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US7393702B2

Characterizing the integrity of interconnects

University of Texas System

Abstract

The present invention provides for a system and method of characterizing the integrity of a barrier structure. The barrier structure is an interconnect comprising a porous dielectric layer sandwiched between at least one barrier layer and at least one conducting layer. The method of characterizing …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
Choong-Un Kim
Priority date
October 20, 2004
Filing date
October 20, 2005
Grant date
July 01, 2008
Publication date
July 01, 2008
Language
en
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