TWENTY SECOND INTERNATIONAL
VLSI/ULSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

CONFERENCE
October 4 - 6, 2005
ADVANCE PROGRAM
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
OPENING SESSION --- 8:30 A.M.

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

SESSION I  --- 8:35 A.M.
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

“INTERCONNECT PROCESS EXTEND-
IBILITY FROM 90nm TO 45nm NODE”

Dr. Nobuyoshi Kobayashi

Backend Program Manager

SELETE

Ibaraki, Japan

“MOORE’S LAW PLUS - WHAT WILL
BE NEEDED IN INTERCONNECTS,
OTHER THAN SCALING, FROM
AN APPLICATIONS PERSPECTIVE”

Dr. Takayasu Sakurai

 UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO

Tokyo, Japan

Coffee Break  9:35 - 9:45 A.M.

“INTERCONNECT: CHALLENGES
TO THE 2D PARADIGM”
Dr. Sitaram Arkalgud

Director of Interconnect

SEMATECH
Austin, Texas

“SILICON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING
INNOVATIONS FOR THE PAST
AND THE NEXT 30 YEARS”
Dr. Hiroshi Iwai

TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Kanagawa, Japan

(Invited Session)
SESSION II - 10:45 A.M. - 12:05 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
DIELECTRIC SYSTEMS - Part I

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

 

2.A “New Spin-On Oxycarbosilane Low-k Dielectric Materials With Exceptional Mechanical Properties” by G. Dubois, T. Magbitang, W. Volksen and R.D. Miller; IBM ALMADEN; San Jose, CA.

2.B “Porous Ultra Low-k Process Technology Develop-ment for 65 / 45 nm Nodes”by C.H. Yao, C.C. Jeng, W.K. Wan, K.C. Lin, M.S. Liang, H.H. Lin, C.H. Huang, K.S. Chi, T.C. Huang, C.S. Huang, Y.C. Wang, M.D. Lei, C.C. Hsia; TSMC; Taiwan, R.O.C.
(Invited Paper)

2.C  “Design of a New Low-k Dielectric Which Meets the Goals of the 2002 ITRS Road Map”by J. Economy and Y. Huang; UNIV. Of ILLINOIS; Urbana, IL.

2.D  “Novel Polysilsesquioxane Systems for Ultralow-k Dielectric Films With High Modulus, Low CTE and Closed-Pore Morphology” by D.Y. Yoon, E.S. Park,  J.H. Park, J.H. Shim, J.K. Lee; SEOUL NAT’L UNIV.; Seoul, KOREA; H.W. Ro, H.J. Lee, C. Soles; N.I.S.T.; Washington, DC; H.W. Rhee; SOGANG UNIV; Seoul, KOREA; D.W. Gidley; UNIV. Of MICHIGAN; Ann Arbor, MI.

 

--- POSTER  PAPERS--- 

2.E “Preparation and Characterization of the Ultralow Dielectric Constant Porous Silica Films” by C.H. Yang, W.L. Yang, L.M. Lin and K.S. Chia; FENG CHIA UNIV; Taiwan, R.O.C.

2.F “Low-k Materials for DRAM BEOL” by A. Thies, U. Kahler, J.C. Cigal; INFINEON TECH; Dresden, GERMANY.

Box Lunches 12:05 - 1:15 P.M.

(Invited Session)
SESSION III - 1:15 - 2:55 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS - Part I

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

3.A  “Process and Results: 3D - IC Integration” by S. Gupta, M. Hilbert, S. Hong and R. Patti; TEZZARON SEMI; Naperville, IL 

3.B “On-Wafer Optical Interconnectivity Using 3D Integration of Optical and Electronic Integrated Circuits” by P.D. Persans, J.Q. Lu, R.J. Gutmann and A. Gennett; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, N.Y.; S. Ponoth; IBM MICRO; East Fishkill, N.Y.; R. Garrelts; UNIV. Of NEBRASKA; Kearny, NE. 

