Abstract

Titanium-tungsten is employed as the diffusion barrier in a Cu/barrier/polyimide/Si system. The electromigration damage (EMD) of Cu with a TiW barrier is investigated utilizing an empirical formula. Two activation energies are obtained suggesting a surface electromigration mechanism at low temperature (140–190 °C) and a combined migration mechanism at high temperature (190–230 °C). The presence of the TiW barrier layer improves the high temperature electromigration resistance. The effects of the TiW barrier on the microstructure and electrical properties of Cu metallization are discussed.

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