Winbond W971GG6JB-25 1 Gbit DDR2 SDRAM 65 nm CMOS DRAM Process Process Review For comments, questions, or more information about this report, or for any additional technical needs concerning semiconductor and electronics technology, please call Sales at Chipworks. 3685 Richmond Road, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON K2H 5B7, Canada Tel: 613.829.0414 Fax: 613.829.0515 www.chipworks.com
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Process Review Table of Contents 1 Overview 1.1 List of Figures 1.2 List of Tables 1.3 Company Profile 1.4 Introduction 1.5 Device Summary 1.6 Process Summary 2 Device Overview 2.1 Package and Die 2.2 Die Features 3 Process Analysis 3.1 General Device Structure 3.2 Bond Pads 3.3 Dielectrics 3.4 Metallization 3.5 Vias and Contacts 3.6 Peripheral Transistors and Poly 3.7 Recessed Wordline 3.8 Isolation 3.9 Wells and Substrate 4 SDRAM Cell Analysis 4.1 Overview 4.2 Cross-Sectional Analysis 4.3 Plan View Analysis 5 Critical Dimensions 5.1 Horizontal Dimensions 5.2 Vertical Dimensions 6 References 7 Statement of Measurement Uncertainty and Scope Variation About Chipworks
Overview 1-1 1 Overview 1.1 List of Figures 2 Device Overview 2.1.1 Top Package View 2.1.2 Bottom Package View 2.1.3 Package X-Ray (Top View) 2.1.4 Package X-Ray (Side View) 2.1.5 W971GG6JB-25 Die 2.1.6 Die Markings 2.1.7 W971GG6JB-25 Die at Metal 2 2.1.8 Analysis Sites 2.2.1 Top Left Corner of Die 2.2.2 Bottom Right Corner of Die 2.2.3 Minimum Pitch Bond Pads 2.2.4 Minimum Pitch Test Pads 2.2.5 E-Fuses Overview Optical Plan View 2.2.6 SDRAM Memory Block 3 Process Analysis 3.1.1 General View of W971GG6JB-25 Parallel to Wordline 3.1.2 General View of W971GG6JB-25 Parallel to Bitline 3.1.3 Die Edge Overview 3.1.4 Die Edge Detail 3.2.1 Bond Pad 3.2.2 Left Bond Pad Edge 3.3.1 Passivation SEM 3.3.2 Passivation Over Top of Metal 3 Line TEM 3.3.3 Passivation Between Narrow Metal 3 Lines TEM 3.3.4 IMD 2 3.3.5 IMD 2 Layers 3.3.6 IMD 1 3.3.7 PMD 3.4.1 Metal 3 TEM 3.4.2 Metal 3 Cap TEM 3.4.3 Metal 3 Bottom TEM 3.4.4 Metal 2 3.4.5 Minimum Pitch Metal 2 TEM 3.4.6 Metal 2 Cap TEM 3.4.7 Bottom Metal 2 TEM 3.4.8 Minimum Pitch Metal 1 SEM 3.4.9 Metal 1 in Detail TEM 3.5.1 Overview of Via 2, Via 1 and Contact SEM 3.5.2 Minimum Width Via 2 3.5.3 Minimum Pitch Via 1 to M1 3.5.4 Via 1 to M1 TEM
Overview 1-2 3.5.5 Via 1 to SDRAM Top Electrode 3.5.6 Via 1 to SDRAM Top Electrode Planar TEM 3.5.7 W Contacts 3.5.8 W Contact to Diffusion 3.5.9 Contact Bottom TEM 3.5.10 Slot Contact to Diffusion Length 3.5.11 Slot Contact to Diffusion Interface 3.5.12 Bitline Contact Planar TEM 3.5.13 Peripheral Transistor Contacts Planar TEM 3.5.14 Peripheral Transistor Contacts Planar TEM 3.6.1 NMOS Peripheral Transistor 3.6.2 PMOS Peripheral Transistor 3.6.3 Peripheral Transistor TEM 3.6.4 Peripheral Gate TEM 3.6.5 Bitline TEM 3.6.6 Peripheral Gate Wrap TEM 3.6.7 Peripheral Transistor ONO Gate Dielectric TEM 3.6.8 