公开(公告)号：US07399696B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US11161415

申请日：2005-08-02

申请人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Mete Erturk ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Mete Erturk ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/4763

CPC分类号： H01L23/5227 ,  H01L23/53228 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： A method of forming a high performance inductor comprises providing a substrate; forming a plurality of wiring levels over the substrate, wherein each of the wiring levels comprise a dielectric layer; forming a first trench having a first depth in a first dielectric layer on a first wiring level; forming a second trench in the first dielectric layer having a second depth extending at least into a second wiring level; forming a conductor layer substantially simultaneously in the first and second trenches; and removing portions of the conductor layer overfilling the first and second trenches to form a spiral-shaped inductor in the second trench. The method may further comprise forming an interconnect structure in the first trench.

摘要翻译： 形成高性能电感器的方法包括：提供衬底; 在衬底上形成多个布线层，其中每个布线层包括介电层; 在第一布线层上形成在第一介电层中具有第一深度的第一沟槽; 在所述第一介电层中形成具有至少延伸至第二布线层的第二深度的第二沟槽; 在第一和第二沟槽中基本上同时地形成导体层; 以及去除超过第一和第二沟槽的导体层的部分，以在第二沟槽中形成螺旋形电感器。 该方法还可以包括在第一沟槽中形成互连结构。

公开(公告)号：US08232173B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-31

申请号：US12917029

申请日：2010-11-01

申请人： Hanyi Ding ,  Mete Erturk ,  Robert A. Groves ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Peter J. Lindgren ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Hanyi Ding ,  Mete Erturk ,  Robert A. Groves ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Peter J. Lindgren ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/20

CPC分类号： H01L28/10 ,  H01L21/76898 ,  H01L23/5227 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/0001 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Structures with high-Q value inductors, design structure for high-Q value inductors and methods of fabricating such structures is disclosed herein. A method in a computer-aided design system for generating a functional design model of an inductor is also provided. The method includes: generating a functional representation of a plurality of vertical openings simultaneously formed in a substrate, wherein a first of the plurality of vertical openings is used as through silicon vias and is etched deeper than a second of the plurality of vertical openings used for high-Q inductors; generating a functional representation of a dielectric layer formed in the plurality of vertical openings; and generating a functional representation of a metal layer deposited on the dielectric layer in the plurality of vertical.

摘要翻译： 具有高Q值电感器的结构，高Q值电感器的设计结构和制造这种结构的方法在本文中公开。 还提供了一种用于产生电感器的功能设计模型的计算机辅助设计系统中的方法。 该方法包括：产生同时形成在衬底中的多个垂直开口的功能性表示，其中多个垂直开口中的第一个用作通过硅通孔，并且被蚀刻比用于多个垂直开口的多个垂直开口中的第二个 高Q电感; 产生形成在所述多个垂直开口中的电介质层的功能性表示; 以及生成沉积在所述多个垂直方向上的所述电介质层上的金属层的功能表示。

公开(公告)号：US08645898B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-04

申请号：US13535412

申请日：2012-06-28

申请人： Hanyi Ding ,  Mete Erturk ,  Robert A. Groves ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Peter J. Lindgren ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Hanyi Ding ,  Mete Erturk ,  Robert A. Groves ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Peter J. Lindgren ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： G06F17/50 ,  H01L27/08

CPC分类号： H01L28/10 ,  H01L21/76898 ,  H01L23/5227 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/0001 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Structures with high-Q value inductors, design structure for high-Q value inductors and methods of fabricating such structures is disclosed herein. A method in a computer-aided design system for generating a functional design model of an inductor is also provided. The method includes: generating a functional representation of a plurality of vertical openings simultaneously formed in a substrate, wherein a first of the plurality of vertical openings is used as through silicon vias and is etched deeper than a second of the plurality of vertical openings used for high-Q inductors; generating a functional representation of a dielectric layer formed in the plurality of vertical openings; and generating a functional representation of a metal layer deposited on the dielectric layer in the plurality of vertical.

摘要翻译： 具有高Q值电感器的结构，高Q值电感器的设计结构和制造这种结构的方法在本文中公开。 还提供了一种用于产生电感器的功能设计模型的计算机辅助设计系统中的方法。 该方法包括：产生同时形成在衬底中的多个垂直开口的功能表示，其中多个垂直开口中的第一个用作通过硅通孔，并且被蚀刻比用于多个垂直开口 高Q电感; 产生形成在所述多个垂直开口中的电介质层的功能性表示; 以及生成沉积在所述多个垂直方向上的所述电介质层上的金属层的功能表示。

公开(公告)号：US07494912B2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-24

申请号：US11953927

申请日：2007-12-11

申请人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Robert M. Rassel ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Daniel C. Edelstein ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Robert M. Rassel ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/44

