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公开(公告)号:US20240304546A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-12
申请号:US18179417
申请日:2023-03-07
IPC分类号: H01L23/528 , H01L21/768
CPC分类号: H01L23/5283 , H01L21/76804 , H01L21/76849 , H01L21/76883 , H01L23/53238 , H01L23/53266
摘要: A structure including a homogeneous interconnect structure embedded in a dielectric layer, where the homogeneous interconnect structure includes a first region and a second region one above another, where the first region comprises a width which increases relative to height, and where the second region comprises a width which decreases relative to height.
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公开(公告)号:US12087624B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-10
申请号:US17481198
申请日:2021-09-21
IPC分类号: H01L21/768 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/532
CPC分类号: H01L21/76846 , H01L21/76831 , H01L21/76849 , H01L21/76865 , H01L21/76883 , H01L23/5283 , H01L23/53295 , H01L23/53238
摘要: A dielectric layer is located on top of and in contact with a substrate. A conductive line located within the dialectic layer. A barrier layer on top of an in contact with the dielectric layer. The barrier layer is below the conductive line. A liner layer on top of and in contact with the barrier layer and below and in contact with the conductive line. A metal liner on top of and in contact with the conductive line. A capping layer on top of and in contact with the dielectric layer, the barrier layer, the liner layer, and the metal liner.
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公开(公告)号:US20240282704A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-22
申请号:US18171795
申请日:2023-02-21
IPC分类号: H01L23/528 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/532
CPC分类号: H01L23/5283 , H01L21/76802 , H01L21/76883 , H01L21/76885 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/53257
摘要: A semiconductor structure is presented including a metal layer having a first pattern, a metal bridge located within the first pattern, at least one via disposed on a portion of the metal layer such that the metal bridge extends to a top surface of the at least one via, and a metal cap disposed directly on top of the at least one via disposed on the portion of the metal layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240153868A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-09
申请号:US18053772
申请日:2022-11-09
IPC分类号: H01L23/522 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/532
CPC分类号: H01L23/5226 , H01L21/76807 , H01L21/76843 , H01L21/76877 , H01L23/53238 , H01L23/53266
摘要: Embodiments of present invention provide an interconnect structure. The interconnect structure includes a first metal line in a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer; one or more second metal lines in a second ILD layer above the first metal line and above the first ILD layer; a third metal line in a third ILD layer above the one or more second metal lines and above the second ILD layer; and a skipvia connecting the third metal line with the first metal line, wherein the first, the one or more second, and the third metal lines are made of a first conductive material and the skipvia is made of a second conductive material, and the first conductive material is different from the second conductive material. A method of forming the above interconnect structure is also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20240038535A1
公开(公告)日:2024-02-01
申请号:US17875756
申请日:2022-07-28
发明人: Joe Lee , Yann Mignot , Christopher J. Penny , Koichi Motoyama
IPC分类号: H01L21/033 , H01L21/027
CPC分类号: H01L21/0337 , H01L21/0276 , H01L21/0335 , H01L21/0332
摘要: A method of forming a mandrel for use in a pitch doubling process is provided in which a metal hard mask is inserted between a mandrel material layer and a soft mask. The insertion of the metal hard mask allows for easier pattern transfer into the mandrel material layer and avoids many issues encountered during multi-patterning steps. The insertion of the metal hard mask forms a square mandrel that has a flat top due to durability against etch and ability to wet strip the metal hard mask. The metal hard mask can be tuned before pattern transfer into the underlying mandrel material layer to provide a hard mask pattern that is smaller or larger than the pattern without performing such tuning. The method also can be used to protect the downstream non-mandrel processes where selectivity is crucial.
