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Construction Analysis Atmel AT89C2051 & AT89S8252 Microcontrollers Report Number: SCA 9706-543 ® S e r v i n g t h e G l o b a l S e m i c o n d u c t o r I n d u s t r y S i n c e 1 9 6 4 15022 N. 75th Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260-2476 Phone: 602-998-9780 Fax: 602-948-1925 e-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.ice-corp.com/ice

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Construction Analysis

Atmel AT89C2051 & AT89S8252Microcontrollers

Report Number: SCA 9706-543

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INDEX TO TEXT

TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION 1

MAJOR FINDINGS 1

TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION

Assembly 2

Die Process and Design 2 - 4

ANALYSIS RESULTS I

Assembly 5

ANALYSIS RESULTS II

Die process 6 - 8

ANALYSIS PROCEDURE 9

TABLES

Overall Quality Evaluation 10

Package Markings 11

Wirebond Strength 11

Die Material 12

Horizontal Dimensions 13

Vertical Dimensions 14

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INTRODUCTION

This report describes a construction analysis of the Atmel AT89C2051 and the

AT89S8252 8-Bit Microcontrollers. Ten AT89C2051 devices encapsulated in 20-pin

Dual-In-line Packages (DIPs) and two AT89S8252 devices in 40-pin Dual-In-line

Packages were used for the analysis. The AT89C2051 devices were date coded 9642 and

the AT89S8252 had a date code of 9709.

MAJOR FINDINGS

Questionable Items:1

• Metal 1 aluminum thinning up to 90 percent2 at some contact edges on the AT89C2051

(Figure 13).

Special Features: None.

Noteworthy Items:

• Both devices are of similar structure; however, there are distinct differences. The

Flash cell design is the same on both devices; however, the cell of the AT89S8252

is smaller. The AT89S8252 also has an EEPROM memory. Cell design is identical

and the only distinction between the Flash and the EEPROM memory appears to be

the method in which the cells are erased. The other significant difference is that the

AT89S8252 employs a second metal layer which is used sparsely, mainly to

connect circuit blocks.

1These items present possible quality or reliability concerns. They should be discussed with the manufacturer to determine their possible impact on the intended application.

2Seriousness depends on design margins.

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TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION

Assembly (AT89C2051 device only unless indicated):

• 20-pin plastic Dual-In-line Package (DIP).

• 40-pin plastic Dual-In-line Package (DIP) AT89S8252.

• External leads plated with tin-lead (SnPb) and internally spot-plated with silver (Ag).

• A silver-epoxy die attach was employed on both die.

• Die coat was not employed on either die.

• Lead-locking provisions (holes) were present at all pins.

• Multiple wirebonds were used at Vcc and GND pins to provide extra current-

carrying capacity. A bonding wire was connected from ground to the paddle for

biasing purposes.

• Thermosonic wirebonding using 1.2 mil O.D. gold wire.

• Dicing was by sawing (full depth) on both die.

Die Process and Design

• Note: Process description is same on both devices except where noted.

• Fabrication process: CMOS process employing twin-wells, on a P-substrate.

• Final passivation: Two thick layers of silicon-dioxide.

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TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION (continued)

• Metallization: Single level metallization was used on the AT89C2051 device. No

cap was used; however a titanium-nitride barrier was employed. The metal was

defined by a standard dry etch. Two levels of metallization were used on the

AT89S8252 device. Metal 2 employed a titanium-nitride barrier and metal 1

employed a titanium-nitride cap and barrier. Metal 2 was sparsely used and

appeared to mainly connect circuit blocks together.

• Interlevel dielectric (AT89S8252 device only): The dielectric consisted of two layers

of glass. The first layer appeared to have been subjected to an etchback.

• Pre-metal: A single layer of reflow glass over grown oxides. The glass appeared to

have been reflowed following the contact cuts.

• Polysilicon: Two layers of standard poly silicon were employed. Poly 2 was used to

form all gates on the die and word lines and program lines in the EEPROM arrays.

Poly 1 was used exclusively in the EEPROM arrays where it formed the floating

gates.

• Diffusions: Standard implanted N+ and P+ diffusions formed the sources/drains of

transistors. No sidewall spacers were present on the gates and no evidence of LDD

structures was found.

