Impact of LER on BEOL dielectric reliability: a quantitative model and experimental validation

被引:18
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作者
Tokei, Zs. [1 ]
Roussel, Ph. [1 ]
Stucchi, M. [1 ]
Versluijs, J. [1 ]
Ciofi, I. [1 ]
Carbonell, L. [1 ]
Beyer, G. P. [1 ]
Cockburn, A. [2 ]
Agustin, M. [3 ]
Shah, K. [3 ]
机构
[1] IMEC, Kapeldreef 75, B-3001 Louvain, Belgium
[2] Appl Mat Belgium, B-3000 Louvain, Belgium
[3] Appl Mat Inc, Santa Clara, CA USA
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D O I
10.1109/IITC.2009.5090395
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
For the first time we provide a model for describing the LER induced BEOL TDDB lifetime reduction. The model was validated on 50nm 1/2 pitch copper damascene lines embedded into a k=2.5 low-k material.
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页数:2
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