AVS 65th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Plasma Science and Technology Division Wednesday Sessions

Session PS+EM-WeA
Advanced BEOL/Interconnect Etching

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 2:20 pm, Room 104C
Moderators: Michael Morris, Trinity College Dublin, Tetsuya Tatsumi, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation


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2:20pm PS+EM-WeA1
Etch Strategies for Reducing Defects and Pattern Roughness in BEOL EUV Patterning
Jeffrey Shearer, IBM Research Division, Albany, NY, A. Raley, Q. Lou, J. Kaminsky, TEL Technology Center, America, LLC, L. Meli, IBM Research Division, Albany, NY
2:40pm PS+EM-WeA2
Influence of Topological Constraints on the Ion Damage Resistance of Low-k Dielectrics
Qing Su, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, T. Wang, J. Gigax, L. Shao, Texas A&M University, W. Lanford, University at Albany, M. Nastasi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, L. Li, Intel Corporation, G. Bhattarai, M.M. Paquette, University of Missouri-Kansas City, S.W. King, Intel Corporation
3:00pm PS+EM-WeA3 Invited Paper
BEOL Patterning Challenges for 14nm and Beyond High Volume Manufacturing
Xiang Hu, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Y. Ren, GLOBALFOUDRIES, D. Medeiros, P. Lee, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
4:20pm PS+EM-WeA7 Invited Paper
Innovative Approaches for Future Challenges in MOL/BEOL Etch
Ryukichi Shimizu, Tokyo Electron Miyagi Limited, Japan
5:00pm PS+EM-WeA9
Gas-phase Pore Stuffing for Low-damage Patterning of Organo-silicate Glass Dielectric Materials
Jean-Francois de Marneffe, IMEC, Belgium, M. Fujikama, T. Yamaguchi, S. Nozawa, R. Niino, N. Sato, Tokyo Electron Technology Solutions Limited, R. Chanson, K. Babaei Gavan, IMEC, Belgium, A. Rezvanov, IMEC, Belgium/Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, F. Lazzarino, Z. Tokei, IMEC, Belgium
5:20pm PS+EM-WeA10
ALD-Sequential Etch to Address Advanced BEOL Etch/Integration Challenges
Xinghua Sun, Y.-T. Lu, K. Lutker-Lee, A. Raley, TEL Technology Center, America, LLC, D. O’Meara, Tokyo Electctron, America, Inc., T. Yamamura, Tokyo Electron Miyagi Limited, Y. Kikuchi, TEL Technology Center, America, LLC
5:40pm PS+EM-WeA11
The Underlying Role of Mechanical Rigidity and Topological Constraints in Reactive Ion Etching of Amorphous Materials
Gyanendra Bhattarai, S. Dhungana, B.J. Nordell, A.N. Caruso, M.M. Paquette, University of Missouri-Kansas City, W. Lanford, University at Albany, S.W. King, Intel Corporation
6:00pm PS+EM-WeA12
Plasma Processing of Phase Change Materials for PCRAM
N.D. Altieri, Ernest Chen, J.P. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles, S.W. Fong, C.M. Neumann, H.-S. Wong, Stanford University, M. Shen, T.B. Lill, Lam Research Corporation