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Integrated circuit having double bottom anti-reflective coating layer

US6265294A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1999
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2019

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

Abstract

A fabrication method reduces the amount of discoloration on interlevel dielectric layers due to anti-reflective coatings (ARC). The invention utilizes a barrier layer, such as, silicon nitride (SiN) that prevents the anti-reflective coating from contacting the interlevel dielectric layer (ILD0). The anti-reflective coating can be silicon oxynitride (SiON) deposited by LPCVD or PECVD.

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