公开(公告)号：US20050121768A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-09

申请号：US10729254

申请日：2003-12-05

申请人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Paul Andry ,  Leena Buchwalter ,  Jon Casey ,  Sherif Goma ,  Raymond Horton ,  Gareth Hougham ,  Michael Lane ,  Xiao Liu ,  Chirag Patel ,  Edmund Sprogis ,  Michelle Steen ,  Brian Sundlof ,  Cornelia Tsang ,  George Walker

发明人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Paul Andry ,  Leena Buchwalter ,  Jon Casey ,  Sherif Goma ,  Raymond Horton ,  Gareth Hougham ,  Michael Lane ,  Xiao Liu ,  Chirag Patel ,  Edmund Sprogis ,  Michelle Steen ,  Brian Sundlof ,  Cornelia Tsang ,  George Walker

IPC分类号： H01L21/48 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/498 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L21/4763

CPC分类号： H01L23/49883 ,  H01L21/486 ,  H01L21/76898 ,  H01L23/49827 ,  H01L2224/16 ,  H01L2924/01004 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01078 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A carrier structure and method for fabricating a carrier structure with through-vias each having a conductive structure with an effective coefficient of thermal expansion which is less than or closely matched to that of the substrate, and having an effective elastic modulus value which is less than or closely matches that of the substrate. The conductive structure may include concentric via fill areas having differing materials disposed concentrically therein, a core of the substrate material surrounded by an annular ring of conductive material, a core of CTE-matched non-conductive material surrounded by an annular ring of conductive material, a conductive via having an inner void with low CTE, or a full fill of a conductive composite material such as a metal-ceramic paste which has been sintered or fused.

摘要翻译： 一种载体结构和方法，用于制造具有通孔的载流子结构，每个导通孔具有导电结构，其有效热膨胀系数小于或接近于基板的热膨胀系数，并且具有小于或等于 或者与衬底的密切匹配。 导电结构可以包括同心的通孔填充区域，其具有同心设置的不同材料，由导电材料的环形环包围的衬底材料的芯，由导电材料的环形环包围的CTE匹配的非导电材料的芯， 具有低CTE的内部空隙的导电通孔，或已经烧结或熔合的诸如金属 - 陶瓷浆料的导电复合材料的完整填充物。

公开(公告)号：US20060027934A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US11242221

申请日：2005-10-03

申请人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Paul Andry ,  Leena Buchwalter ,  Jon Casey ,  Sherif Goma ,  Raymond Horton ,  Gareth Hougham ,  Michael Lane ,  Xiao Liu ,  Chirag Patel ,  Edmund Sprogis ,  Michelle Steen ,  Brian Sundlof ,  Cornelia Tsang ,  George Walker ,  Yu-Ting Cheng ,  Kenneth Ocheltree ,  Robert Montoye

发明人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Paul Andry ,  Leena Buchwalter ,  Jon Casey ,  Sherif Goma ,  Raymond Horton ,  Gareth Hougham ,  Michael Lane ,  Xiao Liu ,  Chirag Patel ,  Edmund Sprogis ,  Michelle Steen ,  Brian Sundlof ,  Cornelia Tsang ,  George Walker ,  Yu-Ting Cheng ,  Kenneth Ocheltree ,  Robert Montoye

IPC分类号： H01L23/48

CPC分类号： H01L23/49883 ,  H01L21/486 ,  H01L21/76898 ,  H01L23/49827 ,  H01L2224/16 ,  H01L2924/01004 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01078 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01322 ,  H01L2924/09701 ,  H01L2924/10253 ,  H01L2924/15311 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/3025 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A carrier structure and method for fabricating a carrier structure with through-vias each having a conductive structure with an effective coefficient of thermal expansion which is less than or closely matched to that of the substrate, and having an effective elastic modulus value which is less than or closely matches that of the substrate. The conductive structure may include concentric via fill areas having differing materials disposed concentrically therein, a core of the substrate material surrounded by an annular ring of conductive material, a core of CTE-matched non-conductive material surrounded by an annular ring of conductive material, a conductive via having an inner void with low CTE, or a full fill of a conductive composite material such as a metal-ceramic paste which has been sintered or fused.

