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Selective copper alloy deposition
Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices Inc
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Filing: 2000-11-16
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Granted: 2002-08-13
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Expires: 2020-11-16
Abstract
Abstract Copper or a low resistivity copper alloy is initially deposited to fill relatively narrow openings leaving relatively wider openings unfilled. A copper alloy having improved electromigration resistance with respect to copper is then selectively deposited to fill the relatively wider openings, thereby improving electromigration resistance without increasing narrow line resistance. Embodiments include annealing after filling the relatively narrow openings and before filling the relatively wider openings, thereby reducing void formation in narrow lines.
Inventors
- 👤 Christy Mei-Chu Woo
- 👤 Pin-Chin Connie Wang
- 👤 Amit Marathe
- 👤 Diana M. Schonauer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/032; H10W20/033; H10W20/037; H10W20/055; H10W20/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an interlayer dielectric (ILD); a plurality of trenches in the ILD, the plurality of trenches comprising: a plurality of small trenches having a width no greater than a first width; and a plurality of large trenches having width greater than the first width; and metal lines filling the trenches; wherein: the metal lines filling the small trenches comprise substantially pure copper (Cu) or a first Cu alloy; and the metal lines filling the large trenches comprise a lower layer of substantially pure Cu or the first Cu alloy and an upper layer of a second Cu alloy on the lower layer, the second Cu alloy containing an element in a sufficient amount such that the electromigration resistance of the second Cu alloy is greater than that of substantially pure Cu and greater than that of the first Cu alloy.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
A semiconductor device comprising: an interlayer dielectric (ILD); a plurality of trenches in the ILD, the plurality of trenches comprising: a plurality of small trenches having a width no greater than a first width; and a plurality of large trenches having width greater than the first width; and metal lines filling the trenches; wherein: the metal lines filling the small trenches comprise substantially pure copper (Cu) or a first Cu alloy; and the metal lines filling the large trenches comprise a lower layer of substantially pure Cu or the first Cu alloy and an upper layer of a second Cu alloy on the lower layer, the second Cu alloy containing an element in a sufficient amount such that the electromigration resistance of the second Cu alloy is greater than that of substantially pure Cu and greater than that of the first Cu alloy.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising vias including a via having a smallest via width, wherein the first width is about five times the smallest via width.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising substantially pure Cu filling the small trenches and forming the lower layer in the large trenches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising an encapsulating layer on an upper surface of the second Cu alloy comprising an element of the second Cu alloy.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising a barrier layer lining the trenches with the substantially pure Cu or Cu alloy on the barrier layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the small trenches filled with substantially pure Cu or the first Cu alloy have a width no greater than about 0.15 micron to about 7.5 microns.
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