Study of VIA-related failures in sub-micron technologies

An investigation into the Back-end of Line (BEOL) Via Related failures is presented in this report. It documents the various process issues seen and the optimization carried out in the BEOL scheme that helps to tackle this issue. The thought process and the experimental results are also highlighted.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chia, Gary Yue Choy.
Other Authors: Goh, Wang Ling
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/4139
Description
Summary:An investigation into the Back-end of Line (BEOL) Via Related failures is presented in this report. It documents the various process issues seen and the optimization carried out in the BEOL scheme that helps to tackle this issue. The thought process and the experimental results are also highlighted.