Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 19, 1929001(2022)

Three-Dimensional Morphology Parameters Measurement of T-Type Phase Change Random Access Memory Based on Optical Scatterometry

Zhengqiong Dong, Shun Yuan, Chenyang Li, Shaokang Tang, and Lei Nie*
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  • Hubei Key Laboratory of Manufacture Quality Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, Hubei, China
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    Extraction process of sample parameters to be measured based on LM algorithm
    Basic principle and physical map of the ellipsometer. (a) Basic principle; (b) physical map
    Structure of the PCRAM chip. (a) Block diagram of each module; (b) schematic diagram of T-type PCRAM unit array
    Structure of the TiW bottom electrode. (a) Schematic diagram of the morphology; (b) test results of the SEM
    Measured and optimal theoretical Stokes parameters of the TiW bottom electrode
    Structure of the first layer of GST holes. (a) Schematic diagram of the morphology; (b) test results of the SEM
    Measured and optimal theoretical Stokes parameters of the first layer GST pore structure
    • Table 1. Nominal values of parameters to be extracted

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      Table 1. Nominal values of parameters to be extracted

      Morphology

      parameter

      D1D2H1H2Ox1Oy1
      Nominal value500130156540100
    • Table 2. Measurement results of structural parameters based on optical scattermeter and SEM

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      Table 2. Measurement results of structural parameters based on optical scattermeter and SEM

      Morphology parameterD1 /nmD2 /nmH1 /nmH2 /nmOx1 /nmOy1 /nmSWA /(°)
      Optical scatterometer562.4±0.92130.6±0.1212.3±0.0769.7±0.1048.4±0.33112.1±0.4686.3±0.13
      SEM553.7127.4//42.1104.3/
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    Zhengqiong Dong, Shun Yuan, Chenyang Li, Shaokang Tang, Lei Nie. Three-Dimensional Morphology Parameters Measurement of T-Type Phase Change Random Access Memory Based on Optical Scatterometry[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(19): 1929001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Scattering

    Received: Aug. 28, 2021

    Accepted: Oct. 11, 2021

    Published Online: Sep. 23, 2022

    The Author Email: Lei Nie (leinie@hbut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1929001

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