TWENTY  FIRST INTERNATIONAL
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

CONFERENCE
September 30 - October 2, 2004
ADVANCE PROGRAM
 

 

Thursday, September 30, 2004
OPENING SESSION --- 9 A.M.

Welcoming Remarks by the General Chairman
Dr. Thomas E. Wade
University of South Florida

SESSION I  --- 9:15 A.M.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

“TRADING FABS FOR FOCUS -
NEW DIRECTIONS IN R & D”
Dr. Siva Sivaram
Chief Operational Officer
MATRIX SEMICONDUCTOR
Santa Clara, California 

Coffee Break 9:45 - 10:00 A.M. 

SESSION II - 10:00 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
CONDUCTOR SYSTEMS
 

            Chairman:    Dr. Willi Volksen
                       
IBM ALMADEN RES. CENTER
             San Jose, California
 

 

2.A “Barrier / Copper Direct Deposition Possibility Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide” by E. Kondoh; UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper) 

2.B “Integration of Tungsten Damascene as True First Metal in a 130 nm Flash Technology” by S. Louwers, V. Beugin, S. Chanaud, R. Coppard, S. Delbert and Y. Huiban; ATMEL; Rousset, FRANCE. 

2.C  “Copper Interconnection Fabrication by Displacing the Pre-Patterned SiC Barrier Thin Film” by C.H. Yang and W.L. Yang; FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 

2.D  “CoWP Capping Process for Copper Damascene Interconnection” by T. Hara  HOSEI UNIVERSITY; Tokyo, JAPAN; K. Kinoshita; SEZ; Villach, AUSTRALIA; and S. Balakumar; INST. OF MICROELECTRONICS; SINGAPORE.
(Invited Paper) 

2.E “Enhancement of Adhesion Strength of Copper Layer With Low Dielectric Constant Liners in Copper Interconnects” by S. Balakumar, S.C. Hwee and R. Kumar; INST. OF MICROELECTRONICS; SINGAPORE; G. Wang; UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE; and T. Hara; HOSEI UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, JAPAN. 

2.F “Reliability of Copper Interconnects With CVD Low-k BEOL Dielectric for 90 nm CMOS Technology” by H. Rathore; IBM MICRO-ELECTRONICS; Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)
 

2.G “Electroplated Copper Films Using a Mixture of CuSO4 and CuSiF 6 as Electrolytes” by Y.L. Wu; NATIONAL CHI-NAN UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, R.O.C.; C.S. Cheng and H. L. Hwang; NATIONAL TSING-HUA UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

 

--- POSTER  PAPERS--- 

2.H  “Barrier Capability of NbNx Films Deposited by Different Nitrogen Flow Rate Against Copper Diffusion in Cu / NbNx / n+- p Junction Diodes” by  F. C. Jiang, W. L. Yang, T. K. Kang and F. T. Chien; FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, R.O.C.; W.F. Wu; NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LAB; Taiwan, R.O.C.; and C. C. Yeh; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

2.I  “Recess Etching Process for Copper Damascene Interconnections Employing Spin Etching Process” by K. Kinoshita; SEZ; Villach, AUSTRALIA ;T. Hara  HOSEI UNIVERSITY; Tokyo, JAPAN and S. Balakumar; INST. OF MICROELECTRONICS; SINGAPORE
(Invited Session)
 

SESSION III - 1:30 - 3:10 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS
 

Chairman:    Dr. John F. McDonald
                                  RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST.
Troy, New York 

3.A  “Electrical Integrity of MOS Devices in Laser Annealed Three Dimensional Integrated Circuit Structures” by B. Rajendran, R. S. Shenoy, M. O. Thompson and R.F.W. Pease; STANFORD UNI-VERSITY; Stanford, CA.; M. Thompson; CORNELL UNIVERSITY; Ithaca, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)
 

3.B “A Three Dimensional Interconnect Methodology Applied to iA32-Class Architectures for Performance Improvement Through RC Mitigation” by D. W. Nelson, C. Webb, D. McCauley, K. Raol, J. Rupley, J. DeVale and B. Black; INTEL CORP; Hillsboro, OR. 

