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Investigations of Electromigration Failure by Electrical Measurement and Scanning Probe Microscopy With Additional Simulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Alexander Fabricius ,
Volkmar Breternitz ,
Christian Knedlik ,
Andreas Henning ,
Eckhard Liebscher  and
Silvia Vogel
Alexander Fabricius
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Volkmar Breternitz
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Christian Knedlik
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Andreas Henning
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Eckhard Liebscher
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Silvia Vogel
Affiliation:
Institut für Werkstoffe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
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Abstract

A set of 10, 5 and 2 µm wide, 500 µm long and 0.7 µm thick Al/Si/Cu-lines (1% Si, 0.5% Cu) was investigated under different stress conditions. Typical stress conditions were current densities of 2 to 6 MA/cm2 and ambient temperatures of 125 to 225°C. For additional mathematical simulation it was important to observe the complete history of the resistance development from the beginning until the break down of the samples. Depending on the line width a number of different resistance developments and times to failure occured. Especially at smaller line widths, i. e. near to bamboo structures, the differences of the resistance development and times to failure are wide-ranging. This fact must be taken into acount for the simulation. Furthermore unpassivated samples were used to enable investigations of the structures by SEM and SPM. Measurements of the size of hillocks and voids has been carried out by AFM. Thereby twin-crystals were observed. This fact indicates that there are special strains, which could be estimated.

Another aspect of investigations was the exact measurement of the temperature in the break down area. For that purpose a special test structure with diodes underneath the stressed line was developed. These diodes are used to deduce local temperatures.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 516: Symposium E – Low Dielectric Constant Materials IV , January 1998 , 27
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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