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US6639288B1
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Semiconductor device with a particular conductor arrangement
Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corp
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Filing: 2000-06-19
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Granted: 2003-10-28
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Expires: 2020-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A tungsten nitride (6b) is provided also on side surface of a tungsten (6c), to increase an area where the tungsten (6c) and the tungsten nitride (6b) are in contact with each other. On a gate insulating film (2), a polysilicon side wall (5) having high adhesive strength to the gate insulating film is disposed. The polysilicon side wall (5) is brought into a close contact with the tungsten nitride (6b) on the side surface of the tungsten (6c). With this structure improved is adhesive strength of a metal wire or a metal electrode which is formed on an insulating film of a semiconductor device.
Inventors
- 👤 Tatsuya Kunikiyo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 13:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P30/00; H10P30/20; H10P30/202; H10P30/204; H10B; H10B12/00; H10B12/30; H10B12/48; H10B12/482; H10D; H10D30/00; H10D30/01; H10D30/021; H10D30/0223; H10D30/0225; H10D64/00; H10D64/01; H10D64/013; H10D64/01302; H10D64/01304; H10D64/01322; H10D64/60; H10D64/66; H10D64/671; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/0123; H10D84/0126; H10D84/0165; H10D84/0167; H10D84/017; H10D84/0172; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10P30/208; H10P30/225; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/062; H10P30/22; H10P30/221; H10P30/222; H10W20/032; H10W20/033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film directly on one major surface thereof where constituent elements of a semiconductor device are incorporated; a first conductor formed in direct contact with an upper surface of said insulating film; a barrier layer formed having a first portion that extends over and in parallel with the upper surface of said insulating film and a second portion in direct contact with side surfaces of said first conductor; and a second conductor formed in direct contact with a surface of said barrier layer, wherein said first conductor and said second conductor are included as part of a wiring or a gate electrode of an MOS type transistor, and wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film directly on one major surface thereof where constituent elements of a semiconductor device are incorporated; a first conductor formed in direct contact with an upper surface of said insulating film; a barrier layer formed having a first portion that extends over and in parallel with the upper surface of said insulating film and a second portion in direct contact with side surfaces of said first conductor; and a second conductor formed in direct contact with a surface of said barrier layer, wherein said first conductor and said second conductor are included as part of a wiring or a gate electrode of an MOS type transistor, and wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said second conductor has a trapezoidal section whose lower base on a side of said insulating film is shorter than its upper base, and the widest portion in a section of said wiring or said gate electrode consisting of said second conductor and said first conductor includes said upper base of said second conductor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said barrier layer includes tungsten nitride, tantalum nitride or titanium nitride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said second conductor includes at least one of a metal and a superconductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said first conductor includes any one of a silicon, a silicon germanium, a metal oxide or a metal nitride.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
68 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS type transistor, and said gate insulating film has a surface layer including a silicon oxide, a silicon nitride oxide or a titanium nitride in an interface with said first conductor; and a dielectric layer provided below said surface layer, having permittivity higher than that of said surface layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said insulating film includes an interlayer insulating film covering a plurality of elements in a semiconductor integrated circuit or an isolation insulating film for isolating a plurality of elements, and said first conductor and said second conductor included as part of said wiring configured to electrically connect with said plurality of elements.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said first conductor includes an undoped silicon layer or an undoped silicon germanium layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
59 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS transistor, and said first conductor includes a silicon layer or a silicon germanium layer as a degenerate semiconductor having a conductivity type different from that of a channel of said MOS transistor in an interface with said insulating film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS transistor, and said first conductor includes a silicon layer or a silicon germanium layer as a degenerate semiconductor having the same conductivity type as that of a channel of said MOS transistor in an interface with said insulating film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
139 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film in direct contact with one major surface thereof where constituent elements of a semiconductor device are incorporated; a first conductor formed in direct contact with an upper surface of said insulating film; and a second conductor having a first portion that extends over and in parallel with the upper surface of said insulating film and a second portion that is not insulated from any part of side surfaces of said first conductor and extends over said side surfaces of said first conductor that contact the insulating film, wherein said first conductor and said second conductor are included as part of a wiring or as part of a gate electrode of an MOS type transistor, and wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
139 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate having an insulating film in direct contact with one major surface thereof where constituent elements of a semiconductor device are incorporated; a first conductor formed in direct contact with an upper surface of said insulating film; and a second conductor having a first portion that extends over and in parallel with the upper surface of said insulating film and a second portion that is not insulated from any part of side surfaces of said first conductor and extends over said side surfaces of said first conductor that contact the insulating film, wherein said first conductor and said second conductor are included as part of a wiring or as part of a gate electrode of an MOS type transistor, and wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said second conductor has a trapezoidal section whose lower base on a side of said insulating film is shorter than its upper base, and the widest portion in a section of said wiring or said gate electrode consisting of said first conductor and said second conductor includes said upper base of said second conductor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said second conductor includes at least one of a metal and a superconductor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said first conductor includes any one of a silicon, a silicon germanium, a metal oxide or a metal nitride.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
68 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS type transistor, and said gate insulating film has a surface layer including a silicon oxide, a silicon nitride oxide or a titanium nitride in an interface with said first conductor; and a dielectric layer provided below said surface layer, having permittivity higher than that of said surface layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
61 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said insulating film includes an interlayer insulating film covering a plurality of elements of a semiconductor integrated circuit or an isolation insulating film for isolating a plurality of elements, and said second conductor and said first conductor included as part of said wiring configured to electrically connect with said plurality of elements.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said first conductor includes an undoped silicon layer or an undoped silicon germanium layer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
59 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 11 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS transistor, and said first conductor includes a silicon layer or a silicon germanium layer as a degenerate semiconductor having a conductivity type different from that of a channel of said MOS transistor in an interface with said insulating film.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
59 words
The semiconductor device according to claim 9 , wherein said insulating film includes a gate insulating film of said MOS transistor, and said first conductor includes a silicon layer or a silicon germanium layer as a degenerate semiconductor having the same conductivity type as that of a channel of said MOS transistor in an interface with said insulating film.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
129 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film in direct contact with said semiconductor substrate; a first conductor in direct contact with a first portion of an upper surface of the insulating film; a barrier layer configured to stop diffusion of a particular material there through, said barrier layer extending in direct contact with a second portion of the upper surface of the insulating film that extends in a same direction as said first portion of the upper surface of the insulating film and side surfaces of said first conductor; and a second conductor including the particular material, said second conductor having a portion in contact with a top surface of said barrier layer, wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
129 words
A semiconductor device, comprising: a semiconductor substrate; an insulating film in direct contact with said semiconductor substrate; a first conductor in direct contact with a first portion of an upper surface of the insulating film; a barrier layer configured to stop diffusion of a particular material there through, said barrier layer extending in direct contact with a second portion of the upper surface of the insulating film that extends in a same direction as said first portion of the upper surface of the insulating film and side surfaces of said first conductor; and a second conductor including the particular material, said second conductor having a portion in contact with a top surface of said barrier layer, wherein the insulating film is a gate insulating layer or an isolation structure.
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