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Preface |
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Abbreviations |
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Section I Low-k Materials |
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1 | (172) |
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1 Low-k Materials: Recent Advances |
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3 | (32) |
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1.2 Integration Challenges |
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1.2.1 Process-Induced Damage |
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1.2.2 Mechanical Properties |
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1.3 Processing Approaches to Existing Integration Issues |
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1.3.1 Post-deposition Treatments |
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1.3.2 Prevention or Repair of Plasma-Induced Processing Damage |
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1.3.3 Multilayer Structures |
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1.4 Material Advances to Overcome Current Limitations |
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16 | (6) |
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1.4.2 Hybrid Organic-Inorganic: Oxycarbosilanes |
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19 | (3) |
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22 | (13) |
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2 Ultra-Low-k by CVD: Deposition and Curing |
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35 | (2) |
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2.2 Porogen Approach by PECVD |
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2.2.1 Precursors and Deposition Conditions |
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2.2.2 Mystery Still Unsolved: From Porogens to Pores |
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42 | (7) |
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2.3.1 General Overview of Curing |
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2.3.2 UV Curing Mechanisms |
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2.4 Impact of Curing on Structure and Physical Properties: Benefits of UV Curing |
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2.4.2 Chemical Structure and Mechanical Properties |
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2.4.3 Electrical Properties |
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2.5 Limit/Issues with the Porogen Approach |
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57 | (5) |
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2.5.1 Porosity Creation Limit |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (3) |
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2.6.1 New Matrix Precursor |
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2.6.2 Other Deposition Strategies |
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64 | (2) |
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2.6.3 New Deposition Techniques |
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66 | (2) |
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2.7 Material Engineering: Adaptation to Integration Schemes |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (9) |
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71 | (8) |
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3 Plasma Processing of Low-k Dielectrics |
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Jean-Francois de Marneffe |
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3.2 Materials and Equipment |
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3.3 Process Results Characterization |
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82 | (3) |
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3.4 Interaction of Low-k Dielectrics with Plasma |
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3.4.1 Low-k Etch Chemistries |
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85 | (2) |
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3.4.2 Patterning Strategies and Masking Materials |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (4) |
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3.5 Mechanisms of Plasma Damage |
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3.5.1 Gap Structure Studies |
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93 | (2) |
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3.5.2 Effect of Radical Density |
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95 | (1) |
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3.5.3 Effect of Ion Energy |
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96 | (3) |
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3.5.4 Effect of Photon Energy and Intensity |
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3.5.5 Plasma Damage by Oxidative Radicals |
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3.5.6 Hydrogen-Based Plasma |
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3.5.7 Minimization of Plasma Damage |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (9) |
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112 | (1) |
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3.6.2 Dielectric Recovery by Silylation |
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113 | (6) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (8) |
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122 | (7) |
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4 Wet Clean Applications in Porous Low-k Patterning Processes |
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129 | (44) |
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129 | (1) |
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4.2 Silica and Porous Hybrid Dielectric Materials |
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4.3 Impact of Plasma and Subsequent Wet Clean Processes on the Stability of Porous Low-k Dielectrics |
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134 | (7) |
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4.3.1 Stability in Pure Chemical Solutions |
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134 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Stability in Commercial Chemistries |
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135 | (3) |
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4.3.3 Hydrophobicity of Hybrid Low-k Materials |
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138 | (3) |
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4.4 Removal of Post-Etch Residues and Copper Surface Cleaning |
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141 | (5) |
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4.5 Plasma Modification and Removal of Post-Etch 193 nm Photoresist |
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4.5.1 Modification of 193 nm Photoresist by Plasma Etch |
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146 | (7) |
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4.5.2 Wet Removal of 193 nm Photoresist |
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153 | (13) |
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166 | (1) |
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166 | (7) |
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Section II Conductive Layers and Barriers |
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173 | (62) |
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5 Copper Electroplating for On-Chip Metallization |
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175 | (18) |
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5.2 Copper Electroplating Techniques |
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176 | (1) |
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5.3 Copper Electroplating Superfill |
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5.3.1 The Role of Accelerator |
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5.3.2 The Role of Suppressor |
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178 | (2) |
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5.3.3 The Role of Leveler |
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5.4 Alternative Cu Plating Methods |
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182 | (2) |
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5.4.1 Electroless Plating |
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182 | (1) |
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5.5 Electroplated Cu Properties |
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184 | (2) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (7) |
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187 | (6) |
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193 | (42) |
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6.1.1 Cu Metallization, Barrier Requirements and Materials |
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193 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Barrier Deposition Techniques |
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195 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Characterization of Barrier Performance |