3.C  “CMOS Transistor Processing Compatible With Monolithic 3-D Integration” by B. Rajendran, D.J. Witte, R.F.W. Pease; STANFORD UNIV.; Stanford, CA.; R.S. Shenoy; IBM ALMADEN; San Jose, CA.; N.S. Chokshi, R.L. DeLeon, G.S. Tompa; AMBP TECH; Tonawanda, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)
 

3.D  “Circuit and System Dimensions of 3-D Integration” by C.C. Liu, I. Ganusov, M. Burtscher, and S. Tiwari; CORNELL UNIV.; Ithaca, N.Y.;and L. Xue; SPANSION, Sunnyvale, CA.
(Invited Paper)

3.E  “Modeling Thermal Stresses in 3D IC Interwafer Vias” by D.N. Bentz, J. Zhang, M. Bloomfield, J.Q. Lu, R.J. Gutmann and T.S. Cale; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, N.Y.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS---

3.F  “R3CAD - Tools For 3-D Integrated Circuit Design” by L. McIlrath; R3 LOGIC; Cambridge, MA. 

3.G  “Adhesion Wafer Bonding of GaN, InP and Si With Passivated GaAs Substrates by Selective SeS2 Treatment and its Dielectric Properties” by P. Premchander and Y.T. Lee; GWANGJU INST; Gwangju, SOUTH KOREA.

Coffee Break 2:55 - 3:10 P.M.

 
SESSION IV - 3:10 - 5:50 P.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION
CONDUCTORS & CMP PROCESS

Chairman:  Dr. Ara Philipossian
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Tucson, Arizona

-- CONDUCTOR SYSTEMS --

4.A “Size Effects and the Future of Interconnect Scaling” by G. Schindler, M. Engelhardt and M. Traving; INFINEON TECH; Dresden, GERMANY.
(Invited Paper) 

4.B “A Study of Copper Gap Filling Challenges and Potential Solutions for 65 nm and Beyond” by K.H. Lin, C.L. Hsu, Y.C. Chen, S.J. Chen, Y.D. Tsai, C.S. Chen, C.C. Huang, S.F. Tzou; UNITED MICRO. CORP.; Taiwan, R.O.C.
(Invited Paper) 

4.C “Bottom-Up Filling Using Organic Additives in Copper Electroless Deposition” by C.H. Lee, S.K. Cho and J.J. Kim; SEOUL UNIV; Seoul, KOREA. 

4.D “Electroplating of Low Resistivity Copper Inter-connection Layer for 65 nm Node” by T. Hara; HOSEI UNIV.; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

4.E “An Impact of Chamber Pressure on the Residual Etch Rate During the Tungsten Etch Back Process Step” by J.H. Zhang; ST MICRO; Carrollton, TX.; L.O. Sim, S.A.B.Lei, M. Nag, Y. Dao; ST MICRO; SINGAPORE; A. Sidhwa; ST MICRO; Phoenix, AZ. 

4.F “Advanced Barrierless Metallization: Good Thermal Stability Copper Films” by J.P. Chu; NAT’L TAIWAN OCEAN UNIV; Taiwan, R.O.C.; and C.H. Lin; CHIN-MIN INST. Of TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

4.G “A Study of an Intermittent Mechanical Particle Generation in the Tungsten Etch Back Chamber” by J.H. Zhang, J. Helland, C. Lawrence. S.L. Toh, B. Stephenson, G. Magsamen and A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Carrollton, TX. 

4.H “M1 WL Baseline Improvement” by B.R. Ni, E. Zuo, S. Hone, J. Chen and W.P. Chiu; PROMOS TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

4.I “Elimination of Condensate Defects After the  Tungsten Etch Back Process” by J.H. Zhang, B.P. Zhao, B. Stephenson, G. Magsamen and A. Sidhwa; ST MICROELECTRONICS; Carrollton, TX.

 

-- CMP PROCESSES -- 

4.J  Impact of Multi-Level Chemical Mechanical Polishing on 90 nm and Below" by D. White, A. Gower; PRAESAGUS; Campbell, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

4.K   “CMP Process Control for 65 nm and Beyond” by L. Karuppiah, A. Manens, B. Swedek and L. Chen; APPLIED MATERIALS; Santa Clara, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

4.L   “Using a Multi-Scale Analysis to Predict Chemical Mechanical Polishing” by F. Higgs III, E. Terrell; CARNEGIE MELLON UNIV; Pittsburg, PA.
(Invited Paper) 

4.M “Physics and Modeling of Fundamental CMP Phenomena” by L. Borucki; ARACA; Tucson, AZ; A. Philipossian, Y. Zhuang; UNIV Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ.
(Invited Paper)
 

Wednesday, October 5, 2005

SESSION V - 8:00 - 10:00 A.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

DIELECRIC CMP & COMPLETE PROCESSES

Chairman: Dr. David A. Hansen
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR
San Jose, California

-- DIELECTRIC CMP -- 

5.A “Prediction and Characterization of Direct STI CMP on Selected Features Using HDP Oxide” by D.A. Hansen, I. Gilboa, B. Banachowicz, S. Levy and L. Lee; CYPRESS SEMI; San Jose, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

5.B “Low-k Film Removal Control Via CMP Slurry and Processing” by C.L. Hsu, W.C. Su, C.C. Huang; UNITED MICRO CORP; Taiwan, R.O.C.; Q. Ye, T. Thomas, H. Li, R. Lavoie, C.F. Dai; ROHM & HAAS; Newark, DE. 