• Isolation: LOCOS, a step was noted in the local oxide at the well boundary

indicating a twin-well process was employed.

• Wells: Twin-wells in an P substrate.

• Fuses: No fuses were employed on this device.

• Buried contacts: No buried contacts were used.

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TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION (continued)

• SRAM: The memory cell consisted of a 6T SRAM design. Metal 1 formed the bit

lines and distributed Vcc and GND. Poly 2 formed the word lines, storage gates

and pull-up devices.

• EEPROM: The memory cell design consisted of a poly 2 word line and program

line and a poly 1 floating gate. Metal one formed the bit lines. Programming is

achieved through ultra-thin tunnel oxide windows. Interpoly dielectric consisted of

an ONO dielectric. Both of the devices AT89S8252 and AT89C2051 have the

same layout design for both EEPROM (AT89S8252 only) and Flash memory.

However, the cell size of the AT89S8252 was about half the size of the cell on the

AT89C2051. On the AT89S8252 both EEPROM and Flash had the same design

on the AT89S8252 device, but the way the cells are erased distinguishes the two

types.

• MROM: An MROM cell array was employed on both devices. The cell was

programmed by the metal 1 layer. No detailed analysis of this memory was

performed since structures are the same as the peripheral circuits.

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ANALYSIS RESULTS I

Assembly: Figures 1 - 4

Questionable Items:1 None.

Special Features: None.

General Items:

• Overall package quality: Good. No significant defects were found on the external or

internal portions of the packages on both die. No voids or cracks were noted in the

plastic package on both die.

• Wirebonding: Thermosonic ball bond method using 1.2 mil gold wire. Bonds were

well formed and placement was good. All bond pull strengths were normal and no

bond lifts occurred (see page 11).

• Die attach: Silver-epoxy of normal quality. No problems were found.

• Die dicing: Die separation was by sawing (full depth) and showed normal quality

workmanship. No large chips or cracks were present at the die surface.

1These items present possible quality or reliability concerns. They should be discussed with the manufacturer to determine their possible impact on the intended application.

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ANALYSIS RESULTS II

Die Process and Design: Figures 5 - 31

Questionable Items:1

• Metal 1 aluminum thinning up to 90 percent2 at some contact edges on the

AT89C2051 (Figure 13).

Special Features: None.

Noteworthy Items:

• Both devices are of similar structure; however, there are distinct differences. The

Flash cell design is the same on both devices; however, the cell of the AT89S8252

is smaller. The AT89S8252 also has an EEPROM memory. Cell design is identical

and the only distinction between the Flash and the EEPROM memory appears to be

the method in which the cells are erased. The other significant difference is that the

AT89S8252 employs a second metal which is used sparsely, mainly to connect

circuit blocks.

General Items:

• Fabrication process: CMOS process employing twin-wells in a P substrate. All P-

channel devices were formed in N-wells. All N-channel devices were formed in P-

wells. No epi was employed on these devices.

• Design implementation: Die layout was clean. Alignment was good at all levels.

1These items present possible quality or reliability concerns. They should be discussed with the manufacturer to determine their possible impact on the intended application.

2Seriousness depends on design margins.

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ANALYSIS RESULTS II (continued)

• Surface defects: No contamination, processing defects or tool marks were found.

• Final passivation: Two thick layers of silicon-dioxide.

• Metallization: A single level metallization was used on the AT89C2051 device. No

cap was used; however a titanium-nitride barrier was employed. Two levels of

metallization were used on the AT89S8252 device. Metal 2 employed a titanium-

nitride barrier and metal 1 employed a titanium-nitride cap and barrier. Metal 2 was

used mainly to connect circuit blocks together.

• Metal patterning: The metal layers were defined by standard dry etch. Metal

completely surrounded all contacts. Standard contacts were employed (no plugs).

• Metal defects: No notching or voiding was found. No silicon nodules were

observed following removal of the aluminum layers.

• Metal step coverage: Metal 1 aluminum thinning was up to 90 percent thinning

(Figure 13) at some contacts. The amount of thinning is excessive a manufacturer’s

design specifications should be verified (AT89C2051 only).

