Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a metal deposition process after wafer back cutting, which comprises the steps of forming a first groove on an adhesive by cutting, and enabling metal between crystal grains to fall into the first groove when the metal is deposited, so that the metal cannot adhere to two adjacent crystal grains, the traditional process flow of metal deposition and cutting is replaced, the wafer breakage caused by the adhesion of the adjacent crystal grains by the metal during cutting is avoided, the yield of the crystal grains is improved, and the production cost of the crystal grains is reduced.
The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme:
a metal deposition process after wafer back cutting comprises the following steps:
s1: primary metal deposition
And performing metal deposition on the front surface of the wafer to form a first deposition layer on the wafer.
S2: bonding of
And bonding the front surface of the wafer on a glass carrier plate, wherein the glass carrier plate is provided with an adhesive.
S3: thinning
And thinning the back of the wafer.
S4: photoresist coating
Coating photoresist on the back of the crystal grain to form a photoresist coating layer on the crystal grain, shielding the crystal grain on the front of the wafer, exposing and developing to expose the cutting line.
S5: cutting of
And etching cutting lines among the crystal grains on the cut wafer to finish the cutting of the crystal grains, wherein the adjacent crystal grains are not contacted after cutting.
S6: adhesive removal
A first recess is formed in the adhesive by anisotropically etching the adhesive between the crystal grains with oxygen plasma, and the photoresist coating layer is removed simultaneously with the oxygen plasma.
S7: secondary metal deposition
And performing metal deposition on the back of the crystal grain by using a sputtering machine/a vapor deposition machine, forming a second deposition layer on the back of the crystal grain, wherein the metal falls into the first groove due to the directionality/selectivity of the metal deposition, so that the metal falling into the first groove is not contacted with the crystal grain.
S8: fixing
And fixing the thinned surface of the crystal grain on a film frame.
S9: debonding
And separating the crystal grains from the glass carrier plate by laser.
S10: cleaning up
And cleaning residues on the front surface of the crystal grains, separating the crystal grains and fixing the crystal grains on the film frame.
Further, the wafer is adhered to the glass carrier plate by the adhesive in the S2.
Further, the thinned thickness of the S3 is smaller than the thickness of the wafer.
Further, in the step S5, the wafer is etched by using the fluorine-containing plasma.
Further, the cross section of the first groove in the S6 is in a flat cup-shaped structure.
Further, before anisotropic etching (anistropic) in S6, an oxygen plasma is used to isotropically etch (isotropic) the adhesive between the crystal grains, so as to form a second groove on the adhesive.
Further, after anisotropic etching (anistropic) in S6, an oxygen plasma isotropic etching (isotropic) is used to etch the adhesive between the crystal grains, so as to form a second groove at the bottom of the first groove.
Further, the depth of the second groove is larger than that of the first groove.
Further, the width of the first groove is larger than that of the second groove.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
1. according to the invention, the metal deposition is carried out by cutting firstly, so that a groove is formed on the adhesive, and when the metal is deposited, the metal between crystal grains falls into the groove, so that the metal can not adhere to two adjacent crystal grains;
2. the metal deposition replaces the traditional process flow of metal deposition and cutting, avoids wafer crack caused by adhesion of adjacent crystal grains by metal during cutting, improves the yield of the crystal grains and reduces the production cost of the crystal grains.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
A metal deposition process after wafer back cutting comprises the following steps:
s1: primary metal deposition
Metal deposition is performed on the front surface of the wafer 1, and as shown in fig. 1, afirst deposition layer 2 is formed on the wafer 1.
S2: bonding of
The front side of the wafer 1 is bonded on aglass carrier 4, as shown in fig. 2, an adhesive 3 is provided on theglass carrier 4, and the wafer 1 is adhered on theglass carrier 4 by the adhesive 3 through UV bonding.
S3: thinning
The back side of the wafer 1 is thinned, as shown in fig. 3, to a thickness less than that of the wafer 1.
S4: photoresist coating
The back side of thedie 6 is coated with photoresist, as shown in fig. 4, aphotoresist coating layer 5 is formed on thedie 6 to shield thedie 6 on the front side of the wafer 1, and the wafer is exposed to light and developed to expose the scribe lines.
S5: cutting of
The cutting lines between the dies 6 on the wafer 1 are etched by using fluorine-containing plasma, as shown in fig. 5, the die cutting is completed, and the adjacent dies 6 are not contacted after cutting.
S6: adhesive removal
The adhesive 3 between thecrystal grains 6 is anisotropically etched by oxygen plasma (anisotropic etching) to form afirst groove 7 on the adhesive 3, the cross section of thefirst groove 7 is a flat cup-shaped structure, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, and thephotoresist coating layer 5 is removed by oxygen plasma at the same time.
S7: secondary metal deposition
And (3) performing metal deposition on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6 by using a sputtering machine/an evaporation machine, forming a second deposition layer 9 on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6, wherein the metal falls into thefirst groove 7 due to the directionality/selectivity of the metal deposition, as shown in fig. 10, so that the metal falling into thefirst groove 7 is not in contact with thecrystal grain 6.
S8: fixing
The thinned surfaces of thecrystal grains 6 are fixed to thefilm frame 10 as shown in fig. 11.
S9: debonding
Thedie 6 is detached from theglass carrier 4 by laser, as shown in fig. 12.
S10: cleaning up
The residues on the front surface of thecrystal grains 6 are cleaned, and thecrystal grains 6 are separated and fixed on thefilm frame 10.
