Abstract:
CMP (chemical/mechanical polishing) slurries that can rapidly remove a target layer and can effectively passivate a polishing stopper, with high selectivity. In one aspect, a CMP slurry comprises metal oxide abrasive particles, a removal rate accelerator, an anionic polymeric passivation agent having a molecular weight in a range of about 1,000 to about 100,000, a C1-C12 anionic passivation agent, and water.
Abstract:
There is provided a chemical mechanical polishing apparatus, which may include a polishing table rotated by a polishing table motor and having a pad thereon, a carrier head located above the polishing table to be rotatable by the driving of a carrier head motor and having a wafer located under the bottom thereof, a slurry supplier for supplying a slurry to the upper portion of the polishing table, a first polishing end point detector for detecting a polishing end point through the temperature change of the temperature sensor, at least one temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of a polishing region (the wafer, the pad, and the slurry), and a second polishing end point detector for detecting a polishing end point from the changes of load current, voltage, and resistance of the carrier head motor. Further, instead of the second polishing end point detector, an optical signal polishing end point detector may be employed, for detecting the polishing end point by the light illuminated on the wafer and reflected from the wafer.
Abstract:
The invention relate to a damascene chalcogenide memory cell structure. The damascene chalcogenide memory cell structure is fabricated under conditions that simplify previous process flows. The damascene chalcogenide memory cell structure also prevents volatilization of the chalcogenide memory material.
Abstract:
A method is provided for forming a metal interconnection using a plating process, which can improve the throughput and reliability of semiconductor devices by decreasing the required polishing in a chemical mechanical polishing process. A semiconductor device manufactured by this method is also provided. In the method of forming a metal interconnection, a recess region is formed in a portion of an insulation layer formed over a substrate, i.e., where a metal interconnection layer will be formed. A diffusion prevention layer is formed over the substrate, the insulation layer, and the recess region. Then, a metal seed layer is formed over the diffusion prevention layer only in the recess region using a chemical mechanical polishing process or an etch back process. A conductive plating layer is then formed on the metal seed layer only in the recess region. Thereafter, surface polarization is performed to form a metal interconnection layer in the recess region. The plating layer may be formed after forming the seed layer only in the bottom portion of the recess region.
Abstract:
An electroluminescence device and a method for manufacturing the same minimize the process steps and the manufacturing cost, and allow a sufficiently high light-emitting effect under a low driving voltage. The electroluminescence device includes a substrate, a lower electrode layer formed on the substrate, a light-emitting layer formed on the lower electrode layer, an upper electrode layer formed on the light-emitting layer, and a passivation layer formed on the upper electrode layer. The method for manufacturing an electroluminescence device includes the steps of forming a lower electrode layer on a substrate, forming a light-emitting layer on the lower electrode layer, forming an upper electrode layer on the light-emitting layer, and forming a passivation layer on the upper electrode.
Abstract:
Memory arrays and methods of forming the same are provided. An example memory array can include at least one plane having a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix and a plurality of plane selection devices. Groups of the plurality of memory cells are communicatively coupled to a respective one of a plurality of plane selection devices. A decode logic having elements is formed in a substrate material and communicatively coupled to the plurality of plane selection devices. The plurality of memory cells and the plurality of plane selection devices are not formed in the substrate material.
Abstract:
Provided are semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating the same. The method may include, stacking a lower semiconductor chip on a lower package substrate, forming a lower molding layer on the lower package substrate, forming a connecting through-hole and an element through-hole by performing a laser drilling process on the lower molding layer, and stacking an upper package substrate having a bottom surface to which a passive element is bonded on the lower package substrate to insert the passive element into the element through-hole.
Abstract:
Material test structures having cantilever portions and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, a method of forming a material test structure includes forming a number of electrode portions in a first dielectric material, forming a second dielectric material on the first dielectric material, wherein the second dielectric material includes a first cantilever portion and a second cantilever portion, and forming a test material on the number of electrode portions, the first dielectric material, and the second dielectric material.
Abstract:
Material test structures having cantilever portions and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, a method of forming a material test structure includes forming a number of electrode portions in a first dielectric material, forming a second dielectric material on the first dielectric material, wherein the second dielectric material includes a first cantilever portion and a second cantilever portion, and forming a test material on the number of electrode portions, the first dielectric material, and the second dielectric material.
Abstract:
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor integrated circuit device, and more particularly to a method of fabricating a phase change memory device.