Fluorosilicate glass

Fluorosilicate glass (FSG) is a low-k dielectric used in between copper metal layers during silicon integrated circuit fabrication process. It has a low dielectric constant (k) and is now widely adopted by semiconductor foundries on geometries sub 0.25μ. Fluorosilicate glass is effectively a fluorine-containing silicon dioxide (k=3.5, while k of undoped silicon dioxide is 3.9).[1]

Fluorosilicate glass is used by IBM.[2] Intel started using Cu metal layers and FSG on its 1.2 GHz Pentium processor at 130 nm CMOS. TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) brought in FSG and copper together in the Altera APEX.

Fluorosilicate glass-ceramics have good mechanical properties. Potassium fluorrichterite based materials are composed from tiny interlocked rod-shaped amphibole crystals; they have good resistance to chemicals and can be used in microwave ovens. Richterite glass-ceramics are used for high-performance tableware.

Fluorosilicate glass-ceramics with sheet structure, derived from mica, are strong and machinable. They find a number of uses and can be used in high vacuum and as dielectrics and precision ceramic components. A number of mica and mica-fluoroapatite glass-ceramics were studied as biomaterials.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Committee, E.D.F.A.S.D.R. (2004). Microelectronics Failure Analysis: Desk Reference. ASM International. ISBN 9780871708045. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  2. ↑ Soltis, F.G. (2001). Fortress Rochester: The Inside Story of the IBM ISeries. NEWS/400 Books. p. 54. ISBN 9781583040836. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  3. ↑ Martin, J.W. (2006). Concise Encyclopedia of the Structure of Materials. Elsevier Science. p. 203. ISBN 9780080524634. Retrieved 2015-04-13.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.