A micro-uniformity test structure

Autor: L.A. Larson, L. Nguyen, L. Mantalas, W.H. Johnson, W.A. Keenan
Rok vydání: 1991
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Zdroj: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 55:166-172
ISSN: 0168-583X
DOI: 10.1016/0168-583x(91)96155-e
Popis: The uniformity of ion implantation across a chip is becoming more important as the density of devices on a chip increases and the matching tolerance of device parameters across a chip decreases and becomes more critical. In order to investigate ion-implant micro-uniformity, a special van der Pauw mask was designed with 400 structures per square centimeter. This mask has been used with a polysilicon-on-oxide test structure to investigate chip micro-uniformity. Both medium- and high-current implanters have been studied using this dense van der Pauw pattern. Contour maps, 3D maps and histograms are used to display the variation of dose across a chip area. Results are also presented for micro-nonuniformity patterns deliberately introduced on a wafer. Several optical techniques are also presented to map closely spaced stripes across the wafer.
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