摘要:
The present invention provides an integrated circuit capacitor comprising a conductive plug comprising a top portion comprising sidewalls, and a bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion of the plug is coated with a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium nitride and wherein the top portion of the plug is substantially not coated with a material selected from the group consisting of titanium and titanium nitride.
摘要:
A CMOS gate structure comprises a multilayered polysilicon structure and a deposited silicide layer, with a nitridized silicide barrier layer formed therebetween. The multilayered polysilicon will exhibit a relatively large grain size and uniform structure. The deposited silicide layer is annealed to mimic the polysilicon grain size and structure. The combination of the tailored grain structure with the intermediate barrier layer results in a gate structure that is essentially impervious to subsequent dopant diffusions.
摘要:
A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming at least one opening, having vertical sidewalls and a bottom, in a first dielectric layer adjacent a substrate. A second dielectric layer is formed to line the vertical sidewalls of the at least one opening, and has a relatively lower etch rate than the first dielectric layer. A conductive layer is deposited to fill the at least one opening and an upper surface of the semiconductor wafer is cleaned. The method preferably includes the steps of depositing a barrier layer lining the second dielectric layer and the bottom of the at least one opening, and chemically mechanically polishing the semiconductor wafer with the second dielectric layer protecting upper edges of the barrier layer and conductive layer. Preferably, the relatively lower etch rate of the second dielectric layer is a relatively lower wet etch rate based on a wet etch in hydrofluoric acid and the step of cleaning the upper surface of the semiconductor wafer comprises a wet etch in hydrofluoric acid. Thus, the conductive layer and the barrier layer are protected from a cleaning wet etch which may include the use of hydrofluoric acid. Localized corrosion of the conductive layer, which may be copper, is prevented.
摘要:
Integrated circuit fabrication includes the formation of tungsten contacts in windows. Between the tungsten and the contact region are Ti and TiN layers. Defects are prevented or reduced by sealing grain boundaries in the TiN layer prior to tungsten deposition. Grain boundaries are sealed by rinsing the TiN layer in water at ambient temperature or above.
摘要:
A solder bump structure and an under bump metallurgical structure. An upper surface of a semiconductor substrate comprises a first conductive pad (200) disposed thereon. A passivation layer (202) overlies the upper surface. A second conductive pad (212) is disposed in an opening (204) in the passivation layer and in contact with the first conductive pad. The under bump metallurgical structure (300) encapsulates the second conductive pad, covering an upper surface and sidewalls surfaces of the second conductive pad, protecting both the first and the second conductive pads from environmental and processing effects. According to the present invention, the conventional second passivation layer is not required. Methods for forming the various structures are also presented.
摘要:
An inductor formed within an integrated circuit and a method for forming the inductor. The inductor comprises an underlying layer of aluminum formed in a first metallization layer and patterned and etched into the desired shape. In one embodiment the aluminum line comprises a spiral shape. According to a damascene process, a conductive runner, preferably of copper, is formed in a dielectric layer overlying the aluminum line and in electrical contact therewith. The aluminum line and the conductive runner cooperate to form the inductor. In another embodiment the aluminum line and the conductive runner are formed in a vertically spaced-apart orientation, with tungsten plugs or conductive vias formed to provide electrical connection therebetween. A method for forming the inductor comprises forming an aluminum conductive line and forming a conductive runner over the conductive line.
摘要:
A silane passivation process, carried out in-situ together with the formation of a subsequent dielectric film, converts the exposed Cu surfaces of a Cu interconnect structure, to copper silicide. The copper silicide suppresses Cu diffusion and electromigration and serves as a barrier material in regions where contact to further conductive material is made. An entire copper surface of a copper interconnect structure may be silicided or a local portion of the surface silicided after an opening is formed in an overlying dielectric to expose a portion of the copper surface.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a metal-oxide-metal capacitor in a microelectronic device is provided. First, a recess is formed in a surface of a dielectric layer deposited over a microelectronic substrate. A first barrier layer is then deposited over the dielectric layer such that the first barrier layer conforms to the recess. A first conductive element is then deposited over the first barrier layer so as to at least fill the recess. A second barrier layer is further deposited over the first conductive element such that the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer cooperate to encapsulate the first conductive element. The first conductive element thus comprises a first plate of the capacitor. A capacitor dielectric layer is then deposited over the second barrier layer, followed by the deposition of a second conductive element over the capacitor dielectric layer. The second conductive element thus comprises a second plate of the capacitor. In one embodiment, the dielectric layer may be comprised of an oxide and the barrier layers are comprised of, for example, tantalum; tantalum nitride; titanium nitride; tungsten nitride; silicon nitrides of tantalum, titanium, and tungsten; and combinations thereof. The first conductive element is preferably comprised of copper. The capacitor dielectric may be comprised of an oxide or tantalum pentoxide, while the second conductive element may be comprised of a layer of an aluminum alloy disposed between two barrier layers, each comprised of, for example, tantalum; tantalum nitride; titanium nitride; tungsten nitride; silicon nitrides of tantalum, titanium, and tungsten; and combinations thereof. Associated apparatuses are also provided.
摘要:
A cap or barrier layer that can prevent the migration of impurities in low dielectric constant material, thereby preventing the impurities from attacking conductive elements in subsequent levels of a multi-level integrated circuit structure. The integrated circuit by may be fabricated by disposing the diffusion-preventing barrier layer between a first dielectric layer and the conductive layer at an upper level of the integrated circuit. The diffusion preventing barrier layer may be formed in-situ over the impurity containing dielectric material with the subsequent disposition of a metal layer thereover, and further processing of a multi-layer dielectric structure to include polishing. The in-situ deposition of the cap or barrier layer prevents the exposure of the impurity containing layer to atmosphere, thereby avoiding contamination of the layer by moisture absorption, hydrogen absorption, or the like. In an exemplary embodiment, the diffusion preventing barrier layer is a material containing silicon oxide or silicon rich silicon oxide SiOx, where x is preferably less than 2.
摘要:
An oxide for use in integrated circuits is substantially stress-free both in the bulk and at the interface between the substrate and the oxide. The interface is planar and has a low interface trap density (Nit). The oxide has a low defect density and may have a thickness of less than 1.5 nm or less.