公开(公告)号：US08129286B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12139803

申请日：2008-06-16

申请人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Matthew E. Colburn ,  Edward C. Cooney, III ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  John A. Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Elbert E. Huang ,  Michael W. Lane ,  Vincent J. McGahay ,  Lee M. Nicholson ,  Satyanarayana V. Nitta ,  Sampath Purushothaman ,  Sujatha Sankaran ,  Thomas M. Shaw ,  Andrew H. Simon ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Matthew E. Colburn ,  Edward C. Cooney, III ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  John A. Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Elbert E. Huang ,  Michael W. Lane ,  Vincent J. McGahay ,  Lee M. Nicholson ,  Satyanarayana V. Nitta ,  Sampath Purushothaman ,  Sujatha Sankaran ,  Thomas M. Shaw ,  Andrew H. Simon ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/302 ,  B44C1/22

CPC分类号： B82Y30/00 ,  H01L21/0332 ,  H01L21/31111 ,  H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L21/76829 ,  H01L23/5222 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10S438/947 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device structure, including the steps of providing a structure having an insulator layer with at least one interconnect, forming a sub lithographic template mask over the insulator layer, and selectively etching the insulator layer through the sub lithographic template mask to form sub lithographic features spanning to a sidewall of the at least one interconnect.

摘要翻译： 制造半导体器件结构的方法，包括以下步骤：提供具有至少一个互连的绝缘体层的结构，在该绝缘体层上形成次级光刻模板掩模，以及通过次级光刻模板掩模选择性地蚀刻绝缘体层以形成 亚光刻特征跨越至少一个互连的侧壁。

公开(公告)号：US07804391B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-28

申请号：US11758746

申请日：2007-06-06

申请人： Arne W. Ballantine ,  Cyril Cabral, Jr. ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Arne W. Ballantine ,  Cyril Cabral, Jr. ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01C10/00

CPC分类号： H01L28/20 ,  H01C7/006 ,  H01C17/242 ,  Y10T29/49082 ,  Y10T29/49099 ,  Y10T29/49105

摘要： An electrical structure. The electrical structure includes a resistor having a length L and an electrical resistance R(t) at a time t; and a laser radiation directed onto a portion of the resistor, wherein the portion of the resistor includes a fraction F of the length L, wherein the laser radiation heats the portion of the resistor such that the electrical resistance R(t) instantaneously changes at a rate dR/dt, and wherein the resistor is coupled to a semiconductor substrate.

摘要翻译： 电气结构。 电气结构包括在时间t具有长度L和电阻R（t）的电阻器; 以及引导到电阻器的一部分的激光辐射，其中电阻器的该部分包括长度为L的分数F，其中激光辐射加热电阻器的部分，使得电阻R（t）瞬时地在 速率dR / dt，并且其中所述电阻器耦合到半导体衬底。

公开(公告)号：US07585722B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-08

申请号：US11306746

申请日：2006-01-10

申请人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Sarah L. Lane ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Sarah L. Lane ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L29/00

CPC分类号： H01L23/5223 ,  H01L21/76814 ,  H01L21/76816 ,  H01L21/76831 ,  H01L28/87 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The invention is directed to an integrated circuit comb capacitor with capacitor electrodes that have an increased capacitance between neighboring capacitor electrodes as compared with other interconnects and via contacts formed in the same metal wiring level and at the same pitches. The invention achieves a capacitor that minimizes capacitance tolerance and preserves symmetry in parasitic electrode-substrate capacitive coupling, without adversely affecting other interconnects and via contacts formed in the same wiring level, through the use of, at most, one additional noncritical, photomask.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及具有电容器电极的集成电路梳状电容器，其与在相同金属布线级别和相同间距处形成的其它互连和通孔触点相比，在相邻的电容器电极之间具有增加的电容。 本发明实现了一种电容器，其使电容容限最小化并且在寄生电极 - 基板电容耦合中保持对称性，而不会通过使用至多一个附加的非临界光掩模来不利地影响在相同布线级别形成的其它互连和通孔触点。

