Nondestructive 3D Metrology of Through-Glass Via Geometry and Internal Wall Texture Using Holotomography
Abstract
Through-glass vias (TGVs) are increasingly important for semiconductor packaging, yet their internal geometry and wall texture remain difficult to characterize nondestructively. Here, we use holotomography (HT) to inspect the three-dimensional (3D) geometry and internal wall texture of intact, unfilled TGVs before metallization. HT reconstructs the refractive index (RI) distribution of the glass and via. Maps of RI and spatially filtered RI then localize the internal boundary. Geometric fitting quantifies via dimensions and taper, while spatial filtering separates slowly varying wall form from finer texture. The reconstructed surface supports volumetric visualization, dimensional measurements and spatial characterization of wall texture within one optical inspection workflow. These measurements reveal internal features inaccessible from surface views and provide quantitative descriptors to evaluate TGVs
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BibTeX
@misc{lee2026nondestructive,
title = {{Nondestructive 3D Metrology of Through-Glass Via Geometry and Internal Wall Texture Using Holotomography}},
author = {Dohyeon Lee and Herve Hugonnet and YongKeun Park},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.02225},
eprint = {2611.02225},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.02225},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Nondestructive 3D Metrology of Through-Glass Via Geometry and Internal Wall Texture Using Holotomography
AU - Dohyeon Lee
AU - Herve Hugonnet
AU - YongKeun Park
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/01
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.02225
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.02225
AB - Through-glass vias (TGVs) are increasingly important for semiconductor packaging, yet their internal geometry and wall texture remain difficult to characterize nondestructively. Here, we use holotomography (HT) to inspect the three-dimensional (3D) geometry and internal wall texture of intact, unfilled TGVs before metallization. HT reconstructs the refractive index (RI) distribution of the glass and via. Maps of RI and spatially filtered RI then localize the internal boundary. Geometric fitting quantifies via dimensions and taper, while spatial filtering separates slowly varying wall form from finer texture. The reconstructed surface supports volumetric visualization, dimensional measurements and spatial characterization of wall texture within one optical inspection workflow. These measurements reveal internal features inaccessible from surface views and provide quantitative descriptors to evaluate TGVs
ER -