Semiconductor integrated circuits are the core components of electronic products and are critical to the quality control of electronic devices such as diodes, resistors, and printed circuit boards (PCBs).

Electronic Component Analysis

Wafer/Epitaxial layer (impurities/stress/defects)

  • Evaluation of residual stress by Raman spectroscopy
  • Analyze trace elements in semiconductor materials through chemical analysis (ultra-trace impurities/surface contamination elements of SiC wafers)
  • Observe the defects of SiC and GaN wafers and epitaxial layers with ULC-SEM-CL
  • Observe stacking defects/dislocations of SiC wafer and epitaxial layer by Cs-corrected STEM

Device Microstructure

  • EELS/EDX analysis of the gate oxide film/SiC interface of SiC power devices by Cs-corrected STEM and TEM
  • EDX/EELS analysis of diode metal/SiC interface by Cs-corrected STEM
  • Observe the interlayer insulation film/defects by FIB-SEM

Analysis of Installed Components

  • Ultrasonic focused beam internal observation
  • Cross-section observation of the interface of power device composite materials
  • SEM observation of the wire bonding part of power device/IC
  • SEM-EDX and EBSP analysis of weld joint/wire alloy phase
  • Identify the debonding interface with micro-focus radiography/ultrasound microscope
  • SEM observation of the solder/nickel coating-Cu interface alloy phase and the peeled part of the welded joint interface

Detection Technology

  • Thermal measurement
  • Two-dimensional spectrum measuring device for defects of SiC substrate
  • A high-precision infrared thermal imaging camera measures the temperature of power devices