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196 | (2) |
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6.2 Metal-Based Barriers as Liners for Cu Seed Deposition |
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198 | (11) |
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209 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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6.3 Advanced Barrier Approaches |
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212 | (9) |
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6.3.1 Barriers for Direct Cu Plating |
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212 | (2) |
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6.3.2 Metal Capping Layers |
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214 | (2) |
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6.3.3 Self-Forming Diffusion Barriers |
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216 | (2) |
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6.3.4 Self-Assembled Molecular Nanolayers and Polymer-Based Barriers |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (14) |
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Section III Integration and Reliability |
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235 | (200) |
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7 Process Integration of Interconnects |
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237 | (30) |
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237 | (1) |
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7.2 On-Die Interconnects in the Submicrometer Era |
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237 | (3) |
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7.3 On-Die Interconnects at Sub-100 nm Nodes |
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240 | (1) |
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7.4 Integration of Low-k Dielectrics in Sub-65 nm Nodes |
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241 | (7) |
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7.4.1 Degradation of Dielectric Constant during Integration |
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243 | (3) |
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7.4.2 Integration Issues in ELK Dielectrics Due to Degraded Mechanical Properties |
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246 | (2) |
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7.5 Patterning Integration at Sub-65 nm Nodes |
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248 | (4) |
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7.5.1 Patterning Challenges |
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249 | (3) |
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7.6 Integration of Conductors in Sub-65 nm Nodes |
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252 | (6) |
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7.6.1 Narrow Line Copper Resistivity |
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253 | (1) |
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7.6.2 Integrating Novel Barrier/Liner Materials and Deposition Techniques for Cu Interconnects |
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254 | (2) |
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7.6.3 Self-Forming Barriers and Their Integration |
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256 | (1) |
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7.6.4 Integration to Enable Reliable Copper Interconnects |
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257 | (1) |
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7.7 Novel Air-Gap Interconnects |
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258 | (9) |
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7.7.1 Unlanded Via Integration with Air-Gap Interconnects |
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258 | (1) |
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7.7.2 Air-Gap Formation Using Nonconformal Dielectric Deposition |
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259 | (1) |
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7.7.3 Air-Gap Formation Using a Sacrificial Material |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (6) |
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8 Chemical Mechanical Planarization for Cu-Low-k Integration |
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267 | (24) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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8.3 Mechanism of the CMP Process |
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268 | (3) |
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271 | (5) |
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271 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (2) |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (6) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (3) |
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9 Scaling and Microstructure Effects on Electromigration Reliability for Cu Interconnects |
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291 | (48) |
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291 | (2) |
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9.2 Electromigration Fundamentals |
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293 | (6) |
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9.2.2 EM Lifetime and Scaling Rule |
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294 | (2) |
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9.2.3 Statistical Test Method |
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296 | (1) |
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9.2.4 Effect of Current Density on EM Lifetime |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (7) |
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9.3.1 X-ray Diffraction (XRD) |
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299 | (2) |
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9.3.2 Electron Backscatter Diffraction in the Scanning Electron Microscope |
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301 | (3) |
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9.3.3 Orientation Imaging Microscopy in the Transmission Electron Microscope |
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304 | (2) |
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306 | (15) |
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9.4.1 Effect of a Ta Liner |
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306 | (2) |
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9.4.2 Upper-Level Dummy Vias |
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308 | (2) |
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9.4.3 Plasma Pre-clean and SiH4 Soak |
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310 | (1) |
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9.4.4 CVD and ECD Cu and the Effect of Nonmetallic Impurities |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (5) |
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9.4.6 CoWP Cap Near-Bamboo and Polycrystalline Cu Lines |
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319 | (2) |
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9.5 Effect of Grain Size on EM Lifetime and Statistics |
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321 | (5) |
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9.6 Massive-Scale Statistical Study of EM |
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326 | (3) |
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329 | (10) |
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331 | (1) |
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10 Mechanical Reliability of Low-k Dielectrics |
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339 | (30) |
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339 | (1) |
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10.2 Mechanical Properties of Porous Low-k Materials |
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340 | (12) |
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10.2.1 Techniques to Measure Mechanical Properties of Thin Films |
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340 | (2) |
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10.2.2 Effect of Porosity on the Stiffness of Organosilicate Glass Films |
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342 | (2) |
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10.2.3 Hybrid Dielectrics Containing Organic/Inorganic Bridging Units |
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344 | (5) |
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10.2.4 Effect of UV Wavelength and Porogen Content on the Hardening Process of PECVD Low-k Dielectrics |
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349 | (3) |
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10.3 Fracture Properties of Porous Low-k Materials |
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352 | (9) |
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10.3.1 Adhesion Measurement Methods |
