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Method for forming a metal wiring structure of a semiconductor device

US6013578A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 1997
Grant dateJan 11, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

A metal wiring structure includes a conduction line, an insulator film for electrically insulating the conduction line, and a transmutation layer formed as the density of a portion of the insulator film adjacent to the conduction line is increased or by adding impurities to the insulator film. A metal wiring forming method for a semiconductor device, includes the step of forming a trench in a given portion of a silicon oxidation film formed on a semiconductor substrate, forming a transmutation layer on a surface of the silicon oxidation film, and depositing a conductive material on the transmutation layer to form a conduction line, whereby diffusion of the conductive material is prevented.

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