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Analysis of the Reservoir Length and its Effect on Electromigration Lifetime

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

H.A. Le ,
Larry Ting ,
N.C. Tso  and
C-U. Kim
H.A. Le
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Arlington, P.O. Box 19016, Arlington, Texas 76006
Larry Ting
Affiliation:
Dallas Reliability –413, 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124–6497
N.C. Tso
Affiliation:
Intel Corporation, M.S. RA2-413, 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124-6497
C-U. Kim
Affiliation:
Materials Science and Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Arlington, P.O. Box 19016, Arlington, Texas 76006
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Abstract

This report studies the electromigration performance of W-plug via structures under the reservoir effect. The lifetime improvement factor M was observed to be a weak function of the stressing current and approximately equal to 2. A Simple model is included in the report to explain this observation. The model also predicts the most effective reservoir length for electromigration lifetime improvement.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , January 2002 , pp. 167 - 171
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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