摘要翻译： 一种载体结构和方法，用于制造具有通孔的载流子结构，每个导通孔具有导电结构，其有效热膨胀系数小于或接近于基板的热膨胀系数，并且具有小于或等于 或者与衬底的密切匹配。 导电结构可以包括同心的通孔填充区域，其具有同心设置的不同材料，由导电材料的环形环包围的衬底材料的芯，由导电材料的环形环包围的CTE匹配的非导电材料的芯， 具有低CTE的内部空隙的导电通孔，或已经烧结或熔合的诸如金属 - 陶瓷浆料的导电复合材料的完整填充物。

公开(公告)号：US20060165891A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-27

申请号：US11132108

申请日：2005-05-18

申请人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Qinghuang Lin ,  Robert Miller ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Son Nguyen

发明人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Qinghuang Lin ,  Robert Miller ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Son Nguyen

IPC分类号： C23C16/00 ,  B05D3/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/103 ,  Y10T428/31663

摘要： A low-k dielectric material with increased cohesive strength for use in electronic structures including interconnect and sensing structures is provided that includes atoms of Si, C, O, and H in which a fraction of the C atoms are bonded as Si—CH3 functional groups, and another fraction of the C atoms are bonded as Si—R—Si, wherein R is phenyl, —[CH2]n— where n is greater than or equal to 1, HC═CH, C≡CH2, C≡C or a [S]n linkage, where n is a defined above.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于包括互连和感测结构的电子结构中具有增强的内聚强度的低k介电材料，其包括Si，C，O和H的原子，其中C原子的一部分键合为Si-CH _{3个官能团，另外一部分C原子键合为Si-R-Si，其中R是苯基， - [CH 2 N] - 其中n大于或等于1，HC-CH，C≡CH2，C≡C或[S] n N连接，其中n是定义的 以上。}

公开(公告)号：US20050167838A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US10707996

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Matthew Colburn ,  Edward Cooney ,  Timothy Dalton ,  John Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey Gambino ,  Elbert Huang ,  Michael Lane ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Lee Nicholson ,  Satyanarayana Nitta ,  Sampath Purushothaman ,  Sujatha Sankaran ,  Thomas Shaw ,  Andrew Simon ,  Anthony Stamper

发明人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Matthew Colburn ,  Edward Cooney ,  Timothy Dalton ,  John Fitzsimmons ,  Jeffrey Gambino ,  Elbert Huang ,  Michael Lane ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Lee Nicholson ,  Satyanarayana Nitta ,  Sampath Purushothaman ,  Sujatha Sankaran ,  Thomas Shaw ,  Andrew Simon ,  Anthony Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/033 ,  H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/311 ,  H01L21/4763 ,  H01L21/768 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/522 ,  H01L23/532 ,  H01L29/40

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： A method for manufacturing a structure includes providing a structure having an insulator layer with at least one interconnect and forming a sub lithographic template mask on the insulator layer. A selective etching step is used for etching the insulator layer through the sub lithographic template mask to form sub lithographic features near the at least one interconnect. A supra lithographic blocking mask may also be utilized. In another aspect, the method includes forming pinch off sections of sub lithographic size formed in a capping layer on the insulator layer. A semiconductor structure includes an insulator layer having at least one interconnect feature and at least one column formed in the insulator layer. A plurality of sub lithographic features formed on a top portion of the insulator layer and communicating with the at least one column is also provided. The plurality of sub lithographic features have a cross section or diameter less than any of the at least one column. A gap may be prohibited from forming on or near scribe lanes and vias

摘要翻译： 一种制造结构的方法包括提供具有至少一个互连的绝缘层的结构，并在绝缘体层上形成次光刻模板掩模。 选择性蚀刻步骤用于通过子光刻模板掩模蚀刻绝缘体层，以在至少一个互连附近形成亚光刻特征。 还可以使用超光刻阻挡掩模。 另一方面，该方法包括形成在绝缘体层上的覆盖层中形成的亚光刻尺寸的夹断部分。 半导体结构包括具有至少一个互连特征的绝缘体层和形成在绝缘体层中的至少一个列。 还提供了形成在绝缘体层的顶部并与至少一个柱连通的多个次级光刻特征。 所述多个亚光刻特征具有小于或小于所述至少一列中的任何一个的横截面或直径。 可能禁止在划线车道和通道上或附近形成间隙

公开(公告)号：US20050194619A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-08

申请号：US11040778

申请日：2005-01-21

申请人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Robert Miller ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Son Nguyen

发明人： Daniel Edelstein ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Robert Miller ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Son Nguyen

IPC分类号： H01L27/148 ,  H01L31/103

CPC分类号： H01L31/103 ,  Y10T428/31663

摘要： A low-k dielectric material with increased cohesive strength for use in electronic structures including interconnect and sensing structures is provided that includes atoms of Si, C, O, and H in which a fraction of the C atoms are bonded as Si—CH3 functional groups, and another fraction of the C atoms are bonded as Si—R—Si, wherein R is phenyl, —[CH2]n— where n is greater than or equal to 1, HC═CH, C═CH2, C═C or a [S]n linkage, where n is a defined above.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于包括互连和感测结构的电子结构中具有增强的内聚强度的低k介电材料，其包括Si，C，O和H的原子，其中C原子的一部分键合为Si-CH _{3个官能团，另外一部分C原子键合为Si-R-Si，其中R是苯基， - [CH 2 N] - 其中n大于或等于1，HC-CH，C-CH 2，CC或[S] N n连接，其中n定义如上。}

