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Ultrahigh-density (> 0.4 µF/mm2)
trench capacitors in silicon
F. Roozeboom1,2, W. Dekkers1, K. Jinesh1, W. Besling1,
Y. Lamy1, J. Klootwijk3, M. Verheijen3, H.-D. Kim4 and D. Blin4
1 NXP-TSMC Research Center, 2 TU Eindhoven,3 Philips Research, Eindhoven, The Netherlands4 Jusung Engineering, Korea and France
First Int. Workshop on Power Supply On Chip (PowerSoC08), Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
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2PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Outline
• Introduction
• ‘Moore than Moore’ vs. ‘More Moore / Beyond’
• Conventional MOS trench capacitors for decoupling – ONO / (poly)-Si stacks
• NXP Roadmap for 3D System-in-Package (SiP)– From MOS to MIM capacitors from ~25 to 400 nF/mm2
• ALD of multiple high-k MIM (TiN / Al2O3 / TiN)
• Growth and processing
• Structural and electrical characterization
• Concluding remarks
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3PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Outline
• Introduction
• ‘Moore than Moore’ vs. ‘More Moore / Beyond’
• Conventional MOS trench capacitors for decoupling – ONO / (poly)-Si stacks
• NXP Roadmap for 3D System-in-Package (SiP)– From MOS to MIM capacitors from ~25 to 400 nF/mm2
• ALD of multiple high-k MIM (TiN / Al2O3 / TiN)
• Growth and processing
• Structural and electrical characterization
• Concluding remarks
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4PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Irelandhttp://www.intel.com/technology/mooreslaw/index.htm
1960 1965 1970 197510
0
101
102
103
104
105
Number of components per chip
Miniaturization by Moore…. over 40 years ago (1965)
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5PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
baseline
CMOS
MPU memory RF
HV
Power passives
sensors
actuators
bio,
fluidics
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
‘More Moore’
System on Chip
Data processing:
‘compute and store’
‘More than Moore’
System in Package
Interaction
‘feel, smell, touch, hear, see’
Two ways to build device-based systems …
Moore’s
Law
Planar
bulk CMOS
FinFET
Miniaturization and diversification….
‘Brains’
‘Senses’
Beyond Moore: nanowires, spintronics, molec. electr.
0 1
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6PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
130
250
500
1000
65
32
size
[nm]
300 mm300 mm150150--200 mm200 mm
100 mm100 mm
Non-CMOS devices, multi-chip (MEMS, Lab-on-Chip, ..) in SiP solutions
Miniaturization plus diversificationMiniaturization and diversification….
baseline
CMOS memory RF
HV
Power passives
sensors
actuators
bio,
fluidicsRF
HV
Power passives
sensors
actuators
bio,
fluidics
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7PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Passive integration
Smart system integration: BAW,
car radar, MEMs oscillators, tuners, ..
Miniaturization by Moore…... foreseen or not ?
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8PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Switchable MEMS
capacitors and
tunable dielectrics
RF passive devices for mobile communications
BAW-filters
Passive integration in SiP
front-end power amplifier
MEMS
oscillators
esp. integrated
capacitors
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9PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Passive and heterogeneous integration charter :
• System in Package– Fine (and tapered) vias for heat
spreading, DC grounding, RF signal and
interposing / re-routing
– Laminate and Si-based
– Double-sided wafer processing and die-
stacking
– Wafer Level Package
– Chip-scale
• High-density capacitors– MOS and MIM trench cap arrays for
RF-decoupling & filtering
– Ultralow ESR and ESL
– Low temperature drift
– Reduced size
• Trench Li-ion batteries– JDA with Philips for autonomous
networks
– Materials for active and barrier layers
NXP: Vias and Integrated Passives (VIP) for SIP
Si/SiGe
MemoryDigital CMOS
PICS3Si/SiGe
MemoryDigital CMOS
PICS3Si/SiGe
MemoryDigital CMOS
PICS3PICS3Si /SiGe
MemoryDigital
CMOSPICS3
MEMS
• High-value inductors
– for DC-DC conversion in SIP
P. Notten, F. Roozeboom, R. Niessen, L. Baggetto,Adv. Mater. 19, 4564–4567 (2007) ;
More in: Adv. Funct. Mat. 18, 1057–1066 (2008)
F. Roozeboom et al., Sol. State Technology 51, (May 8, 2008) 38
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10PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
~ 1 µm
~ 30 µm
~ 3.5 µm
A - Porous Si ~ 25-30 x- HSG: Hemispherical Si Grain ~ 2 x - MIMIM.... ~ 2 - 3
