IP Library Granted Patent US 7,060,603
Granted Patent B2
US 7,060,603 · App. 10/741,834 · Granted Jun 13, 2006

Methods of forming metal wiring of semiconductor devices including sintering the wiring layers and forming a via hole with a barrier metal

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Patent No.
US 7,060,603
App. No.
10/741,834
Granted
Jun 13, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device is disclosed. According to one example, an example method may include forming a metal wire on a pre metal dielectric (“PMD”) on a semiconductor substrate; patterning and sintering the metal wire; forming an insulating layer on the metal wire and the PMD; and forming a via hole in the insulating layer. The example method may further include forming a barrier metal layer made of multiple metal layers on inner wall of the via hole and upper surface of the insulating layer using physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition; filling up inside the via hole by forming a metallic material on the metal layer; and forming a metallic material via by chemical mechanical polishing of the metallic material and the barrier metal layer until the insulating layer is exposed.

Claims (19)

1. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a metal wire on a pre metal dielectric (“PMD”) on a semiconductor substrate;

patterning and sintering the metal wire;

forming an insulating layer on the metal wire and the PMD;

forming a via hole in the insulating layer;

forming a barrier metal layer made of multiple metal layers on inner wall of the via hole and upper surface of the insulating layer using physical vapor deposition and chemical vapor deposition;

filling up inside the via hole by forming a metallic material on the metal layer; and

forming a metallic material via by chemical mechanical polishing of the metallic material and the barrier metal layer until the sectional surface of the barrier metal and the surface of the insulating layer are exposed wherein the metal layer comprising aluminum and an upper titanium layer, and wherein the sintering is performed at the temperature of 400–450° C. for 20–50 minutes in an electric furnace is performed for reaction of the aluminum and the upper titanium after the metal wire patterning.

2. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the PMD is BPSG, BSG, or PSG.

3. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the metal wire has a lower titanium/aluminum/upper titanium/titanium nitride structure or a lower titanium/lower titanium nitride/aluminum/upper titanium/upper titanium nitride structure.

4. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 1 , wherein a lower layer is formed to fill up the gap of the metal wire by high density plasma or SOG, an interlayer insulating layer is formed on the lower layer, and the interlayer insulating layer is planarized by chemical mechanical polishing, as the insulating layer.

5. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 3 , wherein the upper titanium nitride is over-etched to expose the layer directly under the upper titanium nitride layer when the via holes are formed in the interlayer insulating layer.

6. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 1 , wherein titanium and titanium nitride are formed sequentially as the barrier metal layer.

7. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 6 , wherein the titanium of the barrier metal layer is formed by physical vapor deposition designed to be well-formed to narrow and deep holes and the titanium nitride of the barrier metal layer is formed by chemical vapor deposition (“CVD”).

8. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 7 , wherein pre-heating is performed for 35–50 seconds under the state that N2 200–400 sccm and He 400–600 sccm are flowed into CVD titanium nitride chamber and pressure of the chamber is maintained to be 1.5–3.5 Torr by adjusting gate valve before forming the titanium nitride.

9. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 8 , wherein temperature of a heater equipped in the CVD titanium nitride chamber is 380–480° C.

10. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 8 , wherein plasma treatment is performed once or twice after deposition of the CVD titanium nitride layer.

11. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 1 , wherein the metallic material for filling up the via holes is any one selected from a group of tungsten, aluminum, aluminum alloy having 0.5% of copper, and copper.

12. A formation method of metal wiring of a semiconductor device as defined by claim 11 , wherein the tungsten layer is formed by CVD.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017749 FRAME 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR SHOULD BE "DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.". Recorded Jun 21, 2006
From: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017821/0670 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2006
From: DONGANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017749/0335 →
MERGER Recorded May 31, 2005
From: ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., A KOREAN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016593/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2004
From: HAN, JAE-WON; JEON, DONG-KI
To: ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 014883/0333 →