5.C “Implications of Wafer Size Scale-Up on Frictional, Thermal and Kinetic Attributes of ILD CMP Process” by D.R. Yeomans, L. Lujan and A. Philipossian; UNIV Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ; L. Borucki; ARACA; Tucson, AZ; T. Doi; SAITAMA UNIV; Sakura, JAPAN.

 

            --- POSTER PAPERS --- 

5.D “A Novel Method to Estimate Direct STI CMP Capability” by J. Nair and H. Geller; TOWER SEMI; Migdal Haemek, ISRAEL. 

5.E “The Effects of Wafer Topography After STI Fill on Ceria Slurry STI CMP for Beyond 110nm Gener-ation”  by S.Y. Shih, J.J. Cheng, C.H. Kuo, C.R. Wu and J.P. Lin; NANYA TECH; Taiwan. 

5.F “Driving Optimum Planarization Performance in Direct STI CMP Process” by C. Yu, S. Lane, B. Mueller, S. Lawing, P. Flanagan, K. Lindeman; ROHM & HAAS; Newark, DE. 

5.G “‘Stoichemistry’ Response of Polishing Profile on a Four-Zone Control Head” by C.M. Liao, S.Y.Shih, C.R. Wu and J.P. Lin; NANYA TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

-- COMPLETE PROCESS -- 

5.H “BEOL Evaluation for 32 nm Technology Node and Beyond” by R. Yu, J. Doyle, S. Purushothaman, R. Wisnieff, C.K. Hu, M.B. Rothwell, J. Bucchignano, G. Gibson, A. Neira, K. Kwietniak, M. Lofaro; IBM; Yorktown Heighs, NY.
(Invited Paper)
 

5.I “Challenges for Copper/Ultra Low-k Interconnect Using All Spin-On-Dielectric Materials” by S.Y. Arase, N. Maeda, H. Kawakami, N. Ichiki, K. Sumiya, Y. Homma, ; CASMAT; Tokyo, JAPAN; H. Saito, M. Tada; SUMITOMO BAKELITE; Yokohama, JAPAN; K. Shirato, T. Kokubo; JSR CORP; Ibaraki, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)
 

5.J  “Process Integration Using Self-Aligned Electroless Technology”by I.C. Ivanov, A. Kolics and R. Rolkens; BLUE29; Sunnyvale, CA.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER PAPERS --- 

5.K “Interconnect Technology for Next Generation of SoC” by W. Li and B. Mbouombouo; LSI LOGIC; Milpitas, CA.

-- LATE NEWS PAPER -- 

5.L  “Practical Buffer Insertion for Deep Submicron Process Post Route Optimization” by J.S. Wang; Smart IC; Taiwan, R.O.C.; and K.J. Chang; NAT’L TSING HUA UNIV; Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:15 A.M. 

SESSION VI - 10:15 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

RELIABILITY ISSUES

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

6.A “Use of Wafer Level Voltage Ramp in Detecting Potential Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown Problems in 90 nm Cu / CVD Low-k Interconnects” by K. Chanda, H. Rathore, C.C. Yang, L. Clevenger, V. McGahay, T. Spooner, C. Barile; IBM; Hopewell Jct., NY; J. Gill; IBM; Essex Junction, VT.
(Invited Paper)
 

6.B “Stress-Induced Voiding in Copper / Low-k Inter-connects” by J.M. Paik, Y.C. Joo; SEOUL NAT’L UNIV; Seoul, KOREA.
(Invited Paper) 

6.C  “Electromigration Induced Buildup and Thinning in Passivated Metal Lines: Observations and Modeling” by P.A. Flinn, STANFORD UNIV; Stanford, CA.; and J.C. Doan, REFLECTIVITY; Sunnyvale, CA.
(Invited Paper) 

6.D “Mechanical Behavior of Copper / Low-k Stacks With Different Barrier Layers” by V.N. Sekhar, S. Balakumar; INST. Of MICROELECTRONICS; SINGAPORE; S.K. Sinha, A.A.O. Tay; NAT’L UNIV Of SINGAPORE. 

