Dielectric/metal diffusion barrier in Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnect technology
As Cu damascene process and low dielectric constant material (low-k) are introduced into back-end of line (BEOL) semiconductor manufacturing, a robust barrier system is highly essential for integrated circuit (IC) performance and reliability improvements. In this work, the application of dielectric...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-34902023-07-04T16:55:48Z Dielectric/metal diffusion barrier in Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnect technology Chen, Zhe Li Chaoyong Jiang Ning Krishnamachar Prasad School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Electronic apparatus and materials As Cu damascene process and low dielectric constant material (low-k) are introduced into back-end of line (BEOL) semiconductor manufacturing, a robust barrier system is highly essential for integrated circuit (IC) performance and reliability improvements. In this work, the application of dielectric diffusion barriers was explored using a novel dielectric/metal bilayer sidewall barrier structure. Our work demonstrates this bilayer barrier structure could efficiently enhance the sidewall barrier integrity. As a result, the electrical and reliability performance of Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnects, in terms of resistance-capacitance (RC) delay characteristics, leakage current, electrical breakdown strength (EBD), thermal stability and electromigration resistance, were significantly improved by using the bilayer barrier approach. Detail studies indicate that an optimized bilayer barrier structure could be achieved by increasing the proportion of the dielectric barrier and correspondingly reducing the thickness of the metal barrier. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EEE) 2008-09-17T09:30:58Z 2008-09-17T09:30:58Z 2006 2006 Thesis Chen, Z. (2006). Dielectric/metal diffusion barrier in Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnect technology. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/3490 10.32657/10356/3490 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
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As Cu damascene process and low dielectric constant material (low-k) are introduced into back-end of line (BEOL) semiconductor manufacturing, a robust barrier system is highly essential for integrated circuit (IC) performance and reliability improvements. In this work, the application of dielectric diffusion barriers was explored using a novel dielectric/metal bilayer sidewall barrier structure. Our work demonstrates this bilayer barrier structure could efficiently enhance the sidewall barrier integrity. As a result, the electrical and reliability performance of Cu/porous ultra low-k interconnects, in terms of resistance-capacitance (RC) delay characteristics, leakage current, electrical breakdown strength (EBD), thermal stability and electromigration resistance, were significantly improved by using the bilayer barrier approach. Detail studies indicate that an optimized bilayer barrier structure could be achieved by increasing the proportion of the dielectric barrier and correspondingly reducing the thickness of the metal barrier. |
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