• Contacts: Contacts were overetched slightly into the substrate and polysilicon;

however, no problems are foreseen.

• Interlevel dielectric (AT89S8252 device only): The dielectric consisted of two layers

of glass. The first layer appeared to have been subjected to an etchback. No

problems were noted.

• Pre-metal: A single layer of reflow glass over grown oxides. The glass was

reflowed following the contact cuts. No problems were found.

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ANALYSIS RESULTS II (continued)

• Polysilicon: Two layers of standard polysilicon were employed. Poly 2 was used to form

all gates on the die and word lines and program lines in the EEPROM array. Poly 1 was

used exclusively in the EEPROM array where it formed the floating gates.

• Isolation: Local oxide (LOCOS). No problems were present at the birdsbeaks or

elsewhere. A step was present in the local oxide at the well boundaries.

• Diffusions: Standard implanted N+ and P+ diffusions formed the sources/drains of

transistors. No sidewall spacers were used and no evidence of LDD structures were found.

• Wells: Twin-wells in an P substrate.

• Fuses: No fuses were employed on this device.

• Buried contacts: No buried contacts were used.

• SRAM: The memory cell consisted of a 6T SRAM design. Metal 1 formed the bit lines and

distributed Vcc and GND. Poly 2 formed the word lines, storage gates and pull-up devices.

• EEPROM: The memory cell design consisted of a poly 2 word line and program line and a

poly 1 floating gate. Metal one formed the bit lines. Programming is achieved through

ultra-thin tunnel oxide windows. Interpoly dielectric consisted of an ONO dielectric. Both

of the devices AT89S8252 and AT89C2051 have the same layout design for both

EEPROM (AT89S8252 only) and Flash memory. However, the cell size of the

AT89S8252 was about half the size of the cell on the AT89C2051. On the AT89S8252

both EEPROM and Flash had the same design. The way the cells are erased distinguishes

the two types.

• MROM: An MROM cell array was employed on both devices. The cell was

programmed through metal 1 layer. No detailed analysis of this memory was

performed since structures are the same as peripheral circuits.

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PROCEDURE

The devices were subjected to the following analysis procedures:

External inspection

Decapsulation

Optical inspection

Wirepull test

SEM of passivation and assembly features

Passivation removal and inspect metal

Aluminum removal

Delayer to poly and inspect

Die sectioning (90° for SEM)*

Measure horizontal dimensions

Measure vertical dimensions

Die material analysis

*Delineation of cross-sections is by silicon etch unless otherwise indicated.

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OVERALL QUALITY EVALUATION: Overall Rating: Normal

DETAIL OF EVALUATION

Package integrity G

Package markings G

Die placement G

Wirebond placement G

Wire spacing G

Wirebond quality G

Die attach quality N

Dicing quality N

Dicing method Sawn (full depth)

Wirebond method Thermosonic ball bonds using 1.2 mil gold wire.

Die surface integrity:

Toolmarks (absence) G

Particles (absence) G

Contamination (absence) G

Process defects (absence) G

General workmanship G

Passivation integrity G

Metal definition G

Metal integrity NP*

Metal registration G

Contact coverage G

Contact registration G

*Metal 1 aluminum thinning up to 90 percent.

G = Good, P = Poor, N = Normal, NP = Normal/Poor

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PACKAGE MARKINGS

AT89C2051

TOP BOTTOM

(Logo) 6C203-1AT89C2051 9056F9642 1-F 6C964212PC

AT89S8252

TOP BOTTOM

(Logo) 6D0412-2AT89S8252 19552H24PC 1 KOREA9709 6D9706

WIREBOND STRENGTH (AT89C2051)

Wire material: 1.2 mil diameter gold

Die pad material: aluminum

Sample # 1

# of wires pulled: 15

Bond lifts: 0

Force to break - high: 19.0g

- low: 14.0g

- avg.: 16.1g

- std. dev.: 1.7

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DIE MATERIALS

Passivation: Two layers of silicon-dioxide.

Metal 2 (AT89S8252 device only): Aluminum with a titanium-nitridebarrier.

