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Metal wiring layer forming method for semiconductor device
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1996-03-04
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Granted: 1999-09-28
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Expires: 2016-03-04
Abstract
Abstract A silicon semiconductor device has at least one contact plug of chemical-vapor-deposited aluminum to a lower-level titanium contact provided with a titanium nitride layer that is a barrier both to the migration of aluminum and to the migration of silicon layer, but is treated so as to be smooth and titanium-rich on the surface thereof on which aluminum is chemical-vapor-deposited, so the chemical-vapor-deposited aluminum in the contact plug is homogeneously grown and free of voids therein. The silicon semiconductor device may additionally include trenches for buried aluminium wiring in the same insulating layer through which the contact hole for each contact plug extends. The preferred methods of manufacturing the device include electron-cyclotron-resonance etching, to smooth the surface of the side walls and bottoms of each contact hole and buried-aluminium-wiring trench, and to render the exposed surface titanium nitride layer titanium-rich.
Inventors
- 👤 Chang-soo Park
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:47
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00; H10P50/20; H10P50/26; H10P50/264; H10P50/266; H10P50/267; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/032; H10W20/042; H10W20/045; H10W20/033; H10W20/036; H10W20/052; H10W20/0523; H10W20/054; H10W20/056; H10W20/057; H10W20/062; H10W20/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for forming metal wiring layer on a semiconductor substrate having an insulating layer formed thereon, said method comprising the steps of: defining portions where a metal wiring and a contact hole are to be formed on said insulating layer; forming a barrier layer on the resultant structure having said defined metal wiring and contact hole portions; performing SiH 4 plasma processing on the resultant structure having said barrier layer formed thereon to form a silicon layer on the surface of said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said metal wiring and contact hole portions; and depositing aluminum only within said metal wiring and contact hole portions.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A method for forming metal wiring layer on a semiconductor substrate having an insulating layer formed thereon, said method comprising the steps of: defining portions where a metal wiring and a contact hole are to be formed on said insulating layer; forming a barrier layer on the resultant structure having said defined metal wiring and contact hole portions; performing SiH 4 plasma processing on the resultant structure having said barrier layer formed thereon to form a silicon layer on the surface of said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said metal wiring and contact hole portions; and depositing aluminum only within said metal wiring and contact hole portions.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor device having a silicon substrate with a surface over which an insulating layer is formed, said method comprising the steps of: selectively etching portions of said insulating layer to provide a contact hole for accessing said surface of said silicon substrate; depositing a barrier layer on a structure resulting form the foregoing step of selectively etching; depositing a silicon layer on said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said contact hole, using SiH 4 plasma processing; and depositing aluminum within said contact hole using chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Claim 4
Independent Claim
100 words
A method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor device having a silicon substrate with a surface over which an insulating layer is formed, said method comprising the steps of: selectively etching portions of said insulating layer to provide a contact hole for accessing said surface of said silicon substrate; depositing a barrier layer on a structure resulting form the foregoing step of selectively etching; depositing a silicon layer on said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said contact hole, using SiH 4 plasma processing; and depositing aluminum within said contact hole using chemical vapor deposition (CVD).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method for forming a contact plug claimed in claim 2, wherein said SiH 4 plasma processing is performed under the conditions of substrate temperature of 350° C. and power of 100 watts.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for forming a metal wiring layer on a semiconductor device having a silicon substrate with a surface over which an insulating layer is formed, said method comprising the steps of: selectively etching portions of said insulating layer to provide a trench for metal wiring and a contact hole for accessing said surface of said silicon substrate; depositing a barrier layer on a structure resulting from the foregoing step of selectively etching; depositing a silicon layer on said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said contact hole, using SiH 4 plasma processing; depositing aluminum within said trench for metal wiring and within said contact hole using chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and removing materials extending onto the surface of said insulating layer, said materials that are removed including said silicon layer and said barrier layer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for forming a metal wiring layer on a semiconductor device having a silicon substrate with a surface over which an insulating layer is formed, said method comprising the steps of: selectively etching portions of said insulating layer to provide a trench for metal wiring and a contact hole for accessing said surface of said silicon substrate; depositing a barrier layer on a structure resulting from the foregoing step of selectively etching; depositing a silicon layer on said barrier layer except where it extends substantially into said contact hole, using SiH 4 plasma processing; depositing aluminum within said trench for metal wiring and within said contact hole using chemical vapor deposition (CVD); and removing materials extending onto the surface of said insulating layer, said materials that are removed including said silicon layer and said barrier layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 4, wherein said SiH 4 plasmid processing is performed under the conditions of substrate temperature of 350° C. and power of 100 watts.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
