Publications

Surface Chemistry Effects on Bond Wave Dynamics and Distortion-Induced Scaling Errors during Plasma-Activated Direct Bonding of SiCN

authors:Sato, Ryosuke; Nagata, Atsushi; Ogata, Ryota; Kim, Youngjun; Kim, Haeri; Shin, Jong Han; Myalitsin, Anton; Inoue, Fumihiro; 

publication:ACS Applied Electronic Materials

year:2026

DOE:10.1021/acsaelm.6c00446

Assessment of the Indium Chemical Mechanical Polishing Mechanism via Corrosion Analysis

authors:La, Mai Thi Ngoc; Otake, Yugi; Inoue, Fumihiro; 

publication:Journal of The Electrochemical Society

year:2026

DOE:10.1149/1945-7111/ae3ee4

Degradation Mechanisms in Die-to-Wafer Hybrid Bonding Governed by Surface Activation Lifetime and Moisture Evaporation

authors:Yoshihara, Yuki; Mihara, Kentaro; Aoki, Shimpei; Hare, Takashi; Yamamoto, Naoko; Teranishi, Shunsuke; Fukushima, Takafumi; Uedono, Akira; Inoue, Fumihiro;

publication:IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology

year:2025

DOE:10.1109/TCPMT.2025.3636933

Defects in Plasma-Activated Amorphous SiO2 Probed Using Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

authors:Uedono, Akira; Hasunuma, Ryu; Kitagawa, Hayato; Yoshihara, Yuki; Inoue, Fumihiro; Mihara, Kentaro; Aoki, Shimpei; Hare, Takashi; Mori, Kiyoharu; Murugesan, Mariappan; 

publication:ACS Applied Electronic Materials

year:2025

DOE:10.1021/acsaelm.5c01992

Indium Deposition on Copper and Ruthenium Seed Layers with Distinct Electrochemical and Microstructural Behaviors

authors:La, Mai Thi Ngoc; Otake, Yugi; Goundar, Jowesh Avisheik; Inoue, Fumihiro; 

publication:Journal of The Electrochemical Society

year:2025

DOE:10.1149/1945-7111/ae1ea6

Material-Mechanistic Interplay in SiCN Wafer Bonding for 3D Integration

authors:Hayato Kitagawa, Ryosuke Sato, Sodai Ebiko, Atsushi Nagata, Chiwoo Ahn, Yeounsoo Kim, Jiho Kang, Akira Uedono, Fumihiro Inoue

publication:ACS Omega

year:2025

DOE:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c03628

Factors determining bond wave speed in wafer bonding

authors:Sato, Ryosuke; Nagata, Atsushi; Kitagawa, Hayato; Ogata, Ryota; Myalitsin, Anton; Inoue, Fumihiro; 

publication:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

year:2025

DOE:https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/adbafc

Annealing behaviors of open spaces and gas desorption in chemical vapor deposited SiO2 studied with monoenergetic positron beams

authors: Uedono, Akira; Hasunuma, Ryu; Onishi, Koki; Kitagawa, Hayato; Inoue, Fumihiro; Michishio, Koji; Oshima, Nagayasu; 

publication: Journal of Applied Physics

volume:136

number:4

year:2024

publisher:AIP Publishing

DOE:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0217760

Water stress corrosion at wafer bonding interface during bond strength evaluation

authors: Iwata, Tomoya; Fuse, Junya; Yoshihara, Yuki; Kondo, Yusuke; Sano, Marie; Inoue, Fumihiro; 

publication: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

volume:184

pages:108820

year: 2024

publisher:Pergamon

DOE:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2024.108820

Minimizing Recess of Cu Pad on Hybrid Bonding with SiCN via Non-selective Chemical Mechanical Polishing and Post-cleaning Steps

authors: Nakayama, Kohei; Hayama, Kenta; Tanaka, Fabiana Lie; La, Mai Thi Ngoc; Inoue, Fumihiro;

publication: ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology

year: 2024

DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ad5fb7