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1 Electrografted insulator layer as copper diffusion barrier for TSV interposers V. Mevellec, D. Suhr, T. Dequivre, P. Blondeau, L. Religieux and F. Raynal Scottsdale/Fountain Hills March 12-14, 2013

2 3D Packaging / TSV Wet alternatives technologies 1 st Process flow for TSV interposer metallization - eg 3D Isolation - cg 3D Cu diffusion barrier - eg 3D Cu Seed - eg 3D Cu Fill eg 3D Isolation cg 3D Cu diffusion barrier eg 3D Cu Seed ECD copper imaps 2013 Presentation 2

3 3D Packaging / TSV Wet alternatives technologies 1 st Process flow for TSV interposer metallization Ultra-conformal Up to 20:1 aspect ratio High step coverage (room temperature) - eg 3D Isolation - cg 3D Cu diffusion barrier - eg 3D Cu Seed - eg 3D Cu Fill imaps 2013 Presentation 3

4 3D Packaging / TSV Wet alternatives technologies 2nd Process flow for TSV interposer metallization - eg 3D Isolation - cg 3D Cu diffusion barrier - eg 3D Cu Fill eg 3D Isolation cg 3D Cu diffusion barrier ECD copper imaps 2013 Presentation 4

5 3D Packaging / TSV Wet alternatives technologies 3 rd Process flow for TSV interposer metallization - eg 3D Isolation - cg 3D Fill eg 3D Isolation cg 3D Cu Fill Under Development imaps 2013 Presentation 5

6 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting e- Grafted polymer layer Room temperature Aqueous phase Covalent bonding - Fundamental - Mechanism Cathode (Conductor or semiconductor Organic Monomer imaps 2013 Presentation 6

7 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Radical polymerization electro-initiated R R - Fundamental - Mechanism R imaps 2013 Presentation 7

8 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Radical polymerization electro-initiated e-. R - Fundamental - Mechanism.. R R imaps 2013 Presentation 8

9 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Radical polymerization electro-initiated. R - Fundamental - Mechanism.. R R imaps 2013 Presentation 9

10 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Radical polymerization electro-initiated - Fundamental - Mechanism.... R R R R R R R R.. R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R imaps 2013 Presentation 10

11 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Radical polymerization electro-initiated... - Fundamental - Mechanism imaps 2013 Presentation 11

12 Polymer Electrografting (eg) Concept of electrografting Polymer used for TSV applications - Fundamental - Mechanism 4-Vinyl pyridine + X - 4-Nitrobenzene diazonium eg Poly-4-Vinyl pyridine imaps 2013 Presentation 12

13 Insulating properties C ox = ε 0 ε r A t - Breakdown voltage - Leakage current - Dielectric constant - Capacitance density Electrografted polymer layer Cu barrier effect eg Polymer Thermo-mechanical properties - E-modulus - CTE - TGA - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 13

14 Insulating properties C ox = ε 0 ε r A t - Breakdown voltage - Leakage current - Dielectric constant - Capacitance density Breakdown voltage Thickness : 200 nm for SiO2 and eg polymer eg Breakdown Field = 12 MV/cm Thermo-mechanical properties - E-modulus - CTE - TGA Leakage current At 0,25 MV/cm SiO2 10 na/cm2 eg Polymer 15 na/cm2 imaps 2013 Presentation 14

15 Insulating properties C ox = ε 0 ε r A t - Breakdown voltage - Leakage current - Dielectric constant - Capacitance density Thermo-mechanical properties - E-modulus - CTE - TGA Dielectric constant εr = ( )/( )= 2.96 Capacitance density Cmax / S = / = F/m 2 imaps 2013 Presentation 15

16 Thickness (nm) Insulating properties C ox = ε 0 ε r A t - Breakdown voltage - Leakage current - Dielectric constant - Capacitance density Thermo-mechanical properties - E-modulus - CTE - TGA E-Modulus CTE TGA y = x CTE Warm Cool Temperature (deg) eg polymer 4.05GPa. (SiO2 = 107GPa) CTE = 30 ppm/ C < 1% mass loss at 350 C imaps 2013 Presentation 16

