Defect Z-Depth Determination in 2.5D ICs Using Magnetic Field Imaging
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Abstract
Defect localization and accurate depth determination in advanced heterogeneous integration (HI) packaging integrated circuits (ICs), particularly <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$2.5 \mathrm{D} / 3 \mathrm{D}$</tex> ICs, is critical for failure analysis and reliability assessment. Beyond lateral XY defect localization, vertical Z-depth estimation is essential for identifying the failure layer in stacked configurations, which is a challenge that conventional non-destructive testing (NDT) methods cannot effectively address. Due to restricted penetration depth and inadequate spatial resolution caused by the complex, multilayered material composition of HI packaging, conventional NDT techniques face intrinsic limitations in localizing defects along the z-axis. Magnetic field imaging (MFI) has emerged as a promising alternative, providing non-invasive and highresolution sensing of current-induced magnetic fields while being insensitive to variations in complex material structure in HI packaging. However, despite its advantages, MFI inherently produces intricate magnetic field data that require algorithms for depth extraction, an area that remains underexplored in both research and practical applications. In this paper, we propose an MFI-based variational method (VM) that employs fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based magnetic inverse optimization, grounded in the Biot-Savart law, to enable Z-depth determination of shortcircuit defects in 2.5D ICs. The effectiveness of the proposed VM approach is demonstrated on two representative defective 2.5D graphics processing units (GPUs): a signal-to-ground short at the C4 bump and a power-to-ground short at the μbump. These defect types are among the most commonly encountered failure modes in advanced 2.5D ICs. Validation against X-ray scans shows defect depth estimation errors of <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$\mathbf{5}-25 \mu ~\mathrm{m}$</tex> and 5 <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">$\mu \mathrm{m}$</tex>, respectively, thereby advancing the fault isolation capability for complex 2.5D/3D ICs.
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