II. HISTORY OF THE INTERCONNECT In 1947 with the invention of the transistor, the role of the interconnect has proven to be a critical component in the design and manufacture of integrated circuits1. Various metals and manufacturing techniques have been employed, from pure Aluminum to Tungsten plugs to the metal that is used in the High Volume Manufacture of integrated circuit today, Copper. To achieve greater functionality and increased speed, different techniques of depositing a conductive metal were implemented. Had an article that discussed 1-2 layers in the 1980’s – look for it Figure 1 – Approximate progression of interconnect conductor technology2 The basis of Copper Interconnect Technology can be found in 3 existing techniques …show more content…
Polishing The smoothing of rough surfaces is as old as time. In the Neolithic age man used manual polishing techniques to make basic necessities i.e. clothing, weaponry, to recent advances in the chemical and mechanical polishing of structures on a nanoscale. The term coined that covers the flattening or smoothing of surfaces is planarization12. The slicing of single crystal silicon heralded the use of a combination of chemical and mechanical polishing in semiconductors, and as such, is considered an old technology. Planar or specular surfaces are required for the manufacture of transistors and require a polish process that can produce such a finish13. Electro-polishing or Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) was introduced into the fabrication environment in the 1980’s by IBM 14. It was found that the manufacturing process, etch back, did not meet the planar surface requirements that the increase in metal layers required15. CMP is applicable to all metal types; particularly the commonly used interconnect metals, Aluminum and Tungsten, making it a universal …show more content…
Even though, the plating solution additives work to achieve a conformal fill, there is excess copper across the wafer surface, contributing to a topographical problem affecting downstream manufacturing processes including but most importantly Lithography. Chemical Mechanical Polish (CMP) utilizes the universal actions of grinding, lapping and polishing during the application of speed and pressure and chemical assistance, slurry, to provide a global planar surface for interconnect manufacture. The main tool components of CMP are a rotary table (platen), a polishing pad, and a method of applying the chemical abrasive liquid (slurry). Force is applied in the form of pressure to the wafer against the pad and using the speed from the platen the removal of copper occurs28. Slurry is applied as the purely mechanical motion will not remove the copper with the required planarization, it will create defects. The slurry works in tandem with the pressure on the polishing pad and the speed with which the platen is rotating to remove the defined amount of metal. Figure XX The schematics for CMP
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The surface morphology and the surface roughness of the untreated and treated PP samples were investigated by AFM. The Figure 1 represents the AFM images in a three dimensional view of untreated and treated samples in a time of 60s with various power rates. The scan size of all the images is 5×5 μm2. Evidently, the oxygen plasma treatment modified the surface morphology of the PP
Die-forming of sheet metal has been around for thousands of years. Originally the metal was manipulated by hand and hammered into the depression, by utilizing crude grooves carved into wood or stone. This technique was used to make spouts, handles, and other forms. Since then, however; they have undergone a remarkable technological evolution. Mate-female conforming dies to create hollow forms by using hydraulic pressure or drop hammer pressure, changed die-forming forever (Paisin, 2013).
This tool has a thin metal sheet or ribbon attached to the handle. The ribbon carves into the material.
The first thing to consider is the process of cleaning and coating of the boards. This particular process involves the set-up of the machines, the loading of the boards, and the actual cleaning and coating of the said boards by the machines.
In conclusion when surface texture is increased the force needed to move the object at a constant speed is increased. This proves the hypothesis made earlier in the practical that as surface texture increases so will friction increase.
Cold rolling in combination with annealing in a controlled atmosphere furnace, by grinding with abrasives, or by buffing a finely ground surface
The cell anode is usually a piece of the metal to be plated from solution; this enables the anode reaction of metal dissolution to replace the metal ion lost from solution by the cathodic decomposition. Factors There are many various factors that affect the mass deposited during electroplating:- 1). Current (A) - An increase in the amount of current increases the amount of substance deposited in a fixed amount of time, because there is more energy available to move ions/electrons to the cathode from the anode. A smaller current will pump fewer copper ions from the anode to the cathode in the same amount of mass gained on the cathode is lower. 2).
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3. Etching: If the resist is placed in a developer solution after selective exposure to a light source, it will etch away one of the two regions (exposed or unexposed). Then another layer of material is deposited and the first layer selectively etched away as shown in the figure resulting in the required MEMS.
..., the second mask pattern is exposed to the wafer, and the oxide is etched away to reveal new diffusion areas. The process is repeated for every mask - as many as 18 - needed to create a particular IC. Of critical importance here is the precise alignment of each mask over the wafer surface. It is out of alignment more than a fraction of a micrometer (one-millionth of a meter), the entire wafer is useless. During the last diffusion a layer of oxide is again grown over the water. Most of this oxide layer is left on the wafer to serve as an electrical insulator, and only small openings are etched through the oxide to expose circuit contact areas. To interconnect these areas, a thin layer of metal (usually aluminum) is deposited over the entire surface. The metal dips down into the circuit contact areas, touching the silicon. Most of the surface metal is then etched away, leaving an interconnection pattern between the circuit elements. The final layer is "vapox", or vapour-deposited-oxide, a glass-like material that protects the IC from contamination and damage. It, too, is etched away, but only above the "bonding pads", the square aluminum areas to which wires will later be attached.
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Also, micro machining was performed on the substrate to improve the part’s feature resolution (cavities for electrical components and channels for the inks).
We have the microprocessor to thank for all of our consumer electronic devices, because without them, our devices would be much larger. Microprocessors are the feat of generations of research and development. Microprocessors were invented in 1972 by Intel Corporation and have made it so that computers could shrink to the sizes we know today. Before, computers took a room because the transistors or vacuum tubes were individual components. Microprocessors unified the technology on one chip while reducing the costs. Microprocessor technology has been the most important revolution in the computer industry in the past forty years, as microprocessors have allowed our consumer electronics to exist.