公开(公告)号：US20060006070A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-12

申请号：US10887087

申请日：2004-07-09

申请人： Michael Lane ,  Stefanie Chiras ,  Terry Spooner ,  Robert Rosenberg ,  Daniel Edelstein

发明人： Michael Lane ,  Stefanie Chiras ,  Terry Spooner ,  Robert Rosenberg ,  Daniel Edelstein

IPC分类号： C25D1/00 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L29/40

CPC分类号： C25D5/10 ,  C25D5/50 ,  C25D7/123 ,  H01L21/2885 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76843 ,  H01L21/76849 ,  H01L21/76867 ,  H01L21/76873 ,  H01L21/76874 ,  H01L21/76877 ,  H01L21/76886 ,  H01L23/53233 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A conducting material comprising: a conducting core region comprising copper and from 0.001 atomic percent to 0.6 atomic percent of one or more metals selected from iridium, osmium and rhenium; and an interfacial region. The interfacial region comprises at least 80 atomic percent or greater of the one or more metals. The invention is also directed to a method of making a conducting material comprising: providing an underlayer; contacting the underlayer with a seed layer, the seed layer comprising copper and one or more metals selected from iridium, osmium and rhenium; depositing a conducting layer comprising copper on the seed layer, and annealing the conducting layer at a temperature sufficient to cause grain growth in the conducting layer, yet minimize the migration of the one or more alloy metals from the seed layer to the conducting layer. The method further comprises polishing the conducting layer to provide a polished copper surface material, and annealing the polished copper surface material at a temperature to cause migration of the one or more metals from the seed layer to the polished surface to provide an interfacial region in contact with a copper conductor core region. The interfacial region and the copper conductor core region comprise the one or more metals.

摘要翻译： 一种导电材料，包括：导电核心区域，其包含铜和0.001原子％至0.6原子％的选自铱，锇和铼的一种或多种金属; 和界面区域。 所述界面区域包含所述一种或多种金属的至少80原子％以上。 本发明还涉及一种制造导电材料的方法，包括：提供底层; 使底层与种子层接触，晶种层包含铜和一种或多种选自铱，锇和铼的金属; 在种子层上沉积包含铜的导电层，并且在足以在导电层中引起晶粒生长的温度下对导电层退火，同时最小化一种或多种合金金属从晶种层向导电层的迁移。 该方法还包括抛光导电层以提供抛光的铜表面材料，并且在一定温度下退火抛光的铜表面材料，以使一种或多种金属从晶种层迁移到抛光表面以提供接触的界面区域 具有铜导体核心区域。 界面区域和铜导体芯区域包括一种或多种金属。

公开(公告)号：US20060014376A1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-19

申请号：US11230841

申请日：2005-09-20

申请人： Birendra Agarwala ,  Conrad Barile ,  Hormazdyar Dalal ,  Brett Engel ,  Michael Lane ,  Ernest Levine ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  John McGrath ,  Conal Murray ,  Jawahar Nayak ,  Du Nguyen ,  Hazara Rathore ,  Thomas Shaw

发明人： Birendra Agarwala ,  Conrad Barile ,  Hormazdyar Dalal ,  Brett Engel ,  Michael Lane ,  Ernest Levine ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  John McGrath ,  Conal Murray ,  Jawahar Nayak ,  Du Nguyen ,  Hazara Rathore ,  Thomas Shaw

IPC分类号： H01L21/4763 ,  H01L21/44 ,  H01L21/31

CPC分类号： H01L23/53295 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76829 ,  H01L21/76838 ,  H01L23/5226 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10T428/24917 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A multilevel semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) structure including a first interconnect level including a layer of dielectric material over a semiconductor substrate, the layer of dielectric material comprising a dense material for passivating semiconductor devices and local interconnects underneath; multiple interconnect layers of dielectric material formed above the layer of dense dielectric material, each layer of dielectric material including at least a layer of low-k dielectric material; and, a set of stacked via-studs in the low-k dielectric material layers, each of said set of stacked via studs interconnecting one or more patterned conductive structures, a conductive structure including a cantilever formed in the low-k dielectric material. The dielectric layer of each of the multiple interconnection levels includes a soft low-k dielectric material, wherein the cantilever and set of stacked via-studs are integrated within the soft low-k dielectric material to increase resistance to thermal fatigue crack formation. In one embodiment, each of the set of stacked via-studs in the low-k dielectric material layers is provided with a cantilever, such that the cantilevers are interwoven by connecting a cantilever on one level to a bulk portion of the conductor line on adjacent levels of interconnection, thereby increasing flexibility of stacked via-studs between interconnection levels.

