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Analyses of Diamond Disc Substrate Wear and Diamond Micro-Wear in Copper
Chemical Mechanical Planarization Process
Y. Zhuang 1,2, A. Meled 1, X. Wei 1, J. Cheng 1, Y. Sampurno 1,L. Borucki 2, A. Philipossian 1,2, M. Moinpour 3, D. Hooper 3
1 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA2 Araca, Inc., Tucson, AZ 85750, USA
3 Intel Corporation, USA
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Outline
1. Motivations
2. Objectives & approaches
3. Static etch test resultsSEM analysis ICPMS analysisInterferometric analysis
4. Wear test resultsSEM analysis Interferometric analysisPad wear rate analysis
5. Summary
6. Current and Future Work
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Motivations
There is strong evidence of diamond disc substrate loss and diamond micro-wear during extended copper CMP process.
It is not understood whether substrate loss in copper CMP process is due to chemical effects only or combined chemical and mechanicaleffects.
Although SEM images can show diamond micro-wear clearly, diamond micro-wear has not been successfully quantified.
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Objectives & ApproachesObjectives: investigate diamond disc substrate wear and diamond micro-wear for three types of diamond discs during copper CMP process.
Approaches:
24-hour static etch test at 25 and 50 ºC with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry
SEM analysis on diamond disc substrate and diamondsICPMS analysis on slurryInterferometric analysis on diamond disc substrate and diamonds
24-hour wear test on Araca’s APD-800 polisher at 25 ºC with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry
SEM analysis on diamond disc substrate and diamondsInterferometric analysis on individual aggressive diamondsPad wear rate analysis
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Static Etch Test Results
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SEM AnalysisDisc D1 at 25 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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SEM AnalysisDisc D1 at 50 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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SEM AnalysisDisc D2 at 25 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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SEM AnalysisDisc D2 at 50 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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SEM AnalysisDisc D3 at 25 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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SEM AnalysisDisc D3 at 50 ºC
Before Static Etch Test
After Static Etch Test
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Temperature Metal
Ni
Fe
Cr
Ni
Fe
Cr
25 ºC
50 ºC
D1 (mg/L) D2 (mg/L)
1.33 1.89 0
0.07 0.45 0.06
4.25 42.85 0.05
0.13 2.33 0.10
0.07 1.72 0.04
0 0.22 0
D3 (mg/L)
ICPMS Analysis – Metal Concentration Changes
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Activation Energy of Ni Corrosion
2
4
6
8
10
0.003 0.0031 0.0032 0.0033 0.0034
1/T (K-1)
Ln (N
i Con
cent
ratio
n C
hang
e)
D1
D2
ED2 = 1.04 eV
ED1 = 0.39 eV
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Interferometric Analysis – 2 x 2 mm2
Disc D2 at 50 ºC
Before Static Etch Test After Static Etch Test
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Diamond Disc Surface Height PDFs
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Change in Diamond Disc Surface Height
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Wear Test Results
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Araca APD – 800 Polisher & Tribometer
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– Pad• 30-inch IC1000 A6 pad with Suba IV
sub-pad
– Slurry• 10 volume parts of Cabot
Microelectronics Corporation iCue600Y75 slurry + 1.1 volume parts of 30% ultra pure H2O2
• Flow rate = 250 ml/min
– Pad Conditioning• Diamond disc rotational rate = 95 RPM• Diamond disc sweeping rate = 10
times/min• Platen rotational rate = 42 RPM• Platen temperature = 25 ºC• Conditioning down force = 10 lbf
• Conditioning time = 24 hours
Experimental Conditions
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SEM Analysis – Aggressive DiamondsDisc D1
BeforeWear Test
After Wear Test
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SEM Analysis – Inactive DiamondDisc D1
Before Wear Test
After Wear Test
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SEM Analysis – Aggressive DiamondsDisc D2
BeforeWear Test
After Wear Test
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SEM Analysis – Inactive DiamondDisc D2
Before Wear Test
After Wear Test
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SEM Analysis – Aggressive DiamondsDisc D3
BeforeWear Test
After Wear Test
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SEM Analysis – Inactive DiamondDisc D3
Before Wear Test
After Wear Test
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Interferometric Analysis – Aggressive DiamondDisc D1
Before Wear Test After Wear Test
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SEM vs. Inteferometer vs. Confocal Microscope
SEM Image InterferometricImage
Confocal Microscopic
Image
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Average Pad Cut Rate
D1 (µm/hour) D2 (µm/hour) D3 (µm/hour)
3.03 2.32 0.93
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Summary – Static Etch Tests
SEM analysis indicated that there was no appreciable wear on the diamond disc substrate and diamonds for all three discs with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 25 ºC.
SEM analysis indicated that there was no appreciable wear on the diamond disc substrate and diamonds for Discs D1 and D3 with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 50 ºC.
SEM analysis indicated that there was no appreciable wear on diamonds but there was apparent surface corrosion on the diamond disc substrate for Disc D2 with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 50 ºC.
ICPMS analysis indicated that the Ni concentration in the Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry increased appreciably for Discs D1 and D2 after the static etch test at 25 ºC. At 50 ºC, the Ni concentration in the slurry increased dramatically for Disc D2 after the static etch test, resulting in an extremely high activation energy for Ni corrosion. In comparison, the Ni concentration in the slurry did not increase for Disc D3 at 25 and 50 ºC.
White light interferometer did not provide as detailed and accurate diamond disc images as SEM. As a result, the interferometric analysis did not quantify diamond disc substrate wear accurately.
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Summary – Wear Tests
SEM analysis indicated that there was micro-wear on the cutting edges of aggressive diamonds and no micro-wear on the inactive diamonds for all three discs with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 25 ºC.
SEM analysis indicated there was no appreciable wear on the diamond disc substrate for Discs D1 and D3 with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 25 ºC. In comparison, there were surface corrosion and micro cracks formed on the diamond disc substrate for Disc D2 after the wear test.
As the white light interferometer did not capture the cutting edges of individual diamonds and the boundaries between embedded diamondsand disc substrate, the interferometric analysis did not quantify diamond micro-wear accurately.
Disc D1 generated the highest pad wear rate and Disc D3 generated the lowest pad wear rate.
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Current and Future Work
Perform 24-hour wear tests on Araca APD-800 polisher with Cabot Microelectronics Corporation iCue 600Y75 slurry at 50 ºC.
Perform 24-hour static etch tests with Fujimi PL-7103 slurry at 25 and 50 ºC.
Perform 24-hour wear tests on Araca APD-800 polisher with FujimiPL-7103 slurry at 25 and 50 ºC.
Investigate the feasibility of using laser confocal microscopy to quantify diamond disc substrate wear and diamond micro-wear.
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Acknowledgements
SRC / Sematech Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing
Cabot Microelectronics Corporation
Rohm and Haas