• DocumentCode
    2165278
  • Title

    Impact of LER on BEOL dielectric reliability: A quantitative model and experimental validation

  • Author

    Tökei, Zs ; Roussel, Ph ; Stucchi, M. ; Versluijs, J. ; Ciofi, I. ; Carbonell, L. ; Beyer, G.P. ; Cockburn, A. ; Agustin, M. ; Shah, K.

  • Author_Institution
    IMEC, Leuven
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    1-3 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    228
  • Lastpage
    230
  • Abstract
    For the first time we provide a model for describing the LER induced BEOL TDDB lifetime reduction. The model was validated on 50 nm frac12 pitch copper damascene lines embedded into a k=2.5 low-k material.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; electric breakdown; electron beam lithography; integrated circuit interconnections; integrated circuit reliability; BEOL dielectric reliability; LER; TDDB lifetime reduction; pitch copper damascene lines; Copper; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Electronic mail; Lithography; Testing; Time measurement; Tin; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interconnect Technology Conference, 2009. IITC 2009. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Sapporo, Hokkaido
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4492-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4493-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IITC.2009.5090395
  • Filename
    5090395