Metal 1: Aluminum with a titanium-nitridebarrier. Metal 1 also employed atitanium-nitride cap on the AT89S8252device.

Interlevel dielectric (AT89S8252 device only): Two layers of silicon-dioxide.

Pre-metal dielectric: BPSG glass.

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HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS

Note: All dimensions taken from the AT89C2051 device, except where noted.

Die size: 4.7 x 3.8mm (187.5 x 152 mils)

6.1 x 5.2mm (240 x 206 mils) AT89S8252

Die area: 18mm2 (28,500 mils2)

31.7mm2 (49,440 mils2) AT89S8252

Min pad size: 0.1 x 0.11mm (4 x 4.5 mils)

Min pad window: 0.11 x 0.13mm (4.5 x 5 mils)

Min pad space: 6.7 mils

Min pad-to-metal: 12.5 microns

Min metal width: 2 microns

Min metal space: 1.5 micron

Min metal pitch: 3.6 microns

Min contact: 1.1 micron

Min poly width: 1.2 micron

Min gate length* - (N-channel): 1.2 micron

- (P-channel): 1.5 micron

Cell size (SRAM on AT89C2051): 474 microns2

Cell pitch (SRAM on AT89C2051): 22.3 x 21.3 microns

Cell size (EEPROM - AT89C2051): 32.5 microns2

Cell pitch (EEPROM - AT89C2051): 8.5 x 3.5 microns

Cell size (EEPROM - AT89S8252): 16.4 microns2

Cell pitch (EEPROM - AT89S8252): 6.3 x 2.6 microns

*Physical gate length.

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VERTICAL DIMENSIONS

Note: All dimensions taken from the AT89C2051 device, except where noted.

Die thickness: 0.3 mm (11.5 mils)

Layers

Passivation 2: 0.8 micron

Passivation 1: 0.6 micron

Metal 2 (AT89S8252) - aluminum: 1.0 micron

- barrier: 0.06 micron (approx.)

Metal 1 (AT89C2051)- aluminum: 0.7 micron

- barrier: 0.06 micron (approx.)

Interlevel dielectric (AT89S8252): 1.3 micron (average)

Pre-metal dielectric: 0.55 micron (average)

Oxide on poly 2: 0.15 micron

Poly 1: 0.25 micron

Poly 2: 0.4 micron

Local oxide: 0.8 micron

N+ S/D diffusion: 0.4 micron

P+ S/D diffusion: 0.3 micron

N-well: 5 microns (approx.)

INDEX TO FIGURES

AT89C2051

PACKAGE PHOTOS AND X-RAY Figures 1 - 2

PACKAGE ASSEMBLY Figures 3 - 4

DIE LAYOUT AND IDENTIFICATION Figures 5 - 7

PHYSICAL DIE STRUCTURES Figures 8 - 19

MEMORY CELL STRUCTURES Figures 20- 30

COLOR PROCESS DRAWING Figure 31

AT89S8252

PACKAGE PHOTOS Figure 32

DIE LAYOUT AND IDENTIFICATION Figures 33 - 34

PHYSICAL DIE STRUCTURES Figures 35 - 36

MEMORY CELL STRUCTURES Figures 37 - 42

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Figure 1. Package photographs and pinout of the Atmel AT89C2051. Mag. 3x.

RST

(RXD) P3.0

(TXD) P3.1

XTAL2

XTAL1

(INT0) P3.2

(INT1) P3.3

(T0) P3.4

(T1) P3.5

GND

V

P1.7

P1.6

P1.5

P1.4

P1.3

P1.2

P1.1 (AIN1)

P1.0 (AIN0)

P3.7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

CC

Figure 2. X-ray views of the package. Mag. 4x.

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PIN 1

Mag. 500x

Mag. 570x

Figure 3. SEM views of typical wirebonds. 60°.

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Au

Au

BOND PAD

LEADFRAME

Mag. 1100x

Mag. 150x

Figure 4. SEM views illustrating die corner and edge seal. 60°

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EDGE OF PASSIVATION

PADDLE

DIE ATTACHETCHED DURINGDECAPSULATION

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Figure 5. Whole die photograph of the Atmel AT89C2051. Mag. 44x.