3.C  “A Wafer Bonding Approach for Three Dimensional Processor Memory Chip - Stacks”by J. F. McDonald, R. P. Kraft, P. Belemjian, O. Erdogan, R. R. Gutmann, J. Q. Lu, A.Y. Zeng and K. Rose; RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST.; Troy, N.Y.; C. A. Maier; AMD; Sunnyvale, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

3.D  “Techniques for Producing Three Dimensional Integrated Circuits With High Density Interconnect” by R. Patti, M. Hilbert, S. Gupta, S. Hong; TEZZARON SEMICONDUCTOR; Naperville, IL.  

3.E  “Wafer Level Three Dimensional LSI Technology” by M. Koyanagi and H. Kurino; TOHOKU UNIVERSITY; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)
 

Coffee Break 3:10 - 3:25 P.M.
 

SESSION IV - 3:25 - 5:00 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
CMP PROCESS DEVELOPMENT I 

Chairman:   Dr. Ronald R. Gutmann
                        RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INST.
  
Troy, New York     
 

4.A   “Damascene Cu / Low-k CMP Process Limits Derived From AFM and Electrical Measurements” by R. W. Donis, D. T. Price and J. Kalpathy-Cramer; LSI LOGIC; Gresham, OR. 

4.B “Rinsing and Drying Issues Related to Post CMP Cleaning Process” by W. Fyen, K. Xu, J. V. Steenberger, G. Vereecke, R. Vos, S. Arnauts, J. Rip, K. Kenis, F. Holsteyns, D. Hellin, G. Doumen and W. Mertens; IMEC; Leuven, BELGIUM; H. Kraus; SEZ; Villach, AUSTRIA; K. Lee; SAMSUNG; Gyeonggi, KOREA
(Invited)
 

4.C “In - Situ Friction Characterization During Copper Chemical Mechanical Planarization” by P. Leduc; CEA-LETI; Grenoble, FRANCE; M. Savoye, D. Scevola, M. Rivoire; CROLLE 2 ALLIANCE; Crolles, FRANCE. 

4.D  “Improvement of Copper CMP Performance by Controlling Pad Temperature Using Solo Pad” by T. Yokoyama, T. Komiyama, T. Fukui, T. Yamazaki, A. Yamane and A. Isobe; ACCRETECH; Tokyo, JAPAN. 

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

4.E  “Significant Improvement of Defect in CMP Process by Using Lower Retainer Ring Pressure” by O. Kinoshita, T. Yamazaki and A. Isobe; TOKYO SEIMITSU; Tokyo, JAPAN. 

4.F  “Optimized Cleaning Processes for Direct STI Ceria Slurry CMP” by Y. Epshteyn, A. S. Lawing, B. Mueller, J. Federowicz; ROHN AND HASS; Phoenix, AR.; C. Tran; ATMI; Allentown, PA.
 

Friday, October 1, 2004
 

SESSION V - 8:45 - 10:40 A.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
RELIABILITY ISSUES I

Chairman:  
    Dr. Young-Joon Park
                      
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
             Dallas, Texas

 

5.A “Quantitative Control of Plasma - Surface Interactions for Highly Reliable Interconnects” by K. Yatsuda and T. Tatsumi; SONY; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)
 

5.B “Bottom-Up Electroless Copper Plating Technology for ULSI Interconnections” by S. Shingubara, Z. Wang, O. Yaegashi, T. Hao and R. Obata; HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY; Hiroshima, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)

5.C “Characterization of the Back Side Metallization Process to Minimize Warp on the Wafers” by J. Degraffenreid, M. Goulding, R. Nickell, T. Gandy and A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Phoenix, AZ.

5.D “Defectivity Determination and Reduction for the CON-TACT Process” R. Rich, B. Bartilson, J. Dachsteiner, M. Daffron, S. Gibbons, K. Marler, S. Scott and J. Snook; BREWER SCIENCE; Rolla, MO. 

5.E   “Reduction in Interconnect Clean Defects Increases Line Yield” by C. Hatcher, K. Mortensen, R. Lappan, J. Prasad; AMI SEMICONDUCTOR; Pocatello, ID.; C. Meuchel; SEMITOOL; Kalispell, MO. 

5.F “The Impact from Titanium Under Layer Film Thickness and the Thermal Stress Generating Abnormal Aluminum Grains and Partial Voids in the Metal - 1 Interconnect Lines” by C. Consalvo, M. Sacchi, A. Privitera and A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Phoenix, AZ. 

