US5580823A
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Process for fabricating a collimated metal layer and contact structure in a semiconductor device
Assignee: NXP USA Inc
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Filing: 1994-12-15
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Granted: 1996-12-03
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Expires: 2014-12-15
Abstract
Abstract A process for fabricating a semiconductor device which includes forming a collimated metal layer (54) on the surface of a semiconductor substrate (24), while maintaining the temperature of the substrate preferably below about 100° C., and most preferably below about 25° C. The collimated metal layer (54) is formed by directing a stream of metal atoms through a collimator (18) and onto the surface of the substrate (24). The temperature of the substrate (24) is controlled by supplying a heat transfer fluid from a temperature control system (26) to a vacuum chuck (14) supporting the semiconductor substrate (24). The collimated metal layer (54) is comprised of metal atoms having predominantly a (002) crystallographic orientation. The uniform crystallographic orientation of the collimated metal layer (54) can be used to effect the formation of additional metal layers (58, 62) having uniform crystallographic orientation.
Inventors
- 👤 Rama I. Hegde
- 👤 Robert W. Fiordalice
- 👤 Dave Kolar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/42; H10P14/44; C; C23; C23C; C23C14/00; C23C14/04; C23C14/046; C23C14/22; C23C14/34; C23C14/54; C23C14/541; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A process for fabricating a collimated metal layer in a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: providing a surface; forming a first titanium layer on the surface, while maintaining the temperature of the surface at a first temperature; and forming a second titanium layer on the first titanium layer, while maintaining the temperature of the surface at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than the first temperature, wherein the step of forming the first titanium layer and the step of forming the second titanium layer comprise sequential sputter deposition of titanium through a collimator, and wherein the first and second titanium layers form a titanium film having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A process for fabricating a collimated metal layer in a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: providing a surface; forming a first titanium layer on the surface, while maintaining the temperature of the surface at a first temperature; and forming a second titanium layer on the first titanium layer, while maintaining the temperature of the surface at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than the first temperature, wherein the step of forming the first titanium layer and the step of forming the second titanium layer comprise sequential sputter deposition of titanium through a collimator, and wherein the first and second titanium layers form a titanium film having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the first temperature is less than about 100° C., and the second temperature is greater than about 200° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process for fabricating a collimated metal layer and contact structure semiconductor device comprising the steps of: providing a deposition apparatus having a collimator therein; placing a substrate in the deposition apparatus; controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature less than about 100° C.; generating a particle stream through the collimator; forming a first titanium layer on the substrate having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation; and forming a second titanium layer on the first titanium layer while controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature greater than about 200° C., wherein the first and second titanium layers form a titanium film having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
110 words
A process for fabricating a collimated metal layer and contact structure semiconductor device comprising the steps of: providing a deposition apparatus having a collimator therein; placing a substrate in the deposition apparatus; controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature less than about 100° C.; generating a particle stream through the collimator; forming a first titanium layer on the substrate having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation; and forming a second titanium layer on the first titanium layer while controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature greater than about 200° C., wherein the first and second titanium layers form a titanium film having a (002) predominant crystalline orientation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 3 further comprising the step of forming a titanium nitride layer on second titanium layer while controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature greater than about 200° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process of claim 4 further comprising the step of forming an aluminum layer on the titanium nitride layer while controlling the temperature of the substrate at a temperature greater than about 200° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process of claim 5, wherein the titanium nitride layer and the aluminum layer have a (111) crystallographic orientation.
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