• DocumentCode
    2922671
  • Title

    Increase in electromigration resistance by enhancing backflow effect

  • Author

    Li, X.X. ; Zhang, W. ; Ji, Y. ; Wang, Z. ; Cheng, Y.H. ; Gao, G.B.

  • Author_Institution
    Reliability Phys. Lab., Beijing Polytech. Univ., China
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    March 31 1992-April 2 1992
  • Firstpage
    211
  • Lastpage
    216
  • Abstract
    The backflow effect on electromigration has been studied in terms of experiment and theory. The difference of electromigration resistance between the two materials Al-2%Cu/Ti and the stress gradient caused by a discontinuous SiO/sub 2/ overcoating layer were used to enhance the backflow intentionally to restrain the electromigration and improve the lifetime of metallization. A theoretical model is proposed to explain the formation of backflow.<>
  • Keywords
    VLSI; aluminium alloys; copper alloys; electromigration; metallisation; reliability; titanium; Al-Cu alloys; AlCu-Ti; SiO/sub 2/ overcoating; backflow effect; electromigration resistance; lifetime; metallization; model; stress gradient; Crystallization; Current density; Electromigration; Grain size; Inorganic materials; Metallization; Physics; Stress; Temperature; Transistors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Reliability Physics Symposium 1992. 30th Annual Proceedings., International
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0473-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RELPHY.1992.187648
  • Filename
    187648