         --- POSTER PAPERS --- 

5.G “Charge to Breakdown Investigation of Gate Oxide With Different Substrate in Dual Gate Oxide CMOS Process” by Y. Zhao, X. Xu; NEC ELECTRONICS; Shanghai, CHINA; X. Wan; SHANGHAI IC R&D CTR.; Shanghai, CHINA. 

5.H “The Influence of Oxygen on the Contact Barrier and the Tungsten Plug Process Post Rapid Thermal Anneal Step” by M. Gonsalves, X. Breurec, A. Sidhwa, M. Goulding, R. Piotrowski, T. Gandy; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Phoenix, AZ. 

5.I “The Effect of In-Situ Liner Oxide on Threshold Voltage and Its Application to Enhance Yield Stability” by Y. H. Wu, C. Y. Wang, W. H. Hsieh, P. Y. Chang and C. L. Ku; PROMOS TECH.; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

5.J   “Elimination of the Aluminum Bubbles from the Metal Interconnect Lines for the Memory Products” by C. Consalvo, M. Sacchi and A. Privitera; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Catania, ITALY; A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Phoenix, AZ. 

5.K  “Solution to Abnormal Growth of Tungsten Polycide Gate of Logic Embedded Mask Rom Product” by M. Chang, M. T. Lee; MACRONIX; Taiwan, R.O.C.Coffee Break 10:40 - 10:55 A.M. 

 

SESSION VI - 10:55 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

SIMULATION AND MODELING I

Chairman:       Dr. Kaustav Banerjee
                                 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
                 
Santa Barbara, California
 

 

6.A “Modeling and Timing with Metal Process Tolerance” by P. Habitz, E. Foreman; IBM MICROELECTRONICS; Essex Junction, VT.
(Invited Paper)
 

6.B  “A Stochastic Algorithm for 3D Maxwell Solution Within Optical On-Chip Integrated Circuit Interconnects: Materially Heterogeneous Benchmarks” by Y. L. LeCoz, J. Kalyanasundharam, D. Krishna and R. B. Iverson; RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST.; Troy, N.Y. 

6.C   “Variability - Driven Considerations in the Design of Integrated Circuit Global Interconnects”by L. He, K. H. Tam, J. Xiong; UNIV. Of CALIFORNIA; Los Angeles, CA.; A. B. Kahng; UNIV. Of CALIFORNIA; San Diego, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

6.D “A Methodology for Predicting Full-Chip Interconnect Thickness Variation on Production Integrated Circuits at 90 nm and Below” by P. R. Chidambaram, C. Borst and G. Shinn; TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; Dallas, TX.; A. Gower, T. Tugbawa, B. Lee and D. White; PRAESAGUS; San Jose, CA. 

--- POSTER  PAPERS ---

 

6.E   “Even / Odd Waveform Modeling of Two Conductor Silicon Slow - Wave Loss: Mitigation by Coupling to Nearby Conductors” by J. Diao, J. Guo, Y. Le Coz and J. McDonald; RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST.; Troy, N.Y.; W. Wood, R. Singh; IBM MICROELECTRONICS; Essex Junction, VT.

 

SESSION VII  -  1:30 - 2:30 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

POSTER PAPER / EXHIBITION
DEDICATED  VIEWING  TIME 

 

SESSION VIII - 2:30 - 5:15 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

CMP MODELING / PROCESSES
& CONSUMABLES
 

Chairman:            Dr.  Harry Rathore
                           IBM MICROELECTRONICS
                                   Hopewell Junction, New York
 

CMP MODEL & SIMULATION
 

8.A “Characterization and Modeling of the 90 nm Technology Copper CMP Process” by J. N. Zabasaja, T. Merchant, G. Martin and A. Phillips; FREESCALE SEMI; Austin, TX.

8.B “ECP / CMP Characterization and Modeling for 90 nm Node Technology” by T. Pan, S. Koppikar; APPLIED MATERIALS; Santa Clara, CA.; D. White, K. H. Chen, T. Tugbawa, B. Lee, S. Shroff, S. Fisher, T. Smith; PRAESAGUS; San Jose, CA.; D. Fong; VEECO INSTRUMENTS.; Santa Clara, CA.

8.C   “Deficiencies of Copper CMP Models Based on Lookup Tables” by T. Smith, D. White, R. Moore and V. Mehrotra; PRAESAGUS; San Jose, CA. 

