion 62 from above, and transports the held chip C between the pickup area 60a and the arrange area 60b.
- the arrangement area 60b is provided with a carrier holding section 64, a power supply section 65, a charge removal section 66, and an alignment mechanism 67.
- the carrier holding section 64 has a holding surface for the electrostatic carrier Cw on its upper surface, and holds the electrostatic carrier Cw transported by the transport device 50 with the insulating layer 2, which is the adsorption surface of the chip C, facing upward.
- the power supply unit 65 is disposed below the carrier holding unit 64, and has a power supply pin 65a that contacts the back side of the electrostatic carrier Cw on the carrier holding unit 64, i.e., the main body 1, to apply a voltage, a power supply source 65b that supplies power to the power supply pin 65a, and a ground wire 65c.
- the chip placement device 60 the chip C is attracted and held on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw by the Coulomb force generated by supplying power from the power supply pin 65a to the main body 1.
- the principle of attraction of the chip C by the electrostatic carrier Cw will be described in detail later.
- the location of the power supply unit 65 is not limited to this, and it may be located outside the carrier holding unit 64, for example, to the side or above, as long as it can apply an appropriate voltage to the electrostatic carriers Cw.
- the power supply unit 65 has one power supply pin 65a, but the power supply unit 65 may have multiple power supply pins 65a.
- the discharge unit 66 is positioned above the carrier holding unit 64, facing the holding surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw, and has an earth wire 66b for discharging (earthing) the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw held by the carrier holding unit 64.
- the charge removing unit 66 is configured to be movable above the carrier holding unit 64 and can come into contact with the chip C placed at any position on the electrostatic carrier Cw to provide earth.
- the arrangement and configuration of the charge removing unit 66 are not limited to this, and it can be arranged at any location as long as it can properly remove charge from the chip C.
- the charge removing unit 66 may be configured by embedding an earth wire 66b inside the collet 63.
- the collet 63 that holds and transports the chip C and the charge removing unit 66 that grounds the chip C may be configured as one unit.
- the charge removal unit 66 may be configured to cover the entire surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw on the carrier holding unit 64 as shown in FIG. 10, and may be configured to simultaneously remove charge (earth) from multiple chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the pad portion of the collet 63 for holding and transporting the chip C may be made of a conductor, and the charge removing section 66 may be formed of the collet 63 by connecting the ground wire 66b to the collet 63.
- the pad member of the collet 63 is made of a material having a resistance value (for example, 10e6 ⁇ to 10e9 ⁇ ) that allows the chip C to be appropriately discharged. If this resistance value is too low (less than 10e6 ⁇ ), the chip C may not be appropriately discharged. On the other hand, if the resistance value is too high (more than 10e9 ⁇ ), abnormal discharge may occur when holding (discharging) the chip C, which may damage the held chip C or the collet 63.
- the alignment mechanism 67 aligns the electrostatic carrier Cw held by the carrier holding portion 64 with the chip C held by the collet 63. More specifically, it aligns one chip C held by the collet 63 with the adsorption/holding position of the chip C on the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the adsorption/holding position of the chip C on the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw may be determined, for example, by the through-hole 2a formed in the insulating layer 2, or may be determined based on a previously obtained recipe or the like.
- the alignment mechanism 67 can detect whether the chip C is properly arranged on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the alignment mechanism 67 can align the position of the chip C actually arranged on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw with the set position for attracting and holding the chip C on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the alignment mechanism 67 includes, for example, a camera and a sensor.
- the chip placement device 60 may be configured to transfer multiple chips C onto the electrostatic carrier Cw at the same time.
- multiple collets 63 may be placed above the frame holding unit 61, or a chip transport mechanism capable of picking up multiple chips C at the same time may be provided.
- the protective film removal device 70 removes the protective film P formed on the front surface side of the chip C.
- the configuration of the protective film removal device 70 is arbitrary, but in one example, the protective film removal device 70 can remove the protective film P by supplying an etching chemical solution to the protective film P formed on the chip C (wet etching process) or by irradiating the protective film P with laser light (ablation process).
- the processing gas oxygen gas or nitrogen gas
- the processing gas oxygen gas or nitrogen gas
- these oxygen ions or nitrogen ions are irradiated onto the surface (device surface) of the device layer D exposed by removing the protective film P, and the device surface is plasma-treated and modified.
- the surface hydrophilization device 90 for example, while rotating the electrostatic carrier Cw held by a spin chuck, pure water is supplied onto the electrostatic carrier Cw, more specifically onto the device surface that has been subjected to surface modification. The supplied pure water then diffuses over the device surface, making the device surface hydrophilic.
- the surface of the wafer W (the surface of the device layer Dw) before bonding to the chip C is subjected to pretreatment for bonding to the chip C, such as surface activation and hydrophilization.
- the pretreatment method for the surface of the wafer W is the same as the pretreatment method performed on the chip C in, for example, the surface modification device 80 and the surface hydrophilization device 90.
- the pre-processing for the chips C and the pre-processing for the wafer W are performed in different devices, but the pre-processing for the chips C and the pre-processing for the wafer W may be performed in the same processing device. That is, the pre-processing for the wafer W may be performed in, for example, the surface modification device 80 and the surface hydrophilization device 90.
- the pre-processing for the wafer W may be performed in, for example, the surface modification device 80 and the surface hydrophilization device 90.
- only one pretreatment device 100 for performing pretreatment on the wafer W is provided, and the surface activation treatment and hydrophilization treatment are performed in the pretreatment device 100, but the surface activation treatment and the hydrophilization treatment may be performed in different devices.
- the processing system 10 may be provided with a surface modification device (not shown) and a surface hydrophilization device (not shown) for performing pretreatment on the wafer W, instead of the pretreatment device 100.
- the surface modification device 80 and the surface hydrophilization device 90 for performing pretreatment on the chips C may be integrally configured.
- the bonding device 110 bonds multiple chips C held by electrostatic carriers Cw to the mounting surface of a wafer W on which the chips C are to be mounted.
- the bonding device 110 is provided with a carrier holding unit 111, an air supply unit 112, a wafer holding unit 113, and an alignment mechanism 114.
- the carrier holding unit 111 which serves as the second carrier holding unit, has a holding surface for the electrostatic carrier Cw on its upper surface, and holds the electrostatic carrier Cw, which adsorbs and holds the chip C, which has been subjected to the above-mentioned removal of the protective film P, the surface modification treatment, and the surface hydrophilization treatment and is transported by the transport device 50, with the chip C facing upward.
- the air supply unit 112 has a supply port 112a formed on the holding surface of the carrier holding unit 111, and an air supply source 112b connected to the end opposite the supply port 112a.
- the air supply unit 112 supplies air from the lower side of the carrier holding unit 111 toward the back surface Cb side of the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw through the through holes 1a and 2a.
- the bonding device 110 by supplying air to the back surface Cb side of the chip C in this manner, the chip C is lifted up from the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw, thereby detaching the chip C from the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw. The method of detaching the chip C will be described in detail later.
