Abstract:
A work piece includes a copper bump having a top surface and sidewalls. A protection layer is formed on the sidewalls, and not on the top surface, of the copper bump. The protection layer includes a compound of copper and a polymer, and is a dielectric layer.
Abstract:
A device includes an interposer including a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. A plurality of through-substrate vias (TSVs) penetrates through the substrate. The plurality of TSVs includes a first TSV having a first length and a first horizontal dimension, and a second TSV having a second length different from the first length, and a second horizontal dimension different from the first horizontal dimension. An interconnect structure is formed overlying the top surface of the substrate and electrically coupled to the plurality of TSVs.
Abstract:
A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing are provided. A dielectric layer is formed over a substrate, and a first silicon-containing layer, undoped, is formed over the dielectric layer. Atomic-layer doping is used to dope the undoped silicon-containing layer. A second silicon-containing layer is formed over first silicon-containing layer. The process may be expanded to include forming a PMOS and NMOS device on the same wafer. For example, the first silicon-containing layer may be thinned in the PMOS region prior to the atomic-layer doping. In the NMOS region, the doped portion of the first silicon-containing layer is removed such that the remaining portion of the first silicon-containing layer in the NMOS is undoped. Thereafter, another atomic-layer doping process may be used to dope the first silicon-containing layer in the NMOS region to a different conductivity type. A third silicon-containing layer may be formed doped to the respective conductivity type.
Abstract:
A method of electrochemical deposition (ECD) provides a barrier and a seed layer on a substrate. The surfaces of the substrate are pre-treated before a metal layer is electrochemically deposited thereon in an electrochemical plating cell with a physical or a chemical surface treatment process. The electrochemical plating cell is covered by a cap to prevent evaporation of the electrolyte solution. The electrochemical plating cell includes a substrate holder assembly with a lift seal, e.g., with a contact angle θ less than 90° between the lift seal and the substrate. The substrate holder assembly includes a substrate chuck at the rear side of the substrate.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure having a via formed in a dielectric layer is provided. The exposed pores of the dielectric material along the sidewalls of the via are partially or completely sealed. Thereafter, one or more barrier layers may be formed and the via may be filled with a conductive material. The barrier layers formed over the sealing layer exhibits a more continuous barrier layer. The pores may be partially or completely sealed by performing, for example, a plasma process in an argon environment.
Abstract:
A via having a unique barrier layer structure is provided. In an embodiment, a via is formed by forming a barrier layer in a via. The barrier layer along the bottom of the via is partially or completely removed, and the via is filled with a conductive material. In another embodiment, a first barrier layer is formed along the bottom and sidewalls of the via. Thereafter, the first barrier layer along the bottom of the via is partially or completely removed, and a second barrier layer is formed.
Abstract:
A method for forming a barrier layer upon a copper containing conductor layer employs a hydrogen containing plasma treatment of the copper containing conductor layer followed by an argon plasma treatment of the copper containing conductor layer. The barrier layer may be formed employing a chemical vapor deposition method, such as an atomic layer deposition method. When the deposition method employs a metal and carbon containing source material, the two-step plasma pretreatment provides the barrier layer with enhanced electrical properties.
Abstract:
A method of forming a via in a low-k dielectric material and without the attendant via poisoning problem, or a dual damascene structure formed in the same dielectric and without the same problem are disclosed. The vertical walls of the via opening are first lined with a low-k protection layer and then covered with a barrier layer in order to prevent outgassing from the low-k dielectric material when copper is deposited into the via opening. In the case of a dual damascene structure, it is sufficient that the hole opening underlying the trench opening is first lined with the low-k protection layer. The resulting via or dual damascene structure is free of poisoned metal and, therefore, more reliable.
Abstract:
It is a general object of the present invention to provide an improved method of fabrication in the formation of an improved copper metal diffusion barrier layer having the structure, W/WSiN/WN, in single and dual damascene interconnect trench/contact via processing with 0.10 micron nodes for MOSFET and CMOS applications. The diffusion barrier is formed by depositing a tungsten nitride bottom layer, followed by an in situ SiH4/NH3 or SiH4/H2 soak forming a WSiN layer, and depositing a final top layer of tungsten. This invention is used to manufacture reliable metal interconnects and contact vias in the fabrication of MOSFET and CMOS devices for both logic and memory applications and the copper diffusion barrier formed, W/WSiN/WN, passes a stringent barrier thermal reliability test at 400° C. Pure single barrier layers, i.e., single layer WN, exhibit copper punch through or copper spiking during the stringent barrier thermal reliability test at 400° C.
Abstract:
Within a damascene method for forming a patterned conductor layer within an aperture defined by a patterned dielectric layer within a microelectronic fabrication, at least one of: (1) the patterned dielectric layer is thermally annealed at a temperature of from about 300 to about 450 degrees centigrade prior to forming within the aperture the patterned conductor layer; and (2) the aperture is etched with a plasma employing an etchant gas composition comprising hydrogen to form a laterally enlarged aperture prior to forming within the laterally enlarged aperture the patterned conductor layer. In accord with the method, the microelectronic fabrication is formed with decreased contact resistance and enhanced structural integrity.