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Copper surface passivation during semiconductor manufacturing

US6784093B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2003
Grant dateAug 31, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 27, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/958
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is a method to reduce the corrosion of copper interconnects 90 by forming a thiol ligand coating 130 on the surface of the copper interconnects 90.

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