摘要:
Low-k organosilicate dielectric material can be exposed to a series of reagents, including a halogenation reagent, an alkylation reagent, and a termination reagent, in order to reverse degradation of dielectric properties caused by previous processing steps.
摘要:
Low-k organosilicate dielectric material can be exposed to a series of reagents, including a halogenation reagent, an alkylation reagent, and a termination reagent, in order to reverse degradation of dielectric properties caused by previous processing steps.
摘要:
An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; a conductive wiring in the dielectric layer; and a metal carbide cap layer over the conductive wiring.
摘要:
A cap layer for a copper interconnect structure formed in a first dielectric layer is provided. In an embodiment, a conductive layer is located within a dielectric layer and a top surface of the conductive layer has either a recess, a convex surface, or is planar. An alloy layer overlies the conductive layer and is a silicide alloy having a first material from the conductive layer and a second material of germanium, arsenic, tungsten, or gallium.
摘要:
An interconnect structure with improved reliability is provided. The interconnect structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate; a metallic wiring in the dielectric layer; a pre-layer over the metallic wiring, wherein the pre-layer contains boron; and a metal cap over the pre-layer, wherein the metal cap contains tungsten, and wherein the pre-layer and the metal cap are formed of different materials.
摘要:
An interconnect structure of an integrated circuit and a method for forming the same are provided. The interconnect structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a low-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, a conductor in the low-k dielectric layer, and a cap layer on the conductor. The cap layer has at least a top portion comprising a metal silicide/germanide.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices with composite etch stop layers and methods of fabrication thereof. An semiconductor device with a composite etch stop layer includes a substrate having a conductive member, a first etch stop layer on the substrate and the conductive member, a second etch stop layer and a dielectric layer sequentially over the second etch stop layer, having a conductive layer therein down through the dielectric layer, the second etch stop layer and the first etch stop layer to the conductive member.
摘要:
Bond pads for semiconductor devices and method for fabricating the same are provided. A bond pad has a first passivation layer having a plurality of openings. A conductive layer which overlies the openings and portions of the first passivation layer, having a first portion overlying the first passivation layer and a second portion overlying the openings. A second passivation layer overlies the first passivation layer and covers edges of the conductive layer.
摘要:
A passivated metal structure and a method of forming the metal structure is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the patterned metal structure, such as conductive lines, are formed on a substrate. The copper lines are passivated by a polymer liner between the copper lines and a low k dielectric filling the spaces between the conductive lines. The polymer liner is preferably deposited on the sidewalls of the conductive lines by electro-grafting. The polymer liner may also be used in a damascene process according to a second embodiment.
摘要:
An ultra-violet (UV) protection layer is formed over a semiconductor workpiece before depositing a UV curable dielectric layer. The UV protection layer prevents UV light from reaching and damaging underlying material layers and electrical devices. The UV protection layer comprises a layer of silicon doped with an impurity, wherein the impurity comprises O, C, H, N, or combinations thereof. The UV protection layer may comprise SiOC:H, SiON, SiN, SiCO:H, combinations thereof, or multiple layers thereof, as examples.