摘要:
A method for forming a multilayer interconnect structure on a substrate that include interconnected conductive wiring and vias spaced apart by a combination of solid or gaseous dielectrics. The inventive method includes the steps of: (a) forming a first planar via plus line level pair embedded in a dielectric matrix formed from one or more solid dielectrics and comprising a via level dielectric and a line level dielectric on a substrate, wherein, at least one of said solid dielectrics is at least partially sacrificial; (b) etching back sacrificial portions of said at least partially sacrificial dielectrics are removed to leave cavities extending into and through said via level, while leaving, at least some of the original via level dielectric as a permanent dielectric under said lines; (c) partially filling or overfilling said cavities with a place-holder material which may or may not be sacrificial; (d) planarizing the structure by removing overfill of said place-holder material; (e) repeating, as necessary, steps (a)-(d); (f) forming a dielectric bridge layer over the planar structure; and (g) forming air gaps by at least partially extracting said place-holder material.
摘要:
An interconnect structure including a patterned multilayer of spun-on dielectrics as well as methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The interconnect structure includes a patterned multilayer of spun-on dielectrics formed on a surface of a substrate. The patterned multilayer of spun-on dielectrics is composed of a bottom low-k dielectric, a buried etch stop layer, and a top low-k dielectric, wherein the bottom and top low-k dielectrics have a first composition, the said buried etch stop layer has a second composition which is different from the first composition and the buried etch stop layer is covalently bonded to said top and bottom low-k dielectrics. The interconnect structure further includes a polish stop layer formed on the patterned multilayer of spun-on dielectrics; and metal conductive regions formed within the patterned multilayer of spun-on dielectrics. Covalent bonding is achieved by employing an organosilane having functional groups that are capable of bonding with the top and bottom dielectric layers.
摘要:
A liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal molecules positioned in a vertical or a substantially vertical alignment is provided. The liquid crystal display cell includes at least two substantially homogeneous fluorinated alignment layers disposed on transparent electrodes; a liquid crystal layer of liquid crystal molecules disposed between the alignment layers; and, a means of applying voltage across the transparent electrodes. Methods for forming these liquid crystal display cells are also provided.
摘要:
A low-k dielectric metal conductor interconnect structure having no micro-trenches present therein and a method of forming such a structure are provided. Specifically, the above structure is achieved by providing an interconnect structure which includes at least a multilayer of dielectric materials which are applied sequentially in a single spin apply tool and then cured in a single step and a plurality of patterned metal conductors within the multilayer of spun-on dielectrics. The control over the conductor resistance is obtained using a buried etch stop layer having a second atomic composition located between the line and via dielectric layers of porous low-k dielectrics having a first atomic composition. The inventive interconnect structure also includes a hard mask which assists in forming the interconnect structure of the dual damascene-type. The first and second composition are selected to obtain etch selectivity of at least 10 to 1 or higher, and are selected from specific groups of porous low-k organic or inorganic materials with specific atomic compositions and other discoverable quantities.
摘要:
A composition containing a polymeric matrix and a conductive filler component is provided. The conductive filler component comprises conductive particles and a polymer selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines, substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenevinylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polythiophenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyazines, substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyfuranes, substituted and unsubstituted polypyrroles, substituted and unsubstituted polyselenophene, substituted and unsubstituted poly-p-phenylene sulfides and substituted and unsubstituted polyacetylenes, and mixtures thereof, and copolymers thereof. Compositions of the present invention are useful as corrosion protecting layers for metal substrates, for electrostatic discharge protection, electromagnetic interference shielding, and as adhesives for interconnect technology as alternatives to solder interconnections. In addition, films of polyanilines are useful as corrosion protecting layers with or without the conductive metal particles.
