• DocumentCode
    633844
  • Title

    Optimization of TEM sample preparation methods by FIB for the increase of throughput

  • Author

    Shuqing Duan ; Ruijuan Qi ; Ming Li ; Yanli Zhao ; Liu Chen ; Yu Qinqin ; Guo, Anjin ; Chang, V. ; Wu, Junyong ; Chien, Kary

  • Author_Institution
    Semicond. Manuf. Int. Corp., Shanghai, China
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2013
  • Firstpage
    99
  • Lastpage
    102
  • Abstract
    This paper reports the optimized focused-ion-beam (FIB) sample preparation methods for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis, which can prepare two samples at one time for 45nm and below technology nodes. The experimental results showed that these methods can help to reduce the cycle time, decrease the cost and improve the sample quality availably.
  • Keywords
    failure analysis; focused ion beam technology; integrated circuit reliability; integrated circuit testing; transmission electron microscopy; FIB; TEM sample preparation method; optimized focused ion beam sample preparation method; size 45 nm; throughput increased; transmission electron microscopy analysis; Failure analysis; Integrated circuits; MOS devices; Metals; Optimization; Performance evaluation; Random access memory; TEM; failure analysis; sample preparation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Physical and Failure Analysis of Integrated Circuits (IPFA), 2013 20th IEEE International Symposium on the
  • Conference_Location
    Suzhou
  • ISSN
    1946-1542
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-1241-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPFA.2013.6599134
  • Filename
    6599134