Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, Volume. 47, Issue 3, 520(2025)

Wafer-Level Packaging-Surface Acoustic Wave Process Based on Silicon Caps

SHU Ping1, MI Jia1, LEI Kai1, LIANG Liuhong1, LIN Canghai2, LENG Junlin1, and CHEN Xing1
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  • 1The 26th Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation,Chongqing 400060,China
  • 2Xiamen Sky Semiconductor Technology Co. Ltd.,Xiamen 361026,China
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    In this study,a wafer-level packaging(WLP)process for surface acoustic wave(SAW)filters,based on silicon cap bonding technology,is developed to meet the stringent requirements for hermeticity,mechanical strength,and thermal performance in high-frequency communication systems. A packaging structure with superior hermeticity,thermal dissipation,and reliability is formed by optimizing the deep silicon etching process of through-silicon via(TSV)holes and the LT layer etching process,followed by depositing an SiO2 passivation layer using the low-temperature plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition method(PECVD). Reliability tests demonstrate that the silicon-cap-bonded WLP exhibits a frequency drift of only 2M to 2.5M(B40 band)after unbiased highly accelerated stress testing(uHAST),significantly outperforming traditional polyimide-based WLP(5M to 6M). This process provides robust technical support for high-performance wafer-level packaging of SAW filters.

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    SHU Ping, MI Jia, LEI Kai, LIANG Liuhong, LIN Canghai, LENG Junlin, CHEN Xing. Wafer-Level Packaging-Surface Acoustic Wave Process Based on Silicon Caps[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2025, 47(3): 520

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    Received: Jan. 12, 2025

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    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2025

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    DOI:10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2025.03.018

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