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Copper Etching: New Chemical Approaches

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2013

Mark J. Hampden-Smith and
Toivo T. Kodas
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There is a tremendous demand for improved performance and speed in consumer electronics that is likely to continue as new applications and developments occur. This demand necessitates a reduction in the critical dimensions and an increase in the density of devices in microelectronic circuits. As a result, new materials must be considered for integration into microelectronics technology. In particular, the metal wiring or interconnects that connect different components in silicon-based semiconductor devices is a subject of great interest. As the dimensions of transistors shrink below the 0.5 μm level, their speed will become limited by the delays in the existing interconnect material, Al-Si-Cu alloy (p ~ 3 μΩ cm). Therefore, to avoid problems associated with RC (“resistance/capacitance”) time delays and voltage drops, it will be necessary to construct interconnections of materials that possess lower resistivities, resistance to electromigration and hillock formation, and resistance to diffusion into other materials (see Table I).

A number of materials are possible candidates to replace the Al-Si-Cu alloy, including W, Ag, Au, and Cu. Tungsten has excellent resistance to electromigration and hillock formation, but has higher resistivity compared with the Al-Si-Cu alloy. Thus, applications of W are likely to be found where short interconnection distances are necessary. Silver has the lowest resistivity of all metals, but is easily corroded and diffuses rapidly into many materials used in semiconductor devices. However, some specific applications for silver are viable, such as the formation of contacts on ceramic superconductors. Gold has a lower resistivity than the Al-Si-Cu alloy and is inert to chemical corrosion. As a result Au is used where device reliability is the primary concern-for example, for wiring in GaAs-based semiconductors and electrical contacts in packaging.

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Copper Metallization
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 6 , June 1993, pp. 39 - 45
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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