6.E “Stress Migration Reliability of Copper Interconnect Stacked Via Structures With Adjacent Copper Plates in Low-k Dielectrics” by D.B. Nguyen, K. Chanda, H. Rathore, J.J. Demarest, D. Edelstein, L.Clevenger, C.C. Yang; IBM MICRO; Hopewell Jct., NY.
(Invited Paper)

6.F   “Characterization and Modelling of Stress-Induced Voiding in Copper Interconnect for 90 nm and 65 nm Technologies” by M. Gregoire, P. Vannier, E. Sabouret; ST MICRO; Crolles, FRANCE; S. Kordic, S.M. d'Heres, X. Federspiel, S. Orain; PHILIPS; Crolles, FRANCE; and M. Ignat; INPG-LTPCM; Crolles, FRANCE.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER PAPERS --- 

6.G  “TDDB Reliability Improvement of Copper - Comb Capacitors With Bilayer-Structured SiC Dielectric Barriers” by C.H. Yang, W.L. Yang, K.S. Hsia and L.M. Lin; FENG CHIA UNIV.; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

6.H  “Timing Derived Current for Signal Net Reliability Assessment” by J. Daio, J.R. Guo, J. McDonald; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, NY; J. Venuto, T. Bucelot; IBM WATSON; Ossining, NY; L. Zhu; ANHUI ELECTRIC; Anhui, Peoples Republic of CHINA. 

6.I   “Effect of Chip Guard Ring Design and Properties of Inter-Layer Dielectric Film on Chip-to-Package Reliability” by F. Parhami; CYPRESS SEMI; San Jose, CA.; and S. Pan; OPTIMAL CORP; San Jose, CA. 

6.J  “The Mechanism Study of Standby Current Failure in Semi Tool” by T.S. Cheng, J. Su; MACRONIX; Taiwan. 

6.K “Thermo-Mechanical Reliability of High End Flip Chip BGA Package: Comparison Heat Spreader and Motherboard Construction” by S.H. Kim, H. Park, K. Suzuki; NEC ELECTRONICS; Santa Clara, CA.

[Wednesday Lunch on Your Own Not Provided by Conference]

SESSION VII  -  1:00 - 2:15 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

POSTER PAPER / EXHIBITION
DEDICATED  VIEWING  TIME

(Invited Session)
SESSION VIII - 2:15 - 3:55 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

DIELECTRIC SYSTEMS - Part II

Chairman: Dr.  Robert D. Miller
IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CTR.
San Jose, California 

8.A “Porous Low-k Dielectric Films Extraction and Restoration With Supercritical CO2 Technology for 65nm and Beyond Applications” by W.J. Wu, C.Y. Wang, J.C. Hu, W.C. Chiou, J. Wang, C.H. Yu and M.S. Liang; T.S.M.C.; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

8.B “Mechanical and Dielectric Characterization of Low-k Porous Organosilicates” by W. Volksen, T.P. Magbitang, G. Dubois, Y. Lee, P.J. Brock and R.D. Miller; IBM ALMADEN; San Jose, CA.; E.E. Simonyi; IBM WATSON; Yorktown Heights, NY; and L. Ramirez; UNIV Of CALIFORNIA; Irvine, CA. 

8.C   “Hybrid Porous and Dense Dielectric Stacks - BEOL Process Integration for 65 and 45 nm Nodes” by D. Frye, J. Dominowski, J. Waeterloos, M. Mills; DOW CHEMICAL; Midland, MI; L. Archer; SEZ AMER.; Phoenix, AZ; R. Stevens; ATMI; San Jose, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

8.D  “Lower-k Dense SiCOH Integration for 65 nm Node” by S. Lane,T. Nogami; IBM MICRO; Hopewell Jct., NY.
(Invited Paper) 

8.E “Multilevel Interconnection and Isolation for Electro-static MEMS Using Embedded Benzocyclobutene in Silicon Process” by A. Modafe, N. Ghalichechian, R. Ghodssi; UNIV. Of MARYLAND; College Park, MD.
(Invited Paper)

            --- POSTER PAPERS --- 

8.F  “Investigation of BPSG Gap-Fill Ability on High Aspect Ratio Structures” by C.Y. Wang, P.Y. Chang, C.T. Yang, C. Kuo, A. Ku; PROMOS TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

8.G  “Low Temperature Silicon Dioxide Deposition and Characterization”by H. Chatham, K. Williams, T. Lazerand, J. Owyang and H. Treichel; AVIZA TECH; Scotts Valley, CA. 

