摘要:
A metal (e.g., copper) interconnect and related method of fabrication are disclosed in which the metal interconnect is formed by electro-plating a seed layer formed on a recess in a substrate before a metal layer is electro-plated to fill the recess.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention include a MIM capacitor that has a high capacitance that can be manufactured without the problems that affected the prior art. Such a capacitor includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a dielectric layer that is intermediate the upper and the lower electrodes. A first voltage can be applied to the upper electrode and a second voltage, which is different from the first voltage, can be applied to the lower electrode. A wire layer, through which the first voltage is applied to the upper electrode, is located in the same level as or in a lower level than the lower electrode.
摘要:
In a method of fabricating a dual damascene interconnection, a reliable trench profile is secured. The method includes forming a lower interconnect feature on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer on the lower interconnect feature, forming a hard mask on the dielectric layer, forming a via in the dielectric layer using the hard mask as an etch mask, forming a trench hard mask defining a trench by patterning the hard mask, forming a trench, which is connected with the via and in which an upper interconnection line is formed, by partially etching the dielectric layer using the trench hard mask as an etch mask, removing the trench hard mask using wet etch, and forming an upper interconnection line by filling the trench and the via with an interconnection material.
摘要:
A method of forming a via contact structure using a dual damascene technique is provided. The method includes forming a lower interconnection line on a semiconductor substrate and sequentially forming an inter-metal dielectric layer and a hard mask layer on the semiconductor substrate having the lower interconnection line. The hard mask layer and the inter-metal dielectric layer are successivley patterned to form a via hole that exposes the lower interconnnection line. A sacrificial layer filling the via hole is formed on the hard mask layer. The sacrificial layer and the hard mask layer are patterned to form a first sacrificial layer pattern having an opening that crosses over the via hole and a second sacrificial layer pattern that remains in the via hole and to simultaneously form a hard mask pattern underneath the first sacrificial layer pattern. The inter-metal dielectric layer is partially etched using the hard mask pattern as an etching mask, thereby forming a trench in the inter-metal dielectric layer. The second sacrificial layer pattern is selectively removed to expose the the lower interconnection line.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a MIM capacitor having a bottom electrode is provided by forming a metal wire including copper on a substrate. After the metal wire is formed on the substrate, a dielectric film is formed on the metal wire. A top electrode film is formed on the dielectric film, and then the top electrode film is etched to form a top electrode. A hard metallic polymer formed during the etching of the top electrode film is removed using a mixture of an oxygen gas and a fluorocarbon based gas. The lifting of the thin films is effectively prevented, and the yield of the manufacturing process for manufacturing a MIM capacitor is increased. Additionally, the MIM capacitor has a uniform capacitance because the damage to the dielectric film is prevented, and the oxidation of the bottom electrode is also prevented.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention include a MIM capacitor having a high capacitance with improved manufacturability. Such a capacitor includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode, and a dielectric layer that is intermediate the upper and the lower electrodes. A first voltage can be applied to the upper electrode and a second voltage, which is different from the first voltage, can be applied to the lower electrode. A wire layer, through which the first voltage is applied to the upper electrode, is located in the same level as or in a lower level than the lower electrode.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a low-k dielectric layer on a semiconductor substrate, forming a mask pattern on the low-k dielectric layer, and dry etching the low-k dielectric layer using the mask pattern as an etch mask. A dry etching gas is used for the dry etching of the low-k dielectric layer. The dry etching gas includes a mixture of a gas containing chlorine atoms and at least one gas selected from a group consisting of a gas containing oxygen atoms, a gas containing nitrogen atoms, and an inert gas. The dry etching gas does not contain fluorine atoms.
摘要:
A dual damascene process is disclosed. According to the dual damascene process of the present invention, a first recessed region through an intermetal dielectric layer is filled with a bottom protecting layer, and the bottom protecting layer and the intermetal dielectric layer are simultaneously etched to form a second recessed region that has a shallower depth and wider width than the first recessed region on the first recessed region by using an etch gas selectively etches the intermetal dielectric layer with respect to the bottom protecting layer. In other words, the etch selectivity ratio, the intermetal dielectric layer with respect to the bottom protecting layer, is preferably about 0.5 to about 1.5. Thus, it is possible to form a dual damascene structure without the formation of a byproduct or an oxide fence.
摘要:
Various methods are provided for forming metal interconnection layers of semiconductor devices. One exemplary method for forming a metal interconnection layer of a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate, forming a hard mask layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the hard mask layer serves as an anti-reflection layer, depositing and patterning a first photoresist layer to form a first photoresist pattern on the hard mask layer, forming a partial via hole in the interlayer dielectric layer by etching the hard mask layer and the interlayer dielectric layer using the first photoresist pattern as an etching mask, removing the first photoresist pattern, depositing a second photoresist layer to fill the partial via hole with photoresist material and patterning the second photoresist layer to form a second photoresist pattern that defines a trench interconnection area which overlaps at least portion of the partial via hole, etching the hard mask layer using the second photoresist pattern as an etching mask to form a hard mask pattern, completely removing the second photoresist pattern and the photoresist material in the partial via hole, etching the interlayer dielectric layer using the hard mask pattern as an etching mask to form the trench interconnection area and to extend the partial via hole to form a full via hole, and filling the full via hole and the trench interconnection area with a conductive material.
摘要:
Various methods are provided for forming metal interconnection layers of semiconductor devices. One exemplary method for forming a metal interconnection layer of a semiconductor device includes forming an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate, forming a hard mask layer on the interlayer dielectric layer, wherein the hard mask layer serves as an anti-reflection layer, depositing and patterning a first photoresist layer to form a first photoresist pattern on the hard mask layer, forming a partial via hole in the interlayer dielectric layer by etching the hard mask layer and the interlayer dielectric layer using the first photoresist pattern as an etching mask, removing the first photoresist pattern, depositing a second photoresist layer to fill the partial via hole with photoresist material and patterning the second photoresist layer to form a second photoresist pattern that defines a trench interconnection area which overlaps at least portion of the partial via hole, etching the hard mask layer using the second photoresist pattern as an etching mask to form a hard mask pattern, completely removing the second photoresist pattern and the photoresist material in the partial via hole, etching the interlayer dielectric layer using the hard mask pattern as an etching mask to form the trench interconnection area and to extend the partial via hole to form a full via hole, and filling the full via hole and the trench interconnection area with a conductive material.