Title : 
An experimental verified model for Cu electrodeposition simulation for the filling of high aspect ratio through silicon vias
         
        
            Author : 
Heng Wu ; Zhen-an Tang ; Zhu Wang ; Wan Cheng ; Chongsheng Song ; Daquan Yu ; Lixi Wan
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dalian Univ. of Technol., Dalian, China
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The super-filling of high aspect ratio through silicon vias (TSVs) is a technical challenge for 3D integration. For optimizing the super-filling, the numerical simulation models of copper electro-deposition with suppressor and accelerator are founded. The arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian (ALE) method for solving moving boundaries in finite element model (FEM) is used to simulate the electrochemical process. The simulation can predict the behavior of Cu electro-deposition, and the influence of concentration of suppressor was investigated. The simulations of the bottom-up copper electro-deposition are verified by experiment results. TSVs with diameter of 20 μm and depth of 200 μm without voids or seams have been achieved in the experiments.
         
        
            Keywords : 
copper; electrochemical analysis; electrodeposition; elemental semiconductors; finite element analysis; integrated circuit testing; silicon; three-dimensional integrated circuits; 3D integration; ALE method; Cu; FEM; Si; TSV; accelerator; arbitrary Lagrange-Eulerian method; bottom-up copper electrodeposition; electrochemical process; electrodeposition simulation; finite element model; high aspect ratio through silicon vias; moving boundaries; numerical simulation model; super-filling; suppressor; Additives; Cathodes; Copper; Filling; Numerical models; Surface treatment; Through-silicon vias;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2013 IEEE 63rd
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Las Vegas, NV
         
        
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4799-0233-0
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ECTC.2013.6575915