METHODS OF FORMING COPPER-BASED CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES BY FORMING A COPPER-BASED SEED LAYER HAVING AN AS-DEPOSITED THICKNESS PROFILE AND THEREAFTER PERFORMING AN ETCHING PROCESS AND ELECTROLESS COPPER DEPOSITION
    2.
    发明申请
    METHODS OF FORMING COPPER-BASED CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES BY FORMING A COPPER-BASED SEED LAYER HAVING AN AS-DEPOSITED THICKNESS PROFILE AND THEREAFTER PERFORMING AN ETCHING PROCESS AND ELECTROLESS COPPER DEPOSITION 有权
    通过形成具有沉积厚度剖面的铜基层和形成蚀刻过程和电沉积铜沉积的形成铜基导电结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130309863A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-21

    申请号:US13476692

    申请日:2012-05-21

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on integrated circuit devices. In one example, the method includes forming a trench/via in a layer of insulating material, performing a deposition process to form an as-deposited copper-based seed layer above the layer of insulating material in the trench/via, wherein the copper-based seed layer has a first portion that is positioned above a bottom of the trench/via that is thicker than second portions of the copper seed layer that are positioned above sidewalls of the trench/via, performing an etching process on the as-deposited copper-based seed layer to substantially remove portions of the second portions of the as-deposited copper-based seed layer and performing an electroless deposition process to fill the trench/via with a copper-based material.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了在集成电路器件上形成铜基导电结构的各种方法。 在一个示例中,该方法包括在绝缘材料层中形成沟槽/通孔,执行沉积工艺以在沟槽/通孔中的绝缘材料层上形成沉积的基于铜的种子层,其中铜 - 基于晶种的层具有位于沟槽/通孔的底部之上的第一部分,其比位于沟槽/通孔侧壁上方的铜籽晶层的第二部分更厚,对沉积的铜进行蚀刻工艺 基本种子层,以基本上去除沉积的铜基种子层的第二部分的部分,并执行无电沉积工艺以用铜基材料填充沟槽/通孔。

    METHODS OF FORMING COPPER-BASED CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE
    3.
    发明申请
    METHODS OF FORMING COPPER-BASED CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE 有权
    在集成电路设备上形成基于铜的导电结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130244421A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-19

    申请号:US13422295

    申请日:2012-03-16

    IPC分类号: H01L21/768

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on integrated circuit devices. In one example, the method includes the steps of forming a trench/via in a layer of insulating material, forming a copper-based seed layer above the layer of insulating material and in the trench/via, performing a heating process on the copper-based seed layer to increase an amount of the copper-based seed layer positioned proximate a bottom of the trench/via, performing an etching process on said copper-based seed layer and performing an electroless copper deposition process to fill the trench/via with a copper-based material.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了在集成电路器件上形成铜基导电结构的各种方法。 在一个示例中,该方法包括以下步骤:在绝缘材料层中形成沟槽/通孔,在绝缘材料层上方和沟槽/通孔中形成铜基种子层,在铜 - 以增加位于沟槽/通孔的底部附近的铜基种子层的量,对所述铜基种子层进行蚀刻工艺,并执行无电镀铜沉积工艺以填充沟槽/通孔 铜基材料。

    Methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on an integrated circuit device
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on an integrated circuit device 有权
    在集成电路器件上形成铜基导电结构的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08517769B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-27

    申请号:US13422295

    申请日:2012-03-16

    IPC分类号: H01L21/4763 H01L21/00

    摘要: Disclosed herein are various methods of forming copper-based conductive structures on integrated circuit devices. In one example, the method includes the steps of forming a trench/via in a layer of insulating material, forming a copper-based seed layer above the layer of insulating material and in the trench/via, performing a heating process on the copper-based seed layer to increase an amount of the copper-based seed layer positioned proximate a bottom of the trench/via, performing an etching process on said copper-based seed layer and performing an electroless copper deposition process to fill the trench/via with a copper-based material.

    摘要翻译: 这里公开了在集成电路器件上形成铜基导电结构的各种方法。 在一个示例中,该方法包括以下步骤:在绝缘材料层中形成沟槽/通孔,在绝缘材料层上方和沟槽/通孔中形成铜基种子层,在铜 - 以增加位于沟槽/通孔的底部附近的铜基种子层的量,对所述铜基种子层进行蚀刻工艺,并执行无电镀铜沉积工艺以填充沟槽/通孔 铜基材料。

    Cu capping layer deposition with improved integrated circuit reliability
    5.
    发明授权
    Cu capping layer deposition with improved integrated circuit reliability 失效
    Cu覆盖层沉积具有改进的集成电路可靠性

    公开(公告)号:US06897144B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-24

    申请号:US10100915

    申请日:2002-03-20

    IPC分类号: H01L21/4763 H01L21/768

    CPC分类号: H01L21/76834 H01L21/76877

    摘要: The electromigration resistance of nitride capped Cu lines is significantly improved by controlling the nitride deposition conditions to reduce the compressive stress of the deposited nitride layer, thereby reducing diffusion along the Cu-nitride interface. Embodiments include depositing a silicon nitride capping layer on inlaid Cu using dual frequency powers, holding the high frequency power constant and controlling the compressive stress of the deposited silicon nitride capping layer by varying the low frequency power to the susceptor, thereby enabling reduction of the compressive stress below about 2×107 Pascals. Embodiments also include sequentially and contiguously treating the exposed planarized surface of in-laid Cu with a soft plasma containing NH3 diluted with N2, and then depositing the silicon nitride capping layer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, while varying the low frequency power between about 100 to about 300 watts. Embodiments also include Cu dual damascene structures formed in dielectric material having a dielectric constant (k) less than about 3.9.

