Fabrication and Characterization of Through-Substrate Interconnects

We developed a through-substrate copper-damascene interconnect technology in silicon with minimal impedance. Via impedance was extracted using parameter measurements at 50 GHz that were matched to simple circuit models. The extracted impedance shows resistances ≤ 1 [Ohm], record-low inductance for a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: del Alamo, Jesus A., Wu, Joyce H.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59587
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Summary:We developed a through-substrate copper-damascene interconnect technology in silicon with minimal impedance. Via impedance was extracted using parameter measurements at 50 GHz that were matched to simple circuit models. The extracted impedance shows resistances ≤ 1 [Ohm], record-low inductance for aspect ratios > 4, and sidewall capacitance that approaches the theoretical value. For an aspect ratio of 10 (10 in diameter and 100 high), the through-substrate via has an average inductance of 36 pH at 10 GHz, resistance of 0.6 at 1 GHz, and sidewall capacitance of 0.3 pF.