8.H “Characterization of Cell Capacitor by Employing Re-Oxide/Nitride NO Dielectric for Advance Trench DRAM” by C.K. Kao, C.M. Chang, C.M. Kuo, C.Y. Wang and A. Ku; PROMOS TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C.

Coffee Break 3:55 - 4:10 P.M. 

SESSION IX  -   4:10  - 5:45 A.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

CMP PROCESSES

Chairman: Dr. Ara Philipossian
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Tucson, Arizona

CMP RELIABILITY ISSUES

9.A “On the Mechanisms of Chatter Scratch Generation in CMP” by N. Chandrasekaran; MICRON TECH; Boise, ID; and R. Komanduri; OKLAHOMA STATE UNIV; Stillwater, OK.
(Invited Paper) 

9.B  “Influence of CMP Slurries and Post-CMP Cleaning Solutions on Defects in SiOC Films and TDDB Reliability” by N. Konishi; HITACHI; Tokyo, JAPAN.
(Invited Paper)

9.C “Closed-Loop, Design-Driven Optimization of Multilevel Interconnect and CMP Fill” by P. Gupta, A.B. Kahng; UNIV Of CALIFORNIA; San Diego, CA; O.S. Nakagawa, P. Sharma; BLAZE DFM; San Diego, CA.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

9.D   “Effect of Slurry Flow Rate and Polishing Pressure on Dishing and Non-Uniformity During Copper CMP” by S.R. Mudhivarthi, A. Kumar; UNIV Of SOUTH FLORIDA; Tampa, FL; S. Kuiry, N. Gitis; CTR for TRIBOLOGY; Campbell, CA. 

9.E   “Impact of Transportation Time Between Platens During CMP on Product Reliability” by Y.Y. Soh, I.C. Lim, D.K. Shukla, T.L. Neo and I.S. Goh; SYS. on SILICON MFG; SINGAPORE. 

9.F  “Characterization of Backgrind Damage Layer Depth and Stress Relief CMP” by R.L. Rhoades; ENTREPIX; Tempe, AZ; and S. Krall; SEMIGRIND; Chandler, AZ. 

9.G “IMD Via Rc Improvement by Oxide Buff Parameter Tuning” by H.C. Sun, S.Y. Yang, W.Y. Lin, C.W. Dai, W.C. Liaw, G.Y. Jiang, K.W. Lee, Y.F. Wang; Y.L. Chang; VANGUARD INT’L; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

9.H “CMP Process Uniformity and Retaining Ring Lapping Characterization” by N.T. Leong, C. K. Wei, S.Y. Yee and W. Bing; SYS. on SILICON MFG; SINGAPORE.   

9.I   “Improvement of Cu / M1 Single Damascene Performance by Optimizing ILD / W-Plug CMP Integration” by C.Y. Ho, C.C. Hung; I.T.R.I.; Taiwan, R.O.C. and C.H. Lien; NAT’L TSING HUA UNIV; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

-- CMP CONSUMABLES -- 

9.J “Next Generation Copper CMP Slurries for Ultra Low Defect, Topography and Cost of Ownership” by P. Lefevre, C. Poutasse, S. Rader, K. Ina, K. Hori; FUJIMI CORP; Tualatin, OR.
(Invited Paper) 

9.K  “Tunable Low-Shear Copper CMP Pads: Purpose-Built Pad Engineering Solutions” by P.K. Roy, M. Deopura, S. Misra and E. Hwang; NEOPAD TECH; Sunnyvale, CA.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

9.L   “Comparison of Polymer and Stainless Steel Sintered Abrasive Diamond Pad Conditioners” by K. Teo, K. Lim, K.C. Loh; 3M; SINGAPORE; and T. Engfer, D. Pysher, C. Loesch and L. Zazzera; 3M; St. Paul, MN. 

9.M “Handling and Filtration Characterization of  SiLECT 6000 STI CMP Slurry” by R.K. Singh and C.R. Wargo; MYKROLIS; Billerica, MA; B.R. Roberts; BOC EDWARDS; Santa Clara, CA; and R. Viscomi, M. Federau; CABOT MICRO; Aurora, IL. 

