Room-temperature bonding of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser chips on Si substrates using Au microbumps in ambient air

Ryo Takigawa, Eiji Higurashi, Tadatomo Suga, Renshi Sawada

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Abstract

The feasibility of room-temperature (RT) bonding of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) chips on silicon (Si) substrates with Au microbumps was demonstrated by Au-Au surface-activated bonding. The diameter at the top, the height, and the pitch of Au microbumps measured approximately 5, 2, and 10μm, respectively. Following activation of the Au surfaces with argon radio-frequency plasma, Au-Au bonding was carried out using contact at RT in ambient air. The measured results of light-current-voltage (L-I-V) characteristics indicated no significant degradation of the VCSEL chips after bonding.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1122011-1122012
Number of pages2
JournalApplied Physics Express
Volume1
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Nov
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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