• DocumentCode
    2149608
  • Title

    Metal ions drift in ultra-low K dielectrics

  • Author

    Ou, Y. ; Wang, P.-I. ; Lu, T.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Integrated Electron., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    20-23 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1320
  • Lastpage
    1323
  • Abstract
    Metal ions embedded in dielectric films may play an important role in the reliability of advanced interconnect systems. In this talk, we will discuss the generation and drift of different metal ions such as Cu, Ta, and Ti into the dielectric materials from gate electrodes under an external electric field at elevated temperatures. Some strategies to eliminate the generation of metal ions will also be presented.
  • Keywords
    annealing; capacitors; copper; electrodes; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit reliability; low-k dielectric thin films; tantalum; titanium; Cu; Ta; Ti; annealing; bias temperature stress; dielectric films; dielectric material; electrode capacitors; flat-band voltage shifts; gate electrodes; metal ions drift; ultralow K dielectrics; Dielectric films; Dielectric materials; Electrodes; Inorganic materials; Leakage current; Metal-insulator structures; Stress; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State and Integrated-Circuit Technology, 2008. ICSICT 2008. 9th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2185-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2186-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICSICT.2008.4734798
  • Filename
    4734798