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Scanning Near-Field Microwave Probe for In-line Metrology of Low-K Dielectrics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 March 2011
Abstract
We have developed a novel microwave near-field scanning probe technique for non-contact measurement of the dielectric constant of low-k films. The technique is non-destructive, noninvasive and can be used on both porous and non-porous dielectrics without any sample preparation. The probe has a few-micron spot size, which makes the technique well suited for real time low-k metrology on production wafers. For dielectrics with k<4 the precision and accuracy are better than 2% and 5%, respectively. Results for both SOD and CVD low-k films are presented and show excellent correlation with Hg-probe measurements. Results for k-value mapping on blanket 200mm wafers are presented as well.
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