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Electrolyte and process for electroplating copper onto a barrier layer

US10472726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 2013
Grant dateNov 12, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC25D7/123
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is an electrolyte composition for depositing copper on semiconductor substrates covered with a barrier layer.This electrolyte contains the combination of imidazole and 2,2′-bipyridine, used as suppressor, and of thiodiglycolic acid, used as accelerator.The combination of these additives makes it possible to obtain a bottom-up filling on trenches of very small width, typically of less than 100 nm.

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