摘要:
A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulating film including a first insulating film formed above the substrate and having a relative dielectric constant smaller than 2.5 and a second insulating film formed to cover the first insulating film and having a relative dielectric constant larger than that of the first insulating film, and a buried wiring formed within the interlayer insulating film. A bottom portion of the second insulating film is buried in the first insulating film at a number of points.
摘要:
Disclosed is a CMP slurry, comprising a dispersion containing first particles having a primary particle diameter falling within a range of 5 nm to 50 nm and second particles having a primary particle diameter falling within a range of 50 nm to 100 nm, the concentration of the first particles in the dispersion falling within a range of 0.5 to 5% by weight, and the concentration of the second particles in the dispersion falling within a range of 0.01 to 0.1% by weight.
摘要:
The CMP apparatus including a polishing pad having functional groups charged at an opposite polarity to that of the abrasives in the slurry, on its surface is used, so as to eliminate unnecessary Cu film (Cu wiring) and TaN film (barrier metal film) present outside the damascene wiring, by polishing.
摘要:
A chemical mechanical polishing aqueous dispersion comprises (A) abrasive grains, (B) at least one of quinolinecarboxylic acid and pyridinecarboxylic acid, (C) an organic acid other than quinolinecarboxylic acid and pyridinecarboxylic acid, (D) an oxidizing agent, and (E) a nonionic surfactant having a triple bond, the mass ratio (WB/WC) of the amount (WB) of the component (B) to the amount (WC) of the component (C) being 0.01 or more and less than 2, and the component (E) being shown by the following general formula (1), wherein m and n individually represent integers equal to or larger than one, provided that m+n≦50 is satisfied.
摘要:
A post CMP treating liquid is provided, which includes water, resin particles having, on their surfaces, carboxylic group and sulfonyl group, and a primary particle diameter ranging from 10 to 60 nm, a first surfactant having carboxylic group, a second surfactant having sulfonyl group, and tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide. The resin particles are incorporated at a concentration ranging from 0.01 to 1 wt %. The treating liquid has a pH ranging from 4 to 9, and exhibits a polishing rate both of an insulating film and a conductive film at a rate of 10 nm/min or less.
摘要:
Disclosed is a semiconductor device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating film formed above the semiconductor substrate, Cu wiring buried in the first insulating film, a second insulating film formed above the Cu wiring, and a discontinuous film made of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Al, W, Pd, Sn, Ni, Mg and Zn, or a metal oxide thereof and interposed at an interface between the Cu wiring and the second insulating film.
摘要:
A slurry for touch-up CMP is provided, which includes water, colloidal silica having an average primary particle diameter of 5 to 60 nm, unsintered cerium oxide having an average primary particle diameter of 5 to 60 nm, a multivalent organic acid containing no nitrogen atoms, and a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound. The slurry has a pH of 8 to 12.
摘要:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a copper film above a surface of a substrate, forming on a polishing pad a material which contains copper, wherein said copper does not derive from said copper film, and after having formed the copper-containing material on said polishing pad, polishing said copper film by use of said polishing pad.
摘要:
A CMP slurry for metallic film is provided, which includes water, 0.01 to 0.3 wt %, based on a total quantity of the slurry, of polyvinylpyrrolidone having a weight average molecular weight of not less than 20,000, an oxidizing agent, a protective film-forming agent containing a first complexing agent for forming a water-insoluble complex and a second complexing agent for forming a water-soluble complex, and colloidal silica having a primary particle diameter ranging from 5 to 50 nm.
摘要:
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprises: providing a first insulating film whose relative dielectric constant is at most a predetermined value above a substrate; providing a second insulating film whose relative dielectric constant is greater than the predetermined value on a surface of the first insulating film; forming a recess for a wire through the second insulating film and extending into the first insulating film, and also forming a recess for a dummy wire through the second insulating film and extending into the first insulating film spaced from a formed area of the recess for the wire; providing a conductive material inside the recess for the wire and the recess for the dummy wire; and providing a wire inside the recess for the wire and providing a dummy wire inside the recess for the dummy wire by polishing and removing the conductive material.