Cu surface treatment influence on Si adsorption properties of CuSiN self-aligned barriers for sub-65nm technology node
| Autor: | J.C. Dupuy, G. Bryce, Nicolas Gaillard, S. Chhun, J. Vitiello, V. Girault, M. Hopstaken, J. Guillan, Joaquim Torres, L.G. Gosset, B. Van Schravendijk, J. Michelon, Pascal Bancken, S. Courtas, R. Gras, Marc Juhel, L. Pinzelli, C. Debauche |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Materials science
Oxide Analytical chemistry Dielectric Plasma Condensed Matter Physics Electromigration Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials chemistry.chemical_compound Adsorption chemistry Grain boundary Electrical and Electronic Engineering Deposition (law) Nitriding |
| Zdroj: | Microelectronic Engineering. 83:2094-2100 |
| ISSN: | 0167-9317 |
| Popis: | Self-aligned barriers are widely investigated either in replacement of dielectric liners to decrease the total interconnect k value or as a treatment prior standard dielectric barrier deposition to improve reliability performances. In this paper, a technique based on the modification of the Cu surface is proposed. It consists first in removing native Cu oxide, then, enriching Cu surface with Si atoms followed by a nitridation step to complete the so called CuSiN self-aligned barrier. The dependency of Cu surface silicidation on Cu crystallographic orientation is described, evidencing two silicidation mechanisms: Si interstitial incorporation into Cu and Cu atoms substitution by Si atoms. He diluted in H"2 cleaning plasma prior to silicidation is demonstrated both to decrease Cu grain surface ability to silicidation compared H"2 plasma and to limit Si incorporation into Cu at grain boundaries. Compared to a standard SiCN barrier, CuSiN self-aligned barriers integrated as a treatment prior to SiCN evidenced at least four times longer lifetime under electromigration tests. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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