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Method of fabricating copper damascene

US6200890A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1999
Grant dateMar 13, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76885
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fabrication method for a copper (Cu) damascene, involving etching a part of a dielectric layer after formation of the Cu conducting wires, so that the Cu conducting wires project out from the surface of the dielectric layer. A top barrier layer is formed to prevent Cu electromigration (EM) and current leakage.

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