摘要:
On-chip decoupling capacitor structures, and methods of fabricating such decoupling capacitors are disclosed. On-chip decoupling capacitors help to reduce or prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions. The inclusion of one or more decoupling capacitors on a chip, in close proximity to the power grid conductors reduces parasitic inductance and thereby provides improved decoupling performance with respect to high frequency noise. In one embodiment of the present invention, a capacitor stack structure is inserted between metal interconnect layers. Such a capacitor stack may consist of a bottom electrode/barrier; a thin dielectric material having a high dielectric constant; and a top electrode/barrier. In an alternative embodiment, the bottom electrode and/or bottom metal interconnect layer have three dimensional texture to increase the surface area of the capacitor. An illustrative method embodying the present invention, includes fabricating the on-chip decoupling capacitor stack structure and electrically connecting the capacitor to provide efficient capacitive de-coupling. In order to facilitate the removal of photoresist by an oxygen plasma process prior to exposing copper conductors during the capacitor stack etch, an Al hardmask can be used to protect the capacitor formed with Ta2O5 dielectric, or a W hardmask can be used to protect the capacitor formed with BST dielectric.
摘要:
An improvement in the method of fabricating on chip decoupling capacitors which help prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions is disclosed. The inclusion of a hybrid metal/metal nitride top electrode/barrier provides for a low cost and higher performance option to strapping decoupling capacitors.
摘要翻译:公开了一种制造片上去耦电容器的方法的改进,其有助于防止用于高浪涌电流条件的电网上的L di / dt电压下降。 混合金属/金属氮化物顶部电极/屏障的包含为捆绑去耦电容器提供了低成本和更高性能的选择。
摘要:
An apparatus including a capacitor formed between metallization layers on a circuit, the capacitor including a bottom electrode coupled to a metal layer and a top electrode coupled to a metal via wherein the capacitor has a corrugated sidewall profile. A method including forming an interlayer dielectric including alternating layers of dissimilar dielectric materials in a multilayer stack over a metal layer of a device structure; forming a via having a corrugated sidewall; and forming a decoupling capacitor stack in the via that conforms to the sidewall of the via.
摘要:
On-chip decoupling capacitor structures, and methods of fabricating such decoupling capacitors are disclosed. On-chip decoupling capacitors help to reduce or prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions. The inclusion of one or more decoupling capacitors on a chip, in close proximity to the power grid conductors reduces parasitic inductance and thereby provides improved decoupling performance with respect to high frequency noise. In one embodiment of the present invention, a capacitor stack structure is inserted between metal interconnect layers. Such a capacitor stack may consist of a bottom electrode/barrier; a thin dielectric material having a high dielectric constant; and a top electrode/barrier. In an alternative embodiment, the bottom electrode and/or bottom metal interconnect layer have three dimensional texture to increase the surface area of the capacitor. An illustrative method embodying the present invention, includes fabricating the on-chip decoupling capacitor stack structure and electrically connecting the capacitor to provide efficient capacitive de-coupling. In order to facilitate the removal of photoresist by an oxygen plasma process prior to exposing copper conductors during the capacitor stack etch, an Al hardmask can be used to protect the capacitor formed with Ta2O5 dielectric, or a W hardmask can be used to protect the capacitor formed with BST dielectric.
