集成电路圆片级可靠性测试

在集成电路制造厂的工艺监控体系中引入可靠性监控对于控制产品的可靠性十分重要.圆片级可靠性测试技术通过对集成电路产品的工艺过程进行可靠性检测,能够为集成电路制造工艺提供及时的可靠性信息反馈.圆片级可靠性测试通常是采用高加速应力对各种可靠性测试结构进行测试,以实现快速的工艺可靠性评价.对半导体集成电路圆片级可靠性测试的背景、现状和发展趋势进行了概况和探讨,介绍了目前在VLSI生产中应用最为广泛的栅氧化层经时击穿、电迁移和热载流子注入效应的可靠性测试结构.     

现代半导体研制的内建可靠性方法

为满足半导体技术的高速发展与进步的要求以及客户对产品的性能、服务、运送、质量及可靠性等方面的期望，我们有必要尽早地把有缺陷的产品从生产线上鉴别出来，并采用更为有效的方法来开发、验证及监控工艺过程。传统的测试式可靠性方法，主要在生产线末端通过老化、品质管理、可靠性测试和失效分析等手段来鉴别或评估可靠性失效率，由于其测试周期长，已不再适用于现代半导体工业。内建可靠性方法正好相反，它具有迅速反馈、早期预警和循环控制等优点。对半导体制造业来说，内建可靠性方法由两大部分组成：圆片级可靠性系统和内建可靠性数据库。我们已经成功地运用此方法完成了从0.35-0.13μm技术的产品可靠性认证和工艺监控。     

一种基于0.5μm CMOS工艺圆片级可靠性评估方法

论文提出了0.5μm CMOS工艺圆片级可靠性(WLR)评估的方法,为工艺、电路可靠性提高和及时在线控制开拓了新思路。论文针对0.5μm工艺中金属电迁移以及器件热载流子等失效项,分别给出了相关内容的工艺物理机理、测试结构、测试方法和结果。测试得出单一电迁移失效、热载流子失效寿命可以达到1×109数量级(几十年),初步实现了工艺可靠性的在线监控。     

超薄型圆片级芯片尺寸封装技术

ShellCase公司的圆片级封装技术工艺,采用商用半导体圆片加工设备,把芯片进行封装并包封到分离的腔体中后仍为圆片形式。圆片级芯片尺寸封装(WL-CSP)工艺是在固态芯片尺寸玻璃外壳中装入芯片。玻璃包封防止了硅片的外露,并确保了良好的机械性能及环境保护功能。凸点下面专用的聚合物顺从层提供了板级可靠性。把凸点置于单个接触焊盘上,并进行回流焊,圆片分离形成封装器件成品。WL-CSP封装完全符合JEDEC和SMT标准。这样的芯片规模封装(CSP),其测量厚度为300μm-700μm,这是各种尺寸敏感型电子产品使用的关键因素。     

VLSI圆片级可靠性技术

介绍了圆片级可靠性技术产生的背景，对其特点和作用作了详细的论述。测试内容上着重介绍了金属化完整性测试、氧化层完整性测试、连接完整性测试和热载流子注入测试，根据测试数据，对1.0μm工艺线单一失效机理的可靠性进行了评价，对不同测试结构的作用进行了说明。     

GaN功率MMIC背面通孔工艺优化及可靠性分析

介绍了改进GaN功率MMIC背面通孔工艺的相关方法,并对通孔进行了可靠性方面的测试与分析。通过优化机械研磨的方法,减薄圆片至75μm左右,保持片内不均匀性在4%以内;利用ICP对基于SiC衬底的GaN功率MMIC进行了背面通孔工艺的优化,减少了孔底的柱状生成物。随后的可靠性测试测得圆片通孔的平均电阻值为6.3 mΩ,平均电感值为17.2 nH;对通孔样品在0.4 A工作电流175°C节温下进行了工作寿命试验,200 h后通孔特性无明显退化。     

金属化电迁移失效的圆片级监控技术

介绍3种圆片级金属化电迁移可靠性测试技术:(1)金属击穿能量技术;(2)标准圆片级电迁移加速测试技术;(3)标准圆片级等温焦耳热电迁移测试技术实验结果表明它们优于传统的电迁移寿命试验,可用作在线监控.     

