Chemical-mechanical polishing of semiconductors
US6350678B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/7684
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for manufacturing an integrated circuit using damascene processes is provided in which planar surfaces of contacting conductive metal channels and vias are subjected to chemical-mechanical polishing under a pressure which avoids cold working and to two steps of chemical-mechanical polishing in which the first step is performed using a slurry with a first sized abrasive to expose a first dielectric layer in which the conductive metal channel is embedded and to provide a planar polished surface of the conductive material, and a second step is performed using a second slurry with a second sized abrasive larger than said first sized abrasive to provide a planar rough-polished surface of the conductive material. The second polishing also performed at a pressure which avoids cold working, which causes a highly polycrystalline structure and a high dislocation density, in the conductive material at its planar polished surface.
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