J. Curry, G. Fitzgibbon, Y. Guan, R. Muollo, G. Nelson, A. Thomas
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Abstract
A new failure mechanism resulting in open metal bit- lines was observed during reliability testing of vendor 64k dynamic random access memory (RAIM) products using sputtered Al-Si metallurgy. Life test data, physical failure analysis, and metal film characterization are presented, The observed phenomenan is not strictly electromigratiotn, but rather a temperature-dependent metal-deformation process, such as creep, resulting in intergranular fracture.