CPC分类号： H01L24/11 ,  H01L23/3192 ,  H01L24/03 ,  H01L24/05 ,  H01L24/13 ,  H01L2224/02166 ,  H01L2224/0401 ,  H01L2224/05006 ,  H01L2224/05007 ,  H01L2224/05022 ,  H01L2224/05554 ,  H01L2224/05568 ,  H01L2224/05572 ,  H01L2224/13007 ,  H01L2224/13022 ,  H01L2224/13023 ,  H01L2224/13099 ,  H01L2224/131 ,  H01L2224/13111 ,  H01L2224/16 ,  H01L2224/45124 ,  H01L2924/0001 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/01013 ,  H01L2924/01015 ,  H01L2924/01019 ,  H01L2924/01022 ,  H01L2924/01024 ,  H01L2924/01027 ,  H01L2924/01029 ,  H01L2924/01073 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/014 ,  H01L2924/04941 ,  H01L2924/04953 ,  H01L2924/13091 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/00 ,  H01L2224/48 ,  H01L2224/05552

摘要： Terminal pads and methods of fabricating terminal pads. The methods including forming a conductive diffusion barrier under a conductive pad in or overlapped by a passivation layer comprised of multiple dielectric layers including diffusion barrier layers. The methods including forming the terminal pads subtractively or by a damascene process.

摘要翻译： 端子焊盘和制造端子焊盘的方法。 所述方法包括在由包括扩散阻挡层的多个电介质层组成的钝化层的内部或与其重叠的导电焊盘下方形成导电扩散阻挡层。 所述方法包括减法地形成端子焊盘或通过镶嵌工艺。

公开(公告)号：US20080173981A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US11624712

申请日：2007-01-19

申请人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Kunal Vaed

发明人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Kunal Vaed

IPC分类号： H01L27/06 ,  H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L28/91 ,  H01L23/5223 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/3011 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： An Integrated Circuit (IC) chip with one or more vertical plate capacitors, each vertical plate capacitor connected to circuits on the IC chip and a method of making the chip capacitors. The vertical plate capacitors are formed with base plate pattern (e.g., damascene copper) on a circuit layer and at least one upper plate layer (e.g., dual damascene copper) above, connected to and substantially identical with the base plate pattern. A vertical pair of capacitor plates are formed by the plate layer and base plate. Capacitor dielectric between the vertical pair of capacitor plates is, at least in part, a high-k dielectric.

摘要翻译： 具有一个或多个垂直板电容器的集成电路（IC）芯片，每个垂直板电容器连接到IC芯片上的电路和制造芯片电容器的方法。 垂直板电容器在电路层上形成有底板图案（例如，镶嵌铜），以及与基板图案连接并基本相同的至少一个上板层（例如双镶嵌铜）。 一对电容器板由板层和底板形成。 垂直对电容器板之间的电容电介质至少部分地是高k电介质。

公开(公告)号：US07382055B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-03

申请号：US11846595

申请日：2007-08-29

申请人： Eric M. Coker ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Matthew D. Moon ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Eric M. Coker ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Matthew D. Moon ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L29/40

CPC分类号： H01L27/016

摘要： A BEOL thin-film resistor adapted for flexible integration rests on a first layer of ILD. The thickness of the first layer of ILD and the resistor thickness combine to match the nominal design thickness of vias in the layer of concern. A second layer of ILD matches the resistor thickness and is planarized to the top surface of the resistor. A third layer of ILD has a thickness equal to the nominal value of the interconnections on this layer. Dual damascene interconnection apertures and apertures for making contact with the resistor are formed simultaneously, with the etch stop upper cap layer in the resistor protecting the resistive layer while the vias in the dual damascene apertures are formed.

摘要翻译： 适用于灵活集成的BEOL薄膜电阻依赖于第一层ILD。 ILD的第一层的厚度和电阻器厚度相结合，以匹配所涉及的层中的通孔的标称设计厚度。 第二层ILD匹配电阻器厚度，并平坦化到电阻器的顶表面。 ILD的第三层具有等于该层上互连的标称值的厚度。 同时形成用于与电阻器接触的双镶嵌互连孔和孔，电阻器中的蚀刻停止上盖层保护电阻层，同时形成双镶嵌孔中的通孔。

公开(公告)号：US08435864B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US13432440

申请日：2012-03-28

申请人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Keith E. Downes ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Robert M. Rassel ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Keith E. Downes ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Robert M. Rassel ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/28

CPC分类号： H01L21/32139 ,  H01L21/32136 ,  H01L28/75

摘要： A method of fabricating a MIM capacitor is provided. The method includes providing a substrate including a dielectric layer formed on a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer formed over the dielectric layer, and patterning a mask on the second conductive layer. Exposed portions of the second conductive layer are removed to form an upper plate of a MIM capacitor having edges substantially aligned with respective edges of the mask. The upper plate is undercut so that edges of the upper plate are located under the mask. Exposed portions of the dielectric layer and the first conductive layer are removed using the mask to form a capacitor dielectric layer and a lower plate of the MIM capacitor having edges substantially aligned with respective edges of the mask.

