• DocumentCode
    3301274
  • Title

    FIB sample preparation for TEM failure analysis of advanced devices

  • Author

    Zhu, J. ; Wang, Q.X. ; Chen, C.Q. ; Neo, S.P. ; Du, A.Y. ; Hua, Y.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of QRA, Global Foundries Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    5-9 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    With continuous scaling in transistor size, there is demand to develop advanced FIB techniques for TEM failure analysis. Two techniques are reported here: 1) consecutive planar-cross section sample preparation for dual-direction TEM analysis and, 2) enhanced coating method for photo resists profile evaluation. Both the techniques have been successfully applied on deep sub-micron device issues which are difficult for the conventional FIB methods.
  • Keywords
    coatings; failure analysis; focused ion beam technology; photoresists; transistors; transmission electron microscopy; FIB sample preparation; TEM failure analysis; coating method; dual-direction TEM analysis; focused ion beam; photoresists; planar-cross section; transistor size; Coatings; Electronics industry; Failure analysis; Foundries; Ion beams; Lithography; Resists; Semiconductor materials; Transistors; Wood industry;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA), 2010 17th IEEE International Symposium on the
  • Conference_Location
    Singapore
  • ISSN
    1946-1542
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5596-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPFA.2010.5532303
  • Filename
    5532303