CVD barriers for Cu with nanoporous ultra low-k: integration and reliability
The drive for greater integrated circuit performance has led to the need for faster interconnect systems, the development of porous ultra low-k dielectrics and thin CVD barriers. The porous structure and lower modulus of low-k dielectrics has made integration a greater challenge. In this paper, we report on an initial feasibility study on of a new spin-on nanoporous low-k dielectric with a CVD TiN(Si) barrier, for Cu dual damascene integration. authors: J.C. Lin, R. Augur, S.L. Shue, C.H. Yu, M.S. Liang, A. Vijayendran, T. Suwwan de Felipe, M. Danek
Interconnect
On-chip Interconnect
On-chip interconnect today is based on copper/low-k wiring – in today’s chips, there can be more than 100 km of copper wires.
TSMC’s leading edge technologies use a novel copper gap-fill solution to enable the fabrication of smaller conductor lines. Newly-developed materials and processes allow significant reduction in line and via resistance to improve chip performance. A comprehensive suite of innovations on integration scheme, low-k material, and low-k process with selective deposition further enhance both performance (through capacitance reduction) and reliability. Beyond copper interconnect, explorations of single metallic elements, binary and ternary alloys, and 2D materials for future interconnect materials are underway both within TSMC and with our academic partners.