摘要:
A composition containing a polymeric matrix and a conductive filler component is provided. The conductive filler component comprises conductive particles and a polymer selected from the group consisting of substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines, substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenevinylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polythiophenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyazines, substituted and unsubstituted polyparaphenylenes, substituted and unsubstituted polyfuranes, substituted and unsubstituted polypyrroles, substituted and unsubstituted polyselenophene, substituted and unsubstituted poly-p-phenylene sulfides and substiututed and unsubstituted polyacetylenes, and mixtures thereof, and copolymers thereof. Compositions of the present invention are useful as corrosion protecting layers for metal substrates, for electrostatic discharge protection, electromagnetic interference shielding, and as adhesives for interconnect technology as alternatives to solder interconnections. In addition, films of polyanilines are useful as corrosion protecting layers with or without the conductive metal particles.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of reactive sputtering for depositing an amorphous hydrogenated carbon film (a-C:H) from an argon/hydrocarbon/hydrogen/oxygen plasma, preferably an Ar/acetylene-helium/hydrogen/oxygen plasma. Such films are optically transparent in the visible range and partially absorbing at ultraviolet (UV) and deep UV (DUV) wavelengths, in particular, 365, and 248, 193 nm. Moreover, the films produced by the present invention are amorphous, hard, scratch resistant, and etchable by excimer laser ablation or by oxygen reactive ion etch process. Because of these unique properties, these films can be used to form a patterned absorber for UV and DUV single layer attenuated phase shift masks. Film absorption can also be increased such that these films can be used to fabricate conventional photolithographic shadow masks.
摘要:
The disclosure describes a multilayer article of manufacture comprising a substrate having adhered to it a terminally unsaturated adhesive polyimide, where the surface of the adhesive opposite the substrate is adhered to a polyimide, the article further characterized in having one set or a plurality of alternating layers of the terminally unsaturated adhesive polyimide and the polyimide. In another embodiment, the article has at least one adhesive polyimide layer adhered to a metal substrate or an electrical circuit component such as an integrated circuit, or means for forming electrical connections in an electrical circuit such as metal conduits on the circuit or a wiring network embedded within a ceramic and/or polymer substrate. A novel adhesive polyimide is also described which is an adhesive polyimide such as ODPA-APB terminated with unsaturated heterocyclic monoamines such as azaadenines, aminobenzotriazoles, aminopurines or aminopyrazolopyrimidines and optionally anhydrides, aminoacetylenes, vinylamines or amino phosphines. The novel polyimide may also contain unsaturated heterocyclic groups in the polymer backbone or chain, either as a partial or complete replacement for the aromatic diamines used in synthesizing the polyimide. This novel adhesive polyimide in this invention acts as an adhesive layer for the polymer-substrate (copper, polymer, glass ceramic) interface as well as a copper diffusion barrier layer for the polymer-copper interface.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an improved method of depositing a diamond-like carbon film onto a substrate by low temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) from a hydrocarbon/helium plasma. More specifically, the diamond like carbon films of the present invention are deposited onto the substrate by employing acetylene which is heavily diluted with helium as the plasma gas. The films formed using the process of the present invention are characterized as being amorphous and having dielectric strengths comparable to those normally observed for diamond films. More importantly, however is that the films produced herein are thermally stable, optically transparent, absorbent in the ultraviolet range and hard thus making them extremely desirable for a wide variety of applications.
摘要:
Methods of fabricating powders of metal particles containing grain growth control additives are described. A powder, metal particles, e.g., copper particles, are mixed with a powder of additive particles, e.g., alumina particles. The mixture is milled in a high energy ball mill to provide metal particles having substantially uniformly distributed therein of additive particles. The ball milled powder contains elongated high aspect ratio particles. The high aspect ratio particles are reduced in size by jet impact milling. The jet impact milled powder can be used to form a conductor forming paste in the fabrication of a metallized ceramic substrate for semiconductor chip packaging application. The jet impact milled powder has particles of sufficiently small in size to fill vias between metallization layers in the green ceramic precursor to the ceramic substrate. During sintering of the combination of ceramic precursor and conductor forming paste, the grain growth control additive results in a substantially void free via filled with metal having a fine grain morphology.