3D Hetero-Integration Technology for
Future Automotive Smart Vehicle System
Kangwook Lee, Tohoku University
Kangwook Lee, Ph.D
Professor, NICHe, Tohoku University
Deputy Director, Global INTegration Initiative (GINTI)
• Background
• Smart Vehicle System for Future Automotive
• 3-D Hetero-Integration Technologies for Smart
Vehicle System
• High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor
Module in Smart Vehicle System
• Summary
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Potential Applications of 3-D Integration Beyond Mobile & Consumer Products
Killer Application!
� Anticipated applications start for consumer mobile products and extend to high-performance, multi-functional hetero-integrated convergence systems
Yole Report, 2012
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Automotive Is A Emerging Market For SemiconductorBackgroundBackgroundBackgroundBackground
DENSO Corp., IEEE 3D-IC 2011, Osaka,
Evolution Directions of Future Smart Automotive
� Environment – Ecology � Super Clean, Zero Emission, Ultimate Recycling System
� Comfort - Convenience � Smart Highway, Connected Car, Joyful Mobility
� Safety � Zeronize (Accident) Intelligent Safety Systems, Automated Driving
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(Autonomous Driving Car)
(Crash-Proof Car)
Automotive Industry Seeking Electronic Solutions For Safety in Future Automotive
� From "Damage Reduction and Collision Avoidance" to Autonomous Driving"
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Automotive Industry Seeking Electronic Solutions For Safety in Future Automotive
� Communicate with various sensor networks as a sensor terminal within thecar and to the world around car (car-to-car, car-to-infrastructure) to improvetraffic safety for all road users, increase efficiency of the public transportsystems, and induce better response to hazards, incidents and accidents���� Connected Car, Smart Highway
☞ Safety vehicle system requires high speed signal sensing and high dataprocessing depending on the moving speed of car. It needs more fastlygather and parallely analyze a lot of information from environment
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� Limited number of modules/parts can be installed in car due to large size � Limitation of high speed signal sensing and high data transmission
networking due to long distance between modules/parts� Large power consumption
Current Safety Vehicle Electronic Systems
☞ Require integrated vehicle electronic systems for high performance functions and low power consumption
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Challenges K-W. Lee et al, IEEE IEDM 2009, IEEE T-ED 2011Infineon, 3D Architecture, 2011
� Many numbers and various kinds of LSIs and sensor devices, and ECUs are loaded in car to assist an autonomous driving. It steadily increasing in future; ex) 1000 chips, 47 ECU (electronic control unit), 3.6km wire (Hyundai Equus,2013)
� An estimated 40% of a vehicle`s cost is determined by electronics and S/W(146% increase since the `90s). An estimated 90% of all innovation in automotive are driven by electronics and S/W
� Electronics determine the competiveness of automotive industry in future
Electronics Becomes The Car
http://www.murata.co.jp
☞ Need a smart vehicle system for future automotive
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Demands for Smart Vehicle SystemHigh Speed Sensing – Highly Parallel Data Processing - Acting
� Small form-factor & miniaturization for low power consumption
� High speed variable real-time signal (distance, velocity, imaging) sensing
and highly parallel data computing/processing, and high speed data
communication between vehicle systems in car and to outside networking
� Hetero-integration of more sensors, more functionality, more information
and more digitalization in system
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☞ How to compactly integrate heterogeneous LSIs, sensors and photonic devices into a smart vehicle system ?
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Analog Devices, SEMI WEST 2010
High density, small form-factor, and hetero-integration of
ECU multi-chip module
http://www.murata.co.jp
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� Smaller package of complete solution
Intelligent integrated system of a sensor, micro controller,
passives and power converter in a multilayer block
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MEMS accelerator for high sensitive sensing of high speed moving element
Image sensor stacked with ADC LSI for high performance imaging processing
3D processor, 3D memory for high performance computing
Optical interconnection of photonics for high speed data transmission networking
Micro-fluidic channels for the sinking of generated heatK-W. Lee et al, IEEE IEDM 2009, IEEE T-ED 2011
3-D hetero-integrated smart vehicle system of LSIs, sensors,
power ICs, and photonics devices
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� Integration technologies ; heterogeneous 3D integration amongst MEMS, sensors, SoC, memory, photonic, and power devices
� Extremely high performance microprocessors ; multi-core technologies with affinity to image recognition and real-time processing
� Energy technologies ; smart grid systems and novel power devices
� Total design methodologies ; ESL design technologies between automotive systems and semiconductors
Evolution Directions of Semiconductor Technologies For Smart Vehicle System in Future Automotive
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DENSO Corp., IEEE 3D-IC 2011
All Functions into One Cube !!
