Synthesis and Evaluation of Organic Additives for Copper Electroplating of Interconnects

Authors

Yue-Hui Zhai, School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China;
Yi-Xiao Peng, School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China;
Yan Hong, School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China;Research center for Electronic Circuits of Jiangxi, Pingxiang 337009, Jiangxi, China;
Yuan-Ming Chen, Founder Technology High Density Electronics Co., LTD, Zhuhai 519070, Guangdong, China;
Guo-Yun Zhou, School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China;Research center for Electronic Circuits of Jiangxi, Pingxiang 337009, Jiangxi, China;
Wei He, Founder Technology High Density Electronics Co., LTD, Zhuhai 519070, Guangdong, China;
Peng-Ju Wang, Mingfeng Electronic Material Technology Co., LTD, Liyang 213341, Jiangsu, China;
Xian-Ming Chen, Zhuhai ACCESS Semiconductor Co., Ltd, Zhuhai 519099, Guangdong, China
Chong Wang, School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, Sichuan, China;Research center for Electronic Circuits of Jiangxi, Pingxiang 337009, Jiangxi, China;Follow

Document Type

Article

Corresponding Author(s)

Chong Wang(wangchong@uestc.edu.cn)

Abstract

Copper interconnects are essential to the functionality, performance, power efficiency, reliability, and fabrication yield of electronic devices. They are widely found in chips, packaging substrates, and printed circuit boards and are often produced by copper electroplating in an acidic aqueous solution. Organic additives play a decisive role in regulating copper deposition to fill microgrooves, and micro-vias to form fine lines and interlayer interconnects. Generally, an additive package consists of three components (brightener, suppressor, and leveler), which have a synergistic effect of super-filling on electroplating copper when the concentration ratio is appropriate. Many works of literature have discussed the mechanism of super filling and the electrochemical behavior of representative additive molecules; however, few articles discussed the chemical structure and preparation of the additives. Herein, this paper focuses on the preparation method and the rapid electrochemical screening of each additive component to provide an idea for the future development of copper electroplating additives.

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DOI

10.13208/j.electrochem.2208111

Online Date

1-7-2023

Recommended Citation

Yue-Hui Zhai, Yi-Xiao Peng, Yan Hong, Yuan-Ming Chen, Guo-Yun Zhou, Wei He, Peng-Ju Wang, Xian-Ming Chen, Chong Wang. Synthesis and Evaluation of Organic Additives for Copper Electroplating of Interconnects[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, doi: 10.13208/j.electrochem.2208111.