Chin. Phys. Lett.  2010, Vol. 27 Issue (7): 078101    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/27/7/078101
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Development and Characterization of Metal-Insulator-Metal Capacitors with SiNx Thin Films by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

WANG Cong, ZHANG Fang, KIM Nam-Young

RFIC Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 139701, Korea
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WANG Cong, ZHANG Fang, KIM Nam-Young 2010 Chin. Phys. Lett. 27 078101
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Abstract

We report the fabrication of high breakdown voltage metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors with 200-nm silicon nitride deposited by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition with 0.957 SiH4/NH3 gas mixing rate, 0.9 Torr working pressure, and 60 W rf power at 250º chamber temperature. Some optimized mechanisms such as metal source wiping, pre-melting and evaporation rate adjustment are used for increasing the yield of the MIM capacitors. N2 annealing and O2/H2 plasma pre-deposition treatment is proposed to increase the reliability of the MIM capacitors in high-temperature, high-pressure, and high-humidity environments. A 97% yield and up to 148 V breakdown voltage of a 13.06 pF MIM capacitor with 0.04 mm2 die area can be fabricated.

Keywords: 81.05.Dz      81.15.-z      84.32.Tt     
Received: 06 November 2009      Published: 28 June 2010
PACS:  81.05.Dz (II-VI semiconductors)  
  81.15.-z (Methods of deposition of films and coatings; film growth and epitaxy)  
  84.32.Tt (Capacitors)  
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