US6156639A
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Method for manufacturing contact structure
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1998-07-16
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Granted: 2000-12-05
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Expires: 2018-07-16
Abstract
Abstract Provided are a method for manufacturing contact structure to prevent, in the wire of a borderless structure, erosion in the contact area between the wire and a conductor. An interlayer insulating film (300) having a wire burying hole is formed and a conductor (400) is buried in the hole. Then, a wire layer (500) covering the hole is formed on the interlayer insulating film (300). The wire layer (500) is made so as to have a borderless structure by using a resist (540) as a mask. A barrier metal layer (510) suppresses erosion in the contact area between the conductor (400) and the wire layer (500).
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuhiro Fukao
- 👤 Yoshihiro Kusumi
- 👤 Hiroshi Miyatake
- 👤 Nobuo Fujiwara
- 👤 Shigenori Sakamori
- 👤 Satoshi Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 23:32
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/069; H10W20/40; H10W20/41; H10W20/425; H10W20/056; H10W20/071; H10W20/081; H10W20/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole; and (e) conducting a heat treatment for a structure obtained after said step (c), to form a region between said conductor and said wire layer in which said conductor and said wire layer are mutually diffused, as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
111 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole; and (e) conducting a heat treatment for a structure obtained after said step (c), to form a region between said conductor and said wire layer in which said conductor and said wire layer are mutually diffused, as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said wire layer includes an aluminum wire layer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) removing a surface of said insulating film so that a top end of said conductor is located above a top surface of said insulating film; (d) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (e) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein part of said conductor projecting from a top surface of said insulating film is an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
116 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) removing a surface of said insulating film so that a top end of said conductor is located above a top surface of said insulating film; (d) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (e) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein part of said conductor projecting from a top surface of said insulating film is an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 3, wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said wire layer includes an aluminum wire layer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein a wire interval between said first wire layer and said second wire layer is the shortest in wire intervals on a semiconductor integrated circuit on which said contact structure is provided.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein a wire interval between said first wire layer and said second wire layer is the shortest in wire intervals on a semiconductor integrated circuit on which said contact structure is provided.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 5, wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said first and second wire layers include aluminum wire layers.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a dummy wire parallel to said wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the wire layer.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
95 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a dummy wire parallel to said wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the wire layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 7, wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said wire layer includes an aluminum wire layer.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein said step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein said etching includes two types of etchings for a longest wire interval, one of which has a higher etching rate and the other has a lower etching rate, than an etching rate in a shortest wire interval.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein said step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein said etching includes two types of etchings for a longest wire interval, one of which has a higher etching rate and the other has a lower etching rate, than an etching rate in a shortest wire interval.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 9, wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said wire layer includes an aluminum wire layer.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein said etching comprises an etching using an etching gas that contains nitrogen, and an etching whose etching rate in a longest wire interval is higher than an etching rate in a shortest wire interval.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a first wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulting film; and (d) trimming said first wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein the trimming step (d) includes the step (e) of forming a second wire layer parallel to said first wire layer as an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of the first wire layer, and wherein said etching comprises an etching using an etching gas that contains nitrogen, and an etching whose etching rate in a longest wire interval is higher than an etching rate in a shortest wire interval.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method for forming a contact structure as defined in claim 11, wherein said conductor includes a tungsten plug and said wire layer includes an aluminum wire layer.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulating film; and (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer is formed in a contact area between said conductor and said wire layer, wherein said step (b) includes step (e) of removing a surface of said conductor so that a top end of said conductor is located below a top surface of said insulating film, and wherein said erosion inhibitor is said wire layer filled in said wire burying hole.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for manufacturing a contact structure comprising the steps of: (a) forming an insulating film having a wire burying hole; (b) forming a conductor buried in said wire burying hole; (c) forming a wire layer covering said wire burying hole, on said insulating film; and (d) trimming said wire layer by etching so that it does not cover part of said wire burying hole, wherein an erosion inhibitor for inhibiting erosion of said wire layer is formed in a contact area between said conductor and said wire layer, wherein said step (b) includes step (e) of removing a surface of said conductor so that a top end of said conductor is located below a top surface of said insulating film, and wherein said erosion inhibitor is said wire layer filled in said wire burying hole.
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