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Metal line stacking structure in semiconductor device and formation method thereof

US7141880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2003
Grant dateNov 28, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/76838
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method for forming a metal line stacking structure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: sequentially forming a first barrier metal and a first metal layer on a lower dielectric layer that is disposed over a semiconductor substrate, and performing a plasma treatment; forming a second barrier metal on the plasma-treated first metal layer; selectively etching the second barrier metal, the first metal layer, and the first barrier metal to form a metal line layer including the second barrier metal, the first metal layer, and the first barrier metal, which respectively have a predetermined width; and sintering the metal line layer to raise a reaction between the first metal layer and the second barrier metal, thereby generating a metal compound layer.

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