UNIQUE BI-LAYER ETCH STOP TO PROTECT CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES DURING A METAL HARD MASK REMOVAL PROCESS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
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    发明申请
    UNIQUE BI-LAYER ETCH STOP TO PROTECT CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES DURING A METAL HARD MASK REMOVAL PROCESS AND METHODS OF USING SAME 审中-公开
    金属硬掩模去除过程中独特的双层蚀刻保护导电结构及其使用方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160372413A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US14741636

    申请日:2015-06-17

    摘要: One method includes, among other things, forming a bi-layer etch stop layer above a conductive contact comprised of titanium nitride, the bi-layer etch stop layer consisting of an upper second layer that is made of aluminum nitride, forming a patterned etch mask comprised of a layer of titanium nitride above a second layer of insulating material, with the bi-layer etch stop layer in position above the conductive contact, performing an etching process through the patterned etch mask to define a cavity in the second layer of insulating material, performing a second etching process to remove at least the layer of titanium nitride of the patterned etch mask, forming an opening in the bi-layer etch stop layer so as to thereby expose a portion of the conductive contact and forming a conductive structure in the cavity that is conductively coupled to the exposed portion of the conductive contact.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法包括在包括氮化钛的导电接触层之上形成双层蚀刻停止层,双层蚀刻停止层由由氮化铝制成的上部第二层组成,形成图案化的蚀刻掩模 包括在第二绝缘材料层上方的氮化钛层,双层蚀刻停止层位于导电接触点上方的位置,通过图案化的蚀刻掩模执行蚀刻工艺,以在第二绝缘材料层中限定空腔 ,执行第二蚀刻工艺以去除图案化蚀刻掩模的至少所述氮化钛层,在双层蚀刻停止层中形成开口,从而暴露导电接触的一部分并在其中形成导电结构 导电地耦合到导电触点的暴露部分的腔。

    Devices and methods of reducing damage during BEOL M1 integration

    公开(公告)号:US10340177B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15048493

    申请日:2016-02-19

    摘要: Intermediate semiconductor devices and methods of reducing damage during back end of the line (BEOL) metallization and metal one (M1) layer integration scheme are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining a wafer having at least one contact region; depositing on the wafer a thin film stack having at least one layer of amorphous silicon (a-Si); performing lithography to pattern at least one opening; performing lithography to pattern at least one via opening and at least one trench opening; and removing the at least one a-Si layer. One intermediate semiconductor device includes, for instance: a wafer having at least one contact region; at least one first dielectric layer on the device; at least one second dielectric layer on the at least one first dielectric layer; and at least one a-Si layer on the at least one second dielectric layer.