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中国物理学会期刊

硅晶圆上散热微通道的单片生长

Monolithic formation of heat dissipation microchannel on silicon wafer via epitaxial growth

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  • 微通道散热技术以其体积小、散热效率高的特点,成为应对芯片散热挑战的重要技术之一。利用分子束外延生长技术,本研究提出了一种硅晶圆上制备微通道的新方法:在具有周期性脊状结构的图案化硅衬底上同质外延生长硅薄膜,形成分立的微纳孔洞阵列,再通过原位高温退火使其融合为增大尺寸的埋层微通道。该方法结合图形化衬底的灵活性与外延生长的原子级精准制造,实现了对微通道尺寸、分布及埋藏深度的可控调节。本文系统研究了不同退火时间下微通道的演化过程,结合有限元模拟分析了结构参数对其力学稳定性的影响,并成功制备出宽度达130 μm的微通道结构。

    As power density continues to rise in modern integrated circuits, efficient thermal management has become a critical challenge. Microchannel heat sinks offer a promising solution due to their compact structure and high heat dissipation capability. Among various substrate materials, silicon is considered an ideal candidate for constructing embedded microchannels due to its excellent material properties and superior compatibility with standard integrated circuit manufacturing processes. This study presents a novel approach for fabricating embedded microchannels on Si(001) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy and in-situ high-temperature annealing. A patterned silicon substrate with periodic ridge structures was first fabricated on a Si(001) wafer using electron-beam lithography, reactive ion etching, and inductively coupled plasma etching. Subsequently, a silicon homoepitaxial film was grown on this patterned substrate via molecular beam epitaxy, forming an array of isolated micro-nano pores. These pores were then transformed into enlarged, buried microchannels through in-situ high-temperature annealing. This approach combines the design flexibility of patterned substrates with the atomic-level precision of epitaxial growth, enabling controllable adjustment of microchannel dimensions, distribution, and burial depth. The dynamic process of pore coalescence into continuous microchannels was analyzed through systematic observation of the morphological evolution during annealing. Finite element analysis was employed to investigate the influence of channel geometric parameters on internal stress distribution and to identify the key factors affecting structural stability. Simulation results indicate that the channel width is the most critical parameter determining its mechanical stability. Guided by these simulation insights, microchannel structures with a width of up to 130 μm were successfully fabricated experimentally, validating the feasibility of this process for producing wide microchannels. This bonding-free method reduces the separation between the microchannels and overlying electronic devices to several hundred nanometers, offering a new pathway for the fabrication of integrated microchannel heat sinks.

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