Fabrication Technology(1) nMOS Fabrication CMOS Fabrication p-well process n-well process twin-tub process
Fabrication Technology(2) All the devices on the wafer are made at the same time After the circuitry has been placed on the chip the chip is overglassed (with a passivation layer) to protect it only those areas which connect to the outside world will be left uncovered (the pads) The wafer finally passes to a test station test probes send test signal patterns to the chip and monitor the output of the chip The yield of a process is the percentage of die which pass this testing The wafer is then scribed and separated up into the individual chips. These are then packaged
Fabrication Technology(3)
Fabrication Technology(4) Photolithography process
Fabrication Technology(5) Resists negative: areas to be preserved are hardened after exposure to light positive: areas to be preserved are not exposed to light Exposure UV light used to sensitize the resist using a mask. Develop Resist areas that are exposed (positive) or not exposed (negative) are removed with an acid and water wash. resist protected area resist exposed area
Fabrication Technology(6) Etch Areas that are exposed and not protected by the resist are etched with an acid and water wash. What is left are, depending on the layer being worked on, are patterns that expose underlying layers.
Cmos Inverter Fabrication
Cmos Inverter Fabrication
Layout of an Inverter Back is metallized to provide a good ground connection
Step 1:Make the N-Well Top view Mask 1 Cross-sectional view
Step 2: Deposit Field Oxide
Step 3: Open Field with Active Mask
Step 4: Deposit Gate Oxide The thickness and the quality of the gate oxide are two of the most critical fabrication parameters, since they strongly affect the operational characteristics of the MOS transistor, as well as its long-term reliability.
Step 5: Deposit Polysilicon
Step 6: Get Oxide Cut (etch) Mask 3
Step 7: N-Diffusion Implant
Step 8: P-Diffusion Implant
Step 9:Deposit More Oxide 3/13/2005
Step 10: Contact Cut Etch Mask 4
Step 11: Metal 1 Deposit Mask 5
Step 12:Deposit More oxide
Steps 13 & 14: Planarize(Polish) & Via Cut(Etch) Mask 6
Step15: Metal 2 Deposition
Step 16: Passivation Layer(Scratch Protect) Metal 1 Metal 2 Gate oxide Field Oxide Polysilicon N-Diffusion P-Diffusion p p n n N well P substrate