• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2004

In copper metallization, resistivity of copper seed layer is very important. Conventionally MOCVD has been used for this purpose however electroless copper plating is simple process and the resistivity of copper deposit is less than that of copper prepared by MOCVD. In this study electroless copper plating was conducted on different substrate to find optimum conditions of electroless copper plating for electronic applications. To find optimum conditions, the effects and selectivity of activation method on several substrates were investigated. The effects of copper bath composition on morphology were investigated. The effects of pH and stabilizer on deposition rate were also investigated. The optimum pH of the bath was 12 with addition of stabilizer. The resistivity of copper was decreased with addition of stabilizer and alter heat treatment.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.86-86
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• 2003

Copper has attracted much attention in the deep submicron ULSI metallization process as a replacement for aluminum due to its lower resistivity and higher electromigration resistance. Electroless copper deposition method is appealing because it yields conformal, high quality copper at relatively low cost and a low processing temperature. In this work, it was investigated that effect of the microstructure of the substrate on the electroless deposition. The mechanism of the nucleation and growth of the palladium nuclei during palladium activation was proposed. Electroless copper deposition on TiN barriers using glyoxylic acid as a reducing agent was also investigated to replace toxic formaldehyde. Furthermore, electroless copper deposition on TaN$\sub$x/ barriers was examined at various nitrogen flow rate during TaN$\sub$x/ deposition. Finally, it was investigated that the effect of plasma treatment of as-deposited TaN$\sub$x/ harriers on the electroless copper deposition.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2016

In this article, the recent developments in electroless plating of copper, electroless bath formulation and effect of plating parameters have been reviewed. Cyanide free electroless baths are now being developed and studied due to the various environmental concerns. Various organic chemicals such as complexing agents, reducing agents, and additives such as poly-alcohols and aromatic ring compounds have been added to copper plating baths for promising results. The effects of various reducing and complexing agents, bath conditions like additives, bath pH, and composition have been summarized. Finally the applications of the electroless plating of copper and latest developments have been overviewed for further guidance in this field.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.17-21
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• 2008

Sn-Cu계 솔더 범프에서 무전해도금법을 이용한 범프 형성에 대한 연구를 하였다. $20{\mu}m$ via에 전기도금법으로 구리를 채운 웨이퍼 위에 ball형태의 범프를 형성하기 위하여 구리와 주석을 도금하여 약 $10{\mu}m$높이의 범프를 형성하였다. 구리 범프 형성 시 via위에 선택적으로 도금하기 위하여 활성화 처리 후 산세처리를 실시하고 무전해 도금액에 안정제를 첨가하였다. 무전해도금법을 이용하여 주석 범프 형성 시 도금층이 구리 범프에 비해 표면의 균일도가 벌어지는 것으로 관찰되었지만 reflow공정을 실시한 후 ball 형태의 균일한 Sn-Cu 범프를 형성하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2008

The effect of solution agitation on the copper electroless deposition process of ULSI (ultra large scale integration) interconnections was investigated by using physical, electrochemical and electrical techniques. It was found that proper solution agitation was effective to obtain superconformal copper configuration within the trenches of $130{\sim}80nm$ width. The transition of open potential during electroless deposition process showed that solution agitation induced compact structure of copper deposits by suppressing mass transfer of cuprous ions toward substrate. Also, the specific resistivity of copper layers was lowered by increasing agitation speed, which made the deposited copper particles smaller. Considering both copper deposit configuration and electric property, around 500 rpm of solution agitation was the most suitable for the homogeneous electroless copper filling within the ultra-fine patterns.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2009

This paper deals with the effects of the surfactant and preplate process (sensitization and activation) on electroless copper plating on carbon nano-fiber (CNF). Ultrasonic irradiation was applied both during dispersion of CNF and during electroless plating containing preplate process. The dispersion of CNF and flatness of the plated copper film were discussed based on the changes in surfactant concentration and preplate process time. It was clearly shown that high concentration of surfactant and long time of preplate process could promote the agglomeration of CNF and uneven copper plating on CNF.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.574-580
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• 2022

Dendrite 형태의 구리 입자 표면을 은으로 무전해 도금을 하는 과정에서, 치환도금(displacement plating)과 화학 환원도금(reducing electroless plating)을 병용하여 다양한 silver-coated copper (Ag@Cu) 입자들을 제조하였다. Ag@Cu 입자들의 물리화학적 특성은 SEM-EDS, TGA, XPS, XRD 및 BET 등으로 분석하였으며, 환원반응에 의하여 코팅되는 은은 구리 입자 표면에 나노 입자 형태로 형성되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. Ag@Cu 입자들을 에폭시 수지와 복합화하여 도전성 필름을 제조하고 그의 열적 안정성을 평가하였다. 치환 반응과 환원 반응의 차이가 Ag@Cu 필름의 초기 저항 및 열적 안정성에 미치는 영향에 관하여 연구하였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2016

The effects of surface modification by nitric acid on the pre-treatment of electroless copper plating were investigated. Copper was electroless-plated on the nitric acid treated graphite activated by a two-step pre-treatment process (sensitization + activation). The chemical state and relative quantities of the various surface species were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) after nitric acid modification or pre-treatment. The acid treatment increased the surface roughness of the graphite due to deep and fine pores and introduced the oxygen-containing functional groups (-COOH and O-C=O) on the surface of graphite. In the pre-treatment step, the high roughness and many functional groups on the nitric acid treated graphite promoted the adsorption of Sn and Pd ions, leading to the uniform adsorption of catalyst ($Pd^0$) for Cu deposition. In the early stage of electroless plating, a lot of tiny copper particles were formed on the whole surface of acid treated graphite and then homogeneous copper film with low variation in thickness was formed after 30 min.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.79-90
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• 2009

A study has been made about the effects of powder content, reaction temperature, reaction time, and stirring speed on the preparation of the stainless steel(STS) 304L powders plating with copper by an electroless plating method. The behavior of corrosion resistance of the sintered STS-Cu composite powders was also investigated by the salt spraying test The electroless plating technique was an effective method to manufactur the copper-uniform plating composite powders, the corrosion resistance of this sintered specimen was improved bysuppressing Cr precipitates on grain boundaries in the sintered compacts of composite powders.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2012

The LDS(Laser Direct Structuring) is one of the new direct writing methods to fabricate conductive patterns by energy beam. It uses thermoplastic polymers with an additive compound that serves as plating seed after the activation by laser. The advantages of LDS include the miniaturization of electrical components, design flexibility, and a reduced number of production steps. The purpose of this study is to investigate the fundamental mechanism for LDS and the characteristics of conductive patterns by laser parameters. These results were studied by SEM, EDX, and XPS analysis. We have used a 20W pulse-modulated fiber laser and copper electroless plating to fabricate conductive patterns on polymer. The result showed that electroless copper plating seed caused the laser cracking of additive compound. In particular, the additive compound contained in copper metal oxides atoms will be changed to copper metal elements. Also, the characteristics of conductive patterns were dependent on laser parameter, especially laser fluence.