摘要:
A structure for a chip or chip package is disclosed, with final passivation and terminal metallurgy which are mechanically decoupled but electrically coupled to the multilayer on-chip interconnects. This decoupling allows the chip to survive packaging stresses in the final passivation region, with strain relief from the decoupling region and compliant leads therein, so that on-chip interconnect levels do not feel these external packaging or other stresses. This structure is particularly preferred for on-chip interconnects consisting of Cu and low-k dielectric, the latter having inferior mechanical properties relative to SiO2. The decoupled region extends over all chips on the wafer. It may also extend into the edgeseal or dicing channel region so as to allow chip dicing and retention of this mechanical decoupling all around every chip on the wafer.
摘要:
A conducting material comprising: a conducting core region comprising copper and from 0.001 atomic percent to 0.6 atomic percent of one or more metals selected from iridium, osmium and rhenium; and an interfacial region. The interfacial region comprises at least 80 atomic percent or greater of the one or more metals. The invention is also directed to a method of making a conducting material comprising: providing an underlayer; contacting the underlayer with a seed layer, the seed layer comprising copper and one or more metals selected from iridium, osmium and rhenium; depositing a conducting layer comprising copper on the seed layer, and annealing the conducting layer at a temperature sufficient to cause grain growth in the conducting layer, yet minimize the migration of the one or more alloy metals from the seed layer to the conducting layer. The method further comprises polishing the conducting layer to provide a polished copper surface material, and annealing the polished copper surface material at a temperature to cause migration of the one or more metals from the seed layer to the polished surface to provide an interfacial region in contact with a copper conductor core region. The interfacial region and the copper conductor core region comprise the one or more metals.
摘要:
A method is described for forming a low-k dielectric film, in particular, a pre-metal dielectric (PMD) on a semiconductor wafer which has good gap-filling characteristics. The method uses a thermal sub-atmospheric CVD process that includes a carbon-containing organometallic precusor such as TMCTS or OMCTS, an ozone-containing gas, and a source of dopants for gettering alkali elements and for lowering the reflow temperature of the dielectric while attaining the desired low-k and gap-filling properties of the dielectric film. Phosphorous is a preferred dopant for gettering alkali elements such as sodium. Additional dopants for lowering the reflow temperature include, but are not limited to boron, germanium, arsenic, fluorine or combinations thereof.
摘要:
A structure and method for an insulator layer having carbon-graded layers above a substrate is disclosed, wherein the concentration of carbon increases in each successive carbon-graded layer above the substrate. The insulator comprises a low-k dielectric having a dielectric constant less than 3.3. The carbon-graded layer increases adhesion between the substrate and the insulator and between the insulator and the conductor layer. The structure may also include stabilization interfaces between the carbon-graded layers. More specifically, the carbon-graded layers include a first layer adjacent the substrate having a carbon content between about 5% and 20%, a second layer above the first layer having a carbon content between about 10% and 30%, and a third layer above the second layer having a carbon content between about 20% and 40%.
摘要:
A method for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor. Initially, the resistor is provided, wherein the resistor has a length L and an electrical resistance R1. A portion of the resistor is exposed to a laser radiation, wherein the portion includes a fraction F of the length L of the resistor. After the resistor has been exposed to the laser radiation, the resistor has an electrical resistance R2, wherein R2 is unequal to R1.
摘要:
A barrier film for a semiconductor device structure. The barrier film includes a compound including nitrogen and at least one of titanium or tantalum, nitrogen in a concentration that varies within the barrier film, and oxygen in a concentration that varies within the barrier film.
摘要:
A method to selectively cap interconnects with indium or tin bronzes and copper oxides thereof is provided. The invention also provides the interconnect and copper surfaces so formed.
摘要:
A structure and method of fabricating a semiconductor corrosion resistant metal fuse line including a refractory liner which can also act as a resistor is disclosed. Fabrication is accomplished using damascene process. The metal structure can be formed on a semiconductor substrate including a first portion including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having higher resistivity than the second layer, the second layer having horizontal and vertical surfaces that are in contact with the first layer in the first portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion being comprised of the first layer, the first layer not being in contact with the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the second layer in the second portion. The metal structure can be used as a corrosion resistant fuse. The metal structure can also be used as a resistive element. The high voltage tolerant resistor structure allows for usage in mixed-voltage, and mixed signal and analog/digital applications. The resistor element has low capacitance, low skin effect, high linearity, a high melting temperature, and a high critical current to failure. The resistor structure can be formed on the walls of a dielectric trough. The structure can be applied to circuit applications such as an ESD network, an RC-coupled MOSFET, a resistor ballasted MOSFET and others. The resistors can be in series with the MOSFET or other structures.
摘要:
A barrier film for a semiconductor device structure. The barrier film includes a compound including nitrogen and at least one of titanium or tantalum, nitrogen in a concentration that varies within the barrier film, and oxygen in a concentration that varies within the barrier film.
摘要:
The adhesion of a silicon carbide containing film to a surface is enhanced by employing a transition film of silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and/or silicon oxynitride.