109 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 3, wherein the following steps are performed following said step of depositing aluminum: forming a metal layer on a structure resulting from the claim 3 method, using a physical deposition method; and performing a thermal treatment on the surface of a resultant structure resulting from the foregoing step of forming said metal layer for transforming said metal layer into an alloy layer; wherein said step of removing materials comprises the step of removing materials extending onto the surface of said insulating layer, said materials that are removed including said metal layer, said silicon layer, and said barrier layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 6, wherein said step of performing a thermal treatment is performed after said step of forming a metal layer without intervening exposure of said metal layer to air, said thermal treatment being performed at a temperature of 450˜600° C. in no more than 10 minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 6, wherein a material constituting said metal layer is one selected from the group consisting of copper (Cu), titanium (Ti), palladium (Pd) and tungsten (W).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, after forming said barrier layer, a step of performing an electron-cyclotron-resonance (ECR) etching on the surface of the resultant structure having said barrier layer formed thereon.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 9, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer, said material layers including said barrier layer and said silicon layer formed by said SiH 4 plasma processing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer, said material layers including said barrier layer and said silicon layer formed by said SiH 4 plasma processing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 11, wherein said step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer is performed by chemical mechanical polishing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of depositing a copper layer on a structure resulting from the forgoing step of depositing said aluminum, wherein said step of depositing said copper layer is performed without breaking vacuum.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 13, further comprising, after depositing said copper layer, a step of thermal treatment to form a Si--Cu--Al alloy layer on the surface of said aluminum layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 1, wherein said barrier layer is formed TiN or Ti/TiN.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising, after forming said barrier layer, a step of performing an electron-cyclotron-resonance (ECR) etching on the surface of the resultant structure having said barrier layer formed thereon.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 16, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer, said material layers including said barrier layer and said silicon layer formed by said SiH 4 plasma processing.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method for forming a contact plug claimed in claim 16, wherein said step of ECR etching is performed using one of argon (Ar) gas, hydrogen (H 2 ) gas and gas mixture of Ar and H 2 .
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method for forming a contact plug claimed in claim 16, wherein said step of ECR etching is performed using Ar gas, using a bias voltage of -70V, and applying 1000 kW of 2.45 GHz microwave power for no more than one minute.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer, said material layers including said barrier layer and said silicon layer formed by said SiH 4 plasma processing.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 20, wherein said step of removing material layers on the surface of said insulating layer is performed by chemical mechanical polishing.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 2, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of depositing a copper layer on a structure resulting from the forgoing step of depositing said aluminum, wherein said step of depositing said copper layer is performed without breaking vacuum.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 22, further comprising, after depositing said copper layer, a step of thermal treatment to form a Si--Cu--Al alloy layer on the surface of said aluminum layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method for forming a contact plug on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 2, wherein said barrier layer is formed of TiN or Ti/TiN.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising, after forming said barrier layer, a step of performing an electron-cyclotron-resonance (ECR) etching on the surface of the resultant structure having said barrier layer formed thereon.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 23, wherein said step of ECR etching is performed using one of argon (Ar) gas, hydrogen (H 2 ) gas and gas mixture of Ar and H 2 .
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method for forming a metal wiring layer claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of ECR etching is performed using Ar gas, using a bias voltage of -70V, and applying 1000 kW of 2.45 GHz microwave power for no more than one minute.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3, wherein said step of removing material layers extending onto the surface of said insulating layer is performed by chemical mechanical polishing.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising, after depositing said aluminum, a step of depositing a copper layer on a structure resulting from the forgoing step of depositing said aluminum, wherein said step of depositing said copper layer is performed without breaking vacuum.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor device as claimed in claim 29, further comprising, after depositing said copper layer, a step of thermal treatment to form a Si--Cu--Al alloy layer on the surface of said aluminum layer.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method for forming a metal layer on a semiconductor substrate as claimed in claim 3, wherein said barrier layer is formed of TiN or Ti/TiN.
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