公开(公告)号：US20090032959A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US11831236

申请日：2007-07-31

申请人： Charles T. Black ,  Matthew E. Colburn ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Wai-Kin Li ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Haining S. Yang

发明人： Charles T. Black ,  Matthew E. Colburn ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Wai-Kin Li ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Haining S. Yang

IPC分类号： H01L23/52

CPC分类号： H01L23/5256 ,  H01L21/0337 ,  H01L21/31144 ,  H01L21/32139 ,  H01L21/76816 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L23/5228 ,  H01L27/101 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/12044 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Electrical fuses and resistors having a sublithographic lateral or vertical dimension are provided. A conductive structure comprising a conductor or a semiconductor is formed on a semiconductor substrate. At least one insulator layer is formed on the conductive structure. A recessed area is formed in the at least one insulator layer. Self-assembling block copolymers are applied into the recessed area and annealed to form a first set of polymer blocks and a second set of polymer blocks. The first set of polymer blocks are etched selective to the second set and the at least one insulator layer. Features having sublithographic dimensions are formed in the at least one insulator layer and/or the conductive structure. Various semiconductor structures having sublithographic dimensions are formed including electrical fuses and resistors.

摘要翻译： 提供具有亚光刻横向或垂直尺寸的电熔丝和电阻器。 包括导体或半导体的导电结构形成在半导体衬底上。 在导电结构上形成至少一个绝缘体层。 在所述至少一个绝缘体层中形成凹陷区域。 将自组装嵌段共聚物施加到凹陷区域中并退火以形成第一组聚合物嵌段和第二组聚合物嵌段。 第一组聚合物嵌段被选择性蚀刻到第二组和至少一个绝缘体层。 具有亚光刻尺寸的特征形成在至少一个绝缘体层和/或导电结构中。 形成具有亚光刻尺寸的各种半导体结构，其包括电熔丝和电阻器。

公开(公告)号：US20080173976A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US11626548

申请日：2007-01-24

申请人： Anthony K. Stamper ,  Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  William J. Murphy ,  Kunal Vaed

发明人： Anthony K. Stamper ,  Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  William J. Murphy ,  Kunal Vaed

IPC分类号： H01L27/06 ,  H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L27/0688 ,  H01L21/7682 ,  H01L23/5222 ,  H01L23/5227 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L28/10 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A method is provided for fabricating a microelectronic chip which includes a passive device such, as an inductor, overlying an air gap. In such method, a plurality of front-end-of-line (“FEOL”) devices are formed in a semiconductor region of the microelectronic chip, and a plurality of stacked interlevel dielectric (“ILD”) layers are formed to overlie the plurality of FEOL devices, the plurality of stacked ILD layers including a first ILD layer and a second ILD layer, where the second ILD layer is resistant to attack by a first etchant which attacks the first ILD layer. A passive device is formed to overlie at least the first ILD layer. Using the first etchant, a portion of the first ILD layer in registration with the passive device is removed to form an air gap which underlies the passive device in registration with the passive device.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于制造微电子芯片的方法，该微电子芯片包括覆盖气隙的诸如电感器的无源器件。 在这种方法中，在微电子芯片的半导体区域中形成多个前端（“FEOL”）器件，并且形成多个层叠的层间电介质（“ILD”）层以覆盖多个 的多个层叠的ILD层，包括第一ILD层和第二ILD层，其中第二ILD层抵抗攻击第一ILD层的第一蚀刻剂的侵袭。 形成无源器件至少覆盖第一ILD层。 使用第一蚀刻剂，除去与无源器件对准的第一ILD层的一部分，以形成与被动器件对准的无源器件下方的气隙。

公开(公告)号：US20080132027A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-05

申请号：US11954782

申请日：2007-12-12

申请人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Kevin S. Petrarca ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Richard P. Volant

