Giant-grain-copper metallization for high reliability and high-speed ULSI interconnects

Toshiyuki Takewaki; Takashi Hoshi; Tomoaki Shibata; Tadahiro Ohmi; T. Nitta

doi:10.1117/12.145461

21 May 1993 Giant-grain copper metallization for high reliability and high-speed ULSI interconnects

Toshiyuki Takewaki, Takashi Hoshi, Tomoaki Shibata, Tadahiro Ohmi, T. Nitta

Proceedings Volume 1805, Submicrometer Metallization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Limitations; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145461
Event: Microelectronic Processing '92, 1992, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

By using the low kinetic energy particle process, Cu films grown on SiO₂ under a sufficient amount of energy deposition exhibit almost perfect crystal orientation conversion from Cu(111) to Cu(100) after thermal annealing. This crystal orientation conversion is always accompanied by giant-grain-growth in the film as large as several hundred micrometers. The crystal orientation conversion is primarily governed by the total energy density deposited to the film during film growth. In this work, we have discovered another important factor that governs the crystal orientation conversion, i.e., the total amount of energy deposition to the entire film. The crystal orientation conversion by thermal annealing is observed only for film thickness greater than 1.0 micrometers . In terms of electrical properties, the resistivity of giant- grain-Cu film at a room temperature is 1.78 (mu) (Omega) (DOT)cm, which is almost identical to the bulk resistivity (1.72 (mu) (Omega) (DOT)cm). And electromigration lifetime for giant- grain-Cu interconnect is approximately 3 - 5 orders of magnitude larger than those for Al-alloy interconnects at a room temperature.

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Toshiyuki Takewaki, Takashi Hoshi, Tomoaki Shibata, Tadahiro Ohmi, and T. Nitta "Giant-grain copper metallization for high reliability and high-speed ULSI interconnects", Proc. SPIE 1805, Submicrometer Metallization: Challenges, Opportunities, and Limitations, (21 May 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.145461

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