Subtractive Ru Interconnect Enabled by Novel Patterning Solution for EUV Double Patterning and TopVia with Embedded Airgap Integration for Post Cu Interconnect Scaling
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- IEDM 2022
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.