         --- POSTER PAPERS ---
 

8.D  “Fractal Modeling of CMP Pad Texture”by S. M. Song; NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV.; Urbana, IL.; J. C. Sung, Y. L. Pai; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C.; M. Y. Tsai and Y. S. Liao; NAT’L TAIWAN UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C.

8.E  “A Friction Model Study on the Defect Control of Direct STI High Selectivity Slurry CMP” by S. Wang and A. Su; PROMOS TECH.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

CMP PROCESS

DEVELOPMENT II

 

8.F  “General Principle of Planarization Governing Polish, ECP, ECMP, Etching, etc. - Low Down Force Planarization Technologies” by M. Tsujimura; EBARA CORP.; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)
 

8.G  “A Theoretical Study on the Relationship Between Wafer Surface Pressure and Wafer Backside Loading in CMP” by G. Fu and A. Chandra; IOWA STATE UNIV.; Ames, IA.
 

         --- POSTER PAPERS ---

 

8.H  “Impact of Point-of-Use Filtration on an ILD CMP  Process” by B. Johl; ROHM & HASS; Phoenix, AZ.; M.H. S. Tseng; CUNO; Meriden, CT.

 

CMP CONSUMABLES

8.I “Functionally Graded Pad: A Tribological, Thermal and Kinetic Characterization and Planarity Performance for ILD Polishing” by S. Misra, E. Hwing, M. Nasrullah, H. Vaidya and P. K. Roy; NEOPAD TECH; Sunnyvale, CA.; Y. Samporno, Y. Zhuang, M. Sugiyama and A. Philliposian; UNIVERSITY Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ.; M. Deopura, X. Xie and D. Boning; MASSACHUSETTS INST. Of TECH; Cambridge, MA.
(Invited Paper)

8.J “Nanoporous Particle for Polishing of Barrier / Low-k Dielectric Films” by R. V. Singh; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS; Austin, TX.; M. Dufourg, K. S. Choi and D. Singh; SINMAT; Gainesville, FL.
(Invited Paper)
 

8.K  “Study of the Wear Phenomenon in Copper Abrasive  Free CMP” by T. Haque, S. Balakumar; INST. Of MICROELECTRONICS; SINGAPORE; A. S. Kumar, M. Rahman; NAT’L UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE.
 

8.L  “A DOE Approach to Predicting Film Selectivities in Barrier Slurries” by P. M. Van Calcar; FUJIMI; Tualatin, OR.
 

   --- POSTER PAPERS ---
 

8.M  “Treatment of Copper CMP Waste Streams and Copper Electroplating Rinse Streams by Direct Ion Exchange” by B. Roberts, J. Jangbarwala; BOC EDWARDS; Santa Clara, CA.
 

8.N  “Recent Advances in the Development of Ceria-Based Slurries for Inner Layer Dielectric CMP” by D. Merricks, B. Santora, B. Her and H. Goodman; FERRO; Penn Yan, N.Y.
 

8.O   “Evaluation of TWI STT711 1/4 Inch Groove Pad for WCMP at TSMC Fab 3" by B. I. Lee, M. S. Chen; T.S.M.C.; Taiwan, R.O.C.; L. Nguyen, G. Wu, S. Kirtley and T. West; THOMAS WEST; Sunnyvale, CA.
 

8.P “Dynamic Pot-Life and Handling Evaluation of Celexis STI Slurry” by B. Johl and N. Bishop; ROHN & HAAS; Phoenix, AZ.
 

8.Q “Characterization of a Novel Rotary Pad Technology for CMP Applications” by D. Lamb, C. Forrestal, K. Pierce; PRAXAIR; Indianapolis, IN.; J. Cianciolo, T. Dunn; PRAXAIR; Salem, NH.
 

8.R   “Ceria-Based Slurries for STI Applications” by B. Santora, D. Merricks, B. Her and J. Laemlein; FERRO; Penn Yan, N.Y.
 

8.S  “The Influence of Diluted Direct STI CMP Slurry for STI CMP Process” by A. Su and M. Chang; PROMOS TECH.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

Saturday, October 2, 2004

 

SESSION IX  -   9:00  - 10:00 A.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
SIMULATION & MODELING II

Chairman:  
    Dr. Kaustav Banerjee
                                UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
                             Santa Barbara, California
 

9.A  “Multiscale Modeling for Interconnects: Status and Opportunities” T. S. Cale, M. O. Bloomfield, X. Y. Liu and H. Huang; RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST.; Troy, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)
 

9.B  “Layout Extraction for Global Wires With Metal Process Tolerances” by P. Habitz and J. Hurst; IBM MICROELECTRONICS; Essex Junction, VT.
(Invited Paper)
 

9.C  “A Sum - Over - Paths Impulse - Response Moment Extraction Algorithm for IC - Interconnet Networks: Verification, Uncoupled RLC Lines” by Y. L. LeCoz, G. Hariharan, D. Krishna; RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST.; Troy, N.Y.; D. M. Petranovic; MENTOR GRAPHICS; Wilsonville, OR.
 

Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:15 A.M.
 

 

SESSION X  -   10:15  - 11:45 A.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

DIELECTRIC & NOVEL ISSUES

Chairman: 
     Dr. Devendra Kumar
        ASM CORP.
                      San Jose, California

 DIELECTRIC SYSTEMS
 

10.A “Mechanical Behavior of Low - k Organo-silicates” by W. Volksen, T. P. Magbitang, G. Dubois; V. Y. Lee, P. J. Brock and R. D. Miller; IBM ALMADEN LABS; San Jose, CA.; L. Ramirez; UNIVERSITY  Of CALIFORNIA; Irvine, CA.; E. E. Simonyi; IBM WATSON LABS; Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

10.B   “The Characterization of MSSQ - BTMSE Spin - On Organosilicate”by B. R. Kim, J. W. Kang, K. Y. Lee, J. M. Son and M. J. Ko; LG CHEMICAL; Daejeon, KOREA.
 

10.C “Increasing of Arsenic Diffusion into Silicon From Arsenic-Doped Oxide Source on Deep Trench Based Capacitor DRAM” by C. Wang, W. Wu and A. Ku; PROMOS TECH.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

NOVEL SYSTEMS 

10.D “Study of Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Applications” by J. H. Ting, J. L. Hsu; NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LAB; Taiwan, R.O.C.; C. C. Chang; NAT’L CHUNG HSING UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C.; M. C. Cheng, F. Y. Huang; NAT’L CENTRAL UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

10.E “Packaging of Low-k / Copper Devices: Implications for On-Chip Integration” by S. Chungpaiboonpatana, F. G. Shi; UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA; Irvine, CA.
(
Invited Paper)
 

10.F   “A Comparative Scaling Analysis of Metallic and Carbon Nanotube Contacts and Vias in Nanometer Scale Interconnect Technologies” by N. Srivastava, K. Banerjee; UNIV. Of CALIFORNIA; Santa Barbara, CA. 

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

10.G   “Evaluation of Aluminum Nitride as the Hinge Material of an Actuator” by J. H. Ting, J. L. Hsu; NAT’L NANO DEVICE LABS; Taiwan, R.O.C.; J. L. Liang, F. Y. Huang; NAT’L CENTRAL UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

 

2004 VMIC LUNCHEON

Saturday, October 2;  12:00 - 2:00 P.M.

Luncheon  Presentation
(1:30 - 2:00 PM)

“ MATERIALS INTEGRATION OF OPTICAL
INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS FOR SILICON”
Dr. Mayank Bursara
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
AMBERWAVE SYSTEMS
Salem, NH
 

SESSION XI  - 2:00 - 3:30 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

CMP PROCESSES

Chairman:  
    Dr. Shoso Shingubara
                           HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY
                  Hiroshima, Japan
 

CMP RELIABILITY
 

11.A “Defectivity Comparison Between Fumed Silica and Colloidal Silica in Barrier Polish” by S. Li, P. Feeney, R. Martinez, D. Schroeder, K. Moeggenborg; CABOT MICROELECTRONICS; Aurora, IL.

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

11.B  “A Solution to Macro Scratching or Orbital CMP Polishers” by A. Yohannan, R. Nickell, A. Sidhwa, M. Goulding, T. Gandy; ST MICROELEC-TRONICS; Phoenix, AZ.
 

11.C “DRAM Alignment Mark Damaged Improvement in STI CMP” by H. J. Lin, S. Y. Yang, C. Y. Lee, C. W. Dai, W. C. Liaw, G. Y. Jiang, Y. F. Yang, C. F. Lee and W. P. Chung; VANGUARD SEMI; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

11.D “Strategy to Study Barrier Chemical Mechanical Polish Defects” by S. Li, P. Feeney, R. Martinez, D. Schroeder and K. Moeggenborg; CABOT MICROELECTRONICS; Aurora, IL.
 

