摘要:
Standard post-etch photoresist clean procedures for porous dielectric materials in semiconductor device manufacturing may involve wet cleans in which a solvent is used for polymer residue removal. In many cases, the components of the solvent are absorbed into porous film layers (102) and can later volatilize during subsequent metal (110) deposition steps. A low pressure anneal of limited duration and high temperature, performed after the wet clean and prior to metal deposition, satisfactorily removes the absorbed components.
摘要:
Standard post-etch photoresist clean procedures for porous dielectric materials in semiconductor device manufacturing may involve wet cleans in which a solvent is used for polymer residue removal. In many cases, the components of the solvent are absorbed into porous film layers (102) and can later volatilize during subsequent metal (110) deposition steps. A low pressure anneal of limited duration and high temperature, performed after the wet clean and prior to metal deposition, satisfactorily removes the absorbed components.
摘要:
Methods are disclosed for forming trench or via cavities in a single damascene interconnect structure, comprising etching (112) a dielectric layer to form a cavity there and to expose an underlying etch-stop layer, and etching the exposed etch-stop layer to extend the cavity and to expose a conductive feature in an existing interconnect structure, wherein etching the portion of the dielectric layer and etching the exposed portion of the etch-stop layer are performed concurrently with substantially no intervening processing steps therebetween. Also disclosed are methods of forming a via cavity in a dual damascene interconnect structure, comprising forming (104) an etch-stop layer over an existing interconnect structure, forming (106) a dielectric layer over the etch-stop layer, etching (114b) a portion of the dielectric layer to form a via cavity in the dielectric layer and to expose a portion of the etch-stop layer, and etching (116) the etch-stop layer to extend the via cavity, where the dielectric layer is covered during etching of the etch-stop layer.
摘要:
Methods are disclosed for forming trench or via cavities in a single damascene interconnect structure, comprising etching (112) a dielectric layer to form a cavity there and to expose an underlying etch-stop layer, and etching the exposed etch-stop layer to extend the cavity and to expose a conductive feature in an existing interconnect structure, wherein etching the portion of the dielectric layer and etching the exposed portion of the etch-stop layer are performed concurrently with substantially no intervening processing steps therebetween. Also disclosed are methods of forming a via cavity in a dual damascene interconnect structure, comprising forming (104) an etch-stop layer over an existing interconnect structure, forming (106) a dielectric layer over the etch-stop layer, etching (114b) a portion of the dielectric layer to form a via cavity in the dielectric layer and to expose a portion of the etch-stop layer, and etching (116) the etch-stop layer to extend the via cavity, where the dielectric layer is covered during etching of the etch-stop layer.