Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Interconnect structure having large self-aligned vias
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Application No.: US15143969Application Date: 2016-05-02
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Publication No.: US09659820B2Publication Date: 2017-05-23
- Inventor: John H. Zhang , Lawrence A. Clevenger , Carl Radens , Yiheng Xu , Richard Stephen Wise , Akil K. Sutton , Terry Allen Spooner , Nicole A. Saulnier
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation , STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk US TX Coppell
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation,STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation,STMICROELECTRONICS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk US TX Coppell
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- Agent Steven J. Meyers
- Main IPC: H01L21/768
- IPC: H01L21/768 ; H01L23/522 ; H01L23/528 ; H01L23/532 ; H01L21/027 ; H01L21/311

Abstract:
A method of forming a wavy line interconnect structure that accommodates small metal lines and enlarged diameter vias is disclosed. The enlarged diameter vias can be formed using a self-aligned dual damascene process without the need for a separate via lithography mask. The enlarged diameter vias make direct contact with at least three sides of the underlying metal lines, and can be aligned asymmetrically with respect to the metal line to increase the packing density of the metal pattern. The resulting vias have an aspect ratio that is relatively easy to fill, while the larger via footprint provides low via resistance. By allowing the via footprint to exceed the minimum size of the metal line width, a path is cleared for further process generations to continue shrinking metal lines to dimensions below 10 nm.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160247722A1 INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE HAVING LARGE SELF-ALIGNED VIAS Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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