- the wafer holding unit 113 which serves as a substrate holding unit, has a holding surface for the wafer W on which the chips C are to be mounted on the underside, and holds the wafer W transported by the transport device 50 with the mounting surface for the chips C facing downward.
- the wafer holding unit 113 is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, and around the horizontal axis, and can invert the top and bottom surfaces of the held wafer W, as well as move the held wafer W relative to the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the alignment mechanism 114 aligns the electrostatic carrier Cw held by the carrier holding part 111 with the wafer W held by the wafer holding part 113. More specifically, it aligns the multiple chips C attracted and held by the electrostatic carrier Cw with the bonding positions of the chips C on the mounting surface of the wafer W, i.e., the positions corresponding to the diced device layers Dw on the surface Wa of the wafer W.
- the alignment mechanism 114 includes, for example, a camera, a sensor, etc.
- the carrier holding part 111 is fixed to the bottom side of the bonding device 110 and the wafer holding part 113 is located above it, but the carrier holding part 111 may be fixed to the top side of the bonding device 110 and the wafer holding part 113 may be located below it.
- the carrier holding part 111 may hold multiple chips C attracted and held on the attraction surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw in a state facing downward, and further, the wafer holding part 113 may hold the wafer W in a state where the mounting surface of the chip C faces upward.
- the processing system 10 described above is provided with a control device 120.
- the control device 120 is, for example, a computer equipped with a CPU, memory, etc., and has a program storage unit (not shown).
- the program storage unit stores a program for controlling the chip-on-wafer manufacturing process in the processing system 10.
- the above program may be recorded on a computer-readable storage medium H and installed from the storage medium H into the control device 120.
- the above storage medium H may be either temporary or non-temporary.
- the processing system 10 is configured as described above, but other processing devices may be further arranged in the processing system 10 depending on the purpose, and some processing devices may be arranged outside the processing system 10 depending on the purpose.
- the processing system 10 may further include various devices for thinning the silicon layer Si formed on the back surface Cb side of the chip C.
- the pretreatment device 100 for performing pretreatment on the wafer W may be omitted from the processing system 10, and the wafer W that has been subjected to pretreatment (surface activation treatment and hydrophilization treatment) in advance outside the processing system 10 may be transported into the processing system 10 by the FOUP Fw.
- Figure 12 is a flow diagram showing the main steps of the chip-on-wafer manufacturing process.
- Figure 13 is a side view explanatory diagram that shows a schematic diagram of some steps of the chip-on-wafer manufacturing process.
- the FOUPs Ff, Fc, and Fw each housing a plurality of dicing frames F, electrostatic carriers Cw, and wafers W, are placed on the FOUP placement stage 20 of the carry-in/out station 11 .
- a dicing tape T having a plurality of chips C attached thereto is fixed to a dicing frame F housed in a FOUP Ff.
- the plurality of chips C have silicon layers Si on their back surfaces Cb attached to the dicing tape T.
- the dicing frame F in the FOUP Ff is removed by the transport device 30 and transported to the transition device 40.
- the dicing frame F transported to the transition device 40 is transported to the chip placement device 60 by the transport device 50.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw in the FOUP Fc is transported to the chip placement device 60.
- the chip C having its back surface Cb attached to the adhesive surface of the dicing tape T is placed at a position corresponding to a holding position within the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw with the back surface Cb facing downward, as shown in FIG. 13(b), and adsorbed and held therein (step St1 in FIG. 12).
- step St1 in FIG. 12 An example of the operation of placing the chip C on the electrostatic carrier Cw in the chip placement device 60 will be described below (also see FIG. 8).
- the frame holding portion 61 and the push-up portion 62 are moved relatively in the horizontal direction, and the push-up portion 62 is moved below one of the chips C among the multiple chips C attached to the dicing tape T. Then, the push-up portion 62 is used to selectively push up the one chip C from below (the back surface Cb side) and raise it. Next, the surface Ca of one of the chips C that has been pushed up is held from above by the collet 63. At this time, since the protective film P is formed on the surface Ca side of the chip C, the device layer D is not damaged by the holding by the collet 63, for example, by suction holding.
- the collet 63 holding the chip C is moved to a position corresponding to one of the adsorption holding positions on the electrostatic carrier Cw on the carrier holding portion 64, the chip C is placed (placed) on the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw, and the holding of the chip C by the collet 63, for example, adsorption, is released.
- the alignment mechanism 67 it is detected whether or not the chip C has been properly placed at one of the suction holding positions. If it is determined that the chip C is properly placed as a result of the detection, the operation of placing the next chip C on the dicing tape T is started.
- the collet 63 re-holds the placed chip C, and the chip C is re-placed at one of the suction holding positions.
- the power supply pin 65a of the power supply unit 65 is brought into contact with the main body 1 of the electrostatic carrier Cw, and a voltage is applied to the electrostatic carrier Cw via the power supply pin 65a, and the generated Coulomb force causes the chip C to be adsorbed and held on the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the positive charge on the front surface Ca side of the chip C is removed (earthed) while leaving behind a negative charge that attracts the positive charge of the main body 1. Thereafter, when the charge removal section 66 is retracted, a potential difference is generated between the main body 1 of the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chip C across the insulating layer 2, generating an electrostatic force that attracts them to each other, and the chip C is adsorbed to the adsorption surface of the electrostatic carrier Cw by the electrostatic force.
- the main body 1 of the electrostatic carrier Cw acts pseudo-as a unipolar electrode, and the chip C can be attracted and held on the attraction surface via the insulating layer 2 without forming an electrode wiring pattern inside the main body 1.
- the insulating layer 2 serves to maintain the charge accumulated in the main body 1 by insulating the charge applied to the main body 1.
- the insulating layer 2 is formed from a flexible material having a small elastic modulus. After the chip C is placed on the electrostatic carrier Cw, and before the chip C is attracted and held by electrostatic force, a gap is formed between the silicon layer Si of the chip C and the insulating layer 2 of the electrostatic carrier Cw. Due to the flexibility of this insulating layer 2, when the chip C is attracted by electrostatic force, the force with which the chip C is attracted to the insulating layer 2 causes air to escape from between the silicon layer Si of the chip C and the insulating layer 2, which serves as the attracting surface, and a pseudo vacuum state is formed between the chip C and the insulating layer 2.
- a vacuum adsorption force formed by a pseudo-vacuum state is generated between the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chip C, and a strong holding state is formed using both the electrostatic adsorption force and the vacuum adsorption force.
- the electrostatic attraction of the chip C by the electrostatic carrier Cw is performed as described above.
- the operation of placing the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw may be performed continuously, one by one, for each of the multiple chips C attached to the dicing tape T, or multiple chips C on the dicing tape T may be placed on the electrostatic carrier Cw simultaneously.
- the timing of applying a voltage to the main body 1 and the timing of grounding the chips C are not limited to the above example. That is, for example, a voltage may be applied to the main body 1 in advance before the chips C are arranged on the adsorption surface (in a state where there are no chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw), or a voltage may be applied after the chips C are arranged on the adsorption surface (after all the chips C are arranged on the electrostatic carrier Cw) as shown in FIG. 14. In addition, when multiple chips C are arranged on the electrostatic carrier Cw at the same time, a voltage may be applied to the main body 1 at the same time as the chips C are arranged on the adsorption surface.