C = ε0εr A / d
C = ε0εr A / d
d - thinner dielectrics(breakdown limited)
Capacitance increasing from ~1 (planar) to 400 nF/mm2 (trench)
C = ε0εεεεr A / d
εεεεr - medium-k dielectrics : ~ 1.5 - 15 x
Al2O3 , HfO2, Ta2O5, La2O3- ZrO2, nanolaminates, (Ba-)Sr-Ti-O
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11PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Outline
• Introduction
• ‘Moore than Moore’ vs. ‘More Moore / Beyond’
• Conventional MOS trench capacitors for decoupling – ONO / (poly)-Si stacks
• NXP Roadmap for 3D System-in-Package (SiP)– From MOS to MIM capacitors from ~25 to 400 nF/mm2
• ALD of multiple high-k MIM (TiN / Al2O3 / TiN)
• Growth and processing
• Structural and electrical characterization
• Concluding remarks
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12PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Trench capacitors: use of 3rd dimension
C = ε0 εr A / d ~ 25-30x surface with trenches in Si
~ 1 µm
20 - 30 µm
~ 3.5 µm
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13PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
RIE Etching of trenches in Si substrate:Plasma etching with SF6 /O2 and C4F8 (‘Bosch’ process)
up to ~ 30 µm depth
Capacitor manufacturing
Etching of trenches in Si substrate
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14PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
RIE etching (‘Bosch process’)
~ 1 µm /min
~ 30 µm deep
~ 1.5 µm dia.
~ 3.5 µm pitch
~ 1 µm /min
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15PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Local P-doping of high-ohmic substrateremaining substrate high-ohmic for further PASSITM integration
Capacitor manufacturing
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16PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Capacitor manufacturing
5 nm 20 nm 5 nm
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17PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Capacitor manufacturing
~0.7 µm
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18PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Capacitor manufacturing
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19PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Capacitor manufacturing
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20PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Capacitor manufacturing
~1 to 2 µm
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21PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
capacitance tuned
by area
Capacitor manufacturing
flip-chip
mountable
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22PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Uniform step coverage
over entire pore depth
Al
0.7 µm
poly Si
30 nm
ONO Si
ALD 2008, June 29 – July 2, 2008, Bruges, Belgium
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23PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
103
10
1
1
Top electrode surface (mm2)
10 102
Capacitance (nF)
102
10-1
10-2
10-2 10-1
~35 µm dry-etched pores
planar
Capacitor performance (wafer level) MOS
30 nF/mm2
and Ebd=10 MV/cm
1 nF/mm2
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24PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
density: ≥ 30 nF/mm2
breakdown: 30 V/30 nm 10 MV/cm
leakage: < 1 nA/mm2 @ 22 V
tan δ (1kHz) < 5·10-3
density: ≥ 30 nF/mm2
breakdown: 30 V/30 nm 10 MV/cm
leakage: < 1 nA/mm2 @ 22 V
tan δ (1kHz) < 5·10-3
and for 15 nm nitride @ 8 V 90 nF/mm2
Capacitor performance (wafer level) MOS
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25PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
8 mm² die size
Dielectric breakdown and accelerated lifetime
testing at 100 oC (wafer level)
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26PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Intrinsic operating voltage of 10 V (wafer level)
0.1 % cumulative failure, intrinsic
10 years
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27PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
C
L
R
RF decoupling (die level) MOS
-50
-45
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
1.0E+06 1.0E+07 1.0E+08 1.0E+09 1.0E+10
f (Hz)
Transmission S21 (dB) Discrete 2.2 nF2.2 nF MOS
50 Ω transmission line
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28PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
C
L
R
-50
-45
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
1.0E+06 1.0E+07 1.0E+08 1.0E+09 1.0E+10
f (Hz)
Transmission S21 (dB) Discrete 2.2 nF2.2 nF MOS
Superior, low-loss RF decoupling !!
