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- Title
The Reliability Improvement of Cu Interconnection by the Control of Crystallized α-Ta/TaNx Diffusion Barrier.
- Authors
Wang, Wei-Lin; Wang, Chia-Ti; Chen, Wei-Chun; Peng, Kuo-Tzu; Yeh, Ming-Hsin; Kuo, Hsien-Chang; Chien, Hung-Ju; Chuang, Jen-Chi; Ying, Tzung-Hua
- Abstract
Ta/TaN bilayers have been deposited by a commercial self-ionized plasma (SIP) system. The microstructures of Ta/TaN bilayers have been systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns and cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy. TaN films deposited by SIP system are amorphous. The crystalline behavior of Ta film can be controlled by the N concentration of underlying TaN film. On amorphous TaN film with low N concentration, overdeposited Ta film is the mixture of α- and β-phases with amorphous-like structure. Increasing the N concentration of amorphous TaN underlayer successfully leads upper Ta film to form pure α-phase. For the practical application, the electrical property and reliability of Cu interconnection structure have been investigated by utilizing various types of Ta/TaN diffusion barrier. The diffusion barrier fabricated by the combination of crystallized α-Ta and TaN with high N concentration efficiently reduces the KRc and improves the EM resistance of Cu interconnection structure.
- Subjects
COPPER compounds; METAL crystals; DIFFUSION; THIN films; PLASMA gases
- Publication
Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, Vol 2015, p1
- ISSN
1687-4110
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2015/917935