LI Oxide as a Dielectric for Inlaid LI Metal (Damascene) LI : Local Interconnection Figure 9. 20
LI Oxide Dielectric Formation Figure 9. 21
LI Metal Formation Figure 9. 22
Via-1 Formation Figure 9. 23
Plug-1 Formation Figure 9. 24
SEM Micrographs of Polysilicon, Tungsten LI and Tungsten Plugs Tungsten LI Polysilicon Tungsten plug Mag. 17, 000 X Micrograph courtesy of Integrated Circuit Engineering Photo 9. 4
Metal-1 Interconnect Formation Figure 9. 25
SEM Micrographs of First Metal Layer over First Set of Tungsten Vias Ti. N metal cap Metal 1, Al Tungsten plug Mag. 17, 000 X Micrograph courtesy of Integrated Circuit Engineering Photo 9. 5
Via-2 Formation Figure 9. 26
Plug-2 Formation Figure 9. 27
Metal-2 Interconnect Formation Figure 9. 28
Full 0. 18 mm CMOS Cross Section Passivation layer Bonding pad metal ILD-6 ILD-5 M-4 ILD-4 M-3 ILD-3 M-2 ILD-2 M-1 Via Poly gate LI metal n+ ILD-1 p+ LI oxide p+ STI n-well n+ n+ p-well p- Epitaxial layer p+ Silicon substrate Figure 9. 29 p+
SEM Micrograph of Cross-section of AMD Microprocessor Mag. 18, 250 X Micrograph courtesy of Integrated Circuit Engineering Photo 9. 6
Wafer Electrical Test using a Micromanipulator Prober (Parametric Testing) Photo courtesy of Advanced Micro Devices Photo 9. 7
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