Example 2
A metal deposition process after wafer back cutting comprises the following steps:
s1: primary metal deposition
Metal deposition is performed on the front surface of the wafer 1, and as shown in fig. 1, afirst deposition layer 2 is formed on the wafer 1.
S2: bonding of
The front side of the wafer 1 is bonded to aglass carrier 4, as shown in fig. 2, an adhesive 3 is provided on theglass carrier 4, and the wafer 1 is adhered to theglass carrier 4 by the adhesive 3 through UV bonding.
S3: thinning
The back side of the wafer 1 is thinned, as shown in fig. 3, to a thickness less than the thickness of the wafer 1.
S4: photoresist coating
The back side of thedie 6 is coated with photoresist, as shown in fig. 4, aphotoresist coating layer 5 is formed on thedie 6 to shield thedie 6 on the front side of the wafer 1, and the wafer is exposed to light and developed to expose the scribe lines.
S5: cutting of
The cutting lines between the dies 6 on the wafer 1 are etched by using fluorine-containing plasma, as shown in fig. 5, the die cutting is completed, and the adjacent dies 6 are not contacted after cutting.
S6: adhesive removal
Firstly, using oxygen plasma anisotropic etching (anistropic) to etch the adhesive 3 between thecrystal grains 6, forming afirst groove 7 on the adhesive 3, wherein the cross section of thefirst groove 7 is a flat cup-shaped structure, as shown in fig. 6, 7, 8 and 9, then using oxygen plasma isotropic etching (isotropic) to etch the adhesive 3 between thecrystal grains 6, forming asecond groove 8 at the bottom of thefirst groove 7, wherein the depth of thesecond groove 8 is greater than that of thefirst groove 7, the width of thefirst groove 7 is greater than that of thesecond groove 8, and the oxygen plasma removes thephotoresist coating 5.
S7: secondary metal deposition
And (3) performing metal deposition on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6 by using a sputtering machine/an evaporation machine, forming a second deposition layer 9 on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6, wherein the metal falls into thefirst groove 7 due to the directionality/selectivity of the metal deposition, as shown in fig. 10, so that the metal falling into thefirst groove 7 is not in contact with thecrystal grain 6.
S8: fixing the device
The thinned surface of thecrystal grain 6 is fixed to thefilm frame 10 as shown in fig. 11.
S9: debonding
Thedie 6 is detached from theglass carrier 4 by laser, as shown in fig. 12.
S10: cleaning up
The residues on the front surface of thecrystal grain 6 are cleaned, and thecrystal grain 6 is separated and fixed on thefilm frame 10.
Example 3
A metal deposition process after wafer back cutting comprises the following steps:
s1: primary metal deposition
Metal deposition is performed on the front surface of the wafer 1, and as shown in fig. 1, afirst deposition layer 2 is formed on the wafer 1.
S2: bonding of
The front side of the wafer 1 is bonded on aglass carrier 4, as shown in fig. 2, an adhesive 3 is provided on theglass carrier 4, and the wafer 1 is adhered on theglass carrier 4 by the adhesive 3 through thermal bonding.
S3: thinning
The back side of the wafer 1 is thinned, as shown in fig. 3, to a thickness less than the thickness of the wafer 1.
S4: photoresist coating
Photoresist coating is performed on the back surface of thedie 6, as shown in fig. 4, aphotoresist coating layer 5 is formed on thedie 6, thedie 6 on the front surface of the wafer 1 is masked, and the wafer is exposed and developed to expose the scribe lines.
S5: cutting of
The cutting lines between the dies 6 on the wafer 1 are etched by using fluorine-containing plasma, as shown in fig. 5, the die cutting is completed, and the adjacent dies 6 are not contacted after cutting.
S6: adhesive removal
Firstly, using oxygen plasma to isotropically etch (isotropic) the adhesive 3 among thecrystal grains 6 to form asecond groove 8 on the adhesive 3, as shown in fig. 6, 7, 8 and 9, and then using oxygen plasma to anisotropically etch (anistropic) the adhesive 3 among thecrystal grains 6 to form afirst groove 7 on the adhesive 3, wherein thesecond groove 8 is located at the bottom of thefirst groove 7 and is communicated with each other, the depth of thesecond groove 8 is greater than that of thefirst groove 7, the width of thefirst groove 7 is greater than that of thesecond groove 8, and the oxygen plasma removes thephotoresist coating layer 5 at the same time.
S7: secondary metal deposition
And (3) performing metal deposition on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6 by using a sputtering machine/an evaporation machine, forming a second deposition layer 9 on the back surface of thecrystal grain 6, wherein the metal falls into thefirst groove 7 due to the directionality/selectivity of the metal deposition, as shown in fig. 10, so that the metal falling into thefirst groove 7 is not in contact with thecrystal grain 6.
S8: fixing the device
The thinned surface of thecrystal grain 6 is fixed to thefilm frame 10 as shown in fig. 11.
S9: debonding
Thecrystal grains 6 are detached from theglass carrier plate 4 by heating, as shown in fig. 12.
S10: cleaning up
The residues on the front surface of thecrystal grain 6 are cleaned, and thecrystal grain 6 is separated and fixed on thefilm frame 10.
In the description herein, references to the description of "one embodiment," "an example," "a specific example" or the like are intended to mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
The foregoing shows and describes the general principles, essential features, and advantages of the invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are given by way of illustration of the principles of the present invention, but that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention as claimed.