Abstract:
A method for forming an interconnect wiring structure, such as a fuse structure, comprises forming an opening in an insulating layer using a phase shift mask (the opening having vertical sidewalls sloped sidewalls and horizontal surfaces), depositing a conductive material in the opening and removing the conductive material from the sloped sidewalls and horizontal surfaces, wherein the conductive material remains on the vertical sidewalls as fuse links.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the control of thickness of an insulator layer on a fuse structure, by a method wherein a dielectric structure is positioned on a conduction level, and electric connection is performed at a selected position of the conduction level through the dielectric structure. SOLUTION: On a semiconductor substrate 10 an electric conduction level 1 is formed by using conductive material selected out of aluminum, copper, aluminum copper alloy, and doped polysilicon having metal type conductivity. A dielectric etching stop material layer 2 is stuck on the upper surface of the electric conduction level 1. Electric connection is performed to a selected position of the electric conduction level 1 through the dielectric etching stop material layer 2, and a conductive fuse 21 is constituted. As a result control of the thickness of an insulator layer on the fuse structure containing a self-aligned isolation cap can be improved.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and structure for generating a void fuse structure on a gate conductor stack. SOLUTION: A semiconductor substrate is provided, wherein a gate conductor stack 32 is provided on a shallow trench isolation region. Oxide layers 33 and 34 are formed on a substrate around the gate conductor stack 32, and an electric contact opening part etched to the substrate down to the oxide layer is filled with a first conductive material 40, establishing electric contact to the gate conductor stack. A conductive layer 41 of a second conductive material is allowed to stick to the oxide layer and the electric contact, and the oxide layer is anisotropically etched so that at least one etching hole, as far as the shallow trench isolation region through the oxide layer, is formed. A part 60 around the least the etching hole of the oxide layer is isotropically etched to form a void under at least a part of a conductive player pattern. The gate conductor stack comprises a fuse.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To check cracks within a final passivation laver 13 of an integrated circuit by reducing the stresses within a peripheral dielectric which are due to acute corner of a circuit pattern. SOLUTION: Stresses generally induced inside a dielectric is reduced by formings 15 and 17, at lower corner 14" of a circuit pattern 11 before adhering an outer layer (that is, a passivation layer) 13. When patterning it by metallic RIE process, this kind of rounding of the corner is achieved by a two-step metallic etching process, including the first step of creating a vertical sidewall and the second step of tapering the lower part of the vertical sidewall or creating a tapered spacer 15 along the under section of the vertical sidewall. When patterning it by a die machine process, this kind of rounding of the corner is achieved by a two-step trench etching process, including a first step of creating a vertical sidewall and a second step of creating a tapered side wall along the under section of the vertical sidewall. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To minimize damage to a substrate being subjected to fuse operation and to reduce the fuse pitch, by arranging a screening part where a laser fuse link is set by laser beams so that the damage of laser induction from laser beams is minimized at a region below the screening part. SOLUTION: A dynamic access memory integrated circuit has a plurality of screening parts 402, 404, 406, and 408 located on the lower side of laser fuse links 202, 204, 206, and 208. The screening parts are constituted so that a first regions located on the lower side of the screening parts can be essentially minimized when the first laser fuse links are set by laser beams. The screening part is formed by a material for reflecting nearly entire laser energy applied the screening part. A reflection material such as tungsten, molybdenum, platinum, chromium, titanium, and their alloys operates favorably.
Abstract:
A semiconductor structure comprising a semiconductor substrate, an electrically conductive level on the substrate and a metal fuse located at the conductive level wherein the fuse comprises a self-aligned dielectric etch stop layer thereon is provided along with processes for its fabrication.