CMP CLEANING PROCESSES
 

11.E “Improved Copper / Low-k CMP Cleaning Methods” by R. W. Donis, P. A. Burke and L. D. Bauck; LSI LOGIC; Gresham, OR. 

CMP CONDITIONERS 

11.F  “Nanom CMP Process for Making Future Chips” by J. C. Sung; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

11.G “Amorphous Diamond for Dressing Fixed Abrasive Pad” by J. C. Sung, Y. L. Pai; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C.; P. L. Tso, C. W. Chiu, T. P. Hsu; NAT’L TSING HUA UNIVERSITY; Taiwan, R.O.C.

--- POSTER  PAPERS ---   

11.H    “CMP Pad Dressing With Oriented Diamond” by M. Y. Tsai, Y. S. Liao; NAT’L Taiwan University; Taiwan, R.O.C.; J. C. Sung, Y. L. Pai; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

11.I “Chemical Barrier Coating for CMP Pad Conditioner” by K. Kan, J. C. Sung, Y. L. Pai, A. Chen and J. Hu; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

11.J   “Diamond Wear Pattern of CMP Pad Conditioner” by J. C. Sung, Y. L. Pai; KINIK; Taiwan, R.O.C.; C. T. Yang, P. W. Hung, Y. S. Liao; NAT’L TAIWAN UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

CMP EQUIPMENT
 

--- POSTER  PAPERS ---
 

11.K   “The Influence of Plate Structure in Membrane Embedded Polisher Head” by G. S. Cho, Y. W. Lee, D. Y. Kim, H. P. Kim, H. S. Jeong, W. S. Yang; ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR; Kyunggi, KOREA.
 

11.L   “Chamber Output Matching Procedure for High Density Oxide Etch Tools” by D. Dopp and J. Conrad; FREESCALE SEMI.; Austin, TX.
 

SESSION VII

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

RELIABILITY ISSUES
 

--- POSTER  PAPERS ---
 

12.A   “Elimination of the Back Side Pressure Faults for Tungsten Deposition Process” by J. H. Zhang, G. Magsamen; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Carrollton, TX.; A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Phoenix, AZ.
 

12.B   “Effect of Poly Silicon Over-Etching Time on Gate Oxide Reliability” by Y. Zhao; NEC; Shanghai, CHINA; X. Wan; SHANGHAI R & D CTR.; Shanghai, CHINA.
 

12.C  “The Liquid Film Curriculum Vitae: Physics & Chemistry of the Phenomena Occurring During Liquid Film Drying on the Semiconductor Wafer Surface” by Y. Gotkis and T. H. Lin; LAM RESEARCH; Fremont, CA.
 

12.D  “The Effect of Chamber Season Condition on Film Surface Charge Status” by C. Shu; UMC; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

12.E “Premature Failure of the Ceramic Purge Ring Due to Tungsten Build-Up” by J. H. Zhang, C. Lawrence, M. J. Pelzel, G. Jones, S. L. Toh, G. Magsamen, A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Carrollton, TX.
 

12.F  “The Mechanism Study of Particle Improvement in Matrix 403 Tool” by J. H. Chang, D. R. Yang and S. S. Hwu; MACRONIX; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

12.G   “Resist, Polymer and Etch Residue Removal From High-k Substrates” by M. Egbe, D. Geitz and M. Legenza; AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS; Easton, PA.
 

12.H “The Effect of Tungsten CVD SiH4 Soak for a Contact Open Issue” by B.R. Ni, C. J. Liaw, W.P. Chiu, J. Chen, G. Ding; PROMOS TECH.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

12.I “Study of Liquid Type Defects Post Tungsten Etch Back Step” by J. H. Zhang, C. Lawrence, S. L. Toh, G. Magsamen, A. Sidhwa; ST MICRO-ELECTRONICS; Carrollton, TX.
 

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NOTICE TO AUTHORS OF POSTER PAPERS



Plan to put ALL posters for ALL SESSIONS up on Friday, October 1, before 9:30 am
at the location designated (Check at Conference Registration Desk). Poster boards will be provided as indicated in author kits. Be available AT YOUR POSTER  to answer questions during Session VII (from 1:15 - 2:30 pm on Friday).  Plan to remove your poster on Saturday afternoon from 3 - 4 pm, October 2.
 

 


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