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公开(公告)号:US20240032435A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-25
申请号:US17814243
申请日:2022-07-22
CPC分类号: H01L43/08 , H01L27/222 , H01L43/02 , H01L43/12 , G11C11/161
摘要: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of forming a MRAM structure. The method includes patterning a bottom electrode layer and a first ferromagnetic layer on top of the bottom electrode layer; depositing a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer covering the bottom electrode layer and the first ferromagnetic layer; creating an opening in the dielectric layer, the opening exposing a portion of the first ferromagnetic layer; forming a tunnel barrier layer inside the opening; forming a second ferromagnetic layer on top of the tunnel barrier layer; patterning the tunnel barrier layer and the second ferromagnetic layer; and forming a top electrode layer on top of the second ferromagnetic layer. Structures formed thereby are also provided.
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公开(公告)号:US11854884B2
公开(公告)日:2023-12-26
申请号:US17551531
申请日:2021-12-15
发明人: Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo , Koichi Motoyama , Somnath Ghosh , Christopher J. Penny , Robert Robison , Lawrence A. Clevenger
IPC分类号: H01L23/532 , H01L21/768 , H01L23/522
CPC分类号: H01L21/76897 , H01L21/76832 , H01L21/76834 , H01L23/5226 , H01L23/53295
摘要: A method of forming fully aligned top vias is provided. The method includes forming a fill layer on a conductive line, wherein the fill layer is adjacent to one or more vias. The method further includes forming a spacer layer selectively on the exposed surface of the fill layer, wherein the top surface of the one or more vias is exposed after forming the spacer layer. The method further includes depositing an etch-stop layer on the exposed surfaces of the spacer layer and the one or more vias, and forming a cover layer on the etch-stop layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20230402079A1
公开(公告)日:2023-12-14
申请号:US17806790
申请日:2022-06-14
CPC分类号: G11C11/161 , H01L43/08 , H01L43/02 , H01L43/12 , H01L27/222
摘要: Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor structure with a first magneto-resistive random access memory (MRAM) pillar with a bottom electrode layer, a reference layer connected above the bottom electrode layer, a free layer, and a tunnel barrier between the reference layer and the free layer. The MRAM pillar includes a pillar diameter. The semiconductor structure also includes a coaxial top electrode with a top diameter that is less than the pillar diameter.
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公开(公告)号:US11798842B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17482939
申请日:2021-09-23
发明人: Chanro Park , Koichi Motoyama , Hsueh-Chung Chen , Yann Mignot
IPC分类号: H01L21/768 , H01L21/306
CPC分类号: H01L21/76843 , H01L21/30608 , H01L21/7688 , H01L21/76879 , H01L21/76897
摘要: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming conductive lines in the same include forming a cut region in a first dielectric layer, the cut region having a first width. A second dielectric plug is formed in the cut region. A mask is formed, over the first dielectric layer, that defines at least one trench region that crosses the second dielectric plug, with the at least one trench region having a second width that is smaller than the first width. Material from the first dielectric layer in the trench regions is etched away, using a selective anisotropic etch that leaves the second dielectric plug in place, to form trenches in the first dielectric layer. Conductive material is deposited in the trenches to form conductive lines that are separated by the second dielectric plug.
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公开(公告)号:US11735468B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17541450
申请日:2021-12-03
IPC分类号: H01L21/768 , H01L23/522 , H01L23/528
CPC分类号: H01L21/76802 , H01L21/76877 , H01L23/528 , H01L23/5226
摘要: Back end of line metallization structures and methods for fabricating self-aligned vias. The structures generally include a first interconnect structure disposed above a substrate. The first interconnect structure includes a metal line formed in a first interlayer dielectric. A second interconnect structure overlies the first interconnect structure. The second interconnect structure includes a second cap layer on the first interlayer dielectric, a second interlayer dielectric thereon, and at least one self-aligned via in the second interlayer dielectric conductively coupled to at least a portion of the metal line of the first interconnect structure, wherein any misalignment of the at least one self-aligned via results in the at least one self-aligned via landing on both the metal line of the first interconnect structure and the second cap layer. The second cap layer is an insulating material.
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