HitachiConfidential1February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesHSPCTrainingSeriesHSPC培训系列Part3:TheContextClass13:UnderstandingESD第13课:理解ESDSamLuoChrisKeenerTranslatedbyYuanXiaoyuHitachiConfidential2February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesUnderstandingESD:Outline概述ZAP!!!ThermalStability热稳定性Factsaboutthermalstability&ESD热稳定性与ESD事例HumanBodyModelHB模型SymptomsintheheadasafunctionofESDmagnitudeESD脉冲强度对磁头的效应EffectofvaryingESDpulseduration变化ESD脉冲持续时间的效应PinnedLayerFlipping钉扎层翻转Quiz问题HitachiConfidential3February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesThermalStability热稳定性¾Thermalinstabilityisamplitudedecaythatoccurswhenheadsarestressedathightemperatures热不稳定性指磁头在高温热应力下幅值衰减的现象¾Thepredominantmechanismforthermalinstabilityisdiffusionofatomswithinthesensor热不稳定性主要来自读头内部原子扩散效应¾Diffusionistemperaturedriven:热扩散¾∆T=T–Tambient~I2R¾whereTisthemaximumtemperatureatthestripecenter此处T指读头中心处的最高温度¾NotethatLifetimeisextremelysensitivetobiasvoltage注意读头寿命对偏压极为敏感¾GMR5.0hasbetterthermalstabilitythanGMR4.2相对于GMR4.2,GMR5.0具有更好的热稳定性dItcanrunhotter能工作在更高的温度dBiasVoltagecanbeincreased可提高偏压dPerformanceisenhancedevenwithsimilar∆R/R相同∆R/R条件下,综合性能增强¾ESDisthermaldecayonashorttimescale/ESD是瞬时热衰减¾Humanbodymodel~150nsec人体~150纳秒¾Machinemodel~10nsec:equilibriumTnotreached机械~10纳秒:未达到平衡温度()273+∝TkEaeLifetimeHitachiConfidential4February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesThermalStability:GeneralObservations热稳定性的一般现象Thermalstresscausesheadstochangein2ways热应力对磁头的影响有两种方式:•Amplitudedecay(irreversible)幅值衰减(不可逆)–Causedbydiffusionofatomsinthesensor来自读头内的原子扩散–FollowsArrheniusLawwithactivationenergiesconsistentwithatomicdiffusion依从Arrhenius法则:激活能源于原子扩散–BiasvoltageinHDDisdesignedtomaintainamaximumsensortemperatureé110˚C设计时,硬盘中的偏压维持最大读头温度é110˚C–Wewantheadstomaintainhighamplitudefor100,000hoursofcontinuoususe期望读头连续使用100,000中保持高幅值•Amplitudespreading(reversible)幅值分散(可逆)–Mostlikelycausedbysettlingofthefreelayerorientationintoequilibrium极可能来自于自由层磁化方向–Thishappensrelativelyquicklyevenatlowstresstemperatures(HDDoperatingtemperaturesandtypicalusagetimes,maybeontheorderof100-1000hours)即便在低的热应力下也可能发生此现象(HDD长时间运行会产生热量)–Amplitudecanincreaseordecrease,dependingonthehead’sbiaspointanddetailsofitsstressandmechanicaldefect(e.g.,grainboundary)distribution幅值可能增大也可能减小,依赖于磁头的偏压点和其应力机械缺陷(如:晶粒边界)的分布HitachiConfidential5February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesESD:GeneralObservationsESD的一般现象ESD•Typicalheadsaredamagedin100nsecbycurrentsof13mA(20VHBM)一般磁头在电流13mA(20VHBM)下100nsec便被损坏•HBMthresholdvariesinverselywithresistance(asstripeheightischanged)HBM门限值与电阻成反比(当SH改变时)–ThismeansthattheESDthresholdisapproximatelyaconstantVoltageforallheadsofagivendesign(GMRtype,MRW,gap)此意味着对于给定设计(GMR类型,读宽,间隙),ESD电压门限值对所有磁头是一个常数•ESDthresholdacrosssensoritselfvarieslinearlywithMRW穿过读头本身的ESD门限值与读宽变化成线性关系–However,leadresistanceisasignificantcomponentoftotalresistance然而,引导层的电阻占总电阻的大部分–SoESDVoltagethresholdvariesroughlyasMRW0.65(empiricalfunction)因此,ESD电压门限值粗略随MRW0.65变化(经验公式)HitachiConfidential6February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesHumanBodyModelHB模型HumanBodyModelisastandardizedESDexperimentHB模型是标准的ESD实验•Theheadisplacedinserieswith1.5kΩ磁头与一系列1.5kΩ电阻相连•HBMVoltageisdischargedfroma100pFcapacitorthroughtheresistorandtheheadHB模型电压来自100pf电容器释电流过电阻和磁头•HBMVoltageisactuallyproportionaltothecurrentthroughthehead实际HBM电压正比于流过磁头的电流–Headresistanceismuchlessthan1.5kOhm磁头电阻远小于1.5kOhm–Considerheadresistanceconstant50ΩÆCurrent=VHBM/1.55kΩ假设磁头电阻为常数50ΩÆ电流=VHBM/1.55kΩ–时间常数Timeconstantτ=1.55kΩx100pF=155nsecThisisalowfrequencypulsethatallowstheheadtonearlyreachthermalequilibrium此为低频脉冲允许磁头几乎接近热平衡HitachiConfidential7February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesWhathappenstotheheadasESDbecomesmoresevere严重ESD对磁头的影响TypicalamplitudeandresistanceprofileasafunctionofESD典型幅值与电阻随ESD电压增强的变化图HBMVoltage0%20%40%60%80%100%120%N.Amp-50510152025DeltaRScopeoftheworkthisworkotherworksSmallpulsesNodamageNoproblem小脉冲没问题SevereDamageDeadheadAmp=0LargeResistancem严重ESD磁头损坏幅值为0电阻增大MildESDInstabilityAmpm中等ESD不稳定性幅值增大PermanentESDdamageAmpoResist.mSlightly永久ESD磁头受损幅值降低电阻增大SamLuopaperSEMFA:Invisible扫描电镜失效分析:未见ESD|Seespotatsensor读头存在ESDHitachiConfidential8February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesWhataDeadHeadLooksLike受损读头的外观Onlydeadheads(zeroamp&highresistance)showvisibleevidenceofphysicaldamage仅仅读头(0幅值和高电阻)表现出可见的物理缺陷DeadHead死头(RHopen)—Sensormelted读头融化Almostdeadhead(RHopen)Goodhead好头HitachiConfidential9February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnologiesDistributionofESDpulsesproducesheadswithdifferentsymptoms不同征兆的ESD磁头的分布AssumeahypotheticaldistributionofESDpulses假设ESD脉冲的近似分布Thelongtailofhigh-currentpulsesproducesarangeofsymptoms高电流脉冲部分Thusweseesomeheadswith:•Highamplitude(manyofwhichareunstable)高幅值(许多为不稳定磁头)•Negativeamplitude(flipped,discussedafewpageslater)负幅值(钉扎层翻转)•Lowamplitude低的幅值•Resistance(RH)veryhigh(open),deadheads)极高的电阻(磁头损坏)Pulseamplitude脉冲幅值NumberofpulsesProducedinprocessHitachiConfidential10February12,2009CDK©2004HitachiGlobalStorageTechnol