摘要:
A method of forming an integrated circuit includes providing a buffer layer comprising a dielectric material above a layer of conductive material and providing a layer of mask material above the buffer layer. The mask material comprises amorphous carbon. The method also includes removing a portion of the buffer layer and the layer of mask material to form a mask. A feature is formed in the layer of conductive material according to the mask.
摘要:
A bi-layer BARC/hardmask structure includes a layer of amorphous carbon and two or more distinct and independently formed layers of a PECVD material such as SiON formed on the amorphous carbon layer. By independently forming several layers of PECVD material, at least some pinholes that are present in the lowermost PECVD layer are closed by upper PECVD layers and therefore do not extend through all of the PECVD layers. As a result the upper surface of the uppermost PECVD layer has a lower pinhole density than the lower PECVD layer. This reduces photoresist poisoning by dopant in the amorphous carbon layer, and etching of the amorphous carbon layer by photoresist stripping chemistry.
摘要:
The present invention facilitates dual bit memory devices and operation of dual bit memory device by providing systems and methods that employ a relatively thin undoped TEOS liner during fabrication, instead of a relatively thick TEOS layer that is conventionally used. Employment of the relatively thin liner facilitates dual bit memory device operation by mitigating charge loss and contact resistance while providing protection against unwanted dopant diffusion. The present invention includes utilizing a relatively thin undoped TEOS liner that is formed on wordlines and portions of a charge trapping dielectric layer. The relatively thin undoped TEOS liner is formed with a thickness of less than about 400 Angstroms so that contact resistance and charge loss are improved and yet providing suitable protection for operation of the device. Additionally, the present invention includes foregoing with an undoped TEOS liner altogether.
摘要:
Pinholes in a silicon oxynitride film are reduced by PECVD deposition of a plurality of silicon oxynitride sub-layers in a PECVD apparatus containing multiple chambers. Embodiments include forming a layer of amorphous carbon over a conductive layer, such as doped polycrystalline silicon, on a substrate, transferring the substrate to a multi-chamber PECVD tool and depositing 2 to 7, e.g., 5, sub-layers of dense silicon oxynitride at a total thickness of 300 to 700 Å.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a first metallization layer, a first diffusion barrier layer, a second etch stop layer, a first dielectric layer, a first etch stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a trench extending through the second dielectric layer and the first etch stop layer, and a via extending through the first dielectric layer, the second etch stop layer, and the first diffusion barrier layer. The first diffusion barrier layer is disposed over the first metallization layer. The second etch stop layer is disposed over and spaced from the first diffusion barrier layer, and the first dielectric layer is disposed over the second etch stop layer. The via can also have rounded corners. A third etch stop layer can also be disposed between the first diffusion barrier layer and the second etch stop layer. A sidewall diffusion barrier layer can be disposed on sidewalls of the via and trench, and the sidewall diffusion barrier layer is formed from the same material as the first diffusion barrier layer. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device is also disclosed.
摘要:
A method of forming an integrated circuit using an amorphous carbon hard mask involves providing an amorphous carbon material layer above a layer of conductive material and providing an anti-reflective coating (ARC) material layer above the amorphous carbon material. A transition region is formed intermediate the amorphous carbon material layer and the ARC material layer. The transition region has a concentration profile that provides a transition between the amorphous carbon material layer and the ARC material layer. A portion of the amorphous carbon material layer, the ARC material layer, and the transition region is removed to form a hard mask, and a feature is formed in the layer of conductive material according to the hard mask.
摘要:
A bi-layer BARC/hardmask structure includes a layer of amorphous carbon and two or more distinct and independently formed layers of a PECVD material such as SiON formed on the amorphous carbon layer. By independently forming several layers of PECVD material, at least some pinholes that are present in the lowermost PECVD layer are closed by upper PECVD layers and therefore do not extend through all of the PECVD layers. As a result the upper surface of the uppermost PECVD layer has a lower pinhole density than the lower PECVD layer. This reduces photoresist poisoning by dopant in the amorphous carbon layer, and etching of the amorphous carbon layer by photoresist stripping chemistry.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a first metallization level, a first diffusion barrier layer, a first etch stop layer, a dielectric layer and a via extending through the dielectric layer, the first etch stop layer, and the first diffusion barrier layer. The first diffusion barrier layer is disposed over the first metallization level. The first etch stop layer is disposed over the first diffusion barrier layer, and the dielectric layer is disposed over the first etch stop layer. The via can also have rounded corners. A sidewall diffusion barrier layer can be disposed on sidewalls of the via, and the sidewall diffusion barrier layer is formed from the same material as the first diffusion barrier layer. The first etch stop layer can be formed from silicon carbide. A method of manufacturing the semiconductor device is also disclosed.
摘要:
For forming a dual damascene opening within a dielectric material, a via mask material and a trench mask material are formed over the dielectric material. A trench opening is formed through the trench mask material, and a via opening is formed through a via mask patterning material disposed over the via and trench mask materials. The via and trench mask materials exposed through the via opening of the via mask patterning material are etched away, and the via mask patterning material is etched away. A portion of the dielectric material exposed through the via opening is etched down to the underlying interconnect structure, and a portion of the dielectric material exposed through the trench opening is etched, to form the dual damascene opening.
摘要:
An amorphous carbon layer is implanted with one or more dopants that enhance the etch resistivity of the amorphous carbon to etchants such as chlorine and HBr that are typically used to etch polysilicon. Such a layer may be pattern to form a handmask for etching polysilicon that provides improved pattern transfer accuracy compared to conventional undoped amorphous carbon.