摘要翻译:公开了片上去耦电容器结构以及制造这种去耦电容器的方法。 片内去耦电容有助于在高浪涌电流条件下降低或防止电网上的L di / dt电压下降。 将一个或多个去耦电容器包含在靠近电力电网导体的芯片上减小了寄生电感,从而提供了相对于高频噪声的改进的去耦性能。 在本发明的一个实施例中,在金属互连层之间插入电容器堆叠结构。 这样的电容器堆叠可以由底部电极/屏障组成; 具有高介电常数的薄介电材料; 和顶部电极/屏障。 在替代实施例中,底部电极和/或底部金属互连层具有三维结构以增加电容器的表面积。 体现本发明的说明性方法包括制造片上去耦电容器堆叠结构并电连接电容器以提供有效的电容去耦合。 为了在电容器堆叠蚀刻期间在铜导体暴露之前通过氧等离子体工艺促进光致抗蚀剂的去除,可以使用Al硬掩模来保护由Ta 2 O 5形成的电容器 SUB>电介质或W硬掩模可用于保护由BST电介质形成的电容器。
摘要:
A method of fabricating an on-chip decoupling capacitor which helps prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions is disclosed. Inclusion of the decoupling capacitor on die directly between the power grid greatly reduces the inductance L, and provides decoupling to reduce the highest possible frequency noise. This invention specifically describes the process flow in which the decoupling capacitor is located between the top layer metallization and the standard bump contacts which have either multiple openings or bar geometries to provide both power grid and top decoupling capacitor electrode contacts.
摘要翻译:公开了一种制造片上去耦电容器的方法,其有助于防止在高浪涌电流条件下电网上的L di / dt电压下降。 在电网之间直接插入去耦电容器大大降低了电感L,并提供去耦以减少最高可能的频率噪声。 本发明具体描述了其中去耦电容器位于顶层金属化和具有多个开口或棒几何形状以提供电网和顶部去耦电容器电极接触的标准突起触头之间的工艺流程。
摘要:
A method of fabricating an on-chip decoupling capacitor which helps prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions is disclosed. Inclusion of the decoupling capacitor on die directly between the power grid greatly reduces the inductance L, and provides decoupling to reduce the highest possible frequency noise. This invention specifically describes the process flow in which the decoupling capacitor is located between the top layer metallization and the standard bump contacts which have either multiple openings or bar geometries to provide both power grid and top decoupling capacitor electrode contacts.
摘要翻译:公开了一种制造片上去耦电容器的方法,其有助于防止在高浪涌电流条件下电网上的L di / dt电压下降。 在电网之间直接插入去耦电容器大大降低了电感L,并提供去耦以减少最高可能的频率噪声。 本发明具体描述了其中去耦电容器位于顶层金属化和具有多个开口或棒几何形状以提供电网和顶部去耦电容器电极接触的标准突起触头之间的工艺流程。
摘要:
This invention relates to mounting integrated circuits (IC) to multi-chip modules (MCM) or substrates. More specifically, it provides a method of mounting a semiconductor die such as a thin slice of Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) to a silicon semiconductor substrate, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC), using a thermoplastic to reduce stress on the MCT caused by mismatched Coefficients of Thermal Expansion (CTE). This process provides for an array of infrared photodetectors on a material such as MCT to be mounted to a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) using the Vertical Integrated Photodiode (VIP) approach to FPAs, while allowing double sided interdiffusion of CdTe for surface passivation to reduce dark currents and improve performance, without the problems associated with mismatched coefficients of thermal expansion during high temperature processes.
摘要:
An improvement in the method of fabricating on chip decoupling capacitors which help prevent L di/dt voltage droop on the power grid for high surge current conditions is disclosed. The inclusion of a hybrid metal/metal nitride top electrode/barrier provides for a low cost and higher performance option to strapping decoupling capacitors.
摘要翻译:公开了一种制造片上去耦电容器的方法的改进,其有助于防止用于高浪涌电流条件的电网上的L di / dt电压下降。 混合金属/金属氮化物顶部电极/屏障的包含为捆绑去耦电容器提供了低成本和更高性能的选择。
摘要:
A surface treatment for porous silica to enhance adhesion of overlying layers. Treatments include surface group substitution, pore collapse, and gap filling layer (520) which invades open surface pores (514) of xerogel (510).
摘要:
A xerogel aging system includes an aging chamber (190) with inlets and outlet and flows a gel catalyst in gas phase over a xerogel precursor film on a semiconductor wafer. Preferred embodiments use an ammonia and water vapor gas mixture catalyst.