9.N    “Self-Stopping Ceria Based Slurries for STI and ILD Polishing: Novel Formulation and Mechanistic Understanding”by B. Santora, D. Merricks, H. Goodman, S. Frink and B. Her; FERRO ELECTRONICS; Penn Yan, NY. 

9.O    “The Effect of Retaining Ring Fasteners on Wafer Uniformity in Orbital CMP Polishers” by A. Yohannan, P. Carlier, C. Taylor, A. Sidhwa, S. Taduri, M. Goulding and T. Gandy; ST MICRO-ELECTONICS; Phoenix, AZ. 

9.P   “A New Low Defectivity Planarizing Pad for Barrier CMP” by T. Buley, P. Gopalan, D. Ventura and H. Rayle; ROHM & HAAS; Newark, DE. 

-- LATE NEWS PAPER -- 

9.Q   “High-Resolution, High-Sensitivity Particle Size Analysis of Concentrated CMP Slurries Using the New Techniques of Focused Light Extinction and Scattering” by D.F. Nicoli, P. Toumbas, Y.J. Chang, J.S. Wu, K. Hasapidis; PARTICLE SIZING SYS; Santa Barbara, CA. 
 

-- CMP PROCESS ISSUES -- 

9.R  “Measurement of Diamond Conditioner Microwear” by L. Borucki, Y. Zhuang; ARACA; Tucson, AZ; Y. Sampurno, A. Philipossian; UNIV. Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ; and T. Merchant, J. Zabasajja; FREESCALE SEMI; Austin, TX. 

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

9.S    “An Investigation into Effect of Pad Conditioning in CMP for Semiconductor Manufacturing” by K. Cox, C. Nauert, F. Smith. T. Tang, C. Brannon, S. Endle, C. Yim, H. Gu, V. Wenner, M. Wedlake, M. Addington, D. Lorek, W. Spooner, D. Lantz and C. Raeder; SPANSION; Austin, TX. 

9.T  “Effect of Slurry Injection Position on Slurry Mixing, Friction, Removal Rate and Process Temperature During Copper CMP” by Y. Sampurno, A. Philipossian; UNIV Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ; and L. Borucki; ARACA; Tucson, AZ.   

Thursday, October 6, 2005 

(Invited Session)
SESSION X  -   8:00  - 9:40 A.M.

VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

THREE DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS - Part II

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

10.A “Evaluation of 3D Processor Memory Chip-Stacks” by J.F. McDonald, R.P. Kraft, P.M. Belemjian, O. Erdogan, P. Jacobs, A. Zia; R.J. Gutmann, A.Y. Zheng, K. Rose and J.Q. Lu; RENSSELAR POLYTECH; Troy, NY.
(Invited Paper)
 

10.B  “Parylene X: A Candidate Cross-Linkable Chemical Vapor Depositable Polymer for Wafer-to-Wafer Bonding” by J.J. Senkevich, B.P. Carrow, B.W. Woods, R.E. Murray; BREWER SCIENCE; Rolla, MO. 

10.C “Wire-Delay Reduction Analysis of a 3-Tier, 8-Point Fast-Fourier Transform 3D-IC” by W.R. Davis, H. Hua, A. Sule, C.M. Steer; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV; Raleigh, NC. 

10.D  “Zias: Vertical Wires in 3-D Memory Devices” by V.Dunton; MATRIX SEMI; Santa Clara, CA. 

10.E “Wafer-Level 3D Integration Technology Platforms for ICs and MEMS” by F. Niklaus; ROYAL INST OF TECH; Stockholm, SWEDEN; and J.J. McMahon, J. Yu, S.H. Lee, J.Q. Lu, T.S. Cale and R.J. Gutmann; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, NY 

10.F "Assembly Technology for Three-Dimensional (3D) Integrated Circuits (ICs)" by A.W. Topol, D.C. La Tulipe, L. Shi, S.M. Alam, D.J. Frank, S.E. Steen, J. Vichiconti, D. Posillico, M. Cobb, S. Medd, S. Goma, D. DiMilia, R. Joshi, E. Nowak, M.T. Robson, E. Duch, M. Farinelli, C. Wang, R.A. Conti, D.M. Canaperi, L. Deligianni, A. Kumar, K.T. Kwietnaik, C. D'Emic, J. Ott, A.M. Young, K. W. Guarini and M. Ieong; IBM MICROELECTRONICS; East Fishkill, N.Y.


Coffee Break 9:40 - 9:55 A.M. 

