Length Effects on the Reliability of Dual-Damascene Cu Interconnects
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Length Effects on the Reliability of Dual- Damascene Cu Interconnects
The effects of interconnect length on the reliability of dual-damascene Cu metallization have been investigated. As in Al-based interconnects, the lifetimes of Cu lines increase with decreasing length. However, unlike Al-based interconnects, no critical length exists, below which all Cu lines are ‘immortal’. Furthermore, we found multi-modal failure statistics for long lines, suggesting multipl...
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عنوان ژورنال: MRS Proceedings
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0272-9172,1946-4274
DOI: 10.1557/proc-716-b13.3