Reduction of the shear stress in copper via's in organic interlayer dielectric material
US7060619B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/76877
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Interconnect layers on a semiconductor body containing logic circuits (microprocessors, Asics or others) or random access memory cells (DRAMS) are formed in a manner to significantly reduce the number of shorts between adjacent conductor/vias with narrow separations in technologies having feature sizes of 0.18 microns or smaller. This is accomplished by etching to form recessed copper top surfaces on each layer after a chemical-mechanical polishing process has been completed. The thickness of an applied barrier layer, on the recessed copper surfaces, is controlled to become essentially co-planar with the surrounding insulator surfaces. A thicker barrier layer eliminates the need for a capping layer. The elimination of a capping layer results in a reduction in the overall capacitive coupling, stress, and cost.
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