Study of stress and adhesion strength in SU-8 resist layers on silicon substrate with different seed layers

Richard L. Barber; Muralidhar K Ghantasala; Ralu Divan; Derrick C. Mancini; Erol C. Harvey

doi:10.1117/1.2778644

1 July 2007 Study of stress and adhesion strength in SU-8 resist layers on silicon substrate with different seed layers

Richard L. Barber, Muralidhar K Ghantasala, Ralu Divan, Derrick C. Mancini, Erol C. Harvey

Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS, Vol. 6, Issue 3, 033006 (July 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2778644

Abstract

We present the details of our study on the internal stresses and adhesion strengths of SU-8 structures to different substrate seed layers. The effect of adhesion promoter—methacryloxy [propl] trimethoxysilane (MPTS), and OmniCoat—and different seed layer combinations (Ti/Cu/Ti, Ti/Cu, Cr/Au, and Cr/Au/Cr) was examined for internal stress and adhesion strength in 650-μm-thick SU-8 films. Increased stress and poor adhesion have led to the delamination of SU-8 in some cases. Adhesion and stress have proven to be the function of process parameters such as soft bake (time and temperature), exposure dose, post-exposure bake (time and temperature), and development time. We have found that a <100> silicon wafer containing a titanium-copper-titanium (Ti/Cu/Ti) seed layer with MPTS as the adhesion promoter yielded a thick SU-8 film with a lower value of stress and consequently better adhesion for processing in deep x-ray lithography (DXRL). A detailed correlation of the effects of adhesion and internal stress on the SU-8 film is discussed. An analysis of the possible chemical bonding interactions occurring between SU-8, and its adhesion promoter and/or substrate is also presented.

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Richard L. Barber, Muralidhar K Ghantasala, Ralu Divan, Derrick C. Mancini, and Erol C. Harvey "Study of stress and adhesion strength in SU-8 resist layers on silicon substrate with different seed layers," Journal of Micro/Nanolithography, MEMS, and MOEMS 6(3), 033006 (1 July 2007). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.2778644

Published: 1 July 2007

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