DocumentCode
2281008
Title
A method for die-scale simulation of CMP planarization
Author
Thye-Lai Tung
Author_Institution
TCAD, Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
8-10 Sept. 1997
Firstpage
65
Lastpage
68
Abstract
Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP) is well known for its planarization capability. However, it suffers from long-range non-uniformity due to its sensitivity to pattern density. This paper shows that, by using basic building blocks and formulation techniques, CMP simulation can be done on a large dimension, namely the whole die.
Keywords
polishing; semiconductor process modelling; CMP planarization; chemical-mechanical polishing; die-scale simulation; Chemical processes; Dielectrics; Educational institutions; Image sampling; Numerical models; Planarization; Sampling methods; Semiconductor device modeling; Shape; Slurries;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation of Semiconductor Processes and Devices, 1997. SISPAD '97., 1997 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cambridge, MA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3775-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/SISPAD.1997.621337
Filename
621337
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