LCR modeling:
MOS Discrete
L(nH) 0.038 0.5
R(Ω) 0.145 0.4
RF decoupling (die level) MOS
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29PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
1
HL
High/Low
Ohmic
3
PS
Poly
Silicon
4
CO
Contact
Opening
6
CO2
Contact
Opening
8
UB
Under
Bump
Planar capacitor
1.5 nF / mm²
Resistor
50 Ω/sqMulti-turn
Inductor
Bumping
Pad
High-ohmic substrate
1 kΩ.cm
Oxide
Metal 1
Poly
ONO
Doping
Metal 2
Oxide
5
M1
Metal 1
7
M2
Metal 2
CO
2
PI
PICS
PICS capacitor~25 nF / mm²
Devices in RF Modules and System-in-Package
8 masks
1 µm Al 3 µm Al
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30PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Si-based SiP assembly technology
Flip-Chip in plastic package
Good RF interconnect to lead frame Active die attached to die pad : low thermal resistance Small height package : 0.8 mm Nearly chip-size package : substrate size + 0.5 mm
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31PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
1G SiP Bluetooth ‘plug and play’ radio module:active RF chip integrated on passive die
RF System-in-Package Modules commercialized by NXP
RF active die150 µm thick
passive die300 µm thick
lead frame
flip
flipflip
Decoupling
capacitors
transceiver
die
Passive ‘PICS’ die
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32PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
PICS1: sold in > 300 M SiP devices with
high-density capacitors (25 nF/mm²)
PICS: Passive Integration Connective Substrate
PICSTRXPA
transceiver
power
amplifier
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33PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
NXP’s Roadmap and PICS Process Capabilities
• PICS1: mass volume manufacturing
– High value decoupling capacitors:• 25 nF/mm²• Vbd = 32 V• Low ESR = 40 mΩ• Ultra low ESL < 40 pH
– Accurate fine value capacitors for RF filtering and decoupling• 80 pF/mm², 100 V max• ESR = 10 mΩ
– Inductors• Up to 50 nH with Q=30
– Resistors• Up to 100 kΩ• Matching accuracy < 2%
– Interconnect• 2 metal layers with fine pitch
routing (5 µm)
• PICS2: qualified in 2007
– High value capacitors:• 80 nF/mm²• Vbd = 15.5 V• ESL=50 pH typical
– Thinner ON (16 nm)
• PICS3: 250 nF/mm² demonstrated– More layers, deeper pores
• PICS4: 400 nF/mm² demonstrated– ALD layer stacks
32 µm high pillars
See also NXP’s paper 6.3 (H.J Bergveld
et al.), on Sept. 25 on inductive down-
conversion using « PICS2C » technology
(with 8 um Cu
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34PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, Ireland
Outline
• Introduction
• ‘Moore than Moore’ vs. ‘More Moore / Beyond’
• Conventional MOS trench capacitors for decoupling – ONO / (poly)-Si stacks
• NXP Roadmap for 3D System-in-Package (SiP)– From MOS to MIM capacitors from ~25 to 400 nF/mm2
• ALD of multiple high-k MIM (TiN / Al2O3 / TiN)
• Growth and processing
• Structural and electrical characterization
• Concluding remarks
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~ 1 µm
~ 30 µm
~ 3.5 µm
A - Porous Si ~ 25 - 30 x- HSG: Hemispherical Si Grain ~ 2 x - MIMIM.... ~ 2 - 3
C = ε0εr A / d
C = ε0εr A / d
d - thinner dielectrics(breakdown limited)
Stepping up from 25 to 400 nF/mm2
C = ε0εεεεr A / d
εεεεr - medium-k dielectrics : ~ 1.5 - 4 x
Al2O3 , HfO2, Ta2O5, La2O3- ZrO2, nanolaminates, (Ba-)Sr-Ti-O.....
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HSG: Hemispherical Silicon Grain
• increased surface area 1.5-2.4 x
• grain size 20 - 100 nm
• used in DRAM technology (STM, Infineon, …)
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Thermal ALD of multiple MIM in high aspect ratio pores
• Al2O3 at 380 °C using TMA and O3 - cycle time: 3.5 s
• TiN at 400 °C using TiCl4 and NH3 - cycle time: 1.8 s
• Part of wafers post-dep annealed after each Al2O3 layer:
5 mins at 400 °C in O3 to reduce defects (O-vacancies, etc.)
