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Electromigration in Al And Al-Alloy Thin-Film Conductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2011

R.W. Pasco
Affiliation:
International Business Machines Corporation, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
L.E. Felton
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, Dept. Chem. Eng. & Mat'1. Sci., Syracuse, NY 13210
J.A. Schwarz
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, Dept. Chem. Eng. & Mat'1. Sci., Syracuse, NY 13210
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Abstract

Temperature-ramp Resistance Analysis to Characterize Electromigration (TRACE) has been applied to thin-film Al and Al-alloy conductors. Results have yielded activation energies in agreement with literature values. The TRACE technique has been used to determine the effect of H2 on the kinetics of electromigration damage (EMD) for both Al and Al-2%Cu thin-film conductors.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1984

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