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3D System Integration Projects in Tohoku Univ.
1978 (IEDM) : 3D DRAM
1989 (Future Electron Device) : 3D Integration Technology
1999 (IEDM) : 3D Image Sensor (Wafer-level Stacking)
2000 (IEDM) : 3D Shared Memory (Wafer-level Stacking)
2001 (ISSCC) : 3D Artificial Retina (Wafer-level Stacking)
2002 (Cool Chips) : 3D Microprocessor (Wafer-level Stacking)
2005 (IEDM) : Super Chip Integration, 10-Layers Memory, Self-Assembly
2007 (IEDM) : Reconfigured Wafer-to-Wafer 3D Integration, Self-Assembly
2008 (IEDM) : Heterogeneous Multi-Chip Module (LSI-MEMS)
2009 (IEDM) : 3D Hetero-integrated Opto-Electronic System (LSI-MEMS-Optics)
2012 (IEDM) : Chip-based 3D Heterogeneous Integration Technology
Hybrid Self-Assembly and Electrostatic Temporary Bonding
3-D Super-Chip
System-on-Board
CMOS-compatible, high flexible 3-D heterogeneous integration of photonics, LSI/power devices, and MEMS sensors for smart vehicle system
T. Fukushima et al., IEDM, 2008
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE 3D SIC, 2009
High-throughput heterogeneous multi-chip integration
by self-assembly and sidewall interconnection
Optical interconnection by
Si interposer with optical waveguide
Noriki et al., SSDM, 2008
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM 2009
VCSEL PDSi Interposer
Optical Waveguide
Cu TSV
Optical Signal
High accuracy 3D integration
by wafer-level bonding
1st layer
2nd layer
3rd layer TSV
30um
Micro-bump
K.W. Lee et al., IEDM, 2000
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- Wafer Bonding
- Thinning
- Bumping
3D stacked LSI wafer
- TSV formation
- Optimal CMOS process
- Wafer burn-in test & repair
M. Koyanagi, Proc. 8th Symposium on Future Electron Devices, 1989
Wafer-level 3D Stacking Technology
☞ 1st proposal of 3D WtW Stacking with TSV
Surface tension of liquid is utilized for chip self-assembly⇒ Damage-free, high accuracy, and high speed bonding
(Top View)
(Cross-sectional View)
HydrophilicBonding Area
LiquidDroplet
Chip HavingHydrophilic Backside
2. Liquid
Supply3. Chip Release 4. Self-Assembly
(Self-aligning & Bonding)
1. HydrophilicArea
HydrophobicArea
LiquidEvaporation
T. Fukushima et al., IEDM, 2005
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Self-Assembly 3D Stacking Technology
Wafer Testing Sorting of KGDs Multichip-to-Wafer
3D Stacking
By Self-Assembly
T. Fukushima et al., IEDM, 2007
Multi-KGDs layers are simultaneously aligned and bonded on LSI wafer by self-assembly method in batch
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Multichip-to-Wafer Bonding by Self-Assembly
Wafer Testing Sorting of KGDs Multichip-to-Wafer
3D Stacking
By Self-Assembly
3D LSIs
LSI Wafer C
LSI Wafer A
LSI Wafer B
KGDs Wafer C
KGDs Wafer B
KGDs Wafer A
T. Fukushima et al., IEEE IEDM, 2008
Photograph of various-size self-assembled chips on 8-inch wafer by hybrid self-assembly
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(Reconfigured Substrate)
MemoryProcessor
Logic LS
I
IF chip
RF chip
Passives MEMS
Substrate
Various type KGD chips can be integrated simultaneously
on a substrate in wafer-level
� Batch process for high throughput, low cost solution
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE 3D-IC, 2009
A. Self-assembly of heterogeneous multi-chips
with high throughput, high accuracy
B. High step-height sidewall interconnection
C. Fine pitch, high density micro-bumps
D. Passive device on a chip
AB
C
D
Concept of heterogeneous MEMS-LSI multi-chip module
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Concept of 3D opto-electronics hetero-integrated system
PDVCSEL
TSV
mirror
Micro-bump
CladdingOptical waveguide
Si substrate
Aperture
Core
Optical
interposer
3D-LSI
Low Loss Optical Waveguide
Low Loss
Optical Coupling
Short Electrical InterconnectAccurate Passive Alignment of