SESSION XI  - 9:55 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

VMI PROCESS, MODEL & SIMULATION, METROLOGY

Chairman: Dr. Gregory Amico
LAM RESEARCH CORP.
San Jose, California

VMI PROCESSING 

11.A “Interconnect Patterning in a Single Step With Multi-lever Nanoimprint Lithography” M.D. Stewart, F. Palmieri, J. Hao, K. Jen, Y. Nishimura and C.G. Willson; UNIV Of TEXAS; Austin, TX; J. Wetzel; ATDF; Austin, TX; and G.M. Schmid; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS; Austin, TX. 

11.B  “Etch Processing Trends for Advanced Interconnects” by P. Loewenhardt, J. Marks and A. Athayde; LAM RESEARCH; San Jose, CA.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

11.C  “A Novel SOG Coating Method to Achieve Perfect Planarization” by S.L. Hsu, S.Y. Yang, W.Y. Lin, C.W. Dai, P.C. Yang, H.C. Hsueh, C.W. Shiang and R.C. Yang; VANGUARD INT’L; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

11.D “Wet and Supercritical Cleans of Copper / Ultra-Low-k Structures in Sub-65nm Device Geometries” by C.P. Hsu, B. Cruz, S. Lippy, J. Stewart, W. Cady and J. Covington; J.T. BAKER MICRO; Phillipsburg, N.J. 

11.E “Tungsten Via ‘Touch-Up’ by Using Argon Plasma Preclean Process” by W.P. Chiu, C.C. Liaw, B.R. Ni, J. Chen; PROMOS TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

MODELING & SIMULATIONS 

11.F  “Thermal Scaling Analysis of Multilevel Copper/ Low-k Interconnect Structures in Deep Nanometer Scale Technologies” by S. Im, K.E. Goodson; STANFORD UNIV; Stanford, CA; and N. Srivastava, K. Banerjee; UNIV. Of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara, CA. 

11.G “Buffer Insertion Location Optimization for Post Route Optimization” by J.S.H. Wang; SMART-IC TECH; Taiwan, R.O.C.
(Invited Paper)
 

11.H “Spatial Variability of Critical Dimensions” by P. Friedberg and C.J. Spanos; UNIV. Of CALIFORNIA; Berkeley, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

11.I “Simplification of Spatial Sturctures by Simulation With Periodic Boundaries” by A. Nentchev, R. Sabelka and S. Selberherr; VIENNA UNIV.  TECH; Vienna, AUSTRIA. 

11.J    “Model-Based Approach In Design for Yield” by A. Markosian; PONTE SOLUTION; Mountain View, CA.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

11.K   “A Fast, Exact Sum-Over-Paths Impulse-Response Moment-Extraction Algorithm for “Giga-Coupled” RLCM IC Interconnects” by D. Krishna, R.B. Iverson, J. Kalyanasundharam and Y.L. LeCoz; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, NY; and D.M. Petranovic; MENTOR GRAPHICS; Wilsonville, OR. 

11.L “A Sum-Over-Paths Impulse-Response Moment Extraction Algorithm for IC Interconnect Networks: Verification, Coupled RLC Lines” by Y.L. LeCoz, G. Hariharan, D. Krishna, J. Kalyanasundharam; RENSSELAER POLYTECH; Troy, NY; and D.M. Petranovic; MENTOR GRAPHICS; Wilsonville, OR. 

-- METROLOGY -- 

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

11.M  “Next Generation Inspection / Metrology for 3D Integration” by R. Kruse, M. Darwin, R. Stoner, P. de Groot, X.C. De Lega; ZYGO CORP; Middlefield, CT.; and K. Ahmed, J. Lachance, M. Clay; SOLVISION; Quebec, CANADA. 

11.N  “Analysis of Precursor Compounds for Trace Metal Impurities by ICPMS” by P. Clancy, S. Anderson; AIR LIQUIDE; Dallas, TX. 

11.O  “Gray Level Value for Measurement for In-Line Process Control” by J. Jau, W. Fang and H. Xiao; HERMES MICROVISION; Milpitas, CA. 

 

2005 VMIC AWARDS LUNCHEON

Thursday, October 6;  12:15 - 1:45 P.M.

