Electronics and Packaging, Volume. 25, Issue 7, 70109(2025)

Mechanical Reliability Issues and Research Progress of Through Glass Via Technology

MA Xiaohan1, DONG Ruipeng1, WAN Xin2, JIA Fengrui2, and LONG Xu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Research Center for Advanced Electronic Packaging Materials and Structures, School of Mechanics and Transportation Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710021, China
  • 2Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University, Jiaxing 314006, China
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    Received: May. 23, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 26, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 26, 2025

    The Author Email: LONG Xu (xulong@nwpu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.16257/j.cnki.1681-1070.2025.0160

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