Optical Component
☞ High speed, low energy inter-chip optical interconnection
K.W. Lee et al., IEDM, 2009
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Photograph of MEMS-LSI multi-chip module
� LSI, passive and MEMS chips are mounted on substrate by self-assembly � LSI and passive chips are connected by Cu sidewall interconnection� MEMS chip is connected by the cavity chip K.W. Lee et al., IEEE 3D-IC, 2009
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Photograph of MEMS-LSI multi-chip module
� MEMS chip vertically stacked on LSI chip by self-assembly
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE 3D-IC, 2009
MEMS Chip
LSI Chip
Substrate
Cu Sidewall Interconnection
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Concept of die-level 3D hetero-integration technology
Commercial Chips Chip Process 3D Integration
Commercial chips with different functions and sizes, which were fabricated bydifferent technologies, are processed and integrated in chip-level using backsideTSV and novel detachable technologies
� Low-cost, high flexible, and rapid prototyping solution for 3-D LSIs
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
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Process flow of die-level 3-D hetero-integration technology
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
High Speed Sensing, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor Module for Autonomous Driving Assist
� Image sensor module comprising 3-D stacked image sensorsfor high speed signal sensing and 3-D stacked dependableVLSI systems for high performance data processing
- IEEE IEDM 2012
- IEEE T-ED 2013
High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor Module (Tohoku Univ.)Sensor Module (Tohoku Univ.)Sensor Module (Tohoku Univ.)Sensor Module (Tohoku Univ.)
- IEEE ECTC 2014
- IEEE IEDM 2014
3-D Stacked Image Sensor
3-D Stacked VLSI system
3-D Stacked Stereo Vision Image Sensor for High Speed Signal Sensing
CISCDSADC
IFSi interposer A
CISCDSADC
IFSi interposer A
Organic Substrate
Si interposer B
Rear radar
Rear Front
Front surveillancemm-wave radar
Ultrasonicsensor
Short rangemm-wave radarRear
camera
Rearsideradar
Front surveillanceImage sensor
Analog chipADC chip
Interface chip
Image sensor chipColor Filter
Micro Lens
Block Parallel Architecture- High frame rate ; 10,000 frames/s
- High pixel rate ; 2M Pixel
ASET
Dream Chip Project
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
Configuration and Circuit Block of 3-D Stacked Image Sensor with Block-Parallel Processing
Optical Signal
Metal Adhesive Bump TSV
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
Photograph of Fabricated 3-D Stacked Image Sensorwith Three-layer Structure
3-D Stacked Image SensorModule with Twin-lens
Cross-sectional Structure of 3-D Stacked Image Sensor
Commercial 2-D Chips
FPGA
3-D Stacked Image Sensor
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
X-Ray CT Scan Image of Fabricated 3-D Stacked Image Sensor with Four-layer Structure
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE IEDM, 2012
CDS Chip
Image SensorChip
ADC Chip
InterposerChip
IF Chip
High Speed Sensing, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor Module for Autonomous Driving Assist
� Image sensor module comprising 3-D stacked image sensorsfor high speed signal sensing and 3-D stacked dependableVLSI systems for high performance data processing
- IEEE IEDM 2012
- IEEE T-ED 2013
High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor Module Sensor Module Sensor Module Sensor Module
- IEEE ECTC 2014
- IEEE IEDM 2014
3-D Stacked Image Sensor
3-D Stacked VLSI system
High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image High Speed, Highly Parallel Processing Image Sensor Module Sensor Module Sensor Module Sensor Module
