Superconformal film growth: from smoothing surfaces to interconnect technology

TP Moffat, TM Braun, D Raciti… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electronics manufacturing involves Cu electrodeposition to form 3D circuitry of
arbitrary complexity. This ranges from nanometer-wide interconnects between individual …

Simulating the influence of supporting electrolyte concentration on copper electrodeposition in microvias

TM Braun, J John, N Jayaraju, D Josell… - Journal of The …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Robust, void-free Cu electrodeposition in high-aspect ratio features relies on careful tuning
of electrolyte additives, concentrations, and electrochemical parameters for a given feature …

Simulating Cu electrodeposition in high aspect ratio features: Effect of control mode and uncompensated resistance in S-NDR systems

TM Braun, D Josell, TP Moffat - Electrochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Void-free Cu electrodeposition in high aspect ratio features requires, at a minimum, an
additive package containing micromolar halide and polyether that combine to form a co …

Toward ultra-high-rate copper pattern electroplating with simultaneously improved coating properties via simulations and experiments

Q Wang, P Su, Z Lei, M Chen, X Luo - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2024 - Elsevier
The copper pattern electroplating rate significantly impacts electronic packaging substrate
preparation efficiency. The direct current (DC) electroplating technique has great potential in …

Studies of polixetonium chloride as a novel, hypotoxic and single additive of copper electronic plating for microvia void-free filling in printed circuit board application

ZY Wang, D Yu, L Jin, JQ Yang, DP Zhan… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2024 - Elsevier
The void-free filling of microvia through copper electronic plating in printed circuit board
application relies critically on multi-component additives including suppressor, accelerator …

Effect of chloride on microstructure in Cu filled microscale through silicon vias

SH Kim, HJ Lee, TM Braun, TP Moffat… - Journal of the …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The microstructure of copper filled through silicon vias deposited in a CuSO 4+ H 2 SO 4
electrolyte containing micromolar concentrations of deposition rate suppressing poloxamine …

From electrochemical kinetics to evaluate the through hole thickening throwing power of an acidic copper solution

JQ Yang, YL Liu, SY Chen, R Hu, FZ Yang… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Galvanostatic method based on the convection-dependent adsorption (CDA) model can be
effectively utilized to predict the blind via filling performance but failed in evaluating the …

Controlling coating thickness distribution for a complex geometry with the help of simulation

D Ahmadkhaniha, M Sieber, C Zanella - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
This paper aims to develop a proper and valid simulation model for electroplating complex
geometries. Since many variables influence the quality of the deposited coating and its …

Microstructure and texture in copper filled millimeter scale through silicon vias

SH Kim, TM Braun, HJ Lee, TP Moffat… - Journal of the …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The microstructure and crystallographic texture of copper electrodeposits in millimeter scale
through silicon vias are characterized using electron backscatter diffraction. The deposits …

Numerical simulation of copper electrodeposition for Through Silicon Via (TSV) with SPS-PEG-Cl additive system

Y Tao, C Liang, Z Mei, Z Song, Y Wu, Y Sun… - Microelectronics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Through silicon via (TSV) technology is crucial for modern semiconductor device package,
enabling high-performance integrated microsystems. This paper investigates the …