Copper interconnect technology for the 32 nm node and beyond jeff gambino, fen chen, john he ibm microelectronics river street essex junction, vt, 05452 abstract copper interconnects have gained wide acceptance in the microelectronics industry due to improved resistivity and reliability compared to al interconnects. This text examines the role of copper in future interconnects, presents the range of problems involved, and explains how the solutions are being found. Spectra7 and foxconn first to demonstrate next generation. The impact of anneal on electromigration of copper interconnect. Interconnect technology and design for gigascale integration is the cumulative effort from academic researchers at georgia tech, mit, and stanford, as well as from industry researchers at ibm t. Read copper interconnect technology by tapan gupta available from rakuten kobo. This volume provides the first comprehensive look at a pivotal new technology in integrated circuit fabrication. Copper interconnect technology ebook by tapan gupta.
An alternative to copper based interconnect technology with an increase in demand for more circuit components on a single chip, there is a growing need for nanoelectronic devices and their interconnects a physical connecting medium made of thin metal. Ceramic interconnect technology handbook crc press book. Ceramic interconnect technology handbook crc press book ceramics were among the first materials used as substrates for massproduced electronics, and they remain an important class of packaging and interconnect material today. Advanced tabased diffusion barriers for cu interconnects.
Typically, 5mil wide or narrower lines are fabricated with halfounce copper. In an effort to produce a more reliable alternative, kim et al. From dk through edge plating, this book covers all areas of manufacturing an rf pcb, and provides many drawings and charts to clearly show each process. Watson research center, lsi logic, and sun microsystems. Copper interconnect technology for the 32 nm node and beyond conference paper in proceedings of the custom integrated circuits conference october 2009 with 93 reads how we measure reads. Halfounce copper foil has a thickness of 15 microns. However, there are many challenges with implementation of cu. Speedingup your computer in the 21st century using copper ics. Al was the first material to be used for interconnection and silicon dioxide was used as the insulator to separate the interconnects gupta, 2009. Since copper is a better conductor than aluminium, ics using copper for their interconnects can have interconnects with narrower dimensions, and use less energy to pass electricity through them. Mike carano, vp of technology and business development at rbp chemical technology a concise ebook written in plain english so anyone can improve their rf and highfrequency printed circuit design. In 1997, ibm rocked the technology industry when it announced chips with copper interconnects that could make microprocessors faster, smaller and less expensive than chips made with aluminum interconnectsthe industry standard at the time.
He served as senior development engineer at sipex and rsm and was rotary. For copper dualdamascene interconnects two main em failure modes have been. Low cost, high density interconnects gives you a thorough look at the technology thats changing the nature of printed circuit boardsand driving the mobile electronic revolution. You can read these on mac or pc desktop computer, plus many other supperted devices. The results in this paper are significance for cu interconnect technology optimize and are. Carbon nanotube and graphene nanoribbon interconnects crc press book an alternative to copper based interconnect technology with an increase in demand for more circuit components on a single chip, there is a growing need for nanoelectronic devices and their interconnects a physical connecting medium made of thin metal films between several. Now the group has decided to release a new fluff that includes all the updates and dlcs downloaded by watch dogs 2. In semiconductor technology, copper interconnects are used in silicon integrated circuits ics to reduce propagation delays and power consumption. Copper interconnect was introduced in 1997 when ibm made first processor which includes cu interconnect technology and.
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Your print orders will be fulfilled, even in these challenging times. Learn about the materials science, fundamental principles and engineering technology necessary to effectively utilize copper cu interconnects. Copper interconnects for ceramic substrates and packages. Copper interconnect technology by tapan gupta, paperback. Copper beol interconnects for silicon cmos logic technology. Copper interconnects will continue to be used for the 10nm and 7nm technology nodes. Fabrication method for annularshielded copper interconnects. It is an outstanding reference text that provides an excellent source of information on current copper interconnect technology and future possibilities. For some time researchers have sought alternate processes for interconnecting the millions of transistors on each chip because conventional physical vapor deposition can no longer meet the specifications of todays complex integrated circuits. The second major process change was in the dielectric, going from sio 2 to materials with a lower dielectric constant low k dielectrics, such as sicoh 17, 18. Copper interconnect technology is expected to be a key component in the quest to create more powerful cpus and memory chips.
Technology, science, and environtmental impact of a novel. In this book, a leader in the field describes advanced laser systems with lower radiation wavelengths, photolithography materials. Gaugechanger tm is an innovative and disruptive technology that allows copper to extend much longer lengths without the cost and power penalty. Copper interconnect technology spie digital library. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I have listened to a variety of copper cables kimber, dh labs, analysis plus, harmonic technology, etc. Since overall circuit performance has depended primarily on transistor properties, previous efforts to enhance circuit and system speed were focused on. Ionized physical vapor deposition by ronald powell. I love my verastarr silver reference interconnects, but its always fun to try out different cables. Although copper lowk technology has become fairly mature, there is no single book available on the promise and challenges of these nextgeneration technologies. The material found in this book is unique in that it spans ic interconnect topics ranging from ibms revolutionary copper process to an in. The results demonstrate the feasibility of creating annularshielded copper interconnects using standard damascene processing techniques to.
However, as the feature size of the culines forming interconnects is scaled. Download your copper interconnect technology book in pdf or epub format. In this book, a leader in the field describes advanced laser systems with lower radiation wavelengths. In this book, a leader in the field describes advanced laser systems with lower radiation wavelengths, photolithography materials, and mathematical modeling approaches to address the challenges of cuinterconnect technology. Get to know the stateoftheart equipment and process schemes necessary to produce advance cu metallization in manufacturing. Process technology for copper interconnects sciencedirect. This technology is based on the silver atoms from the shell diffusing by surface diffusion to form sintered necks between copper particles, and. Copper interconnect technology for the 32 nm node and beyond. Stateoftheart introduction to highdensity interconnect technology the firstever book on this hot topic, microvias. Since overall circuit performance has depended primarily on transistor properties, previous efforts to enhance circuit a. Access to ebooks is limited to institutions that have purchased or currently subscribe to the spie ebooks program. Copper interconnect technology ebook por tapan gupta. However, as the feature size of the culines forming interconnects is scaled, resistivity of the lines increases.
D is chief materials scientist at radiation monitoring devices, a governmentfunded research organization. The electroless copper plating of ceramics was originally developed at pck technology division of kollmorgen corporation. One ounce of copper per square foot has a thickness of approximately 30 microns. The material is unique in that it spans ic interconnect topics ranging from ibms revolutionary copper course of to an indepth exploration into interconnect acutely aware laptop architectures. Carbon nanotube and graphene nanoribbon interconnects. Home ebooks copper interconnect technology interlayer dielectrics. Tapan gupta copper interconnect technology tapan gupta since overall circuit performance has depended primarily on transistor properties, previous efforts to enhance circuit and system speed were focused on transistors as well. How to download interconnect technology and design for gigascale integration pdf. Copper interconnects will continue to be used for the 32 and 22nm technology nodes. Because metallic conductivity and resistance to electromigration of bulk copper cu are better than aluminum, use of copper and lowk materials now prevails in the international microelectronics industry.
Interconnect technology and design for gigascale integration edition 1. A compact model for early electromigration failures of copper dual. Even for the noncomputer buffs among us it is hard to escape the rapid increase in computer speed and power that has occurred over the last twenty years since personal computers were introduced into the market. In semiconductor technology, aluminum interconnects al interconnects are interconnects made of aluminum or aluminumbased alloys.
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