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Multilayer interconnection structure for a semiconductor device
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1994-12-08
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2014-12-08
Abstract
Abstract An aluminum interconnection film has a three layered structure of an aluminum alloy film, a tungsten film, and a titanium nitride film. An aluminum interconnection film and an aluminum interconnection film are electrically connected through a through hole formed in a silicon oxide film, one embodiment using a tungsten plug for the electrical connection. Because light reflectivity of the titanium nitride film is low, the exposed area of the resist can be kept within a predetermined area even if photolithography is carried out above a step where light is irregularly reflected. Therefore, it is possible to form a through hole of a desired dimension even if the through hole is formed above the step. Even if the titanium nitride film is etched and removed in forming the through hole, the aluminum alloy film is not exposed since the etching speed of the silicon oxide film is considerably slower than that of the tungsten film. The problem of denatured layer formation and residue formation caused by exposure of aluminum alloy film does not occur.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Ishii
- 👤 Yoshifumi Takata
- 👤 Akihiko Ohsaki
- 👤 Kazuyoshi Maekawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 12:39
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/425; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S257/00; Y10S257/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer by a tungsten plug formed in said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tungsten silicide and molybdenum silicide, and a third conductive layer formed on a portion of said second conductive layer and surrounding said tungsten plug, said tungsten plug contacting said second conductive layer, wherein said second interconnection layer further comprises a main conductive layer which becomes a main portion of said second interconnection layer and a first titanium nitride containing layer formed on said main conductive layer, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, and further wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer by a tungsten plug formed in said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten, tungsten silicide and molybdenum silicide, and a third conductive layer formed on a portion of said second conductive layer and surrounding said tungsten plug, said tungsten plug contacting said second conductive layer, wherein said second interconnection layer further comprises a main conductive layer which becomes a main portion of said second interconnection layer and a first titanium nitride containing layer formed on said main conductive layer, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, and further wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a step with said through hole located above said step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said third conductive layer comprises titanium nitride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein said third conductive layer has a thickness of 300-500 Å.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said second conductive layer comprises tungsten or tungsten silicide, said second conductive layer having a thickness of 500 Å and above.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is at most 1/10 of that of said insulating layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein said second conductive layer has a thickness of 1000 Å and below.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said first conductive layer is an aluminum-copper alloy.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, including a plurality of said first interconnection layers at first and second depths in said insulating layer, wherein said second conductive layer of the first interconnection layer deeper in said insulating layer has a minimum thickness, prior to etching thereof, corresponding to the etching speed of said second conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with an etchant, and the difference between said first and second depths.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 9, wherein said minimum thickness of said second conductive layer is 500 Å.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said second conductive layer has a maximum thickness of 1000 Å.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
205 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer through said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten and tungsten silicide and having a thickness between 500 Å and 1000 Å, and a third conductive layer comprising titanium nitride and having a thickness of 300-500 Å formed on said second conductive layer, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer and further wherein the second interconnection layer is in contact with the second conductive layer at a bottom of the through hole.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
205 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer through said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of tungsten and tungsten silicide and having a thickness between 500 Å and 1000 Å, and a third conductive layer comprising titanium nitride and having a thickness of 300-500 Å formed on said second conductive layer, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer and further wherein the second interconnection layer is in contact with the second conductive layer at a bottom of the through hole.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a step with said through hole located above said step.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is at most 1/10 of that of said insulating layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
44 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein said second interconnection layer comprises a main conductive layer which becomes a main portion of said second interconnection layer, and a first titanium nitride containing layer formed on said main conductive layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, wherein said first conductive layer comprises an aluminum-copper alloy.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
77 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 12, including a plurality of said first interconnection layers at first and second depths in said insulating layer, wherein said second conductive layer of the first interconnection layer deeper in said insulating layer has a minimum thickness, prior to etching thereof, corresponding to the etching speed of said second conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer, and the difference between said first and second depths.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
174 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer through said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a layer containing tungsten, and a third conductive layer comprising titanium nitride, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, and further wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer and the second interconnection layer is in contact with the second conductive layer at a bottom of the through hole.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
174 words
An interconnection structure of a semiconductor device having multilayer interconnection layers connected through a connection hole, comprising: a first interconnection layer, an insulating layer formed on said first interconnection layer having a through hole reaching the surface of said first interconnection layer, and a second interconnection layer formed on said insulating layer, electrically connected to said first interconnection layer through said through hole, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a first conductive layer containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second conductive layer formed on said first conductive layer, said second conductive layer comprising a layer containing tungsten, and a third conductive layer comprising titanium nitride, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is less than that of said third conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer with a selected etchant, and further wherein light reflectivity of said third conductive layer is less than that of said second conductive layer and the second interconnection layer is in contact with the second conductive layer at a bottom of the through hole.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein said first interconnection layer comprises a step with said through hole located above said step.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
30 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein the etching speed of said second conductive layer is at most 1/10 of that of said insulating layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
44 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 18, wherein said second interconnection layer comprises a main conductive layer which becomes a main portion of said second interconnection layer, and a first titanium nitride containing layer formed on said main conductive layer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
77 words
The interconnection structure of the semiconductor device according to claim 18, including a plurality of said first interconnection layers at first and second depths in said insulating layer, wherein said second conductive layer of the first interconnection layer deeper in said insulating layer has a minimum thickness, prior to etching thereof, corresponding to the etching speed of said second conductive layer under condition of etching said insulating layer, and the difference between said first and second depths.
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