Fully subtractive Ru Topvia interconnects with minimum 9 nm-space airgap for RC performance and reliability enhancement as post-Cu interconnects
- Koichi Motoyama
- Jaemyung Choi
- et al.
- 2024
- IEDM 2024
Nick earned a B.S. in physics from Syracuse University and a Ph.D. in physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. He joined IBM in 2016 as part of the back-end-of-line (BEOL) integration team and currently works on leading edge technology development with a focus on design-technology co-optimization (DTCO.) Nick was named an IBM Master Inventor in 2020 and again in 2023. He currently serves on the committee for the IEEE International Interconnect Technology Conference.