GB/T 45721.1-2025 Semiconductor devices—Stress migration test—Part 1:Copper stress migration test
GB/T 45721.1-2025 Semiconductor devices—Stress migration test—Part 1:Copper stress migration test
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Scope
This document specifies a constant-temperature aging method used to test the sensitivity of copper (Cu) metallization structures on microelectronic wafers to stress-induced voids (SIVs). This method will primarily be used in the wafer-level process development of products, and the results will be applied to lifetime prediction and failure analysis. In some cases, this method can be applied to packaging-level testing. However, due to the long testing time, this method is not suitable for batch delivery inspections of products. Double Damascus copper metallization systems typically have linings, such as tantalum (Ta) or tantalum nitride (TaN), at the bottom and sides of the trenches etched into the dielectric layer. Therefore, for structures with a single through-hole contacting a wide line below, a resistance drift caused by voids below the through-hole will instantly lead to an open-circuit failure when it reaches a certain percentage specified by the failure criterion.