公开(公告)号：US09412658B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-09

申请号：US14490792

申请日：2014-09-19

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation ,  GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.

Inventor： Oleg Gluschenkov ,  Siddarth A. Krishnan ,  Joyeeta Nag ,  Andrew H. Simon ,  Shishir Ray

IPC: H01L23/52 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L21/4763

CPC classification number: H01L21/76894 ,  H01L21/76834 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L21/76867 ,  H01L21/76883 ,  H01L23/53228 ,  H01L23/53233 ,  H01L23/53238 ,  H01L23/5329 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/00

Abstract: In-situ melting and crystallization of sealed cooper wires can be performed by means of laser annealing for a duration of nanoseconds. The intensity of the laser irradiation is selected such that molten copper wets interconnect interfaces, thereby forming an interfacial bonding arrangement that increases specular scattering of electrons. Nanosecond-scale temperature quenching preserves the formed interfacial bonding. At the same time, the fast crystallization process of sealed copper interconnects results in large copper grains, typically larger than 80 nm in lateral dimensions, on average. A typical duration of the annealing process is from about 10's to about 100's of nanoseconds. There is no degradation to interlayer low-k dielectric material despite the high anneal temperature due to ultra short duration that prevents collective motion of atoms within the dielectric material.

Abstract translation: 密封铜线的原位熔融和结晶可以通过激光退火进行纳秒的持续时间。 选择激光照射的强度，使得熔融铜浸润互连界面，从而形成增加电子的镜面散射的界面结合装置。 纳秒级温度淬火保持形成的界面结合。 同时，密封铜互连的快速结晶过程平均导致大的铜晶粒，通常大于80nm的横向尺寸。 退火过程的典型持续时间为约10秒至约100秒的纳秒。 尽管由于超短时间的高退火温度，层间低k介电材料没有劣化，从而防止原子在电介质材料内的集体运动。