Patent · US Expired

Shapes-based migration of aluminum designs to copper damascene

US6528883B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2000
Grant dateMar 4, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

An interconnect structure for use in semiconductor devices which interconnects a plurality of dissimilar metal wiring layers, which are connected vias, by incorporating shaped voids in the metal layers. The invention also discloses a method by which such structures are constructed.

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