Abstract:
A dual-damascene process where first alternate ILDs are made of a first material and second alternate ILDs are made of a second material. Each material is etchable at a faster rate than the other in the presence of different etchant such as for an organic polymer and an inorganic low k material. This allows the ILDs to be deposited alternately on one another without an etchant stop layer thereby reducing capacitance.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a device with a hard mask layer between first and second ILD layers. The hard mask layer may have a k value approximately equal to the first and/or second ILD layers.
Abstract:
A dual damascene process where first alternate ILDs (19, 21, 30, 32) are made of a first material and second alternate ILDs (20, 31, 33) are made of a second material. Each material is etchable at a faster rate than the other in the presence of different etchant such as for an organic polymer and an inorganic low K material. This allows the ILDs to be deposited alternately on one another without an etchant stop layer thereby reducing capacitance.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a device with a hard mask layer between first and second ILD layers. The hard mask layer may have a k value approximately equal to the first and/or second ILD layers.
Abstract:
A dual-damascene process where first alternate ILDs are made of a first material and second alternate ILDs are made of a second material. Each material is etchable at a faster rate than the other in the presence of different etchant such as for an organic polymer and an inorganic low k material. This allows the ILDs to be deposited alternately on one another without an etchant stop layer thereby reducing capacitance.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, system, and machine-readable medium for an interconnect structure in a semiconductor device and its method of formation is disclosed. Embodiments comprise a carbon-doped and silicon-doped interconnect having a concentration of silicon to avoid to forming a copper silicide layer between an interconnect and a passivation layer. Some embodiments provide unexpected results in electromigration reliability in regards to activation energy and/or mean time to failure.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a device with a hard mask layer between first and second ILD layers. The hard mask layer may have a k value approximately equal to the first and/or second ILD layers.
Abstract:
A dual-damascene process where first alternate ILDs are made of a first material and second alternate ILDs are made of a second material. Each material is etchable at a faster rate than the other in the presence of different etchant such as for an organic polymer and an inorganic low k material. This allows the ILDs to be deposited alternately on one another without an etchant stop layer thereby reducing capacitance.