- the discharge (earthing) of the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw may be performed at the same time as the chips C are arranged on the adsorption surface and the voltage is applied, or may be performed after the arrangement of the chips C on the adsorption surface is completed and the chips C are adsorbed and held by applying a voltage.
- a voltage is applied to the main body 1 when no chips C are placed on the adsorption surface, there is a risk that particles will be attracted to the adsorption surface by the electrostatic force that is generated, and will adhere to the adsorption surface.
- the timing of applying a voltage to the main body 1 is after the placement of the chips C on the adsorption surface, or simultaneously with the placement of the chips C on the adsorption surface. More preferably, it is desirable to apply a voltage to the main body 1 after all the chips C are placed on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the chip placement device 60 may use the alignment mechanism 67 to check whether the chip C is properly placed and may rearrange the chip C, but when bonding chips C to a wafer W one by one in a bonding device 110 described below, high alignment precision is not required in the chip placement device 60, and it is sufficient that the chips C do not interfere with each other. In other words, when bonding chips C one by one in the bonding device 110, it is sufficient that the chips C and the mounting positions on the wafer W can be aligned and bonded with high precision in the bonding process described below in the bonding device 110, and alignment precision in the chip placement device 60 is not required.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw that adsorbs and holds the chip C is then transported by the transport device 50 to the protective film removal device 70.
- the protective film removal device 70 as shown in FIG. 13(c), the protective film P formed on the device layer D of the chip C is removed (step St2 in FIG. 12).
- the electrostatic carrier Cw according to the technology disclosed herein attracts and holds the chips by generating a vacuum attraction force in addition to the electrostatic attraction force between the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chips C.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw according to the technology disclosed herein can continue to attract and hold the chips C by the vacuum attraction force.
- the same effect can be obtained in the surface modification treatment and hydrophilization treatment described below.
- the dicing tape T holds the chip C with its adhesive surface facing upwards, which causes wear on the dicing tape T as described above, and causes the dicing tape T to be unable to maintain its hold on the chip C or to be unable to be reused.
- the protective film P is removed from the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw instead of the dicing tape T.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw is configured by combining a main body 1 having chemical resistance such as silicon or aluminum with an insulating layer 2 having chemical resistance such as a polyimide film or back grind tape.
- the wear of the electrostatic carrier Cw can be suppressed compared to the wear of the dicing tape T when removing the protective film P, and the dicing tape T fixed to the dicing frame F can be reused, and the electrostatic carrier Cw can also be used repeatedly.
- the same effect can be obtained in the surface modification treatment and hydrophilization treatment described below.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw holding the chip C from which the protective film P has been removed is transported by the transport device 50 to the surface modification device 80.
- the surface modification device 80 as shown in FIG. 13(d), the device surface exposed on the surface Ca side of the chip C is modified by plasma processing (step St3 in FIG. 12).
- the electrostatic carrier Cw holding the chip C whose device surface has been modified is transported by the transport device 50 to the surface hydrophilization device 90.
- the surface hydrophilization device 90 as shown in FIG. 13(e), hydroxyl groups (silanol groups) are attached to the device surface of the chip C modified in the surface modification device 80, thereby hydrophilizing the device surface.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chip C are also washed with the pure water (step St4 in FIG. 12).
- the wafer W in the FOUP Fw is transported to the pre-processing device 100.
- the device layer Dw on the front surface Wa side of the wafer W is subjected to the surface modification treatment and hydrophilization treatment, similar to the surface modification treatment and hydrophilization treatment for the chips C (steps St3-2 and St4-2 in FIG. 12).
- the electrostatic carrier Cw holding the chip C whose device surface has been hydrophilized is transported to the bonding device 110 by the transport device 50.
- the wafer W whose front surface Wa side (device layer Dw) has been hydrophilized is transported to the bonding device 110.
- step St5 in FIG. 12 An example of the operation of bonding the chips C to the wafer W in the bonding apparatus 110 will now be described (see also FIG. 11).
- the electrostatic carrier Cw that attracts and holds a plurality of chips C is placed on the carrier holding part 111 with the attracting surface facing upward, that is, with the plurality of chips C facing upward.
- a wafer holding part 113 for holding a wafer W is placed above the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the wafer W is held by the wafer holding part 113 with the front surface Wa, which is the mounting surface of the pre-treated chips C, facing downward.
- the wafer W held by the wafer holding part 113 is aligned by an alignment mechanism 114 so that each of the diced device layers Dw on the mounting surface of the wafer W corresponds to the positions of the multiple chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- high-precision alignment and relocation of the chips C with respect to the electrostatic carrier Cw is performed to align the device layer Dw on the wafer W with the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the chip C on the electrostatic carrier Cw held by the carrier holding part 111 and the device layer Dw on the wafer W held by the wafer holding part 113 are pressed from above and below to bond the chip C and the device layer Dw.
- van der Waals forces internal forces
- the hydrophilic groups between the device layer Dw and the chips C form hydrogen bonds (intermolecular forces), and the device layer Dw of the wafer W to the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw are firmly bonded to each other.
- the chip C floats up from the insulating layer 2 at the outer periphery of the chip C corresponding to the peripheral portion of the through hole 1a, and this reduces the adhesion between the chip C and the insulating layer 2, more specifically, it becomes lower than the bonding force between the chip C and the device layer Dw of the wafer W.
- the insulating layer 2 can be expanded in the same manner to reduce the adhesion between the chip C and the insulating layer 2 by supplying air to the back surface Cb side of the chip C through the through hole 1a, as shown in Figure 16. Furthermore, according to the technology disclosed herein, as described above, both electrostatic adsorption force and vacuum adsorption force act between the chip C and the insulating layer 2.
- the through hole 2a of the insulating layer 2 and the through hole 1a of the main body 1 are formed to have the same diameter as described above, when air is supplied to reduce the adhesion between the chip C and the insulating layer 2, the chip C is prevented from scattering due to destruction of the vacuum adsorption between the chip C and the insulating layer 2 (air being blown upward from the through hole 1a below the chip C).
- the wafer holder 113 holding the wafer W is raised.
- the adhesion between the chip C and the insulating layer 2 is reduced, and the chip C is completely detached from the insulating layer 2.
- the wafer holder 113 is rotated about a horizontal axis, thereby inverting the front and back surfaces of the wafer W. In other words, the mounting surface of the wafer W to which the multiple chips C are bonded faces upward.
- the bonding operation of the chip C to the wafer W in one embodiment is performed as described above.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw that attracts and holds the multiple chips C may be held with its attracting surface facing downward, i.e., with the multiple chips C facing downward, and the wafer W may be placed below the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the vertical arrangement of the electrostatic carrier Cw and the wafer W is not limited to the example shown in the figure, and they may be held and transported upside down.