基于40nm CMOS工艺电路的NBTI退化表征方法

负偏压温度不稳定性(NBTI)退化是制约纳米级集成电路性能及寿命的主导因素之一,基于40 nm CMOS工艺对NBTI模型、模型提参及可靠性仿真展开研究。首先对不同应力条件下PMOS晶体管NBTI退化特性进行测试、建模及模型参数提取,然后建立了基于NBTI效应的VerilogA等效受控电压源,并嵌入Spectre^TM仿真库中,并将此受控电压源引入反相器及环形振荡器模块电路中进行可靠性仿真分析,可有效反映NBTI退化对电路性能的影响。提出了一套完整可行的电路NBTI可靠性预测方法,包括NBTI模型、模型参数提取、VerilogA可靠性模型描述以及电路级可靠性仿真分析,可为纳米级高性能、高可靠性集成电路设计提供有效参考。     

新产品

测试与测量实现更快捷半导体测试的集成测试系统Keithley发布ACS(Automated Characterization Suite)自动特征分析套件集成测试系统。该测试系统实现器件级、圆片级和黑盒级半导体特征分析工     

超级CSP—一种晶圆片级封装

研究了圆片级芯片尺寸封装。使用再分布技术的圆片级封装制作了倒装芯片面阵列。如果用下填充技术，在再分布层里和焊结处的热疲劳应力可以减小，使倒装芯片组装获得大的可靠性。     

Development of the readout system for waveguide multilayer optical card

Waveguide multilayer optical card （WMOC） is a novel storage device of three-dimensional optical information. An advanced readout system fitting for the WMOC is introduced in this paper. The hardware mainly consists of the light source for reading, WMOC, motorized stages addressing unit, microscope imaging unit, CCD detecting unit and PC controlling ＆ processing unit. The movement of the precision motorized stage is controlled by the computer through Visual Basic （VB） language in software. A control panel is also designed to get the layer address and the page address through which the position of the motorized stages can be changed. The WMOC readout system is easy to manage and the readout result is directly displayed on computer monitor.     

Nanoimprint Lithography -A Next Generation High Volume Lithography Technique

IntroductionNanoimprint Lithography is a well-acknowl-edged low cost, high resolution, large area pattern-ing process. It includes the most promising methods,high-pressure hot embossing lithography (HEL) [2],UV-cured imprinting (UV-NIL) [3] and micro contactprinting (m-CP, MCP) [4]. Curing of the imprintedstructures is either done by subsequent UV-lightexposure in the case of UV-NIL or by cooling downbelow the glass transition temperature of the ther-moplastic material in case of HEL…     

Collinear phase-matching study of terahertz-wave generation via difference frequency mixed in GaAs and Inp

The collinearly phase-matching condition of terahertz-wave generation via difference frequency mixed in GaAs and InP is theoretically studied. In collinear phase-matching, the optimum phase-matching wave hands of these two crystals are calculated. The optimum phase-matching wave bands in GaAs and lnP are 0.95-1.38μm and 0.7-0.96μm respectively. The influence of the wavelength choice of the pump wave on the coherent length in THz-wave tuning is also discussed. The influence of the temperature alteration on the phase-matching and the temperature tuning properties in GaAs crystal are calculated and analyzed. It can serve for the following experiments as a theoretical evidence and a reference as well.     

Effects of the alloy compositions on the phonon-polaritons in ternary mixed crystals

Composition dependence of bulk and surface phonon-polaritons in ternary mixed crystals are studied in the framework of the modified random-element-isodisplacement model and the Bom-Huang approximation. The numerical results for Several Ⅱ - Ⅵ and Ⅲ- Ⅴ compound systems are performed, and the polariton frequencies as functions of the compositions for ternary mixed crystals AlxGa1-xAs, GaPxAS1-x, ZnSxSe1-x, GaAsxSb1-x, GaxIn1-xP, and ZnxCd1-xS as examples are given and discussed. The results show that the dependence of the energies of two branches of bulk phonon-polaritons which have phonon-like characteristics, and surface phonon-polaritons on the compositions of ternary mixed crystals are nonlinear and different from those of the corresponding binary systems.     

Influence of PVK ： NPB hole transporting layer on the characteristics of organic light-emitting devices

A doping system consisting of NPB and PVK is employed as a composite hole transporting layer （CHTL）. By adjusting the component ratio of the doping system, a series of devices with different concentration proportion of PVK ： NPB are constracted. The result shows that doping concentration of NPB enhances the competence of hole transporting ability, and modifies the recombination region of charge as well as affects the surface morphology of doped film. Optimum device with a maximum brightness of 7852 cd/m^2 and a power efficiency of 1.75 lm/W has been obtained by choosing a concentration proportion of PVK ： NPB at 1：3.     

