• DocumentCode
    2150433
  • Title

    A tester for the contact resistivity of self-aligned silicides

  • Author

    Lynch, W.T. ; Ng, K.K.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    11-14 Dec. 1988
  • Firstpage
    352
  • Lastpage
    355
  • Abstract
    A novel tester is presented which utilizes MOSFET inversion channels to connect silicided source/drain electrically to satisfy the requirements of a Kelvin tester. This tester, basically two MOSFETs back to back, can be fabricated along with real devices and requires no additional processing steps. Two version of the Kelvin tester have been examined, the cross-bridge Kelvin resistor and the contact end resistor. The principles of these devices are explained, and some measurements are reported.<>
  • Keywords
    contact resistance; electric resistance measurement; metallisation; test equipment; MOSFET inversion channels; contact end resistor; contact resistivity; cross-bridge Kelvin resistor; self-aligned silicides; source/drain contacts; tester; Automatic testing; Circuit testing; Conductivity; Contacts; Kelvin; MOSFETs; Metallization; Monitoring; Resistors; Silicides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electron Devices Meeting, 1988. IEDM '88. Technical Digest., International
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ISSN
    0163-1918
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEDM.1988.32829
  • Filename
    32829