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352 | (2) |
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10.3.2 Fracture Toughness Measurement Techniques |
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10.3.3 Effect of Porosity and Network Structure on the Fracture Toughness of Organosilicate Glass Films |
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355 | (2) |
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10.3.4 Effects of UV Cure on Fracture Properties of Carbon-Doped Oxides |
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357 | (2) |
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10.3.5 Water Diffusion and Fracture Properties of Organosilicate Glass Films |
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359 | (2) |
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361 | (8) |
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362 | (7) |
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11 Electrical Breakdown in Advanced Interconnect Dielectrics |
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369 | (66) |
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369 | (9) |
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11.1.1 Dual-Damascene Integration of Low-k Dielectrics |
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370 | (3) |
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11.1.2 Low-k Types and Integrating Low-k Dielectrics |
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373 | (5) |
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378 | (19) |
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11.2.1 Measurement of Dielectric Degradation |
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11.2.2 Reliability Analysis |
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390 | (7) |
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11.3 Lifetime Extrapolation and Models |
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397 | (6) |
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11.4 Future Trends and Concerns |
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405 | (1) |
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Section IV New Approaches |
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435 | (130) |
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12 3D Interconnect Technology |
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437 | (54) |
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437 | (1) |
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12.2 Dimensional Interconnected Circuits (3DICs) for System Applications |
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438 | (29) |
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438 | (3) |
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441 | (3) |
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12.2.3 3D Interconnect Design and Architecture |
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444 | (2) |
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12.2.4 3D Fabrication and Interconnect Technology |
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446 | (18) |
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12.2.5 Trade-offs in Application Design and Product Applications |
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464 | (2) |
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466 | (1) |
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12.3 Advanced Microscopy Techniques for 3D Interconnect Characterization |
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467 | (19) |
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12.3.1 Scanning Acoustic Microscopy |
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467 | (6) |
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473 | (1) |
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12.3.3 Transmission X-ray Microscopy and Tomography |
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474 | (6) |
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12.3.4 Microstructure Analysis |
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480 | (6) |
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486 | (5) |
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13 Carbon Nanotubes for Interconnects |
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491 | (1) |
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13.2 Advantage of CNT Vias |
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492 | (1) |
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13.3 Fabrication Processes of CNT Vias |
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493 | (3) |
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13.4 Electrical Properties of CNT Vias |
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496 | (2) |
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13.5 Current Reliability of CNT Vias |
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498 | (3) |
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501 | (2) |
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503 | (40) |
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503 | (2) |
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505 | (14) |
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507 | (3) |
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14.2.2 Waveguide Filters and (De)multiplexers |
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510 | (3) |
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14.2.3 Transmitter: Light Source |
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513 | (1) |
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14.2.4 Transmitter: Modulators |
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514 | (3) |
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14.2.5 Receiver: Photodetector |
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517 | (1) |
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14.2.6 Power Consumption and Heat Dissipation |
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517 | (1) |
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14.2.7 Different Materials |
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518 | (1) |
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519 | (1) |
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14.3 The Case for Silicon Photonics |
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14.3.1 Waveguides and WDM Components |
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519 | (4) |
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14.3.2 Modulators, Tuners and Switches |
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523 | (3) |
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526 | (1) |
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14.4 Optical Networks on a Chip |
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528 | (4) |
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14.4.1 WDM Point-to-Point Links |
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529 | (1) |
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14.4.3 (Reconfigurable) Networks |
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530 | (2) |
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14.5 Integration Strategies |
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532 | (6) |
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14.5.1 Front-End-of-Line Integration |
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533 | (2) |
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14.5.2 Backside Integration |
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535 | (1) |
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14.5.3 Back-End-of-Line Integration |
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535 | (1) |
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536 | (1) |
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14.5.5 Flip-Chip Integration |
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537 | (1) |
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538 | (5) |
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15 Wireless Interchip Interconnects |
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543 | (4) |
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15.2 Wireless Interconnect Technologies |
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547 | (14) |
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15.2.1 Figure of Merit for Wireless Interconnects |
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547 | (2) |
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15.2.2 Capacitively Coupled Wireless Interconnects |
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549 | (1) |
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15.2.3 Inductively Coupled Wireless Interconnects |
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550 | (3) |
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15.2.4 Antennas and Propagation |
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553 | (8) |
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561 | (4) |
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