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Mechanical Properties and Porosity of Organo-Silicate Glass (OSG) Low-k Dielectric Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

J. B. Vella ,
Q. Xie ,
N. V. Edwards ,
J. Kulik  and
K. H. Junker
J. B. Vella
Affiliation:
Motorola, DigitalDNA Laboratories, PMCL, Mesa, AZ
Q. Xie
Affiliation:
Motorola, DigitalDNA Laboratories, PMCL, Mesa, AZ
N. V. Edwards
Affiliation:
Motorola, DigitalDNA Laboratories, PMCL, Mesa, AZ
J. Kulik
Affiliation:
Motorola, DigitalDNA Laboratories, PMCL, Mesa, AZ
K. H. Junker
Affiliation:
Motorola, DigitalDNA Laboratories, APRDL, Austin, TX
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Abstract

Low-k material integration issues that plague the microelectronics industry include the compromise in mechanical properties that one incurs in abandoning fully dense silica dieletrics. Typical elastic moduli of OSG low-k dieletric films are 2-10 GPa with corresponding hardnesses of 0.5 to 1.5 GPa. In the present study, the hardness and elastic modulus properties measured by nanoindentation of porous silica based low-k films are correlated with in initial estimates of density using a novel technique of spectroscopic ellispsometry. Transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy show the structural and chemical similarity of the films. Nanoindentation and spectroscopic ellipsometry results reflect significant deviations in material behavior from that expected from a simple model of silica (SiO2) with included voids or porosity, suggesting that the methyl groups are actively participating in the mechanical and optical properties of the material.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 695: Symposium L – Thin Films: Stresses and Mechanical Properties IX , 2001 , L6.25.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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