- the wafer W on which the chips C are mounted is then transported by the transport device 50 to the transition device 40, and then further transported by the transport device 30 to the FOUP Fw of the FOUP mounting table 20.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw from which the chip C has been released is transported by the transport device 50 to the transition device 40, and then is further transported by the transport device 30 to the FOUP Fc of the FOUP mounting stage 20. In this manner, a series of chip-on-wafer manufacturing processes in the processing system 10 is completed.
- the FOUP into which the dicing frame F, electrostatic carrier Cw, and wafer W are collected does not necessarily have to be the same FOUP that housed the dicing frame F, etc. when they were brought in.
- the FOUPs that housed the dicing frame F, etc. may each carry out a different member, or a new FOUP for carrying out the dicing frame, etc. may be brought into the processing system 10.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw which serves as a relay member for the chip C from the dicing tape T to the wafer W, can be constructed with a simple structure in which only an insulating layer 2 is formed on the surface of a conductive main body 1.
- an electrode wiring pattern inside the conductive main body as in conventional electrostatic carriers, which greatly improves the freedom to form the through holes used to detach the chip C, and also greatly reduces the effort and cost associated with constructing the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the through-hole required for releasing the held object had to be formed directly under the held object and arranged to avoid the wiring pattern of the embedded electrode part for attracting and holding the held object. Furthermore, in addition to this, it was necessary to change the arrangement of the through-hole or the wiring pattern depending on the number and arrangement of the held objects to be held, which required a lot of effort and cost.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw according to the technique of the present disclosure since it is not necessary to configure an electrode wiring pattern inside the conductive main body, the number and arrangement of the through holes can be determined arbitrarily.
- the insulating layer 2 formed on the surface of the main body 1 is made of a flexible material with a low elastic modulus. This allows air to be expelled from between the insulating layer 2 and the chip C, and in addition to the electrostatic adsorption force generated by the application of voltage to the main body 1, a pseudo vacuum adsorption force is also generated, allowing the chip C to be more appropriately adsorbed and held.
- the holding force of the chip C can be appropriately maintained even if the electrostatic adsorption force between the electrostatic carrier Cw and the chip C is lost.
- the insulating layer 2 formed on the surface of the main body 1 is made of a flexible material with a low elastic modulus, so that the supply of air when the chip C is released makes it easy to expand the insulating layer 2, and the adhesive force between the chip C and the insulating layer 2 can be appropriately reduced.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw according to this embodiment is configured to have approximately the same diameter as the wafer W on which the chip C is mounted. This allows the electrostatic carrier Cw to be transported and processed using the same transport device and processing device as the wafer W, and there is no need to provide a new device for transporting and processing the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw on the carrier holding part 111 and the wafer W on the wafer holding part 113 are opposed to each other and brought into contact with each other to simultaneously mount multiple chips C on the wafer W, but the mounting of chips C on the wafer W may be performed one by one.
- a bonding apparatus 200 for mounting chips C on a wafer W one by one is formed with a release area 200a, a bonding area 200b, and a transfer area 200c.
- the release area 200a the chips C are picked up from the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the bonding area 200b the chips C are bonded to the wafer W.
- the transfer area 200c the chips C are transferred between the release area 200a and the bonding area 200b.
- the separation area 200a is provided with a carrier holding part 201 as a second carrier holding part, an air supply part 202, and a first collet 203.
- the carrier holding unit 201 and the air supply unit 202 have substantially the same configuration as the carrier holding unit 111 and the air supply unit 112 of the bonding device 110 according to the above embodiment.
- the air supply unit 202 has a supply port 202a and an air supply source 202b, and supplies air through the through holes 1a and 2a toward the back surface Cb side of the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- air can be supplied from the air supply source 202b independently to each of the chips C attracted and held on the electrostatic carrier Cw, in other words, independently to each of the multiple through holes 1a formed in the main body 1.
- each of the air supply units 202 is provided with a control valve (not shown) for independently supplying air to each of the chips C.
- the bonding device 200 may be configured to supply air from the air supply source 202b independently to each of the chips C attracted and held on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- a common air supply source 202b may be connected to multiple supply ports 202a, or as shown in FIG. 18, one air supply source 202b may be connected to each of the multiple supply ports 202a.
- the bonding device 200 may be provided with any number of air supply sources 202b, one or more.
- the first collet 203 is disposed above the carrier holding section 201, and the adhesive force between the insulating layer 2 is reduced by the supply of air from the air supply section 202, and the chip C with the lifted outer periphery is held and detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw, and the held chip C is transported between the detachment area 200a and the transfer area 200c.
- the first collet 203 is configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis, and the top and bottom surfaces of the held chip C can be inverted as shown.
- the upper surface side of the chip C held by the first collet 203 in the bonding device 200 is the device surface where the device layer D is exposed by removing the protective film P as described above. For this reason, it is necessary for the first collet 203 to hold the chip C in a manner that does not damage this exposed device surface.
- a non-contact chuck capable of holding the chip C from above in a non-contact manner by utilizing, for example, the Bernoulli effect or the ultrasonic squeeze effect.
- the first collet 203 may be configured to clamp and hold the side surface of the chip C that has been lifted by, for example, supplying air.
- the bonding area 200b is provided with a wafer holder 204, a second collet 205, and an alignment mechanism 206.
- the wafer holding unit 204 which serves as a substrate holding unit, has a holding surface for the wafer W on its upper surface, and holds the wafer W transported by the transport device 50 with the formation surface of the device layer Dw, which is the mounting surface of the chip C, facing upward.
- the second collet 205 is disposed above the wafer holding part 204, holds the chip C held by the first collet 203 from above, and transports the held chip C between the bonding area 200b and the delivery area 200c.
- the second collet 205 may be configured to be rotatable around a horizontal axis instead of the first collet 203. In this case, the second collet 205 holds the chip C held by the first collet 203 from below in the transfer area 200c, inverts the top and bottom surfaces of the chip C, and then bonds the chip C to the wafer W in the bonding area 200b.
- the back surface Cb side of the chip C held by the second collet 205 in the bonding device 200 does not have an exposed device layer, unlike the front surface Ca side held by the first collet 203. Therefore, the second collet 205 does not necessarily need to be configured with a non-contact chuck or the like, like the first collet 203.
- the alignment mechanism 206 has a configuration similar to that of the alignment mechanism 67 of the chip placement device 60. That is, the alignment mechanism 206 is equipped with, for example, a camera, a sensor, etc., and aligns the wafer W held by the wafer holding unit 204 and the chip C held by the second collet 205.
- the bonding apparatus 200 is configured as described above. Below, an example of a method for bonding a chip C to a wafer W using the bonding apparatus 200 is described.
- the electrostatic carrier Cw that attracts and holds multiple chips C is placed on the carrier holding part 201 with the multiple chips C facing upward.
- the wafer W on which the chips C are to be mounted is placed on the wafer holding part 204 with the surface on which the device layer Dw is formed facing upward.
- the floated chip C is held and lifted up by the first collet 203 so as not to damage the device surface.
- the holding of the chip C by the first collet 203 may be performed before the chip C is floated by air, or may be performed simultaneously with the chip C being floated by air.
