Determination of the Planarization Distance for Copper CMP Process

Autor: S. Hymes, Tom Brown, M. Joffe, Tamba Tugbawa, W. Sands, Duane S. Boning, H. Yeung, Tae Park, M. Banet, John Nguyen, K. Smekalin, T. West
Rok vydání: 1999
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Zdroj: MRS Proceedings. 566
ISSN: 1946-4274
0272-9172
DOI: 10.1557/proc-566-211
Popis: A planarization monitor has been applied to the copper system to investigate pattern dependencies during copper overburden planarization. Conventional profilometry and a noncontact, acousto-optic measurement tool, the Insite 300, are utilized to quantify the planarization performance in terms of the defined step-height-reduction-ratio (SHRR). Illustrative results as a function of slurry, pad type and process conditions are presented. For a typical stiff-pad copper CMP process, we determined the planarization distance to be approximately 2mm.
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