Thermal conductance across bonded SiOx-SiOx interfaces in hybrid bonding process

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xingqiang, Chang, Liu, Li, Liyi, Cheng, Zhe
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author Zhang, Xingqiang
Chang, Liu
Li, Liyi
Cheng, Zhe
author_facet Zhang, Xingqiang
Chang, Liu
Li, Liyi
Cheng, Zhe
contents Hybrid bonding is a pivotal technology for enabling three dimensional integrated circuits. Among the foremost challenges facing 3D IC implementation is thermal management, where a deep understanding of heat conduction across bonded interfaces is essential for addressing heat dissipation and reliability issues. Nevertheless, the thermal conductance of bonded dielectric-dielectric interfaces remains poorly understood. In this study, we employ the low-temperature bonding technique integral to hybrid bonding to fabricate SiO-SiO interfaces and investigate their thermal boundary conductance using time domain thermoreflectance. Structural characterizations show high quality bonded interfaces. By fitting the data with an equivalent multilayer thermal model, we establish a lower limit TBC of 150 MW/m2-K for the SiO-SiO interfaces, which corresponds to a thermal resistance lower than that of a 9.2-nm-thick dielectric layer. These findings offer valuable insights into thermal transport in hybrid-bonded structures and provide critical guidance for the thermal design of advanced packaging solutions.
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spellingShingle Thermal conductance across bonded SiOx-SiOx interfaces in hybrid bonding process
Zhang, Xingqiang
Chang, Liu
Li, Liyi
Cheng, Zhe
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
Hybrid bonding is a pivotal technology for enabling three dimensional integrated circuits. Among the foremost challenges facing 3D IC implementation is thermal management, where a deep understanding of heat conduction across bonded interfaces is essential for addressing heat dissipation and reliability issues. Nevertheless, the thermal conductance of bonded dielectric-dielectric interfaces remains poorly understood. In this study, we employ the low-temperature bonding technique integral to hybrid bonding to fabricate SiO-SiO interfaces and investigate their thermal boundary conductance using time domain thermoreflectance. Structural characterizations show high quality bonded interfaces. By fitting the data with an equivalent multilayer thermal model, we establish a lower limit TBC of 150 MW/m2-K for the SiO-SiO interfaces, which corresponds to a thermal resistance lower than that of a 9.2-nm-thick dielectric layer. These findings offer valuable insights into thermal transport in hybrid-bonded structures and provide critical guidance for the thermal design of advanced packaging solutions.
title Thermal conductance across bonded SiOx-SiOx interfaces in hybrid bonding process
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.03106