Abstract:
Various particular embodiments include a via testing structure, including: a first terminal coupled to a first set of sensing lines in a top level of the structure; a second terminal coupled to a second set of sensing lines in the top level of the structure, wherein first set of sensing lines and the second set of sensing lines are disposed in a comb arrangement; a third terminal coupled to a third set of sensing lines in a bottom level of the structure; and a plurality of vias electrically coupling the second set of sensing lines in the top level of the structure to the third set of sensing lines in the bottom level of the structure, each via having a via top and a via bottom.
Abstract:
A system for electromigration testing is disclosed. The system includes a conductive member, a cap layer of insulative material over at least a portion of a top surface of the conductive member, a cathode conductively connected to a first end of the conductive member; an anode conductively connected to a second end of the conductive member, and a current source conductively connected to the cathode and the anode. A plurality of sensory pins are disposed along a length of the conductive member between the first end and the second end of the conductive member. The sensory pins are conductively connected to a bottom surface of the conductive member. At least one measurement device is conductively connected to at least one sensory pin of the plurality of sensory pins. The at least one measurement device determines a resistance of at least one portion of the conductive member.
Abstract:
Stress generation free thru-silicon-via structures with improved performance and reliability and methods of manufacture are provided. The method includes forming a first conductive diffusion barrier liner on an insulator layer within a thru-silicon-via of a wafer material. The method further includes forming a stress absorption layer on the first conductive diffusion barrier. The method further includes forming a second conductive diffusion barrier on the stress absorption layer. The method further includes forming a copper plate on the second conductive diffusion barrier.
Abstract:
A system for electromigration testing is disclosed. The system includes a conductive member, a cap layer of insulative material over at least a portion of a top surface of the conductive member, a cathode conductively connected to a first end of the conductive member; an anode conductively connected to a second end of the conductive member, and a current source conductively connected to the cathode and the anode. A plurality of sensory pins are disposed along a length of the conductive member between the first end and the second end of the conductive member. The sensory pins are conductively connected to a bottom surface of the conductive member. At least one measurement device is conductively connected to at least one sensory pin of the plurality of sensory pins. The at least one measurement device determines a resistance of at least one portion of the conductive member.
Abstract:
Various particular embodiments include a via testing structure, including: a first terminal coupled to a first set of sensing lines in a top level of the structure; a second terminal coupled to a second set of sensing lines in the top level of the structure, wherein first set of sensing lines and the second set of sensing lines are disposed in a comb arrangement; a third terminal coupled to a third set of sensing lines in a bottom level of the structure; and a plurality of vias electrically coupling the second set of sensing lines in the top level of the structure to the third set of sensing lines in the bottom level of the structure, each via having a via top and a via bottom.
Abstract:
Device structures that exhibit negative resistance characteristics and fabrication methods for such device structures. A signal is applied to a metal layer of a metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor to cause a breakdown of an insulator layer of the metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor at a location. The breakdown at the location of the insulator layer causes the metal-insulator-semiconductor capacitor to exhibit negative resistance. The metal layer may be comprised of a polycrystalline metal. A grain of the polycrystalline metal may penetrate through the insulator layer and into a portion of a substrate at the location of the breakdown.
Abstract:
The present disclosure generally provides for an integrated circuit (IC) structure with a TSV, and methods of manufacturing the IC structure and the TSV. An IC structure according to embodiments of the present invention may include a through-semiconductor via (TSV) embedded within a substrate, the TSV having an axial end; and a metal cap contacting the axial end of the TSV, wherein the metal cap has a greater electrical resistivity than the TSV.
Abstract:
An SOI substrate includes a metallic doped isolation (i.e., buried oxide) layer. Doping of the isolation layer increases its thermal conductivity, which improves heat conduction and decreases the susceptibility of devices formed on the substrate to temperature-induced deterioration and/or failure over time. The amount as well as the configuration of the doping can be tailored to specific circuit architectures.
Abstract:
The present disclosure generally provides for integrated circuit (IC) structures with through-semiconductor vias (TSV). In an embodiment, an IC structure may include a through-semiconductor via (TSV) embedded in a substrate, the TSV having a cap; a dielectric layer adjacent to the substrate; a metal layer adjacent to the dielectric layer; a plurality of vias each embedded within the dielectric layer and coupling the metal layer to the cap of the TSV at respective contact points, wherein the plurality of vias is configured to create a substantially uniform current density throughout the TSV.