Voltage ramp and time-dependent dielectric breakdown in ultra-narrow Cu/SiO2 interconnects

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Park, H.
Lee, H. -B.
Jung, H. -K.
Choi, Z. -S.
Bae, J. -Y
Hong, J. -W.
Choi, K. I.
Park, B. L.
Lee, E. J.
Kim, J. -W
Lee, J. -M.
Choi, G. -H.
Moon, J. -T.
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Voltage ramp dielectric breakdown (VRBD) and time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) characteristics of similar to 40nm-wide Cu/SiO2 interconnect dielectrics were investigated. The addition of a SiH4 treatment before capping SiN deposition led to more uniform breakdown fields, and better TDDB performance. The integration of a Ti-based barrier resulted in the best uniformity of breakdown fields, and a dramatic enhancement of TDDB reliability. The relationship between the VRBD and the TDDB characteristics was discussed, and the effect of SiH4 treatment was analyzed using TEM.
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