发明人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Timothy J. Dalton ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Kevin S. Petrarca ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Richard P. Volant

IPC分类号： H01L21/20

CPC分类号： H01L28/20 ,  H01L23/5228 ,  H01L23/53238 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L27/0688 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Resistors that avoid the problems of miniaturization of semiconductor devices and a related method are disclosed. In one embodiment, a resistor includes a planar resistor material that extends vertically within at least one metal layer of a semiconductor device. In another embodiment, a resistor includes a resistor material layer extending between a first bond pad and a second bond pad of a semiconductor device. The two embodiments can be used alone or together. A related method for generating the resistors is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了避免半导体器件小型化的问题的电阻器及相关方法。 在一个实施例中，电阻器包括在半导体器件的至少一个金属层内垂直延伸的平面电阻器材料。 在另一个实施例中，电阻器包括在半导体器件的第一接合焊盘和第二接合焊盘之间延伸的电阻材料层。 这两个实施方案可以单独使用或一起使用。 还公开了用于产生电阻器的相关方法。

公开(公告)号：US06647614B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09693765

申请日：2000-10-20

申请人： Arne W. Ballantine ,  Cyril Cabral, Jr. ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Arne W. Ballantine ,  Cyril Cabral, Jr. ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01C1700

CPC分类号： H01L28/20 ,  H01C7/006 ,  H01C17/242 ,  Y10T29/49082 ,  Y10T29/49099 ,  Y10T29/49105

摘要： A method for changing an electrical resistance of a resistor. Initially, the resistor is provided, wherein the resistor has a length L and an electrical resistance R1. A portion of the resistor is exposed to a laser radiation, wherein the portion includes a fraction F of the length L of the resistor. After the resistor has been exposed to the laser radiation, the resistor has an electrical resistance R2, wherein R2 is unequal to R1.

摘要翻译： 一种改变电阻器电阻的方法。 首先，提供电阻器，其中电阻器具有长度L和电阻R1。 电阻器的一部分暴露于激光辐射，其中该部分包括电阻器长度L的分数F. 在电阻器暴露于激光辐射之后，电阻器具有电阻R2，其中R2不等于R1。

公开(公告)号：US06498385B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-24

申请号：US09388314

申请日：1999-09-01

申请人： Timothy H. Daubenspeck ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Robert M. Geffken ,  William T. Motsiff ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Steven H. Voldman

发明人： Timothy H. Daubenspeck ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Robert M. Geffken ,  William T. Motsiff ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Steven H. Voldman

IPC分类号： H01L2900

CPC分类号： H01L21/76877 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L23/5258 ,  H01L28/20 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A structure and method of fabricating a semiconductor corrosion resistant metal fuse line including a refractory liner which can also act as a resistor is disclosed. Fabrication is accomplished using damascene process. The metal structure can be formed on a semiconductor substrate including a first portion including a first layer and a second layer, the first layer having higher resistivity than the second layer, the second layer having horizontal and vertical surfaces that are in contact with the first layer in the first portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion being comprised of the first layer, the first layer not being in contact with the horizontal and vertical surfaces of the second layer in the second portion. The metal structure can be used as a corrosion resistant fuse. The metal structure can also be used as a resistive element. The high voltage tolerant resistor structure allows for usage in mixed-voltage, and mixed signal and analog/digital applications. The resistor element has low capacitance, low skin effect, high linearity, a high melting temperature, and a high critical current to failure. The resistor structure can be formed on the walls of a dielectric trough. The structure can be applied to circuit applications such as an ESD network, an RC-coupled MOSFET, a resistor ballasted MOSFET and others. The resistors can be in series with the MOSFET or other structures.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种制造半导体耐腐蚀金属熔丝线的结构和方法，其包括也可以用作电阻器的耐火衬垫。 使用镶嵌工艺完成制作。 金属结构可以形成在包括包括第一层和第二层的第一部分的半导体衬底上，第一层具有比第二层更高的电阻率，第二层具有与第一层接触的水平和垂直表面 在第一部分中，以及第二部分，其联接到第一部分，第二部分由第一层组成，第一层不与第二部分中的第二层的水平和垂直表面接触。 金属结构可用作耐腐蚀保险丝。 金属结构也可以用作电阻元件。高耐压电阻器结构允许在混合电压，混合信号和模拟/数字应用中使用。 电阻元件具有低电容，低效果，高线性度，高熔点温度和高临界电流故障。 电阻器结构可以形成在电介质槽的壁上。 该结构可以应用于诸如ESD网络，RC耦合MOSFET，电阻器镇流MOSFET等电路应用。 电阻可以与MOSFET或其他结构串联。

