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PSR2000 Series / CASE 203

3D Inspection of Micro-Bumps

Designed for advanced packaging applications such as CoWoS, this solution performs 3D topography and cross-sectional profile measurement of microbumps on wafer surfaces, delivering synchronized 3D height and 2D grayscale outputs.

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Case type
Application case (customer undisclosed)
Industry
Advanced Semiconductor Packaging / CoWoS
Product
PSR2000 Series
Inspection scope
Measurement of microbump height, diameter, coplanarity, and 3D topography

Case process

01

BACKGROUND

Project background

2.5D/3D advanced packaging (e.g., CoWoS) relies on high-density microbumps (μbump) for die-to-interposer and HBM-stack interconnection. Bump height, diameter, and coplanarity directly govern packaging yield and signal integrity, demanding fast, repeatable in-line precision metrology.

02

CHALLENGE

Inspection challenge

With bumps of only ~30 μm diameter and ~15 μm height in dense arrays, optical resolution and measurement repeatability are pushed to the limit. CoWoS further combines multi-layer stacking and large height differences across the FOV, while reflective interfaces such as wafer metal layers and UBM cause localized overexposure and data voids.

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SOLUTION

Solution

The PSR2000U 3D inspection module reconstructs full-array microbump topography and cross-sectional profiles at 1.6 μm resolution. Engineered for highly reflective / mirror-finish parts, it handles wafer metal layers and specular surfaces without overexposure. One scan outputs synchronized 3D height maps, 2D grayscale images, and multiple bright-field / dark-field images, and fully reconstructs the 3D height model of an entire gold wire.

04

RESULTS

Measurement results

  • Supports 12″/8″ wafers; verified for 13 μm-class microbumps.
  • Single-FOV scan < 200 ms; xy resolution 1.6 μm; repeatability 2 μm / 1 μm.
  • Outputs three evidence sets — 3D height, 2D grayscale, and height profile — plus full gold-wire 3D reconstruction for high-precision yield control in CoWoS.

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