摘要翻译： 提供一种制造MIM电容器的方法。 该方法包括提供包括形成在第一导电层上的电介质层和形成在电介质层上的第二导电层的衬底，以及在第二导电层上构图掩模。 去除第二导电层的暴露部分以形成具有与掩模的相应边缘基本对齐的边缘的MIM电容器的上板。 上板被切下，使得上板的边缘位于掩模下方。 使用掩模去除电介质层和第一导电层的暴露部分，以形成MIM电容器的电容器电介质层和具有基本上与掩模的各个边缘对准的边缘的MIM电容器的下板。

公开(公告)号：US08093679B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US13023579

申请日：2011-02-09

申请人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  John M. Cotte ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Eric J. White

发明人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  John M. Cotte ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Eric J. White

IPC分类号： H01L29/00 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L29/74 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L29/40

CPC分类号： H01L23/5228 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： In the course of forming a resistor in the back end of an integrated circuit, an intermediate dielectric layer is deposited and a trench etched through it and into a lower dielectric layer by a controllable amount, so that the top of a resistor layer deposited in the trench is close in height to the top of the lower dielectric layer; the trench is filled and the resistor layer outside the trench is removed, after which a second dielectric layer is deposited. Vias passing through the second dielectric layer to contact the resistor then have the same depth as vias contacting metal interconnects in the lower dielectric layer. A tri-layer resistor structure is employed in which the resistive film is sandwiched between two protective layers that block diffusion between the resistor and BEOL ILD layers.

摘要翻译： 在集成电路的后端形成电阻器的过程中，沉积中间介电层，并通过可蚀刻的量蚀刻通过该介质层并将其沉积到下介电层中，使得沉积在电介质层中的电阻层的顶部 沟槽的高度接近于下介电层的顶部; 沟槽被填充，沟槽外的电阻层被去除，然后沉积第二介电层。 通过第二电介质层以与电阻器接触的通孔的深度与下电介质层中的金属互连接触孔的深度相同。 使用三层电阻器结构，其中电阻膜夹在两个阻挡电阻器和BEOL ILD层之间的扩散的保护层之间。

公开(公告)号：US08039354B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-18

申请号：US12849086

申请日：2010-08-03

申请人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Jeffrey B. Johnson ,  Jonghae Kim ,  Jean-Oliver Plouchart ,  Anthony K. Stamper

发明人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Jeffrey B. Johnson ,  Jonghae Kim ,  Jean-Oliver Plouchart ,  Anthony K. Stamper

IPC分类号： H01L21/02

CPC分类号： H01L23/5228 ,  H01L23/5227 ,  H01L28/87 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： Passive components are formed in the back end by using the same deposition process and materials as in the rest of the back end. Resistors are formed by connecting in series individual structures on the nth, (n+1)th, etc levels of the back end. Capacitors are formed by constructing a set of vertical capacitor plates from a plurality of levels in the back end, the plates being formed by connecting electrodes on two or more levels of the back end by vertical connection members.

摘要翻译： 通过使用与后端的其余部分相同的沉积工艺和材料在后端形成被动部件。 电阻器通过连接在后端的第n（n + 1）等级上的串联单独结构而形成。 电容器通过从后端的多个层构造一组垂直电容器板而形成，该板通过垂直连接构件在后端的两层或更多层上连接电极而形成。

公开(公告)号：US07902629B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-08

申请号：US12271942

申请日：2008-11-17

申请人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  John M. Cotte ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Eric J. White

发明人： Anil K. Chinthakindi ,  Douglas D. Coolbaugh ,  John M. Cotte ,  Ebenezer E. Eshun ,  Zhong-Xiang He ,  Anthony K. Stamper ,  Eric J. White

IPC分类号： H01L29/00 ,  H01L27/10 ,  H01L29/74 ,  H01L23/48 ,  H01L23/52 ,  H01L29/40

CPC分类号： H01L23/5228 ,  H01L2924/0002 ,  H01L2924/00

摘要： In the course of forming a resistor in the back end of an integrated circuit, an intermediate dielectric layer is deposited and a trench etched through it and into a lower dielectric layer by a controllable amount, so that the top of a resistor layer deposited in the trench is close in height to the top of the lower dielectric layer; the trench is filled and the resistor layer outside the trench is removed, after which a second dielectric layer is deposited. Vias passing through the second dielectric layer to contact the resistor then have the same depth as vias contacting metal interconnects in the lower dielectric layer. A tri-layer resistor structure is employed in which the resistive film is sandwiched between two protective layers that block diffusion between the resistor and BEOL ILD layers.

摘要翻译： 在集成电路的后端形成电阻器的过程中，沉积中间介电层，并通过可蚀刻的量蚀刻通过该介质层并将其沉积到下介电层中，使得沉积在电介质层中的电阻层的顶部 沟槽的高度接近于下介电层的顶部; 沟槽被填充，沟槽外的电阻层被去除，然后沉积第二介电层。 通过第二电介质层以与电阻器接触的通孔的深度与下电介质层中的金属互连接触孔的深度相同。 使用三层电阻器结构，其中电阻膜夹在两个阻挡电阻器和BEOL ILD层之间的扩散的保护层之间。