Thermomigration in micro interconnects in integrated circuits

Zhang Jin-Song; Wu Yi-Ping; Wang Yong-Guo; Tao Yuan

doi:10.7498/aps.59.4395

Abstract

With the reduction of feature size of integrated circuits, higher current density has been introduced in electronic devices which produces a significant Joule heating effect. This also brings about an increase of the temperature which induces a very high temperature gradient in some local regions of micro interconnects. As a result, thermomigration will occur and metal atoms will move opposite to the direction of the temperature gradient. Thermomigration is one of common modes in reliability failures in electronic devices. This paper reviews and analyzes the previous researches on the thermomigration theory and experiment in stripe and solder interconnects under the temperature loading and the current/temperature loading. The challenges of thermomigration are discussed for interconnects in electronic devices in the future.

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(1)华中科技大学材料科学与工程学院，武汉 430074; (2)上海大学机电工程与自动化学院，上海 200072

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[2]	［2］Tu K N, Gusak A M, Li M 2003 J. Appl. Phys. 93 1335
[3]	［3］Lee T Y, Tu K N 2001 J. Appl. Phys. 89 3189
[4]	［4］Wu Y P, Zhang J S, Wu F S, An B 2006 J. Semicond. 27 1136 (in Chinese) ［吴懿平、张金松、吴丰顺、安兵 2006 半导体学报 27 1136］
[5]	［5］Van Gurp G J, De Waard P J, Du Chatenier F J 1984 Appl. Phys. Lett. 45 1054
[6]	［6］Ye H, Basaran C, Hopkins D C, Frear D, Lin J K 2004 54th Electronic Components and Technology Conference (Las Vegas: IEEE) p988
[7]	［7］Huang A T, Gusak A M, Tu K N, Lai Y S 2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 141911
[8]	［8］Chuang Y C, Liu C Y 2006 Appl. Phys. Lett. 88 174105
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[10]	］Morozumi S, Goto S, Yoshida T 1976 Scripta Mater. 10 537
[11]	］Fee D C, Johnson C E 1981 J. Nucl. Mater. 96 71
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[13]	］Van Gurp G J, De Waard P J, Du Chatenier F J 1985 J. Appl. Phys. 58 728
[14]	］Morillon B, Dilhac J M, Auriel G, Ganibal C, Anceau C 2002 32nd European Solid-State Device Research Conference(Firenze: IEEE) p327
[15]	］De Munari I, Speroni F, Reverberi M, Neva C, Lonzi L, Fantini F 1996 Microelectron. Reliab. 36 1875
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[21]	］Tan C M, Zhang G, Gan Z H 2004 IEEE Trans. Device Mater. Reliab. 4 450
[22]	］Basaran C, Ye H, Hopkins D C, Frear D, Lin J K 2005 Adv. Packaging 10 14
[23]	］Basaran C, Ye H, Hopkins D C, Frear D, Lin J K 2005 J. Electron. Packaging 127 157
[24]	］Ye H, Basaran C, Hopkins D C 2003 Appl. Phys. Lett. 82 1045
[25]	］Ye H, Basaran C, Hopkins D C 2003 Int. J. Solids Struct. 40 7269
[26]	］Roush W, Jaspal J 1982 32nd Electronic Components Conference (San Diego: IEEE) p342
[27]	］Hsiao H Y, Chen C 2007 Appl. Phys. Lett. 90 152105
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[38]	］Zhang J S, Chan Y C, Wu Y P, Xi H J, Wu F S, Wu B Y 2008 J. Alloys Compd. 458 492
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[40]	］Zhang J S, Xi H J, Wu Y P, Wu F S 2009 J. Electron. Mater. 38 678

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