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Completely buried contact holes

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-03-26
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Granted: 1999-11-09
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Expires: 2018-03-26
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Abstract

Abstract A method for forming a completely buried contact hole and a semiconductor device having a completely buried contact hole in an interconnection structure is disclosed. The completely buried contact hole includes a first insulating layer of a first thermal conductivity having a contact hole formed therein. A region of material of a second thermal conductivity formed in the first insulating layer adjacent the location of the contact hole. The second thermal conductivity is greater than the first thermal conductivity such that the thermal conductivity of the region of material is greater than the thermal conductivity of the insulating layer. A metal is formed in the hole which completely buries the contact hole. The method includes forming in an insulator adjacent a contact hole a region of material of a higher thermal conductivity than the insulating layer, depositing a metal in the contact hole and heating the metal, the insulating layer and the region of material of a higher thermal conductivity to flow the metal into the contact hole so as to completely bury the contact hole.

Inventors

  • 👤 Woo-Sang Jung
  • 👤 Gil-heyun Choi
  • 👤 Ji-soon Park
  • 👤 Byeong-Jun Kim

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 21:21
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/011; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/425

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A semiconductor device having a completely buried contact hole in an interconnection structure, comprising: a first insulating layer of a first thermal conductivity having a contact hole formed therein; metal formed in said hole; and a region of material of a second thermal conductivity formed in said first insulating layer adjacent said contact hole and spaced apart from said contact hole, said region of material being electrically passive and electrically isolated from any electrical source, and wherein said second thermal conductivity being greater than said first thermal conductivity so as to allow said metal to more easily flow into said contact hole when heat is applied to said interconnection structure, thereby heating said region of material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
A semiconductor device having a completely buried contact hole in an interconnection structure, comprising: a first insulating layer of a first thermal conductivity having a contact hole formed therein; metal formed in said hole; and a region of material of a second thermal conductivity formed in said first insulating layer adjacent said contact hole and spaced apart from said contact hole, said region of material being electrically passive and electrically isolated from any electrical source, and wherein said second thermal conductivity being greater than said first thermal conductivity so as to allow said metal to more easily flow into said contact hole when heat is applied to said interconnection structure, thereby heating said region of material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material comprises an auxiliary conductive layer pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material is in the shape of a line adjacent said contact hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 17 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material substantially surrounds said contact hole.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 33 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of heat conductive refractory metals and heat conductive refractory metal silicides.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1 wherein said region of material is selected from the group consisting of tungsten, titanium, titanium nitride and tantalum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 23 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material has a thickness of from about 100 to about 3000 angstroms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein said region of material is patterned in a shape which allows direct application of heat to said region of material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 27 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, further comprising a conductive path formed in said first insulating layer for interconnecting active semiconductor devices in said semiconductor device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
A semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein the distance from said contact hole to said region of material is less than the depth of said contact hole.

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