摘要:
Cu interconnect structures using a bottomless liner to reduce the copper interfacial electron scattering and lower the electrical resistance are described in this application. The interconnect structures comprise a nucleation layer and a liner layer that may be formed by an oxide or nitride. The bottom portion of the liner layer is removed to expose the nucleation layer. Since the liner is bottomless, the nucleation layer is exposed during Cu deposition and serves to catalyze copper nucleation and enable selective growth of copper near the bottom (where the nucleation layer is exposed), rather than near the liner sidewalls. Thus, copper may be selectively grown with a bottom-up fill behavior than can reduce or eliminate formation of voids. Other embodiments are described.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for depositing a barrier layer on a substrate having a trench, depositing a liner layer on the barrier layer that includes a surface oxide, electrolessly depositing a copper seed layer on the liner layer, where the surface oxide is reduced in-situ in an electroless bath, depositing a bulk metal layer on the copper seed layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for depositing a barrier layer on a substrate having a trench, depositing a liner layer on the barrier layer that includes a surface oxide, electrolessly depositing a copper seed layer on the liner layer, where the surface oxide is reduced in-situ in an electroless bath, depositing a bulk metal layer on the copper seed layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
Methods of fabricating interconnect structures utilizing barrier material layers formed with an electroless deposition technique utilizing a coupling agent complexed with a catalytic metal and structures formed thereby. The fabrication fundamentally comprises providing a dielectric material layer having an opening extending into the dielectric material from a first surface thereof, bonding the coupling agent to the dielectric material within the opening, and electrolessly depositing the barrier material layer, wherein the electrolessly deposited barrier material layer material adheres to the catalytic metal of the coupling agent.
摘要:
An apparatus that includes an electroosmotic pump and an aqueous or nonaqueous electrolyte liquid and generates relatively low amount of hydrogen gas is described herein. The apparatus may further include a hydrogen absorber.
摘要:
Interconnect structures including a selective via post disposed on a top surface of a lower level interconnect feature, and fabrication techniques to selectively form such a post. Following embodiments herein, a minimum interconnect line spacing may be maintained independent of registration error in a via opening. In embodiments, a selective via post has a bottom lateral dimension smaller than that of a via opening within which the post is disposed. Formation of a conductive via post may be preferential to a top surface of the lower interconnect feature exposed by the via opening. A subsequently deposited dielectric material backfills portions of a via opening extending beyond the interconnect feature where no conductive via post was formed. An upper level interconnect feature is landed on the selective via post to electrically interconnect with the lower level feature.
摘要:
A method of forming an electrolessly deposited copper interconnect while reducing its electrical resistance comprises providing a substrate having a dielectric layer, wherein a trench portion including at least two sidewall surfaces and a bottom surface is etched into the dielectric layer, depositing a copper seed layer onto the substrate and within the trench portion, attaching a layer of a metal catalyst to the substrate and within the trench portion using a coupling agent, applying ultraviolet radiation to the trench portion to detach the metal catalyst from the sidewall surfaces and the bottom surface of the trench portion, activating the metal catalyst that remains attached to the substrate, performing an electroless plating process to deposit copper into the trench portion, and planarizing the deposited copper to form an interconnect. The result is a copper interconnect that is not contaminated with a metal catalyst that may increase its electrical resistance.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for a semiconductor device having a semiconductor device having increased conductive material reliability is described. That method and apparatus comprises forming a conductive path on a substrate. The conductive path made of a first material. A second material is then deposited on the conductive path. Once the second material is deposited on the conductive path, the diffusion of the second material into the conductive path is facilitated. The second material has a predetermined solubility to substantially diffuse to grain boundaries within the first material.
摘要:
A method for forming dual salicide contacts includes depositing a low or mid-gap work function metal selectively on an NMOS source/drain (S/D) region of a semiconductor device via electroless deposition; depositing a high work function metal selectively over the low work function metal and a PMOS source/drain (S/D) region of a semiconductor device via electroless deposition; annealing the semiconductor device to form a silicide of the low work function metal over the NMOS source/drain (S/D) region and a silicide of the high work function metal over the PMOS source/drain (S/D) region; and performing a SALICIDE etch to remove the unreacted metals from all regions of the substrate.
摘要:
A method of forming metal on a substrate includes forming a coupling agent with nitrogen on a substrate, forming a first layer containing a Ruthenium catalyst over the coupling agent, and depositing a second layer including a metal over the first layer using the Ruthenium catalyst as a nucleating agent.