Producibility of Vertically Integrated Photodiode (VIP)tm scanning focal plane arrays

Arthur M. Turner; Towfik Teherani; John C. Ehmke; Cindy Pettitt; Peggy Conlon; Jeffrey D. Beck; Kent McCormack; Luigi Colombo; Tom Lahutsky; Terry Murphy; Robert L. Williams

doi:10.1117/12.179664

13 July 1994 Producibility of Vertically Integrated Photodiode (VIP)^tm scanning focal plane arrays

Arthur M. Turner, Towfik Teherani, John C. Ehmke, Cindy Pettitt, Peggy Conlon, Jeffrey D. Beck, Kent McCormack, Luigi Colombo, Tom Lahutsky, Terry Murphy, Robert L. Williams

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Proceedings Volume 2228, Producibility of II-VI Materials and Devices; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179664
Event: SPIE's International Symposium on Optical Engineering and Photonics in Aerospace Sensing, 1994, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Vertically integrated photodiode, VIP^TM, technology is now being used to produce second generation infrared focal plane arrays with high yields and performance. The VIP^TM process employs planar, ion implanted, n on p diodes in HgCdTe which is epoxy hybridized directly to the read out integrated circuits on 100 mm Si wafers. The process parameters that are critical for high performance and yield include: HgCdTe dislocation density and thickness, backside passivation, frontside passivation, and junction formation. Producibility of infrared focal plane arrays (IRFPAs) is also significantly enhanced by read out integrated circuits (ROICs) which have the ability to deselect defective pixels. Cold probe screening before lab dewar assembly reduces costs and improves cycle times. The 240 X 1 and 240 X 2 scanning array formats are used to demonstrate the effect of process optimization, deselect, and cold probe screening on yield and cycle time. The versatility of the VIP^TM technology and its extension to large area arrays is demonstrated using 240/288 X 4 and 480 X 5 TDI formats. Finally, the high performance of VIP^TM IRFPAs is demonstrated by comparing data from a 480 X 5 to the SADA-II specification.

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Arthur M. Turner, Towfik Teherani, John C. Ehmke, Cindy Pettitt, Peggy Conlon, Jeffrey D. Beck, Kent McCormack, Luigi Colombo, Tom Lahutsky, Terry Murphy, and Robert L. Williams "Producibility of Vertically Integrated Photodiode (VIP)^tm scanning focal plane arrays", Proc. SPIE 2228, Producibility of II-VI Materials and Devices, (13 July 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.179664

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