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Method of forming wirings

US6051490A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 1997
Grant dateApr 18, 2000
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2017

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

Abstract

A method of forming wirings which includes forming a film of a silicon-containing metal layer at a high temperature on an underlying metal, thereby forming a silicon alloy layer which includes the underlying metal and the silicon-containing metal during film formation. In a case of forming wirings by a silicon-containing metal layer, occurrence of Si nodules can be eliminated to obtain wirings of high reliability.

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