公开(公告)号：US08294270B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US13116622

申请日：2011-05-26

申请人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Edward C. Cooney, III ,  John A. Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Edward C. Cooney, III ,  John A. Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey P. Gambino ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L23/52

CPC分类号： H01L23/53238 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10T428/12493 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Improved mechanical and adhesive strength and resistance to breakage of copper integrated circuit interconnections is obtained by forming a copper alloy in a copper via/wiring connection in an integrated circuit while minimizing adverse electrical effects of the alloy by confining the alloy to an interfacial region of said via/wiring connection and not elsewhere by a barrier which reduces or substantially eliminates the thickness of alloy in the conduction path. The alloy location and composition are further stabilized by reaction of all available alloying material with copper, copper alloys or other metals and their alloys.

摘要翻译： 通过在集成电路中的铜通孔/布线连接中形成铜合金，同时通过将合金限制在所述合金的界面区域来最小化合金的不利电效应来获得铜集成电路互连的改进的机械和粘合强度和断裂性 通孔/布线连接，而不在其他地方，通过减小或基本消除导电路径中合金的厚度。 通过所有可用的合金材料与铜，铜合金或其他金属及其合金的反应，合金位置和组成进一步稳定。

公开(公告)号：US08293634B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-23

申请号：US12187646

申请日：2008-08-07

申请人： Felix P. Anderson ,  William Cote ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Thomas L. McDevitt ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Felix P. Anderson ,  William Cote ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Thomas L. McDevitt ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/44

CPC分类号： H01L24/13 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76814 ,  H01L21/76826 ,  H01L21/76831 ,  H01L23/53238 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L24/11 ,  H01L24/45 ,  H01L24/48 ,  H01L24/85 ,  H01L2221/1036 ,  H01L2224/0401 ,  H01L2224/05124 ,  H01L2224/05147 ,  H01L2224/05166 ,  H01L2224/05181 ,  H01L2224/05647 ,  H01L2224/05666 ,  H01L2224/13022 ,  H01L2224/13027 ,  H01L2224/13099 ,  H01L2224/13111 ,  H01L2224/13139 ,  H01L2224/13144 ,  H01L2224/13147 ,  H01L2224/45147 ,  H01L2224/48847 ,  H01L2924/00011 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01014 ,  H01L2924/01018 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01044 ,  H01L2924/01047 ,  H01L2924/0105 ,  H01L2924/01073 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/04953 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/19042 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2924/01006

摘要： Structures with improved solder bump connections and methods of fabricating such structures are provided herein. The structure includes a trench formed in a dielectric layer which has at least a portion thereof devoid of a fluorine boundary layer. The structure further includes a copper wire in the trench having at least a bottom portion thereof in contact with the non-fluoride boundary layer of the trench. A lead free solder bump is in electrical contact with the copper wire.

摘要翻译： 具有改善的焊料凸点连接的结构和制造这种结构的方法在本文中提供。 该结构包括在至少一部分没有氟边界层的电介质层中形成的沟槽。 该结构还包括在沟槽中的铜线，其至少其底部与沟槽的非氟化物边界层接触。 无铅焊料凸块与铜线电接触。