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Metallization
Hong Xiao, Ph. D.
hxiao89@hotmail.com
www2.austin.cc.tx.us/HongXiao/Book.htm
• Interconnection
• Gate and electrodes
• Micro-mirror
• Fuse
Metal 1, Al•Cu
W
BPSG
STI n+ n+ USG p+ p+
P-Well N-Well
P-epi
P-wafer
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Applications: Interconnection
M1 Cu Cu Cu
FSG
FSG
W
PSG W
STI n+ n+ USG p+ p+
P-Well N-Well
P-Epi
P-Wafer
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Wafer Process Flow
Materials IC Fab
Dielectric Test
Metalization CMP
deposition
Wafers
Design
Ti Ti
TiSi2 TiSi2 TiSi2 TiSi2
Polysilicon gate Polysilicon gate Polysilicon gate
n- n- n- n- n- n-
n+ Gate oxide n+ Gate oxide n+ Gate oxide
n+ n+ n+
Al Al Al
SiO2
p+ p+
n-type Silicon
Al-Cu
Ti
W
PSG
Ti
n+
TiSi 2
Si Si Si
TiN/Ti
Oxide
Stylus
Film
Substrate
Stage
Change of reflectivity
Second echo
TiN d = vs·∆ t/2
Third echo
TEOS SiO2 ∆t ∆t
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Time (psec)
• d = 1225 Å
27 26 49
2 6 29
28 48
47
11 10 25
30 12 46
24
2 31 13 3
2
9 23 45
32 14 4 1 8
22 44
3 1 5 7 3 1 5 9 5 7 21 43
33 15 6
34 16 20
42
4 35
17
18
19
41
36 40
4 8 37 38 39
Force Force
Metal
Substrate
Force Force
Metal
Substrate
Rs = ρ /t
L
R=ρ
A
R = Resistance, ρ = Resistivity
L = Length, A = Area of line cross-section
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Sheet Resistance Concepts
L
t w I
Rs=ρ /t Rs
=ρ /t
Yes.
I
V
P1 P2 P3 P4
S1 S2 S3
Film
Substrate
Process
Chamber Wafer
Heated plate
To pump
Tapered
Straight Sidewall
Sidewall
Area = A
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Tungsten CVD Basics
Tungsten source gas: tungsten hexafluoride (WF6)
Metal Oxide
500 to 600 °C
WF6 + 3.5 SiH2Cl2 → WSi2 + 1.5 SiF4 + 7 HCl
TiCl4 + 2 H2 → Ti + 4 HCl
Ti + Si → TiSi2
Ti Layer
Metal Oxide
Heated
Susceptor
• Evaporation
• Sputtering
• Filaments
• Flash hot plate
• Electron beam
Wafers
Aluminum
Charge Aluminum Vapor
10-6 Torr
Wafers
• DC Diode
• RF Diode
• Magnetron
Ar+
Momentum transfer will dislodge surface
atoms off
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DC Diode Sputtering
-V
Target
Argon Plasma
Wafer Chuck
Magnets
Target
Shield,
Liner Target
Wafer
Wafer Chuck
PVD
Chamber
CVD
Chamber
Native Oxide
Ar+
Metal
Target
Plasma
Collimator
Film
Via holes
Target
Inductive Plasma
Coils
RF
Via Hole
TiSi2
n+
FSG
SiN FSG
FSG Cu Cu
Cu
Ta FSG
SiN FSG
FSG Cu Cu
Cu
Ta
FSG
SiN FSG
FSG Cu Cu
SiN
Ta
FSG Cu
SiN
FSG Cu Cu
Cu2+
Tantalum
Cu2+
Cu(hfac)2 + H2 → Cu + 2 H(hfac)
• 350 to 450 °C
• Too high for polymeric low-κ dielectric
F3C CF3
C O O C
HC Cu CH
C O O C
F3C CF3