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(Thermal) ALD of Al2O3 from Al(CH3)3 and H2O
- self-limiting
- step conformal
- sequential pulsing of precursors
- purge/ vacuum between all pulses
(ligand exchange)
animation on:
http://www.cambridgenanotech.com/animation/
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Stepping up from 25 to > 400 nF/mm2 (world record):
(30 µm)
Excellent step coverage in
High Angle Annular Dark Field
IEEE EDL 29, 740-742, July 2008 and Solid State Technology 37 May 2008
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TiN-3
TiN #2
TiN #1
Si
SiO2
Al2O3
Al2O3 • sharp interfaces after O3 annealing
• reproducible layer thicknesses
High resolution TEM
5 nm
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TiN electrode #3
Al2O3 dielectric #3
TiN electrode #2
Al2O3 dielectric #2
TiN electrode #1
SiO2 dielectric #1
Subst. electrode
Pore Ø: 1.5 um
Pore depth: 30
um
Substrate: n++
TiN etch (dry):
Cl-Chemistry
(STS Cluster tool)
Al2O3 etch (wet):
H3PO4 + CrO3+ H2O,
T=95oC
TiN #1
TiN #2
TiN #3
100u
m
Electrical connection on capacitor
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Oxide
Pore Ø: 1.5 um
Pore depth: 30
um
Substrate: n++
Bond pads on triple MIM capacitor
TiN electrode #3
Al2O3 dielectric #3
TiN electrode #2
Al2O3 dielectric #2
TiN electrode #1
SiO2 dielectric #1
Subst. electrode
Metal bond
pads(Al)
Oxide
SiO2 etch (wet):
BOE (7:1)
Al etch (wet):
PES -etch,
T=30oC
100u
mTiN #1
TiN #2
TiN #3
Subst.
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-8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 81E-15
1E-13
1E-11
1E-9
1E-7
1E-5
1E-3
0.1
Planar: annealed
Trench: annealed
Planar: as deposited
Trench: as deposited
Current (A)
Voltage (V)
1 nA/mm2
Improved leakage for 400 nF/mm2 capacitors after O3 anneal
IEEE EDL 29, pp. 740-742, July 2008
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-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
0 5 10 15VBD [V]
ln(-ln(1-F))
Trench: annealed
Planar: annealed
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
0.01 0.1 1 10 100
ILeak [nA]
ln(-ln(1-F))
Trench: annealed
Planar: annealed
Weibull plots indicating reproducible leakage current and breakdown
(35 samples averaged) :
Improved leakage and breakdown for capacitors after O3 anneal
IEEE EDL 29, pp. 740-742, July 2008
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45PowerSoC08, Sept. 22-24, 2008, Cork, IrelandP. Jain et al, IEEE Trans. Advanced Packaging 25 (3) 454 (2002)
What to expect with future ‘high-k’ ?
k
kE bd
20≅
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1:41:4
1:01:0
12:112:1
4:14:1
1:11:1
1:91:9
La:Zr
ALD of La2O3-ZrO2: potential for 1-2 µF/mm2 !
k
kE bd
20≅
0:10:1
10 nm
Tetragonal ZrO2
nanocrystals: k~32
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Integrated 3D capacitors in Si
Overview of published capacitance densities
NXP/Philips
Others
* IEEE EDL 29, pp. 740-742, July 2008
8 IEEE*World record
PICS2 :
Transferred to production
5x PICS2
density
PICS1: In production at NXP
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Outline
• Introduction
• ‘Moore than Moore’ vs. ‘More Moore / Beyond’
• Conventional MOS trench capacitors for decoupling – ONO / (poly)-Si stacks
• NXP Roadmap for 3D System-in-Package (SiP)– From MOS to MIM capacitors from ~25 to 400 nF/mm2
• ALD of multiple high-k MIM (TiN / Al2O3 / TiN)
• Growth and processing
• Structural and electrical characterization
• Concluding remarks
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Concluding remarks
• Passive integration (3D caps and other passives): - Ongoing, for new and future functionalities:decoupling, filtering, DC-DC conversion in System-in-Package
- Back-end temperature processing, compatible with CMOS, MEMS, etc.
• Capacitance density > 400 nF/mm2 demonstrated with ALDfor TiN / Al2O3 multiple MIM stack
• Outlook: > 1-4 µF/mm2 foreseen - La-Zr-oxide: k~32- BaSrTiOx: k~80
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Acknowledgments
INNOVia
• European FP6-programs ‘REALISE’ and ‘e-CUBES’ (2006-09)
• Senter-Novem Project ‘INNOVia’, (2005-2008)
MaxCaps
• MEDEA+ ‘MAXCAPS’ (2008-11)
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Thank you:
Tyndall and you