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본 발명은 무전해 도금을 이용하여 패턴 내 금속배선을 형성하는 방법에 관한 것으로, 1차 시드층 형성시 코발트 또는 포름알데히드를 환원제로 사용하여 구리 무전해 도금용액에서 얇고 균일한 시드층을 형성하는 단계와, 디시아옥탄디술폰산(4,5-dithiaoctane-1,8-disulfonic acid) 또는 멀캡토프로판술포네이트 (3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate)를 첨가제로 사용하여 bottom-up filling 방식으로 패턴을 금속으로 채우는 단계를 포함하여 이루어지며, 본 발명에 의한 무전해 도금을 이용한 패턴 내 금속배선 형성방법은 금속 배선의 표면 거칠기를 감소시키고 막질을 향상시키며, 보이드(void)나 씸(seam)과 같은 결점이 없이 bottom-up filling 방식으로 채워 범프(bump)를 형성시킬 수 있는 효과가 있다. 무전해 도금, 디시아옥탄디술폰산(4,5-dithiaoctane-1,8-disulfonic acid), 멀캡토프로판술포네이트 (3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate), SPS, MPSA, 보이드(void), 씸(seam), bottom-up filling, 범프(bump)
Abstract:
A Cu electrodeposition method which performs conformal deposition and manufactures a Cu thin film free of bumps at the same time by using a Cu electrodeposition solution comprising benzotriazole as a leveler is provided. In a Cu electrodeposition solution having a basic composition comprising copper sulfate, sulfuric acid, polyethylene glycol, sodium chloride, and bis(3-sulfopropyl)disulfide, the Cu electrodeposition solution comprises benzotriazole as a leveler. In a Cu electrodeposition method using a basic composition comprising copper sulfate, sulfuric acid, polyethylene glycol, sodium chloride, and bis(3-sulfopropyl)disulfide, the Cu electrodeposition method comprises performing post-electrodeposition, or pre- and post-electrodeposition using benzotriazole as a leveler. The Cu electrodeposition method comprises the steps of: (i) electrodepositing a substrate for 5 to 50 seconds in a Cu electrodeposition solution prepared by adding polyethylene glycol, sodium chloride, and bis(3-sulfopropyl)disulfide into a basic solution comprising copper sulfate and sulfuric acid; (ii) cleaning the electrodeposited substrate with ultra-pure water for 1 to 5 seconds, and removing water from the substrate using nitrogen gas; (iii) adding benzotriazole into the basic solution, and performing post-electrodeposition of the water-removed substrate for 140 seconds; and (iv) cleaning the post-electrodeposited substrate with ultra-pure water for 5 to 10 seconds, and removing water from the substrate using nitrogen gas.
Abstract:
본 발명은 팔라듐-은 활성화 방법을 이용한 은 전해도금방법에 관한 것으로서, 반도체 금속 배선 공정에서 높은 비저항을 갖는 기판 위에 활성화 방법을 통하여 전해도금이 가능하도록 씨앗층 없이 핵을 생성시킨 후 은 전해도금을 실시하여 균일하고 결함이 없는 은 박막을 형성시키며, 비저항이 낮은 은을 현재보다 고집적화된 반도체 배선공정의 재료로 사용할 수 있는 효과가 있다. 팔라듐, 은, 활성화, 전해도금, 핵, 씨앗층, 확산방지층, 금속배선, 비저항
Abstract:
본 발명은 접착력이 우수한 다층 박막 및 이의 제조방법에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 기판 상에 형성된 질화탄탈륨막과, 상기 질화탄탈륨막 상에 형성된 탄탈륨막과, 상기 탄탈륨막 상에 형성된 금 박막을 포함하는 다층 박막에 관한 것이다. 또한, 본 발명은 질화탄탈륨막이 형성된 기판 상에 탄탈륨을 소정 두께로 증착시킨 다음, 금 박막을 증착시켜 250 내지 800 ℃에서 열처리하여 제조되는 다층 박막의 제조방법에 관한 것이다. 상기 질화탄탈륨막 및 금 박막 사이에 탄탈륨막을 형성하여 상기 층간 사이의 접착력을 효과적으로 증가시켜 반도체 소자, MEMS 및 연료전지 분야에 바람직하게 적용할 수 있다. 금, 질화탄탈륨, 탄탈륨, 열처리, 접착, 반도체 소자, MEMS, 연료전지
Abstract:
Ru 박막이 증착되는 확산방지막을 활성화시키는 전처리 공정이 포함되는 Ru 박막 증착방법에 관하여 개시한다. 본 발명에 따른 방법은, 확산방지막 상에 Ru 박막을 증착하는 방법에 있어서, Ru 박막을 증착하기 전에 확산방지막을 팔라듐으로 활성화시키는 단계를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 본 발명에 의하면, 핵생성에 필요한 인큐베이션 타임을 줄여 증착속도 개선효과가 있으므로 생산성을 향상시킬 수 있고, 종래보다 비저항값이 작아져서 열처리 공정이 필요 없으므로 생산성이 향상되며, 우수한 표면거칠기를 얻을 수 있으므로 커패시터의 하부전극으로 사용되면 누설전류가 감소되고, 항복전압이 증가하여 전기적 특성이 좋아진다.
