Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an advanced back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure provided with a hybrid dielectric body. SOLUTION: Inter layer dielectric body (ILD) for a via level is preferably different from an ILD for a line level. In a preferable embodiment, the ILD the via level is formed with a low-k SiCOH material, and the ILD for the line level is formed with a low-k polymer thermosetting material. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
An advanced back-end-of-line (BEOL) interconnect structure having a hybrid dielectric is disclosed. The inter-layer dielectric (ILD) for the via level is preferably different from the ILD for the line level. In a preferred embodiment, the via-level ILD is formed of a low-k SiCOH material, and the line-level ILD is formed of a low-k polymeric thermoset material.