    摘要翻译: 通过控制氮化物沉积条件以减小沉积的氮化物层的压应力,从而减少沿着Cu-氮化物界面的扩散,显着改善了氮化物覆盖的Cu线的电迁移电阻。 实施例包括使用双频功率在镶嵌Cu上沉积氮化硅覆盖层,保持高频功率恒定,并通过改变对基座的低频功率来控制沉积的氮化硅覆盖层的压缩应力,从而能够降低压缩 压力低于约2×10 7帕斯卡。 实施例还包括用含N 2 N 3稀释的含有NH 3的软质等离子体连续地并且连续地处理暴露的在内的Cu的平坦化表面,然后沉积氮化硅覆盖层 通过等离子体增强化学气相沉积,同时改变约100至约300瓦特之间的低频功率。 实施例还包括形成在介电常数(k)小于约3.9的电介质材料中的Cu双镶嵌结构。

    Method of forming nitride capped Cu lines with reduced electromigration along the Cu/nitride interface
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of forming nitride capped Cu lines with reduced electromigration along the Cu/nitride interface 有权
    沿Cu /氮化物界面形成具有减少的电迁移的氮化物封盖的Cu线的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06429128B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-06

    申请号:US09902587

    申请日:2001-07-12

    IPC分类号: H01L2144

    摘要: The electromigration resistance of nitride capped Cu lines is significantly improved by controlling the nitride deposition conditions to reduce the compressive stress of the deposited nitride layer, thereby reducing diffusion along the Cu-nitride interface. Embodiments include depositing a silicon nitride capping layer on inlaid Cu at a reduced RF power, e.g., about 400 to about 500 watts and an increased spacing, e.g., about 680 to about 720 mils, to reduce the compressive stress of the deposited silicon nitride layer to below about 2×107 Pascals. Embodiments also include sequentially and contiguously treating the exposed planarized surface of in-laid Cu with a soft plasma containing NH3 diluted with N2, ramping up the introduction of SiH4 and then initiating plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of a silicon nitride capping layer, while maintaining substantially the same pressure and N2 flow rate during plasma treatment, SiH4 ramp up and silicon nitride deposition. Embodiments also include Cu dual damascene structures formed in dielectric material having a dielectric constant (k) less than about 3.9.

    摘要翻译: 通过控制氮化物沉积条件以减小沉积的氮化物层的压应力,从而减少沿着Cu-氮化物界面的扩散,显着改善了氮化物覆盖的Cu线的电迁移电阻。 实施例包括以降低的RF功率(例如,约400至约500瓦特)和增加的间隔(例如,约680至约720密耳)在镶嵌的Cu上沉积氮化硅覆盖层,以减小沉积的氮化硅层的压应力 低于约2×107帕斯卡。 实施例还包括用包含用N 2稀释的NH 3的软质等离子体连续和连续地处理嵌入的Cu的暴露的平坦化表面,使引入SiH4升高,然后启动氮化硅覆盖层的等离子体增强化学气相沉积,同时保持基本上 在等离子体处理期间,相同的压力和N2的流速,SiH4斜坡上升和氮化硅沉积。 实施例还包括形成在介电常数(k)小于约3.9的电介质材料中的Cu双镶嵌结构。

    Method of selectively alloying interconnect regions by deposition process
    9.
    发明授权
    Method of selectively alloying interconnect regions by deposition process 有权
    通过沉积工艺选择合金化互连区域的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06656834B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-02

    申请号:US09884027

    申请日:2001-06-20

    IPC分类号: H01L214763

    摘要: A metal interconnect structure and method for making the same provides an alloying elements layer that lines a via in a dielectric layer. The alloying element layer is therefore inserted at a critical electromigration failure site, i.e., at the fast diffusion site below the via in the underlying metal. Once the copper fill is performed in the via, an annealing step allows the alloying element to go into solid solution with the copper in and around the via. The solid solution of the alloying element and copper at the bottom of the via in the copper line improves the electromigration reliability of the structure.

    摘要翻译: 金属互连结构及其制造方法提供了在电介质层中对通孔进行排列的合金元素层。 因此,合金元素层被插入临界电迁移破坏部位,即位于底层金属的通孔下方的快速扩散部位。 一旦在通孔中进行铜填充,退火步骤允许合金元素进入固体溶液,铜通过其中和周围。 铜线中通孔底部的合金元素和铜的固溶体提高了结构的电迁移可靠性。