(Luncheon  Presentation - 1:15 - 1:45 PM)
“PRACTICAL INTEGRATION OF
LOW-k DIELECTRICS TO 45 nm
FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT”

Dr. Takeshi Nogami
SONY / IBM MICROELECTRONICS
Tokyo, JAPAN

SESSION XII
VLSI MULTILEVEL INTERCONNECTION

SELECTED MLM TOPICS

Chairman: Dr. Willi Volksen
IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CTR.
San Jose, California

-- BARRIERS -- 

12.A   “Advanced Copper Dielectric Barrier Process for 65 nm and Beyond” by J.M. Chen, T.C. Tsai, K.C. Lai, C.C. Liu, C. Huang and S.F. Tzou; UNITED MICRO. CORP; Taiwan, R.O.C.
(Invited Paper)

--- POSTER  PAPERS --- 

12.B “Comparative Study of Barrier Layers in Copper Interconnect for Ultra Large Scale Integration Interconnects” by K. Wang, A.B. Horsfall, A. O’Neill, S.J. Bull; UNIV. Of NEWCASTLE; I.O. Ladeji; A. Cuthberson; ATMEL; Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM.
 

-- MLM EQUIPMENT-- 

12.C “Atmospheric Pressure Inductive Plasma Technology For Integrated Circuit Processing” by J. Zhang, B. van den Akker, S. Selitser and C.H. Ting; 4-STATE TECH; Fremont, CA.
(Invited Paper)
 

12.D “Study of the Embedded Thermo-Couples and Manufacturing Capabilities of High Temperature High Uniformity Heater Used for Metal Deposition Process” by A. Sidhwa, M. Willbrand, S. Melosky, C. Spinner; ST MICRO; Phoenix, AZ; and S. Chimni, V. Sinha, N. Narendrnath and S. Bedi; APPLIED MATERIALS; Santa Clara, CA.
 

-- CONDUCTOR CMP -- 

12.E  “Reactive Pads for Metal CMP” by Y. Li, J. Keleher, T. Zhang; CLARKSON U.; Potsdam, NY.; S. Hellring; PPG; Monroeville, PA.
(Invited Paper)
 

12.F   “Characterization of Copper-Hydrogen Peroxide Film Growth Kinetics” by D. DeNardis, D.R. Yeomans, A. Philipossian; UNIV. Of ARIZONA; Tucson, AZ; and L. Borucki; ARACA; Tucson, AZ. 

12.G “Copper Chemical Mechanical Polishing Characterization and Modeling” by A. Guyot,  O. Belmont; ST MICRO; Crolles, FRANCE; S. Kordic, M. Mellier; PHILIPS SEMI; Crolles, FRANCE; B.Smith; FREESCALE and A. Touboul; IXL LABS; Talence, FRANCE.
(Invited Paper)
 

-- POSTER PAPERS -- 

12.H “A Study on Copper CMP Planarization and Determining ECP Thickness for Copper Interconnect Formation at 65nm Technology Node and Beyond” by C.L. Hsu, K.H. Lin, A. Yu, S.J. Chen, C.H. Chen, C.C. Huang; S.F. Tzou; UNITED MICRO CORP; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

12.I  “The Study of Material Removal and Scratch Population Kinetics in Copper and Tantalum Polishing” by S. Li, J. Fletcher and C. Dowell; CABOT MICRO-ELECTRONICS; Aurora, IL. 

12.J  “Single Via Plug Damage in Tungsten CMP Dependent on Via Pattern Density” by J.K. Lee, J.D. Jeong, S.Y. Kim, H.S. Kim; ANAM SEMI; Kyunggi, KOREA. 

12.K  “A Study of PMD WCMP Erosion Effecting on Copper Interconnect Integration” by C.L. Hsu, A. Yu, L.Y. Fang, S.J. Chen, K.H. Lin, C.C. Huang and S.F. Tzou; UNITED MICRO CORP; Taiwan, R.O.C. 

-- CMP CLEAN PROCESSES -- 

-- POSTER PAPERS -- 

12.L “Influence of Area Ventilation on Scrubber Defectivity” by A.Yohannan, P. Carlier, H. Nguyen-Ngoc, A. Sidhwa, M. Goulding, T. Gandy; ST MICRO; Phoenix, AZ. 

12.M “Development of a Post-CMP Cleaner for BTA-Containing High and Low pH Barrier Slurries” by D. Peters, C. Tran, K. Bartosh and C. Watts; ATMI; Allentown, PA.

 

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NOTICE TO AUTHORS OF POSTER PAPERS 

Plan to put ALL posters for ALL SESSIONS up on Tuesday, October 4, 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 1:00 - 2:15 pm on Wednesday).  Plan to remove your poster on Thursday afternoon from 2 - 3 pm, October 6.

 

 


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