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Adsorption/Desorption Phenomena in Silicate Glasses: Modeling and Application to a Sub-Micron Bicmos Technology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Abstract
In this study, we present a numerical model, implemented in our two-dimensional Finite-Element process simulator, allowing the evaluation of the mechanical stress generated by deposited oxides in case of adsorbing or desorbing of water. Using both in-situ and ex-situ measurements of stress, the model parameters (water diffusion, evaporation rate, viscosity) are calibrated. Moisture instability of doped silicate glasses, like borophosphosilicate (BPSG) and phosphosilicate (PSG), is investigated. Moreover, an extension of the present model to simulate the densification of Spin-On-Glass (SOG) will be demonstrated. A failure analysis of a specific structure in an industrial process will validate the capability of the model to evaluate and minimize the risk of cracking in SOG films during densification.
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