Zero defects matter | The Power of Xray in Advanced Packaging
Christian Driller
Comet Yxlon International GmbH
Abstract
The semiconductor industry faces numerous challenges in the development and manufacturing of advanced packages. From a technical standpoint, these challenges include miniaturization, thermal management, and interconnect technologies. From a market perspective, challenges arise from higher production mixes due to application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and customers' intolerance for failures, particularly in critical automotive applications. These challenges have resulted in constantly increasing costs for designing and manufacturing ICs.Consequently, the industry is adopting two key approaches. Firstly, it is embracing lights-out manufacturing, which involves fully automated factory operations that offer increased productivity, improved repeatability, and consequently, enhanced quality. Secondly, new testing strategies are being implemented to provide data for advanced process analytics, enabling a shift from reactive to predictive actions. These strategies aim to improve traceability, yield, and overall operational efficiency.In the monitoring of interconnect characteristics such as diameter, height, co-planarity, and bump quality, inspection tools play a crucial role. Advanced X-ray technology, in particular, holds significant potential in driving the development of defect-free advanced packaging solutions through identifying root causes of failures.
Biography
Since 2020, Christian Driller has held the position of Vice President of Research and Development at Comet Yxlon, where his team spearheaded the development of cutting-edge x-ray and CT inspection solutions. Under his leadership, he has successfully established an agile R&D organization with a strong customer-centric focus, fostering a passionate and results-oriented team.Prior to his current role, Christian Driller assumed the position of Vice President of Business Excellence at Comet Yxlon in 2017. In this capacity, he played a pivotal role in driving the professionalization efforts across all functional areas of the company.Christian's professional journey commenced in 2012 within the automotive industry, where he served as a Business Consultant at Porsche Consulting. His primary focus was on optimizing and restructuring R&D departments within both automotive manufacturers and suppliers, delivering impactful results.Christian Driller holds a Master's degree in Finance from ESB Reutlingen University and a Bachelor of Engineering from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University. Notably, during his undergraduate studies, he collaborated closely with Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, serving as his cooperating company.