Erik Jan Marinissen, IMEC - Leuven, BE
Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Duke University - Durham, NC, US
Target Audience: Test and design-for-test engineers and their managers; test methodology developers; test-automation tool developers; researchers, university professors, and students.
Stacked ICs with vertical interconnect containing fine-pitch micro-bumps and through-silicon vias (TSVs) are a hot-topic in design and manufacturing communities. These 2.5D- and 3D-SICs hold the promise of heterogeneous integration, inter-die connections with increased performance at lower power dissipation, and increased yield and hence decreased product cost. However, testing for manufacturing defects remains an obstacle and potential showstopper before stacked-die products can become a reality. There are concerns about the cost or, even worse, feasibility of testing such TSV-based 3D chips. In this tutorial, we present key concepts in 3D technology, terminology, and benefits. We discuss design and test challenges and emerging solutions for 2.5D- and 3D-SICs. Topics to be covered include an overview of 3D integration and trendsetting products such as a 2.5D-FPGA and 3D-stacked memory chips, test flows and test content for 3D chips, advances in wafer probing, 3D design-for-test architectures and ongoing IEEE P1838 standardization efforts for test access, and 3D test cost modeling and test-flow selection.
Time | Label | Session |
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09:30 | M06.1 | Session 1 |
00:00 | M06.1.1 | Introduction |
00:00 | M06.1.2 | Overview of 2.5D- and 3D-technology |
00:00 | M06.1.3 | 3D test flows and test contents |
00:00 | M06.1.4 | 3D test access: wafer probing (industry/research) |
11:30 | M06.2 | Session 2 |
00:00 | M06.2.1 | 3D test access: DfT architecture (incl. IEEE P1838) and optimizations |
00:00 | M06.2.2 | 3D cost flow modeling (with case studies) |
00:00 | M06.2.3 | Conclusion |