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PURPOSE: An electroplating solution is provided to form a defectless silver thin film so that the thin film is properly applied to high integrated semiconductor metallization process by adding benzotriazole compound and thiourea compound to silver plating solution, and a method for forming silver thin film using the solution is provided. CONSTITUTION: The electroplating solution for forming a silver thin film contains benzotriazole compound and thiourea compound as additives in a silver electroplating solution, wherein the benzotriazole compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of 1,2,3-benzotriazole, 5-methylbenzotriazole, 5,6-dimethylbenzotriazole, phenylbenzotriazole, 5-ethylbenzotriazole, 5-methoxybenzotriazole, 5-aminobenzotriazole, 5-dimethylaminobenzotriazole, 5-acetamidobenzotriazole, 5-methanesulfonamidobenzotriazole, 5-aminocarbonylbenzotriazole, 5-methoxycarbonylbenzotriazole, 5-carboxybenzotriazole, 5-chlorobenzotriazole, 5-bromobenzotriazole, 5-nitrobenzotriazole, 4-nitrobenzotriazole, 5-cyanobenzotriazole, 5-sulfobenzotriazole and 4-aminobenzotriazole, wherein the thiourea compound is a compound selected from the group consisting of thiourea and alkylthiourea compounds, wherein the silver electroplating solution has pH of 7 to 12 and comprises potassium silver cyanide (KAg(CN)2) and potassium cyanide (KCN), and wherein the silver electroplating solution comprises potassium silver cyanide, thiourea compound and benzotriazole compound in a mole ratio of 1:0.071:0.0091.
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PURPOSE: A method for depositing a Ru thin film is provided to improve a deposition rate by reducing an interval of incubation time necessary for forming an initial nucleus, and to improve surface roughness and step coverage. CONSTITUTION: An oxide material formed on a diffusion barrier layer is eliminated. The diffusion barrier layer is activated by using palladium before the Ru thin film is deposited. The diffusion barrier layer is one selected from a group of TiN, Ta, TaN, TaSiN and TiAlN.
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PURPOSE: A method for fabricating a copper film for semiconductor interconnection which has low resistivity by solving such conventional problems as interruption of electroless copper plating and increase of resistivity value is provided. CONSTITUTION: In a method for fabricating copper film for semiconductor interconnection in which electroless plating is performed on the surface of the object to be plated by dipping an object to be plated into an electroless copper plating solution comprising copper salt, complexing agent for forming ligands with copper ions to suppress liquid phase reaction, reducing agent for reducing copper ions and pH adjusting agent for keeping pH constant to oxidize the reducing agent, the method for fabricating copper film for semiconductor interconnection is characterized in that the electroless plating is performed by using formaldehyde as the reducing agent and maintaining temperature of the electroless copper plating solution to 30 to 70 deg.C, wherein the electroless plating is performed by using the electroless copper plating solution comprising 0.7 to 1.1 g/L of copper sulfate as the copper salt, 2 to 2.5 g/L of ethylene diamine acetic acid as the complexing agent, 0.3 to 0.5 g/L of formaldehyde as the reducing agent and 3 to 5 g/L of potassium hydroxide as the pH adjusting agent, wherein the electroless plating is performed as the object to be plated is being rotated, and wherein the electroless plating is performed at a nitrogen atmosphere or argon atmosphere.
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An electrolytic copper plating solution and a method for forming a metal line of a semiconductor device using the same are provided to secure super peeling and leveling without an additional process and form an uniform copper wire by using N,N-Dimethyldithiocarbamic acid(3-sulfopropyl)ester(DPS) of low concentration. An electrolytic copper plating solution includes N,N-Dimethyldithiocarbamic acid(3-sulfopropyl)ester(DPS) of concentration of 1 muM to 30 muM to achieve super peeling and leveling in a single process. The solution includes the DPS, PEG, NaCl, and copper sulfate solution, and sulfuric acid solution. Concentration of PEG is 50 muM to 200 muM. Concentration of NaCl is 0.5 mM to 1.5 mM. Concentration of copper sulfate solution is 0.20M to 0.25M. Concentration of sulfuric acid solution is 1.0M to 1.8M.