摘要翻译： 一种多级半导体集成电路（IC）结构，包括在半导体衬底上包括电介质材料层的第一互连电平，所述介电材料层包括用于钝化半导体器件的致密材料和其下的局部互连; 形成在致密电介质材料层之上的电介质材料的多个互连层，每层介电材料包括至少一层低k电介质材料; 以及在低k电介质材料层中的一组堆叠的通孔螺钉，每组所述一组堆叠通孔柱互连一个或多个图案化导电结构，包括形成在低k电介质材料中的悬臂的导电结构。 多个互连级别中的每一个的电介质层包括软的低k电介质材料，其中悬臂和一组堆叠的通孔螺钉集成在软低k电介质材料内，以增加对热疲劳裂纹形成的抵抗力。 在一个实施例中，低k电介质材料层中的每组叠置通孔螺柱设置有悬臂，使得悬臂通过将一个级上的悬臂连接到相邻的导体线的主体部分而交织 互连级别，从而增加互连级别之间堆叠通孔的灵活性。

公开(公告)号：US20080044668A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11034479

申请日：2005-01-13

申请人： Christos Dimitrakopoulos ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Eric Liniger ,  Xiao Liu ,  Son Nguyen ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Thomas Shaw

发明人： Christos Dimitrakopoulos ,  Stephen Gates ,  Alfred Grill ,  Michael Lane ,  Eric Liniger ,  Xiao Liu ,  Son Nguyen ,  Deborah Neumayer ,  Thomas Shaw

IPC分类号： B32B9/04 ,  B32B13/04

CPC分类号： H01L21/76834 ,  C23C16/30 ,  C23C16/56 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02203 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/02282 ,  H01L21/02348 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/31058 ,  H01L21/31633 ,  H01L21/76801 ,  H01L21/76825 ,  H01L21/76828 ,  H01L21/76829 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  Y10T428/249953 ,  Y10T428/249969 ,  Y10T428/249979

摘要： A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water each less than 10 ppm. A material is also described by using the method with a dielectric constant of not more than 2.8. The invention overcomes the problem of forming films with low biaxial stress less than 46 MPa.

摘要翻译： 描述了形成具有受控双轴应力的超低介电常数层的方法，其包括以下步骤：通过PECVD和旋涂方法之一形成包含Si，C，O和H的层，并在含有非常低的浓度的环境中固化该膜 的氧和水各自小于10ppm。 还通过使用介电常数不大于2.8的方法描述材料。 本发明克服了低双轴应力低于46MPa的薄膜形成问题。

公开(公告)号：US20080118717A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-22

申请号：US12018640

申请日：2008-01-23

申请人： Son Nguyen ,  Michael Lane ,  Stephen Gates ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Sanjay Mehta ,  Thomas Shaw

发明人： Son Nguyen ,  Michael Lane ,  Stephen Gates ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Sanjay Mehta ,  Thomas Shaw

IPC分类号： B32B3/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/3148 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02216 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/3122 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76825 ,  H01L21/76826 ,  H01L21/76828 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10T428/24802 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The present invention provides a hardmask that is located on a surface of a low k dielectric material having at least one conductive feature embedded therein. The hardmask includes a lower region of a hermetic oxide material located adjacent to the low k dielectric material and an upper region comprising atoms of Si, C and H located above the hermetic oxide material. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating the inventive hardmask as well as a method to form an interconnect structure containing the same.

公开(公告)号：US20060091559A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-04

申请号：US10981233

申请日：2004-11-04

申请人： Son Nguyen ,  Michael Lane ,  Stephen Gates ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Sanjay Mehta ,  Thomas Shaw

发明人： Son Nguyen ,  Michael Lane ,  Stephen Gates ,  Xiao Liu ,  Vincent McGahay ,  Sanjay Mehta ,  Thomas Shaw

IPC分类号： H01L21/4763 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L21/31

CPC分类号： H01L21/3148 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02216 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/3122 ,  H01L21/76807 ,  H01L21/76825 ,  H01L21/76826 ,  H01L21/76828 ,  H01L21/76832 ,  H01L23/53295 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  Y10T428/24802 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： The present invention provides a hardmask that is located on a surface of a low k dielectric material having at least one conductive feature embedded therein. The hardmask includes a lower region of a hermetic oxide material located adjacent to the low k dielectric material and an upper region comprising atoms of Si, C and H located above the hermetic oxide material. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating the inventive hardmask as well as a method to form an interconnect structure containing the same.