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Method of manufacturing semiconductor metal wiring layer by reduction of metal oxide

US5424246A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 30, 1993
Grant dateJun 13, 1995
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/12044
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to this invention, there is provided a method of forming a groove wiring layer, including the steps of forming a metal oxide film, consisting of a metal oxide having a decrease in standard free energy smaller than a decrease in standard free energy of a hydrogen oxide or of a carbon oxide, on an insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, and reducing the metal oxide film to form an electrode-wiring layer consisting of a metal which is a main component constituting the metal oxide. In this manner, an electrode-wiring layer having high EM and SM resistances without causing an increase in electric resistivity caused by an impurity or the like can be obtained.

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