Figure 6. Optical views illustrating markings on the die surface. Mag. 320x.

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Mag

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glass etch, Mag. 21,000x

silicon etch, Mag. 13,000x

Figure 8. SEM section views of general structure.

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PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

METAL

LOCAL OXIDE

PRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

N+ S/D

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

METAL

PRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

POLY GATE

POLY

Mag. 7500x

Mag. 3200x

Figure 9. Perspective SEM views illustrating overlay passivation coverage. 60°.

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Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 6500x

Figure 10. SEM section views illustrating metal line profiles.

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PASSIVATION

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

ALUMINUM

BARRIER

METAL

Mag. 3200x

Mag. 1600x

Figure 11. Topological SEM views illustrating metal patterning. 0°.

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METAL

POLYPOLY

METAL

RESIDUALGLASS

CONTACTS

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 3700x

Figure 12. SEM views illustrating metal coverage. 60°.

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ALUMINUM

BARRIER

METAL

Mag. 17,600x

Mag. 26,000x

Figure 13. SEM section views illustrating metal contacts.

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METAL

N+

POLY

LOCOS

METAL

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

90% THINNING

PASSIVATION 1PRE-METALDIELECTRIC

Mag. 4700x

Mag. 2400x

Figure 14. SEM views illustrating poly patterning. 0°.

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POLY

POLY

POLY GATE

POLY GATE

Mag. 4400x

Mag. 20,000x

Mag. 20,000x

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Figure 15. SEM views illustrating poly coverage. 60°.

P+

N+

POLY

POLY

POLY

Mag. 26,000x

Mag. 13,000x

Figure 16. SEM section views illustrating N-channel transistor.

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METAL

N+ S/D

PASSIVATION 1

P SUBSTRATE

POLY GATE

GATE OXIDE

N+ S/D

ALUMINUM

PRE-METALDIELECTRIC

BARRIER

PASSIVATION 2

Mag. 26,000x

Mag. 13,000x

Figure 17. SEM section views illustrating P-channel transistor.

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METAL

P+ S/D

P+ S/D

PASSIVATION 1

PASSIVATION 2

POLY GATE

GATE OXIDE

PRE-METALDIELECTRIC

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 800x

Figure 18. SEM section views illustrating well structure.

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P SUBSTRATE

N-WELL

METAL

PASSIVATION 1

PRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

LOCAL OXIDE

PASSIVATION 2

STEP ATWELL

BOUNDRY

Mag. 36,600x

Mag. 20,800x

Figure 19. SEM section view illustrating birdsbeak.

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METAL

PASSIVATION 1

PRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

LOCAL OXIDE

POLY

PRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

LOCAL OXIDE

BIRDSBEAK

POLY

PASSIVATION 2

unlayered

metal

Figure 20. Topological SEM views illustrating 6T SRAM array. Mag. 810x,0°.

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BIT LINES

POLY WORD LINES

unlayered

metal

Figure 21. Perspective SEM views illustrating 6T SRAM array. Mag. 1600x,60°.

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POLY WORD LINES

unlayered

metal

Figure 22. Perspective SEM views illustrating 6T SRAM array. Mag. 3240x,60°.

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BIT LINES

POLY WORD LINES

metal

unlayered

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4P

5N

6N

3N

2P

1NBIT BIT

WORD

Figure 23. Perspective SEM views illustrating 6T SRAM cell and schematic.Mag. 3200x,0°.

VCC

BIT

GND

VCC

GND

1

2

3

4

5

6

BIT

unlayered

metal

Figure 24. Topological SEM views illustrating EEPROM array. Mag. 1620x,0°.

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BIT LINE

BIT LINE

POLY 2 WORD LINES

unlayered

metal

Figure 25. Perspective SEM views illustrating EEPROM array. Mag. 3240x,60°.

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BIT LINE

BIT LINE

POLY 2 WORD LINES

unlayered

metal

Figure 26. Perspective SEM views illustrating EEPROM array. Mag. 8000x,60°.

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BIT LINE

POLY 2WORDLINE

POLY 2PROGRAM

LINE

Mag. 20,000x

Mag. 13,000x

Figure 27. Perspective SEM views illustrating details of the EEPROM cell. Unlayered, 60°.

