Doping of metal barrier layers
US11270911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L23/53238
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described are methods for doping barrier layers such as tantalum (Ta), tantalum nitride (TaN), tantalum carbide (TaC), niobium (Nb), niobium nitride (NbN), manganese (Mn), manganese nitride (MnN), titanium (Ti), titanium nitride (TiN), molybdenum (Mo), and molybdenum nitride (MoN), and the like. Dopants may include one or more of one or more of ruthenium (Ru), manganese (Mn), niobium (Nb), cobalt (Co), vanadium (V), copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), carbon (C), oxygen (O), silicon (Si), molybdenum (Mo), and the like. The doped barrier layer provides improved adhesion at a thickness of less than about 15 Å.
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