SPTSWinsNew300mmPVDOrderfromCEA-Leti
FrenchResearchInstituteToDeploySigma?fxPTMPhysicalVaporDepositionSystemInNewly-Inaugurated3D-ICFacility
Newport,UnitedKingdom—9February,2011—SPPProcessTechnologySystems(SPTS),aleadingmanufacturerofplasmaetch,deposition,andthermalprocessingequipmentforthesemiconductorindustrytodayannouncedithasreceivedafollowonpurchaseorderfromCEA-LetiforitsSigma?fxPTMPhysicalVaporDeposition(PVD)system.The300mmsystemwillbeusedforadvancedThrough-Silicon-Via(TSV)developmentatLeti’snewly-inaugurated300mmfabextensioninGrenoble,France.ThissystemwincomesontheheelsofanOctober2010agreementbetweenLetiandSPTStocollaborateoncreatingnext-generationhighaspectratioTSVs.ThenewSigmasystemwilljoinSPTS’siliconetchanddielectricdepositionsystemspreviouslyselectedforthisnewline.
Leti’sstate-of-the-artintegrationlinefeaturesacompletesuiteoftheequipmentrequiredforresearchanddevelopmentonadvanced3D-ICsingleprocessesandintegration.TheSigmafxPwilldepositthediffusionbarrierandseedmetallayerspriortothefinalCuelectroplatingviafillprocess.UsingSPTSAdvancedHi-Fill(AHF)technology,ionizedPVDdepositiontechniqueswillmaximizemetalcoverageinthevia,creatinganenvironmentforcost-effectiveviafillfinhighaspectratioarchitectures
“WeareworkingcloselywithSPTSonnext-generation3D-ICdevelopments,andtheirmetaldepositioncapabilityformsanintegralpartofourd