- the first collet 203 is rotated around the horizontal axis, thereby inverting the front and back surfaces of the chip C. In other words, the back surface Cb (the surface facing the device surface) of the chip C held by the first collet 203 faces upward.
- the back surface Cb of the chip C held by the first collet 203 is held from above by the second collet 205, and further, the hold of the front surface Ca side of the chip C by the first collet 203 is released.
- the chip C is transferred from the first collet 203 to the second collet 205.
- the second collet 205 holding the chip C is moved to a position corresponding to one device layer Dw on the mounting surface of the wafer W.
- the second collet 205 and the device layer Dw are appropriately aligned using an alignment mechanism 206.
- the device surface of the chip C held by the second collet 205 and one device layer Dw of the wafer W are pressed from above and below to bond the chip C and the device layer Dw.
- the bonding operation of chips C to a wafer W according to another embodiment is performed as described above. Such bonding operation of chips C is performed independently and continuously for each of the multiple chips C attracted and held on the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- air is selectively supplied to the through-hole 1a corresponding to one chip C to be removed, and only that one chip C is pushed up from below and lifted up.
- air may be supplied to all of the through-holes 1a in advance to bring all of the chips C into a lifted state, and the chips C may then be picked up sequentially by the first collet 203.
- an air supply unit 310 may be provided in which only one supply port 311 is arranged in common to all of the chips C.
- An air supply source 312 is connected to the supply port 311.
- the carrier holding unit 301 and one of the supply ports 311 are configured to be relatively movable in the horizontal direction. As long as the carrier holding unit 301 and the supply port 311 can be relatively moved in the horizontal direction, it is sufficient that at least one of the carrier holding unit 301 and the supply port 311 is configured to be movable.
- the carrier holding section 301 air may be supplied from the supply port 311 to the entire underside of the electrostatic carrier Cw held in the carrier holding section 301, and all of the multiple chips C held on the electrostatic carrier Cw may be detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw at once.
- the carrier holding section 301 and the supply port 311 may be moved relatively in the horizontal direction, and the supply port 311 may be positioned below one of the multiple chips C, so that air may be selectively supplied to that one chip C, and that one chip C may be selectively detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the bonding device is described by way of example in which air is supplied from the air supply unit to the electrostatic carrier Cw on the carrier holding unit to detach the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the method of detaching the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw is not limited to this, and for example, instead of supplying air, a lift pin (not shown) may be inserted into the through hole 1a from below the electrostatic carrier Cw, and the tip of the lift pin may be configured to be able to freely protrude and retract from the upper surface of the main body 1 of the electrostatic carrier Cw (the upper end of the through hole 1a). In this case, the lift pin comes into contact with the lower surface of the chip C held by the electrostatic carrier Cw through the through hole 1a, and the chip C is lifted and detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the chip C is detached by supplying air to the underside of the electrostatic carrier Cw from below or by contacting the lift pin to the underside of the chip C.
- the chip C may be detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw by using only the upper collet (corresponding to the first collet in the above embodiment) without applying force from the underside of the chip C on the electrostatic carrier Cw in this manner.