New insert layer structure OLEDs

An insert layer structure organic electroluminescent device（OLED） based on a new luminescent material （Zn（salen）） is fabricated. The configuration of the device is ITO/CuPc/NPD/Zn（salen）/Liq/LiF/A1/CuPc/NPD/Zn（salen）/Liq/LiF/A1. Effective insert electrode layers comprising LiF（1nm）/Al（5 nm） are used as a single semitransparent mirror, and bilayer cathode LiF（1 nm）/A1（100 nm） is used as a reflecting mirror. The two mirrors form a Fabry-Perot microcavity and two emissive units. The maximum brightness and luminous efficiency reach 674 cd/m^2 and 2.652 cd/A, respectively, which are 2.1 and 3.7 times higher than the conventional device, respectively. The superior brightness and luminous efficiency over conventional single-unit devices are attributed to microcavity effect.     

Analysis of error performance on Turbo coded FDPIM

Due to variable symbol length of digital pulse interval modulation（DPIM）, it is difficult to analyze the error performances of Turbo coded DPIM. To solve this problem, a fixed-length digital pulse interval modulation（FDPIM） method is provided. The FDPIM modulation structure is introduced. The packet error rates of uncoded FDPIM are analyzed and compared with that of DPIM. Bit error rates of Turbo coded FDPIM are simulated based on three kinds of analytical models under weak turbulence channel. The results show that packet error rate of uncoded FDPIM is inferior to that of uncoded DPIM. However, FDPIM is easy to be implemented and easy to be combined, with Turbo code for soft-decision because of its fixed length. Besides, the introduction of Turbo code in this modulation can decrease the average power about 10 dBm, which means that it can improve the error performance of the system effectively.     

A method for calculating the center position of collimated light

It is a key problem to accurately calculate beam spots＇ center of measuring the warp by using a collimated laser. A new method, named double geometrical center method （DGCM）, is put forward for the first time. In this method, a plane wave perpendicularly irradiates an aperture stop, and a charge couple device （CCD） is employed to receive the diffraction-beam spots, then the geometrical centers of the fast and the second diffraction-beam spots are calculated respectively, and their mean value is regarded as the center of datum beam. In face of such adverse instances as laser intension distributing defectively, part of the image being saturated, this method can still work well. What＇s more, this method can detect whether an unacceptable error exits in the courses of image receiving, processing and calculating. The experimental results indicate the precision of this method is high.     

Resolution Enhancement Technology:Integrated Process Solutions using OPC

DUV lithography, using the 248 nm wavelength, is a viable manufacturing option for devices with features at 130 nm and less. Given the low kl value of the lithography, integrated process development is a necessary method for achieving acceptable process latitude. The application of assist features for rule based OPC requires the simultaneous optimization of the mask, illumination optics and the resist.Described in this paper are the details involved in optimizing each of these aspects for line and space imaging.A reference pitch is first chosen to determine how the optics will be set. The ideal sigma setting is determined by a simple geometrically derived expression. The inner and outer machine settings are determined, in turn,with the simulation of a figure of merit. The maximum value of the response surface of this FOM occurs at the optimal sigma settings. Experimental confirmation of this is shown in the paper.Assist features are used to modify the aerial image of the more isolated images on the mask. The effect that the diffraction of the scattering bars (SBs) has on the image intensity distribution is explained. Rules for determining the size and placement of SBs are also given.Resist is optimized for use with off-axis illumination and assist features. A general explanation of the material' s effect is discussed along with the affect on the through-pitch bias. The paper culminates with the showing of the lithographic results from the fully optimized system.     

Preparation and Characterization of TaN ALD Precursors

High purity organic-tantalum precursors for thin film ALD TaN were synthesized and characterized.Vapor pressure and thermal stability of these precursors were studied.From the vapor pressure analysis,it was found that TBTEMT has a higher vapor pressure than any other published liquid TaN precursor,including TBTDET,TAITMATA,and IPTDET.Thermal stability of the alkyl groups on the precursors was investigated using a 1H NMR technique.The results indicated that the tertbutylimino group is the most stable group on TBTDET and TBTEMT as compared to the dialkylamido groups.Thermal stability of TaN precursors decreased in the following order:TBTDET ＞ PDMAT ＞ TBTEMT.In conclusion,precursor vapor pressure and thermal stability were tuned by making slight variations in the ligand sphere around the metal center.