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Metal wire of semiconductor device and method for forming the same

US5960313A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 7, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A metal wire and a method for forming a metal wire of a semiconductor device, including the steps of forming an insulating layer and first etch-stop layer on a substrate forming a first trench having sidewalls and a bottom by selectively removing portions of said first etch-stop layer forming a second etch-stop layer on the insulating layer, including the first trench, and first-etch stop layer etching back said second etch-stop layer from within the trench to form a mask from said first and second etch-layers exposing a portion of the trench bottom, wherein the width of the mask has a width of less than the width of the trench bottom etching the insulating layer using said first and second etch-stop layers mask to form a second trench extending through the insulating layer for holding a contact plug removing said first and second etch-stop layers and forming a contact plug and conductive layer in said first and second trenches.

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