- the stress acting on the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw may be, in addition to the pickup by the collet, centrifugal force accompanying the rotation of the spin chuck in the surface modification device 80 or the surface hydrophilization device 90, stress accompanying the flow of the conductive liquid, or inertial force accompanying the transportation of the electrostatic carrier Cw.
- the stress accompanying the pickup by the collet acts on the chips C in the up-down direction (vertical direction), while the other centrifugal forces, flow forces, and inertial forces are shear forces acting in the horizontal direction.
- the chips C may be detached from the electrostatic carrier Cw only by holding them by the collet, without supplying air or lifting them by the lift pins.
- the chip placement device 60 and the bonding device 110 are placed in the same processing system 10, but the chip placement device 60 and the bonding device 110 may be placed in different processing systems.
- a first processing system for placing the chips C on the dicing frame F on the electrostatic carrier Cw and a second processing system for bonding the chips C on the electrostatic carrier Cw onto the wafer W may each be configured independently.
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そして特許文献2にはシリコンウェハ等の薄板材料を保持、補強する静電型補強装置の開示があるが、このように複数のチップを静電吸着によりキャリアウェハ上に保持し、上記一連の処理を施した後、当該チップを実装対象のウェハに本実装することについては記載がない。
そして特許文献2には、このように導電性液体を介して電荷がリークすることによる、静電吸着力の低下については記載がない。
なお、ダイシングテープTは、後述の処理システム10での搬送時においては図1に示したようにダイシングフレームFに固定される。
また本体部1は、図2及び図3に示すように、静電キャリアCwの吸着面内でチップCの保持位置と対応するように、本体部1の厚み方向に貫通する複数の貫通孔1aが形成されている。一例において静電キャリアCwの吸着面内におけるチップCの保持位置は、ウェハWの実装面上におけるチップCの接合位置(チップCの実装位置)と対応するように配置される。
一例において、複数の貫通孔1aは、図2及び図3で示したように、静電キャリアCwに保持される複数のチップCの各々に対応して1つずつ、換言すれば、静電キャリアCwに保持される複数のチップCと同数で形成されてもよい。
または、一例において複数の貫通孔1aは、図4及び図5に示すように、静電キャリアCwに保持される複数のチップCの各々に対応して複数、換言すれば、静電キャリアCwに保持される複数のチップCよりも多く形成されてもよい。この場合、貫通孔1aの形成数、大きさ、形成間隔および配置は特に限定されるものではないが、当該静電キャリアCwに撓み等の変形が発生しない強度(剛性)を確保できるような形成数、大きさや形成間隔で決定することが望ましい。一例において貫通孔1aの大きさはφ0.5mm~1.0mm、形成間隔(貫通孔1aの間に残る金属部分の格子幅)は0.5mm~1.0mmである。
なお、本開示の技術において「絶縁層2が柔軟性を有する」とは、本体部1上の絶縁層2の弾性率が2GPa以下、好ましくは0.5GPa以下であることを言う。
また、本開示の技術において「絶縁層2が絶縁性を有する」とは、本体部1上の絶縁層2の絶縁破壊電圧が30kV以上、好ましくは40kV以上であることを言う。
換言すれば、本開示の技術に係る静電キャリアCwにおいては、導電性を有し、複数の貫通孔1aが形成された本体部1の表面に、絶縁性を有する絶縁層2が少なくとも形成されていればよい。
例えば、本体部1の貫通孔1aと絶縁層2の貫通孔2aの両方を形成する場合においては、本体部1に相当するシリコン基板の表面に絶縁層2を形成した後、レーザ照射等により、貫通孔1aと貫通孔2aを同時に形成してもよい。または、本体部1への貫通孔1aの形成と絶縁層2への貫通孔2aの形成とを独立して行い、その後、貫通孔1aと貫通孔2aの位置合わせを行いながら本体部1に対して絶縁層2を貼付してもよい。
また例えば、本体部1にのみ貫通孔1aを形成し、絶縁層2に貫通孔2aを形成しない場合においては、本体部1にレーザ照射やパンチング加工等で貫通孔1aを形成した後に、本体部1に絶縁膜を貼付してもよい。
デバイス層Dwは、例えば、図6に示したように実装されるチップCと略同一の大きさに小片化されている。換言すれば、ウェハWの実装面上において小片化されたデバイス層Dwのそれぞれが、当該ウェハWにおけるチップCの接合位置(チップCの実装位置)となる。
また、ウェハWの表面Wa側には保護膜Pwが形成され、当該保護膜Pwの厚みは、デバイス層Dwの厚みと略同一である。換言すれば、ウェハWの表面Wa側には、小片化されたデバイス層Dwの各々が露出した部分と、これらデバイス層Dw間で保護膜Pwが露出した部分と、が形成されている。
突上げ部62はフレーム保持部61の下方に配置されるとともに、フレーム保持部61と相対的に水平方向に移動可能に構成される。フレーム保持部61と突上げ部62は、相対的に水平方向に移動できれば、フレーム保持部61と突上げ部62の少なくともいずれか一方が移動可能に構成されていればよい。これにより突上げ部62は、ダイシングテープT上の複数のチップCのうちから、一のチップCを選択的に下方から突き上げて上昇させる。
コレット63はフレーム保持部61の上方に配置され、突上げ部62により突き上げられた一のチップCを上方から保持し、保持したチップCをピックアップ領域60aとアレンジ領域60bとの間で搬送する。
なお、電力供給部65の配置はこれに限定されず、静電キャリアCwに適切に電圧を印加できれば、キャリア保持部64の外部、例えば側方や上方に配置されていてもよい。
一例において除電部66はキャリア保持部64の上方で移動可能に構成され、静電キャリアCw上の任意の位置に配置されたチップCと接触し、アースをとることができる。
例えば除電部66は、図9に示すように、コレット63の内部にアース線66bを埋め込んで構成されてもよい。換言すれば、チップCを保持して搬送するコレット63と、チップCのアースをとる除電部66とを一体に構成してもよい。
また例えば除電部66は、図10に示すようにキャリア保持部64上の静電キャリアCwの全面を覆うように構成され、静電キャリアCw上の複数のチップCの除電(アース)を同時に行うことができるように構成してもよい。
また更に、例えばチップCを保持して搬送するためのコレット63のパッド部分を導体で構成し、このコレット63にアース線66bを結合することで、除電部66をコレット63により構成してもよい。この場合、コレット63のパッド部材は、チップCの除電が適当に行える抵抗値(例えば10e6Ω~10e9Ω)を有する材料で構成することが望ましい。この抵抗値が低すぎる(10e6Ω未満)場合、チップCの除電を適切に行えないおそれがある。一方、抵抗値が高すぎる(10e9Ω超)場合、チップCの保持(除電)に際して異常放電が発生し、保持対象のチップCやコレット63に損傷を与えるおそれがある。
またアライメント機構67は、静電キャリアCwの吸着面上において、適切にチップCが配置されたか否かを検知できる。より具体的には、静電キャリアCwの吸着面上に実際に配置されたチップCの位置と、静電キャリアCwの吸着面内におけるチップCの吸着保持の設定位置と、の位置合わせを行い得る。
アライメント機構67は、一例としてカメラやセンサ等を備える。
