• DocumentCode
    1073673
  • Title

    Electromigration in sputtered aluminum films

  • Author

    Schreiber, H.U. ; Grabe, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1981
  • fDate
    3/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    351
  • Lastpage
    353
  • Abstract
    The electromigration behavior of sputtered aluminum films is discussed. Direct measurement of the aluminum drift velocity yielded a grain boundary activation energy of about 0.43 to 0.46 eV in the temperature range between 140 and 280°C. Time to failure and reliability were also tested and compared with electron-beam-evaporated aluminum, indicating a good quality for the sputtered films if sputter conditions are properly chosen.
  • Keywords
    Aluminum; Argon; Electromigration; Integrated circuit metallization; Integrated circuit reliability; Rough surfaces; Sputtering; Substrates; Surface roughness; Titanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1981.20342
  • Filename
    1481494