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE ECTC, 2014
Master
Processor Chip
(Self-Test/Self-Re
pair)
Processor
Chips
(7-layers)
Memory
Chips
(4-layers)
High Dependable 3-D Stacked VLSI System with Self-Test and Self-Repair Functions
JST-CREST Project: “Fundamental technologies for dependable VLSI system”M. Koyanagi: “Three-Dimensional VLSI System with Self-Restoration Function”
H. Hashimoto. et al., IEEE 3D-IC, 2013
Block Diagram of Resilient 3-D Stacked Multicore Processor System
Tier 2
Tier 1
Tier 0
Ext
ern
al
Me
mo
ry
Vertical Bus using TSVs
Test Access Port
(3D TAP)
Test Bus
System Bus Memory Bus
Mem Ctrl:
Memory
controller
VBB:
Vertical
bus bridge
SM:
Stacked shared
memory
Core:
Processor core
PBB: PB bridge
OSTC:
On-line self-test
controller
MemCtrlSMVBBCorePBBOSTC
MemCtrlSMVBBCorePBBOSTC
MemCtrlSMVBBCorePBBOSTC
MemCtrlSMVBBCorePBBOSTC
SystemBus
Tier 3
Tier 7
Photograph of fabricated 2-D core processor chip
(Core Processor Chip, 90nm)
High Dependable 3-D Stacked VLSI System with Self-Test and Self-Repair Functions
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE ECTC, 2014
High Dependable 3-D Stacked VLSI System with Self-Test and Self-Repair Functions
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE ECTC, 2014
Si Interposer
Configuration (a), top view (b), and SEM cross-section (c) of fabricated 3-D stacked multicore processor chip with two layers
(a) Configuration
2-layered 3-D Stacked
Multicore Processor Chip
1st
Chip
2nd
ChipCu TSV
Cu RDL Cu/Sn
Bump
(b) Top View
(c) SEM Cross-section
High Dependable 3-D Stacked VLSI System with Self-Test and Self-Repair Functions
X-ray CT-scan image of TSV array in two-layered 3-D stacked multicore processor chip
Cu TSVs
(1st Layer)
Cu TSVs
(2nd Layer)
Interposer
Cu RDL,
Cu/Sn Bump
(2nd Layer)
Cu RDL,
Cu/Sn Bump
(1st Layer)
(Captured image from the movie) (CT-scan movie)
K.W. Lee et al., IEEE ECTC, 2014
�Vehicle system require high reliability and robustness to vibration and elevated temperature and other environments. But, current 3-D integration technologies not meet severe demand specifications for vehicle system
� It is strongly required to develop 3-D hetero-integration technologies (process, material, structure) for smart vehicle system in future automotive
Challenges for Smart Vehicle System Challenges for Smart Vehicle System Challenges for Smart Vehicle System Challenges for Smart Vehicle System
Toyota, 2009
�Automotive is a emerging market for semiconductor. Automotive industry seek electronic solutions for safety in future automotive
�Large numbers and various kinds of LSIs and sensor devices such as radars, sensors, local area network, power devices and electronic control units are loaded in an automotive to prevent abnormal accidents and to assist an autonomous driving
�The automotive sector could become one of the key markets for 3-D integration. 3-D hetero-integration technologies are introduced for the smart vehicle system in future automotive
�High speed sensing, highly parallel processing image sensor module for autonomous driving assist is proposed. Image sensor module with 3-D stacked image sensor and 3-D stacked multicore processor was successfully demonstrated for the first time as a typical example of smart vehicle system
�It is still challenges to develop 3-D hetero-integration technologies (process, material, structure) to meet severe demand specifications for smart vehicle system in future automotive
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This research was supported by the Dependable
VLSI Project of Core Research for Evolutional
Science and Technology (CREST) of Japan Science
and Technology Corporation (JST) and by NEDO
“Development of Functionally Innovative 3D-
Integrated Circuit (Dream Chip) Technology”
Project that is based on the Japanese
government’s METI “IT Innovative Program”.