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Electrical AFM Measurements for Evaluation of Nitride Erosion in Shallow Trench Isolation Chemical Mechanical Planarization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
Abstract
This article proposes a new application of tunneling current measurements Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for evaluation of silicon nitride stop-layer erosion in Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP). Simultaneous topographical and electrical AFM measurements allow a clear identification of ‘open’ silicon surfaces on nanometer scale by enhanced tunneling currents in those areas. The measurement technique is non-destructive and can be successfully implemented for process control.
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