Structure Evolution in Plated Cu Films
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Structure evolution in plated Cu films is a function of sublayer stacking, film thickness, plating chemistry, plating parameters, and temperature. The present work examines grain growth and texture evolution in annealed plated Cu on a 25 nm thick Ta sublayer for films of 480 and 750 nm in thickness. These results are compared against those obtained from damascene Cu lines fabricated from a similar process, using a series of line widths. The results show that the initial structures of the plated films are similar, with slightly weaker (111) texture, a higher fraction of twin boundaries, and larger grains in the thicker films. The microstructure of the Cu within the trench constraints is a strong function of line geometry with the propensity for twin boundary development controlling structural evolution.
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