US5716869A
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Method of forming a wiring layer of a semiconductor device using reflow process
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1996-09-10
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Granted: 1998-02-10
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Expires: 2016-09-10
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having the steps of: forming an insulating layer on a substrate having a semiconductor surface; forming a contact hole in and through the insulating layer; forming a conductive film on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the surface of the insulating film; forming a vapor deposited titanium film on the inner wall of a vacuum chamber; placing the substrate formed with the conductive film in the vacuum chamber; and heating the substrate and reflowing the conductive film. A good wiring layer can be formed by suppressing generation of a void during a reflow process.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoshi Hibino
- 👤 Takahisa Yamaha
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:46
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/071; H10W20/081; H10W20/082; H10W20/031; H10W20/032; H10W20/033; H10W20/056; H10W20/059; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/907; Y10S438/908; Y10S438/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming an insulating layer on a substrate having a semiconductor surface; forming a contact hole in and through the insulating layer; forming a conductive film on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the surface of the insulating film; forming a vapor deposited titanium film on the inner wall of a first vacuum chamber; placing the substrate formed with the conductive film in the first vacuum chamber; and heating the substrate and reflowing the conductive film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming an insulating layer on a substrate having a semiconductor surface; forming a contact hole in and through the insulating layer; forming a conductive film on the inner surface of the contact hole and on the surface of the insulating film; forming a vapor deposited titanium film on the inner wall of a first vacuum chamber; placing the substrate formed with the conductive film in the first vacuum chamber; and heating the substrate and reflowing the conductive film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive film forming step places the substrate in another vacuum chamber connected to the first vacuum chamber via a transport vacuum chamber and forms the conductive film, and said step of placing the substrate in the first vacuum chamber includes the steps of transporting the substrate from said another vacuum chamber to the transport vacuum chamber and transporting the substrate from the transport vacuum chamber to the first vacuum chamber.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said conductive film forming step forms the conductive film by sputtering, and said vapor deposited titanium film forming step forms the vapor deposited titanium film by sputtering.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said conductive film forming step forms the conductive film by sputtering, and said vapor deposited titanium film forming step forms the vapor deposited titanium film by sputtering.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 4, further comprising the step of processing a plurality of substrates by repeating a plurality of times said insulating film forming step, said contact hole forming step, said conductive film forming step, said step of placing the substrate in the vacuum chamber, and said heating and reflowing step, sequentially in this order.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of processing a plurality of substrates by repeating a plurality of times said insulating film forming step, said contact hole forming step, said conductive film forming step, said step of placing the substrate in the vacuum chamber, and said heating and reflowing step, sequentially in this order.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the conductive film includes an alloy film containing Al as a main component.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said heating and reflowing step heats the conductive film to the range from 400° to 450° C.
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