Barrier layer effect of tantalum on the electromigration in sputtered copper films on hydrogen silsesguioxane and SiO2 |
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Authors: | Wen-Li Sung Bi-Shiou Chiou |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Electronics Engineering and Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan |
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Abstract: | As IC devices scale down to the submicron level, the resistance-capacitance (RC) time delays are the limitation to circuit speed. A solution is to use low dielectric constant materials and low resistivity materials. In this work, the influence of underlying barrier Ta on the electromigration (EM) of Cu on hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) and SiO2 substrates was investigated. The presence of a Ta barrier not only improves the adhesion between Cu and dielectrics, but also enhances the crystallinity of Cu film and improves the Cu electromigration resistance. The activation energy obtained suggests a grain boundary migration mechanism and the current exponent calculated indicates the Joule heating effect. |
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Keywords: | Cu-low k dielectric electromigration barrier layer metallization reliability |
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