摘要:
A diffusion barrier that has a low dielectric constant, k, yet resistant to oxygen and/or moisture permeability is provided. The diffusion barrier includes a dielectric stack having at least two or more dielectric films, each film having a dielectric constant of about 8 or less, wherein the dielectric stack comprises alternating films composed of a high-permeability material and a low-permeability material. A semiconductor structure including substrate having at least one wiring region and the inventive diffusion barrier formed on a surface of the substrate is also provided.
摘要:
A metal wiring plus low-k dielectric interconnect structure of the dual damascene-type is provided wherein the conductive metal lines and vias are built into a hybrid low-k dielectric which includes two spun-on dielectrics that have different atomic compositions and at least one of the two spun-on dielectrics is porous. The two spun-on dielectrics used in forming the inventive hybrid low-k dielectric each have a dielectric constant of about 2.6 or less, preferably each dielectric of the hybrid structure has a k of from about 1.2 to about 2.2. By utilizing the inventive hybrid low-k dielectric excellent control over metal line resistance (trench depth) is obtained, without no added cost. This is achieved without the use of a buried etch stop layer, which if present, would be formed between the two spun-on dielectrics. Moreover, the spun-on dielectrics of the hybrid low-k dielectric have distinctly different atomic compositions enabling control over the conductor resistance using the bottom spun-on dielectric (i.e., via dielectric) as an inherent etch stop layer for the upper spun-on dielectric (i.e., line dielectric).
摘要:
A low dielectric constant, multiphase material which can be used as an interconnect dielectric in IC chips is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating a multiphase low dielectric constant film utilizing a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technique. Electronic devices containing insulating layers of the multiphase low dielectric constant materials that are prepared by the method are further disclosed.
摘要:
Metal nitrate-containing precursor compounds are employed in atomic layer deposition processes to form metal-containing films, e.g. metal, metal oxide, and metal nitride, which films exhibit an atomically abrupt interface and an excellent uniformity.
摘要:
A semiconductor device such as a P-N or P-I-N junction diode, includes a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity-type and being mounted over a metal address line, and a second semiconductor layer having a second conductivity-type and being mounted over the first semiconductor material. The diode preferably has a thickness of substantially no more than about 1 micron, and the diode includes a P-N junction confined to a thickness of less than about 0.1 micron. In the preferred embodiment the method comprises depositing a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type, depositing a second intrinsic layer, annealing to convert both layers to a polycrystalline layer, implanting ions of a second conductivity type into the second layer, and annealing to convert the second layer to a polycrystalline. The result is a diode having an ultra-sharp p-n junction.
摘要:
A thin film transistor is described incorporating a gate electrode, a gate insulating layer, a semiconducting channel layer deposited on top of the gate insulating layer, an insulating encapsulation layer positioned on the channel layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode and a contact layer beneath each of the source and drain electrodes and in contact with at least the channel layer, all of which are situated on a plastic substrate. By enabling the use of plastics having low glass transition temperatures as substrates, the thin film transistors may be used in large area electronics such as information displays and light sensitive arrays for imaging which are flexible, lighter in weight and more impact resistant than displays fabricated on traditional glass substrates. The thin film transistors are useful in active matrix liquid crystal displays where the plastic substrates are transparent in the visible spectrum. Enablement of the use of such plastics is by way of the use of polymeric encapsulation films to coat the surfaces of the plastic substrates prior to subsequent processing and the use of novel low temperature processes for the deposition of thin film transistor structures.
摘要:
A structure is fabricated comprising a substrate, a dielectric layer formed over the substrate, and a single crystal layer of a compound formed over the dielectric layer. The single crystal layer is formed by the chemical reaction of at least a first element with an initial single crystal layer of a second element on the dielectric layer having an initial thickness of about 100 to about 10,000 angstroms.According to another aspect, a carbide single crystal layer is provided on a substrate by depositing carbon from a solid carbon source at a low rate and low temperature, followed by reacting the carbon with the underlying layer to convert it to the carbide.
摘要:
A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water each less than 10 ppm. A material is also described by using the method with a dielectric constant of not more than 2.8. The invention overcomes the problem of forming films with low biaxial stress less than 46 MPa.
摘要:
A diffusion barrier useful in semiconductor electronic devices, such as multi-level interconnect wiring structures, is provided. The diffusion barrier is characterized as having a low-dielectric constant of less than 3.5, preferably less than 3.0, as well as being capable of substantially preventing Cu and/or oxygen from diffusing into the active device areas of the electronic device. Since the diffusion barrier has a low-dielectric constant, the diffusion barrier has only a minor effect on the effective dielectric constant of the interconnect structure. The low-k diffusion barrier includes atoms of Si, C, H and N. The N atoms are non-uniformly distributed within the low-k diffusion barrier. Optionally, the low-k diffusion barrier may include atoms of Ge, O, halogens such as F or any combination thereof.
摘要:
Novel semiconductor devices containing a discontinuous cap layer and possessing a relatively low dielectric constant are provide herein. The novel semiconductor devices includes at least a substrate, a first dielectric layer applied on at least a portion of the substrate, a first set of openings formed through the dielectric layer to expose the surface of the substrate so that a conductive material deposited within and filling the openings provides a first set of electrical contact conductive elements and a discontinuous layer of cap material covering at least the top of the conductive elements to provide a first set of discontinuous cap elements. Methods for forming the semiconductor devices are also provided.