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FLOATING GATE(POLY 1)

POLY 2

POLY 2 WORD LINE

POLY 2 PROGRAM LINE

POLY 1

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PGM

BIT

WORD

Q1

Q2

Figure 28. SEM views illustrating EEPROM cell and schematic. Mag. 6500x,0°.

BIT Q1 Q2

PGM GND

BIT

WORD

Mag. 3240x

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 26,000x

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Figure 29. SEM cross section views of EEPROM cell (parallel to bit lines).

PASSIVATION 2

POLY 2 SELECT GATE

N+ S/D

N+ S/D

METAL BIT LINE

ONE CELL

112233

PASSIVATION 1

PASSIVATION

METAL

POLY 2

POLY 1

POLY 2

POLY 1

GATE OXIDETUNNEL OXIDE

DENSIFIED OXIDEPRE-METAL DIELECTRIC

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 6500x

Figure 30. SEM cross section views of EEPROM cell (perpendicular to bit lines).

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P SUBSTRATEPOLY 1 FLOATING GATE

POLY 2 PROGRAM LINE

METAL BIT LINES

POLY 2

LOCAL OXIDE

METAL

POLY 1

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

Figure 31. Color cross section drawing illustrating device structure.

Orange = Nitride, Blue = Metal,Yellow = Oxide, Green = Poly,

Red = Diffusion,and Gray = Substrate

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PASSIVATION 2

LOCAL OXIDE

PRE-METAL DIELECTRICPOLY 2

DENSIFIED OXIDE

P+ S/D

N-WELL

P-WELL

N+ S/D

GATE OXIDE

P SUBSTRATE

Figure 32. Package photographs of the Atmel AT89S8252. Mag. 1.7x.

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Figure 33. Whole die photograph of the Atmel AT89S8252. Mag. 44x.

Mag. 500x

Mag. 400x

Figure 34. Optical views illustrating markings on the die surface.

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Figure 35. Optical views illustrating metal 2 interconnect. Mag. 825x.

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METAL 2

METAL 2

METAL 1

Mag. 10,000x

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 15,000x

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Figure 36. Glass etch section views illustrating general structure.

METAL 2

P SUBSTRATE

P SUBSTRATE

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

METAL 1

POLY 2

POLY 2 GATES

METAL 1

METAL 2

PASSIVATION 2

PASSIVATION 1

LOCAL OXIDE

METAL 1

Mag. 6500x

Mag. 1600x

Figure 37. Unlayered topological views illustrating EEPROM array on theAT89S8252 device. 0°.

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POLY 2 WORD LINES

POLY 2 PROGRAM LINE

Mag. 3240x

Mag. 6500x

Mag. 13,000x

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Figure 38. Perspective SEM views illustrating EEPROM array on the AT89S8252 device. 60°.

POLY 2WORDLINE

POLY 2PROGRAM

LINE

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 26,000x

Mag. 52,000x

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Figure 39. Detailed views of the EEPROM cell.

POLY 1

POLY 1

POLY 2

POLY 2

NITRIDE

POLY 1 FLOATING GATE

POLY 2

NITRIDE

Mag. 13,000x

Mag. 6500x

Figure 40. SEM section views of EEPROM cell on the AT89S8252 device(parallel to bit lines).

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METAL 1

N+ S/D

POLY 2

POLY 2SELECT

GATE

POLY 1FLOATING

GATETUNNELOXIDE

PASSIVATION

POLY 2

POLY 1

METAL 1 BIT LINE

Mag. 52,000x

Mag. 26,000x

Figure 41. Detailed SEM section views of EEPROM cell (parallel to bit lines).

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METAL

N+

POLY 2

POLY 1

TUNNEL OXIDE

POLY 2

POLY 1

TUNNEL OXIDE GATE OXIDE

DENSIFIED OXIDE

INTERPOLYDIELECTRIC

Figure 42. Glass etch section views illustrating the ONO interpoly dielectric. Mag. 52,000x.

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POLY 2

POLY 1

NITRIDE

GATE OXIDE

GATE OXIDETUNNEL OXIDE

POLY 2

POLY 1

NITRIDE