また、本実施形態に係る処理システム10では、ウェハWに対して前処理を行う前処理装置100を1つのみ配置し、当該前処理装置100内で表面活性化処理及び親水化処理を行ったが、これら表面活性化処理と親水化処理は異なる装置で行われてもよい。すなわち処理システム10には、前処理装置100に代えて、ウェハWに前処理を行うための表面改質装置(図示せず)と表面親水化装置(図示せず)が配置されてもよい。同様に、チップCに対して前処理を行う表面改質装置80と表面親水化装置90は、一体に構成されてもよい。
具体的には、例えば処理システム10には、チップCの裏面Cb側に形成されたシリコン層Siを薄化するための各種装置が更に設けられてもよい。
また、例えばウェハWに前処理を行うための前処理装置100を処理システム10から省略し、処理システム10の外部で前処理(表面活性化処理及び親水化処理)が予め行われたウェハWを、フープFwにより処理システム10に搬入するようにしてもよい。
図13(a)に示すように、フープFfに収納されたダイシングフレームFには、複数のチップCが貼付されたダイシングテープTが固定されている。複数のチップCは、裏面Cb側のシリコン層SiがダイシングテープTに貼付されている。
以下、チップ配置装置60における静電キャリアCwに対するチップCの配置動作の一例について説明する(図8も参照のこと)。
次に、突き上げられた一のチップCの表面Caをコレット63により上方から保持する。この時、チップCの表面Ca側には保護膜Pが形成されているため、コレット63の保持、例えば吸着保持によりデバイス層Dに損傷を与えることはない。
次に、チップCを保持したコレット63を、キャリア保持部64上の静電キャリアCwにおける一の吸着用保持位置と対応する位置に移動させ、当該静電キャリアCwの吸着面上にチップCを配置(載置)し、コレット63によるチップCの保持、例えば吸着を解除する。
次に、アライメント機構67を用いて、一の吸着用保持位置に適切にチップCが配置されたか否かを検知する。検知の結果、チップCが適切に配置されていると判断される場合には、ダイシングテープT上の次のチップCの配置動作を開始する。一方、チップCが適切に配置されていないと判断される場合には、コレット63により配置されたチップCの再保持を行い、一の吸着用保持位置へのチップCの再配置を行う。
最後に、電力供給部65の給電ピン65aを静電キャリアCwの本体部1に接触させ、当該給電ピン65aを介して静電キャリアCwに電圧を印加し、発生したクーロン力により、チップCを静電キャリアCwの吸着面上に吸着保持させる。
コレット63により静電キャリアCwの吸着用保持位置に全てのチップCが配置されると、図14(a)に示すように、給電ピン65aを介して静電キャリアCwに電圧(図示の例では正(+)の電荷)が印加され、静電キャリアCwの本体部1が正(+)に帯電する。
本体部1が正(+)に帯電すると、図14(b)に示すように、絶縁層2を隔ててチップCの裏面Cb側に本体部1に蓄積した電荷とは逆極性(すなわち負(-))の電荷が蓄積され、また、チップCの表面Ca側に本体部1に蓄積した電荷と同極性(すなわち正(+))の電荷が蓄積される。
続いて、除電部66のアース線をチップCにおける表面Ca側(保持面である裏面Cbの対向側)に接触させる。そうすると、図14(c)に示すように、チップCにおいては本体部1の正の電荷と引き合う負の電荷を残して表面Ca側の正の電荷が除電(アース)される。
その後、除電部66を退避させると、静電キャリアCwの本体部1とチップCの間に絶縁層2を隔てて電位差が発生し、互いに引き合う静電力が発生し、チップCは静電キャリアCwの吸着面に静電力により吸着される。
静電キャリアCwへのチップCの配置後、静電力によるチップCの吸着保持前には、チップCのシリコン層Siと静電キャリアCwの絶縁層2の間に、隙間が形成されている。この絶縁層2の柔軟性により、静電キャリアCwにおいては、静電力によるチップCの吸着に際して、チップCが絶縁層2に吸着される力により、チップCのシリコン層Siと吸着面となる絶縁層2との間から空気が抜け、チップCと絶縁層2の間に疑似的な真空状態が形成される。
これにより、静電キャリアCwとチップCの間では静電力による静電吸着に加え、疑似的な真空状態により形成される真空吸着力が発現し、静電吸着力と真空吸着力の両方を用いた強固な保持状態が形成される。
なお、静電キャリアCwに対するチップCの配置動作は、ダイシングテープT上に貼付された複数のチップCのそれぞれに対して枚葉で、連続的に行われてもよいし、ダイシングテープT上の複数のチップCが同時に静電キャリアCw上に配置されてもよい。
ただし、吸着面上にチップCが配置されていない状態で本体部1への電圧の印加を行った場合、発生する静電力により吸着面上にパーティクルが吸引され、付着してしまうおそれがある。係る点を鑑みて、本体部1への電圧印加のタイミングは吸着面上へのチップCの配置よりも後、又は吸着面上へのチップCの配置と同時であることが好ましい。より好適には、静電キャリアCw上に、全てのチップCが配置された後に、本体部1への電圧印加を行うことが望ましい。
この点、本開示の技術に係る静電キャリアCwにおいては、上記したように、静電キャリアCwとチップCの間に、静電吸着力に加えて真空吸着力を発生させて当該チップの吸着保持を行っている。これにより本開示の技術に係る静電キャリアCwにおいては、静電キャリアCwとチップCの間の静電吸着力が失われた場合であっても、真空吸着力によりチップCの吸着保持を維持することができる。
なお、かかる効果は、後述する表面改質処理、及び親水化処理においても同様である。
この点、本開示の技術に係るチップオンウェハ製造プロセスによれば、ダイシングテープTに代えて静電キャリアCwに保持されたチップCに対して保護膜Pの除去を行う。本実施形態において、静電キャリアCwは、シリコンやアルミニウム等の耐薬性を有する本体部1と、ポリイミドフィルムやバックグラインドテープ等の耐薬性を有する絶縁層2を組み合わせて構成される。このため、保護膜Pの除去に際しての、ダイシングテープTの損耗と比較して静電キャリアCwの損耗が抑制でき、ダイシングフレームFに固定されていたダイシングテープTの再利用が可能であると共に、当該静電キャリアCwについても繰り返し使用が可能である。
なお、かかる効果は、後述する表面改質処理、及び親水化処理においても同様である。
以下、接合装置110におけるウェハWに対するチップCの接合動作の一例について説明する(図11も参照のこと)。
次に、ウェハWを保持するウェハ保持部113を静電キャリアCwの上方に配置する。ウェハWは、前処理が施されたチップCの実装面である表面Waが下側を向いた状態でウェハ保持部113に保持される。またこの時、ウェハ保持部113に保持されたウェハWは、当該ウェハWの実装面上における小片化されたデバイス層Dwの各々が、静電キャリアCw上の複数のチップCの位置と対応するようにアライメント機構114により位置合わせされる。チップ配置装置60における、静電キャリアCwに対するチップCの高い精度のアライメント、及び再配置は、このウェハW上のデバイス層Dwと静電キャリアCw上のチップCとの位置合わせのために行われる。
この時、ウェハWのデバイス層Dwと静電キャリアCw上のチップCのそれぞれのデバイス面は改質されているため、先ず、デバイス層DwとチップCのデバイス面の間にファンデルワールス力(分子間力)が生じ、ウェハWのデバイス層Dwと静電キャリアCw上のチップCが接合される。さらに、デバイス層DwとチップCのそれぞれのデバイス面は親水化されているため、当該デバイス層DwとチップCの間の親水基が水素結合し(分子間力)、ウェハWのデバイス層Dwと静電キャリアCw上のチップCが強固に接合される。
より具体的に、チップCの裏面Cb側にエアが供給されると、絶縁層2に形成された貫通孔2aはチップCにより閉塞されているため、図15に示すように、チップCの直下で本体部1に形成された貫通孔1aの中心部分を頂点として絶縁層2が膨張する。そうすると、貫通孔1aの中心部分と対応するチップCの中心ではチップCと絶縁層2の密着が維持されたまま、貫通孔1aの周縁部分と対応するチップCの外周部では当該チップCが絶縁層2から浮き上がり、これによりチップCと絶縁層2の密着力が低下、より具体的にはチップCとウェハWのデバイス層Dwとの間の接合力と比較して低くなる。
また、本開示に係る技術によれば、上記したようにチップCと絶縁層2の間に静電吸着力と真空吸着力の両方が作用している。このため、上記したように絶縁層2の貫通孔2aと本体部1の貫通孔1aが同径で形成されている場合であっても、エアを供給してチップCと絶縁層2の密着力を低下させる際に、チップCと絶縁層2との間の真空吸着の破壊(貫通孔1aからチップCの下方へのエアの吹き上げ)によりチップCが飛散することが抑制される。
最後に、ウェハ保持部113を水平軸回りに回転させ、これによりウェハWの表裏面を反転させる。換言すれば、複数のチップCが接合されたウェハWの実装面が上側を向いた状態にする。
また同様に、チップCが離脱された後の静電キャリアCwは、搬送装置50によりトランジション装置40に搬送され、その後、さらに搬送装置30によりフープ載置台20のフープFcに搬送される。こうして、処理システム10における一連のチップオンウェハ製造プロセスが終了する。
そしてこれにより、従来の静電キャリアのように導電性の本体部の内部に電極配線パターンを構成する必要がないため、チップCの離脱に用いる貫通孔の形成の自由度も大幅に向上し、当該静電キャリアCwの構成に係る手間やコストも大幅に削減できる。
