• DocumentCode
    1194168
  • Title

    Mismatch in diffusion resistors caused by photolithography

  • Author

    Hausser, Stefan ; Majoni, Stefan ; Schligtenhorst, Holger ; Kolwe, Georg

  • Author_Institution
    Philips Semicond. GmbH, Boeblingen, Germany
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    181
  • Lastpage
    186
  • Abstract
    During the qualification of a 0.35-μm CMOS process, it was observed that diffusion resistors showed a systematic mismatch, depending on the position on the wafer. The mismatch increased from the center of the wafer to the outer regions. Various experiments showed that the mismatch was caused by spinning the wafer during the resist development process. Changing this process eliminated the systematic diffusion resistor mismatch.
  • Keywords
    CMOS integrated circuits; diffusion; photolithography; resistors; 0.35 micron; CMOS process; diffusion resistor; photolithography; resist development; systematic mismatch; wafer spinning; CMOS process; Contact resistance; Electrical resistance measurement; Immune system; Lithography; Metallization; Qualifications; Resistors; Silicon; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0894-6507
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TSM.2003.811584
  • Filename
    1198026