17 Insulating properties C ox = ε 0 ε r A t - Breakdown voltage - Leakage current - Dielectric constant - Capacitance density Electrografted polymer layer Cu barrier effect eg Polymer Thermo-mechanical properties - E-modulus - CTE - TGA - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 17

18 eg Polymer + Eless Copper Cu barrier effect No degradation of the polymer layer 400 C/ 2h under N2/H2 eg Polymer - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 18

19 Intensité (coups) eg polymer (200nm) + Eless copper (200 nm) after 400 C / 2H Profil0458P4VP01.xls Cu barrier effect Cu Polymer Si Si C_4 ^63Cu eg Polymer Temps (seconde) -Analysis Artefact due to ion beam push through -Backside depth profile on going - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 19

20 Sample preparation: Cu barrier effect eg Polymer Breakdown measurement : Shift: -1,3 MV@80nm eg Polymer - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 20

21 Conclusion - eg Polymer shows promising results as copper diffusion barrier - Additional characterizations are ongoing : - * Breakdown shift for thick polymer layer - * Backside analysis using TOF-SIMS depth profile Cu barrier effect eg Polymer Optimization of the polymer nature can be investigated by changing the formulation of the bath/curing step/cross linking/etc.. What about the cost saving? - SEM cross section - TOF SIMS depth profile - Breakdown voltage shift imaps 2013 Presentation 21

22 Cost Analysis TSV interposers metallization Baseline (Dry) - Baseline : PECVD SiO2 - PVD Barrier - PVD Copper - ECD Fill - Current Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Barrier - eg Fill - Next Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Fill imaps 2013 Presentation 22

23 Cost Analysis TSV interposers metallization Baseline (Dry) Current wet flow - Baseline : PECVD SiO2 - PVD Barrier - PVD Copper - ECD Fill - Current Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Barrier - eg Fill - Next Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Fill - 30 % CoO imaps 2013 Presentation 23

24 Cost Analysis TSV interposers metallization Baseline (Dry) Current wet flow Next wet flow - Baseline : PECVD SiO2 - PVD Barrier - PVD Copper - ECD Fill - Current Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Barrier - eg Fill - Next Wet flow : eg Isolation - cg Fill - 30 % CoO - 43 % CoO imaps 2013 Presentation 24

25 Conclusion - Alchimer s proprietary wet technologies enables 2.5D interposers metallization in high aspect ratio structures D metallization process flow can be simplified by combining material properties - * Barrier + Seed - * Isolation + Barrier - 2.5D Process flow - Polymer barrier - Cost reduction imaps 2013 Presentation 25

26 Conclusion - 2.5D Process flow - Polymer barrier - Cost reduction - Alchimer s proprietary wet technologies enables 2.5D interposers metallization in high aspect ratio structures D metallization process flow can be simplified by combining material properties - * Barrier + Seed - * Isolation + Barrier - First results on the electrografted polymer layer as a copper diffusion barrier show encouraging results - Optimization and detailed characterization are on ongoing to improve the barrier effect of the polymer layer imaps 2013 Presentation 26

27 Conclusion - Alchimer s proprietary wet technologies enables 2.5D interposers metallization in high aspect ratio structures D metallization process flow can be simplified by combining material properties - * Barrier + Seed - * Isolation + Barrier - First results on the electrografted polymer layer as a copper diffusion barrier show encouraging results - Optimization and detailed characterization are ongoing to improve the barrier effect of the polymer layer - 2.5D Process flow - Polymer barrier - Cost reduction - By using wet technologies for TSV metallization, cost of ownership is decreased by 30% today - New development will put the cost savings close to 45% compare to conventional dry approaches imaps 2013 Presentation 27

28 Thank you!

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