この点、本開示の技術に係る静電キャリアCwでは、導電性の本体部の内部に電極配線パターンを構成する必要がないため、貫通孔の個数や配置を任意に決定できる。
具体的に、第1のコレット203としては、例えばベルヌーイ効果や超音波スクイーズ効果を利用してチップCを上方から非接触で保持可能な非接触チャックを用いることが望ましい。
又は、第1のコレット203は、チップCの上面(デバイス面)を保持することに代え、例えばエアの供給により浮き上がったチップCの側面を挟み込んで保持するように構成されてもよい。
なお、一例において第2のコレット205は、第1のコレット203に代えて水平軸回りに回転可能に構成されてもよい。この場合、第2のコレット205は、受渡領域200cにおいて第1のコレット203が保持するチップCを下方から保持し、当該チップCの上下面を反転させた後、接合領域200bにおいて当該チップCをウェハWに接合する。
次に、浮き上がらせられた一のチップCを第1のコレット203によりデバイス面を損傷させないように保持して、持ち上げる。なお、第1のコレット203によるチップCの保持は、エアによりチップCを浮き上がらせる前に行ってもよいし、エアによりチップCを浮き上がらせるのと同時に行ってもよい。
次に、第1のコレット203を水平軸回りに回転させ、これによりチップCの表裏面を反転させる。換言すれば、第1のコレット203に保持されたチップCの裏面Cb(デバイス面との対向面側)が上側を向いた状態にする。
次に、第1のコレット203に保持されたチップCの裏面Cbを第2のコレット205により上方から保持し、更に、第1のコレット203によるチップCの表面Ca側の保持を解除する。換言すれば、第1のコレット203から第2のコレット205にチップCの持ち替えを行う。
次に、チップCを保持した第2のコレット205を、ウェハWの実装面上における一のデバイス層Dwと対応する位置に移動させる。第2のコレット205とデバイス層Dwとの位置合わせは、アライメント機構206を用いて適宜行われる。
最後に、第2のコレット205に保持されたチップCのデバイス面と、ウェハWの一のデバイス層Dwとを上下方向からから押圧し、当該チップCとデバイス層Dwとを接合する。
またこの場合、キャリア保持部301と1つの供給口311は相対的に水平方向に移動可能に構成されことが望ましい。キャリア保持部301と供給口311は、相対的に水平方向に移動できれば、キャリア保持部301と供給口311の少なくともいずれか一方が移動可能に構成されていればよい。
具体的に、静電キャリアCw上におけるチップCに作用する応力としては、コレットによるピックアップの他、表面改質装置80や表面親水化装置90でのスピンチャックの回転に伴う遠心力や、導電性液体の流動に伴う応力、または静電キャリアCwの搬送に伴う慣性力等が考えられる。このうち、コレットによるピックアップに伴う応力はチップCに対して上下方向(鉛直方向)に作用する一方、その他の遠心力、流動力や慣性力は水平方向に作用するせん断力である。かかる観点から、例えば静電キャリアCwによるチップCの保持力を、水平方向に(せん断応力に対して)強く、鉛直方向に(引っ張り力に対して)弱くすることで、上記したエアの供給やリフトピンによる上昇を行うことなく、コレットにより保持することのみによって、静電キャリアCwからチップCを離脱可能にしてもよい。
また、本明細書に記載された効果は、あくまで説明的または例示的なものであって限定的ではない。つまり、本開示に係る技術は、上記の効果とともに、又は、上記の効果に代えて、本明細書の記載から当業者には明らかな他の効果を奏しうる。
1a 貫通孔
2 絶縁層
Cw 静電キャリア
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- 導電性を有し、厚み方向に複数の貫通孔を有する本体部と、
前記本体部の表面に形成される絶縁層と、を有する静電キャリア。 - 前記本体部がシリコン、アルミニウム、アルミニウム合金、ステンレス又はチタンにより構成される導体基板である、請求項1に記載の静電キャリア。
- 前記絶縁層は、弾性率が2GPa以下、好ましくは0.5GPa以下の材料により構成される、請求項1に記載の静電キャリア。
- 前記絶縁層が前記本体部の表面にスピンコートにより形成されるポリイミド膜である、請求項3に記載の静電キャリア。
- 前記絶縁層が前記本体部の表面にポリイミドフィルム又はバックグラインドテープを貼付して形成される絶縁膜である、請求項3に記載の静電キャリア。
- 前記絶縁層が、前記貫通孔と対応する位置において第2の貫通孔を有する、請求項3に記載の静電キャリア。
- 前記第2の貫通孔は前記貫通孔と比較して小径で形成される、請求項6に記載の静電キャリア。
- チップを処理する処理システムであって、
前記チップをピックアップし、請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載の静電キャリアの吸着面上に並べて配置するチップ配置装置を有し、
前記チップ配置装置は、
前記静電キャリアの保持面を上面に有するキャリア保持部と、
前記キャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアの前記本体部に給電する電力供給部と、
前記静電キャリア上の前記チップに接触してアースをとる除電部と、を有する、処理システム。 - 前記除電部は、前記チップと接触するアース線を、前記キャリア保持部における前記静電キャリアの保持面に対向して有する、請求項8に記載の処理システム。
- 前記チップをピックアップして前記キャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアに対して搬送するコレットを有し、
前記除電部における前記チップと接触するアース線を、前記コレットと一体に構成する、請求項8に記載の処理システム。 - 前記除電部は、前記チップをピックアップして前記キャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアに対して搬送するコレットにより構成され、
前記コレットは、10e6Ω~10e9Ωの抵抗値を有する、請求項8に記載の処理システム。 - 複数の前記チップを同時に保持して前記キャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアに対して搬送するチップ搬送機構を備える、請求項8に記載の処理システム。
- 前記除電部は、前記キャリア保持部の上方において前記静電キャリアの全面を覆うように配置され、前記静電キャリア上の複数の前記チップに対して同時に接触して、複数の当該チップに対して同時にアースをとる、請求項8に記載の処理システム。
- 前記静電キャリアに吸着保持された前記チップのデバイス面に形成された保護膜を除去する保護膜除去装置と、
前記静電キャリアに吸着保持された前記チップを、当該チップの実装対象の基板に接合する接合装置を有し、
前記接合装置は、前記静電キャリアを保持する第2のキャリア保持部と、
前記基板を保持する基板保持部と、
前記第2のキャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアの前記本体部に形成された前記貫通孔に向けてエアを供給するエア供給部と、を備える、請求項8に記載の処理システム。 - 前記接合装置は、
前記静電キャリア上のチップを保持して搬送する第1のコレットと、
前記第1のコレットとの間で前記チップの受け渡しを行い、当該チップを前記基板上へと搬送する第2のコレットと、を備え、
前記第1のコレットは、前記チップの前記デバイス面を非接触で保持する非接触チャックである、請求項14に記載の処理システム。 - 前記静電キャリアに吸着保持された前記チップのデバイス面に形成された保護膜を除去する保護膜除去装置と、
前記静電キャリアに吸着保持された前記チップを、当該チップの実装対象の基板に接合する接合装置を有し、
前記接合装置は、前記静電キャリアを保持する第2のキャリア保持部と、
前記基板を保持する基板保持部と、
前記第2のキャリア保持部上の前記静電キャリアの前記本体部に形成された前記貫通孔に挿通するリフトピンと、を備える、請求項8に記載の処理システム。 - チップを処理する処理方法であって、
複数の前記チップを、導電性を有し、厚み方向に複数の貫通孔を有する本体部と、前記本体部の表面に形成される絶縁層と、を有する静電キャリアの保持面上に並べて配置することと、
前記本体部に給電し、前記本体部を帯電させることと、
前記チップにアース線を接触させ、当該チップと前記本体部の間で静電力を発生させることと、を含む、処理方法。 - 前記本体部への給電を、前記静電キャリアへの前記チップの配置に先立って行い、
前記チップへのアース線の接触を、前記静電キャリアへの前記チップの配置の後に行う、請求項17に記載の処理方法。 - 前記本体部への給電及び前記チップへのアース線の接触を、前記静電キャリアへの前記チップの配置の後に行う、請求項17に記載の処理方法。
- 前記チップへのアース線の接触を、前記静電キャリアに配置された複数の前記チップに対して同時に行う、請求項17に記載の処理方法。
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