Peripheral Transistor Channel Orientation TEM 3.7.1 Wordline Transistor Overview 3.7.2 Wordline Transistor Detail 3.7.3 Wordline Transistor Bottom Detail 3.7.4 Wordline Transistor Gate Width 3.8.1 Minimum Width STI Peripheral 3.8.2 STI Depth Peripheral 3.8.3 STI Depth Array 3.9.1 Well Structure SEM (Si Stain) 3.9.2 Well Structure SCM 3.9.3 SDRAM N-Well and P-Well SCM 3.9.4 SDRAM N-Well and P-Well SRP 3.9.5 Peripheral P-Well and Substrate SRP 4 SDRAM Cell Analysis 4.2.1 SDRAM Cross Section (Parallel to Wordline) TEM 4.2.2 Top of SDRAM Cells Overview TEM 4.2.3 Top of SDRAM Cell TEM 4.2.4 Bottom of SDRAM Top Plate TEM 4.2.5 DRAM Capacitor Top Plate Extension TEM 4.2.6 Top Plate Extension ARC TEM 4.2.7 Lower Section of Storage Capacitor TEM 4.2.8 Bottom of Storage Capacitor TEM 4.2.9 Cell/Poly Plug Contact TEM 4.2.10 Cell/Poly Plug Contact TEM 4.2.11 Tungsten Wordline Contact TEM 4.2.12 Tungsten Bitline Contact TEM 4.2.13 Center of Array TEM 4.2.14 Cell Contact TEM
Overview 1-3 4.3.1 Plan-View Analysis Reference 4.3.2 Capacitor Near Top TEM (A) 4.3.3 Capacitor Cylinders at Their Tops TEM (A) 4.3.4 Capacitor Cylinder Composition TEM (A) 4.3.5 Capacitor Cylinder Composition STEM (A) 4.3.6 Capacitor Cylinders at Bottom of Upper Plate TEM (B) 4.3.7 Overview of Capacitor Cylinders in Oxide Support Layer Level TEM (C) 4.3.8 Details of Capacitor Cylinders in Oxide Support Layer Level TEM (C) 4.3.9 Capacitor Cylinders Near Top of Bitlines TEM (D) 4.3.10 Bitline Plan View TEM (E) 4.3.11 Bitlines and Wordlines TEM (F) 4.3.12 Bitline and Wordline Layout TEM (F) 4.3.13 Wordlines and Device Well TEM (G) 4.3.14 Device Well TEM (G)
Overview 1-4 1.2 List of Tables 1 Overview 1.5.1 Device Summary 1.6.1 Process Summary 2 Device Overview 2.2.1 Package, Die, and Bond Pad Sizes 3 Process Analysis 3.3.1 Dielectric Thicknesses 3.4.1 Metallization Vertical Dimensions 3.4.2 Metallization Horizontal Dimensions 3.5.1 Via and Contact Horizontal Dimensions 3.6.1 Peripheral Transistor Horizontal Dimensions 3.6.2 Peripheral Transistor and Polycide Vertical Dimensions 3.7.1 Wordline Transistor Horizontal Dimensions 3.7.2 Wordline Transistor Vertical Dimensions 3.8.1 STI Measured Dimensions 3.9.1 Die Thickness and Well Depths 4 SDRAM Cell Analysis 4.1.1 SDRAM Cell Horizontal Dimensions 4.1.2 SDRAM Cell Vertical Dimensions 5 Critical Dimensions 5.1.1 Package, Die, and Bond Pad Sizes 5.1.2 Metallization Horizontal Dimensions 5.1.3 Via and Contact Horizontal Dimensions 5.1.4 Peripheral Transistor Horizontal Dimensions 5.1.5 Wordline Transistor Horizontal Dimensions 5.1.6 SDRAM Cell Horizontal Dimensions 5.1.7 STI Measured Horizontal Dimensions 5.2.1 Dielectric Thicknesses 5.2.2 Metallization Vertical Dimensions 5.2.3 Peripheral Transistor and Polycide Vertical Dimensions 5.2.4 Wordline Transistor Vertical Dimensions 5.2.5 SDRAM Cell Vertical Dimensions 5.2.6 STI Measured Vertical Dimensions 5.2.7 Die Thickness and Well Depths