摘要:
Dielectric interconnect structures and methods for forming the same are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a dielectric interconnect structure having a noble metal layer (e.g., Ru, Ir, Rh, Pt, RuTa, and alloys of Ru, Ir, Rh, Pt, and RuTa) that is formed directly on a modified dielectric surface. In a typical embodiment, the modified dielectric surface is created by treating an exposed dielectric layer of the interconnect structure with a gaseous ion plasma (e.g., Ar, He, Ne, Xe, N2, H2, NH3, and N2H2). Under the present invention, the noble metal layer could be formed directly on an optional glue layer that is maintained only on vertical surfaces of any trench or via formed in the exposed dielectric layer. In addition, the noble metal layer may or may not be provided along an interface between the via and an internal metal layer.
摘要:
An interconnect structure and a method for forming the same are described. Specifically, under the present invention, a gouge is created within a via formed in the interconnect structure before any trenches are formed. This prevents the above-mentioned trench damage from occurring. That is, the bottom surface of the trenches will have a roughness of less than approximately 20 nm, and preferably less than approximately 10 nm. In addition to the via, gouge and trench(es), the interconnect structure of the present invention includes at least two levels of metal wiring. Further, in a typical embodiment, the interconnect structure utilizes any dielectrics having a dielectric constant no greater than approximately 5.0.
摘要:
There is provided a method for managing a multi-level power supply. The method includes comparing a voltage level (Vs1) of a lower voltage supply bus to a voltage level (Vs2) of a higher voltage supply bus, and routing current from the lower voltage supply bus to the higher voltage supply bus if Vs2
摘要:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate to form a recess, the substrate being formed on a backside of a semiconductor wafer, forming pores in the substrate in an area of the recess, and forming in the recess a material having a thermal conductivity which is greater than a thermal conductivity of the substrate. In another aspect, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate formed on a backside of a semiconductor wafer to form a recess in the substrate, and forming a sputter film in the recess, the sputter film including a first material having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) which is at least substantially equal to a CTE of the substrate, and a second material having a thermal conductivity which is greater than a thermal conductivity of the substrate.
摘要:
A field effect transistor (FET), integrated circuit (IC) chip including the FETs and a method of forming the FETs. The FETs include a thin channel with raised source/drain (RSD) regions at each end on an insulator layer, e.g., on an ultra-thin silicon on insulator (SOI) chip. Isolation trenches at each end of the FETs, i.e., at the end of the RSD regions, isolate and define FET islands. Insulating sidewalls at each RSD region sandwich the FET gate between the RSD regions. The gate dielectric may be a high K dielectric. Salicide on the RSD regions and, optionally, on the gates reduce device resistances.
摘要:
A method (and structure) that selectively forms a dielectric chamber on an electronic device by forming a dummy structure over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric layer over the dummy structure, forming an opening through the dielectric layer to the dummy structure, and removing the dummy structure to form the dielectric chamber.
摘要:
A method (and structure) that selectively forms a dielectric chamber on an electronic device by forming a dummy structure over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric layer over the dummy structure, forming an opening through the dielectric layer to the dummy structure, and removing the dummy structure to form the dielectric chamber.
摘要:
A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor including a metal layer, an insulating layer formed on the metal layer, at least a first opening and at least a second opening formed in the first insulating layer, a dielectric layer formed in the first opening, a conductive material deposited in the first and second openings, and a first metal plate formed over the first opening and a second metal plate formed over the second opening. A method for fabricating the MIM capacitor, includes forming the first metal layer, forming the insulating layer on the first metal layer, forming at least the first opening and at least the second opening in the first insulating layer, depositing a mask over the second opening, forming the dielectric layer in the first opening, removing the mask, depositing the conductive material in the first and second openings, and depositing a second metal layer over the first and second openings. MIM capacitors and methods of fabricating same are described, wherein the MIM capacitors are formed simultaneously with the BEOL interconnect and large density MIM capacitors are fabricated at low cost.
摘要:
A method (and structure) that selectively forms a dielectric chamber on an electronic device by forming a dummy structure over a semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric layer over the dummy structure, forming an opening through the dielectric layer to the dummy structure, and removing the dummy structure to form the dielectric chamber.
摘要:
An Integrated Circuit (IC) chip that may be a bulk CMOS IC chip with silicon on insulator (SOI) Field Effect Transistors (FETs) and method of making the chip. The IC chip includes areas with pockets of buried insulator strata and FETs formed on the strata are SOI FETs. The SOI FETs may include Partially Depleted SOI (PD-SOI) FETs and Fully Depleted SOI (FD-SOI) FETs and the chip may include bulk FETs as well. The FETs are formed by contouring the surface of a wafer, conformally implanting oxygen to a uniform depth, and planarizing to remove the Buried OXide (BOX) in bulk FET regions.
摘要翻译:一种集成电路(IC)芯片,其可以是具有绝缘体上硅(SOI)场效应晶体管(FET)和制造芯片的方法的体CMOS IC芯片。 IC芯片包括具有埋入绝缘体层的凹坑的区域,并且在层上形成的FET是SOI FET。 SOI FET可以包括部分耗尽的SOI(PD-SOI)FET和完全耗尽的SOI(FD-SOI)FET,并且芯片也可以包括体FET。 FET通过轮廓化晶片的表面,将氧气保形地均匀地注入到均匀的深度,并平坦化以去除体FET区域中的掩埋氧化物(BOX)来形成。