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LOCALIZATION OF SOFT TUNGSTEN CONTACT FAILS WITH RELIABILITY IMPLICATIONS BY INNOVATIVE REVERSE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES.

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Title: LOCALIZATION OF SOFT TUNGSTEN CONTACT FAILS WITH RELIABILITY IMPLICATIONS BY INNOVATIVE REVERSE ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES.
Authors: Touzel, J.1, Neumann, I.1, Lorenz, H.1, Boit, C.1, Köner, H.1, Schurg, S.2
Source: Quality & Reliability Engineering International. Jul/Aug96, Vol. 12 Issue 4, p259-264. 6p.
Subjects: Reverse engineering, Tungsten, Reliability in engineering, Systems engineering, Maintainability (Engineering), Microelectronics
Abstract: Tungsten contacts mostly fail because of a defective bottom barrier which in turn may find its origin in technological problems with contact etch, bather or tungsten deposition. Owing to the often unstable electrical properties of those contacts, detection in electrical test or non-destructive localization techniques is time-consuming or even unsuccessful. The reverse engineering techniques presented here supply 100% identification and localization of the failing contacts. They reveal a disturbed region under a harrier defect produced by the aggressive chemical reaction of fluorine radicals from WE6 deposition with silicon to the gaseous SiF4. The market contacts exceed the detection fails by far. Some failing contacts may slip through relaxed test conditions-the majority of them, though, still work and indicate a potential of reliability problems as could be demonstrated on chips failing the burn-in. Thus, an analysis and classification of the contacts at the wafer level in the presented way allows an identification and first step to estimation of reliability yield risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Tungsten contacts mostly fail because of a defective bottom barrier which in turn may find its origin in technological problems with contact etch, bather or tungsten deposition. Owing to the often unstable electrical properties of those contacts, detection in electrical test or non-destructive localization techniques is time-consuming or even unsuccessful. The reverse engineering techniques presented here supply 100% identification and localization of the failing contacts. They reveal a disturbed region under a harrier defect produced by the aggressive chemical reaction of fluorine radicals from WE6 deposition with silicon to the gaseous SiF4. The market contacts exceed the detection fails by far. Some failing contacts may slip through relaxed test conditions-the majority of them, though, still work and indicate a potential of reliability problems as could be demonstrated on chips failing the burn-in. Thus, an analysis and classification of the contacts at the wafer level in the presented way allows an identification and first step to estimation of reliability yield risks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:07488017
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1638(199607)12:4<259::AID-QRE36>3.0.CO;2-6