Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications With Noise (DBSCAN) for Probe Card Production for Advanced Quality Control of Wafer Probing Test
Wafer probing test is crucial for selecting the known good dies via the probe card as the testing signal interface between the tester and the integrated circuits on the fabricated wafers. The consistency of probe cards is critical to ensure the integrity of the testing data. Motivated by realistic n...
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| Published in: | IEEE transactions on semiconductor manufacturing Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 567 - 575 |
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| Abstract | Wafer probing test is crucial for selecting the known good dies via the probe card as the testing signal interface between the tester and the integrated circuits on the fabricated wafers. The consistency of probe cards is critical to ensure the integrity of the testing data. Motivated by realistic needs, this research aims to develop an effective approach for spatial clustering to select PCB materials while considering Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) data. To estimate the validity, experiments are conducted with 20 datasets collected in real settings to compare the proposed DBSCAN with three spatial clustering models including Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC), K-means, and Spectral Clustering. An empirical study is conducted in a lead semiconductor testing company in Taiwan for validation. The results have shown that the proposed approach can improve the impedance value of material selection by at least 15% for single-signal and 25% for differential signals, respectively. Thus, the proposed solution can effectively reduce intrinsic variance and enhance probing test integrity to reduce both the producer's risk and the customer's risk. Indeed, the developed solution is implemented to enhance virtual vertical integration for the semiconductor supply chain. |
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| AbstractList | Wafer probing test is crucial for selecting the known good dies via the probe card as the testing signal interface between the tester and the integrated circuits on the fabricated wafers. The consistency of probe cards is critical to ensure the integrity of the testing data. Motivated by realistic needs, this research aims to develop an effective approach for spatial clustering to select PCB materials while considering Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) data. To estimate the validity, experiments are conducted with 20 datasets collected in real settings to compare the proposed DBSCAN with three spatial clustering models including Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering (AHC), K-means, and Spectral Clustering. An empirical study is conducted in a lead semiconductor testing company in Taiwan for validation. The results have shown that the proposed approach can improve the impedance value of material selection by at least 15% for single-signal and 25% for differential signals, respectively. Thus, the proposed solution can effectively reduce intrinsic variance and enhance probing test integrity to reduce both the producer’s risk and the customer’s risk. Indeed, the developed solution is implemented to enhance virtual vertical integration for the semiconductor supply chain. |
| Author | Suwattananuruk, Butsayarin Chien, Chen-Fu |
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| SubjectTerms | Cluster analysis Clustering Clustering methods Inspection Integrated circuits Integrity Materials selection Noise control PCB selection Printed circuits probe card Probes Quality control Semiconductor device manufacture semiconductor manufacturing Signal quality spatial clustering Spatial data Supply chains Wafer probing test |
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