US4887146A
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Semiconductor device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1987-05-05
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Granted: 1989-12-12
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Expires: 2007-05-05
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device having a TiN film serving as a barrier layer and a TiNx (0.3<X<0.9) film between a wiring layer and a semiconductor substrate is disclosed. Interposition of the TiNx film between the semiconductor substrate and the TiN film lowers the contact resistance in the contact region between the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer and also the leakage current and improves the adhesion between the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate, so that the characteristics and reliability of the semiconductor device are greatly improved.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenji Hinode
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:09
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/80; H10D62/83; H10D64/00; H10D64/60; H10D64/62; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film having an opening formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, said semiconductor substrate being made of silicon; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the surface of the silicon of said semiconductor substrate through said opening; a TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film having an opening formed on the surface of a semiconductor substrate, said semiconductor substrate being made of silicon; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the surface of the silicon of said semiconductor substrate through said opening; a TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said TiN x film, said TiN film and said wiring layer are formed so as to extend over from the surface of said semiconductor substrate to the surface of said insulator film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said TiN x film and said TiN film are formed within said opening, and said wiring layer is formed so as to extend over from said opening to the surface of said insulator film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said wiring layer is a film made of a material selected from the group consisting of Al, an alloy containing Al as a principal component, W, Mo, Ti, W-silicide, Mo-silicide and Ti-silicide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 4, wherein said alloy containing Al as a principal component is selected from the group consisting of Al-Si alloy, Al-Cu alloy , Al-Cu-Si alloy and Al-Ti alloy.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of said TiN x film is from 100 Å to 500 Å.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, the thickness of said TiN film is from 500 Å to 2,000 Å.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the film thickness of said wiring layer is from 0.2 μm to 2 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the TiN x film is directly in ohmic contact with the surface of the semiconductor substrate in said opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the contact between the TiN x film and the surface of the semiconductor substrate has a contact resistance of less than 10 -6 Ω cm 2 and a leakage current of less than 10 nA/cm 2 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
73 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film having an opening formed on the surface of a semiconductor material, said semiconductor material being silicon; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the surface of said semiconductor material through said opening; a TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
73 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film having an opening formed on the surface of a semiconductor material, said semiconductor material being silicon; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the surface of said semiconductor material through said opening; a TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein said semiconductor material is polycrystalline silicon.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein said semiconductor material is a layer of polycrysta;;ine silicon formed over a substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the TiN x film forms an ohmic contact with the surface of the semiconductor material through said opening.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the silicon of said semiconductor substrate, to which the TiN x film is in contact, is a doped n-region or p-region of high impurity concentration.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the silicon to which the TiN x film is in contact is a doped n-region or p-region of high impurity concentration.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
118 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film, having an opening, formed on the surface of a silicon material, the opening exposing at least a portion of the silicon, the silicon exposed being a doped n-region or p-region of high impurity concentration; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the silicon exposed through said opening; TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film, the wiring layer being film made of a material selected from the group consisting of Al, an alloy containing Al as a principal component, W, Mo, Ti, W-silicide, Mo-silicide and Ti-silicide.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
118 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an insulator film, having an opening, formed on the surface of a silicon material, the opening exposing at least a portion of the silicon, the silicon exposed being a doped n-region or p-region of high impurity concentration; a TiN x (x is a value within a range from 0.3 to 0.9) film formed so as to be in contact with the silicon exposed through said opening; TiN film formed on said TiN x film; and a wiring layer formed on said TiN film, the wiring layer being film made of a material selected from the group consisting of Al, an alloy containing Al as a principal component, W, Mo, Ti, W-silicide, Mo-silicide and Ti-silicide.
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