IP Library Granted Patent US 7,087,520
Granted Patent B2
US 7,087,520 · App. 10/902,903 · Granted Aug 8, 2006

Method for fabricating metal wiring

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Patent No.
US 7,087,520
App. No.
10/902,903
Granted
Aug 8, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and metal wiring formed by alternately depositing aluminum layers and copper layers on the semiconductor substrate so that a top layer of the metal wiring is an aluminum layer. The metal wiring is fabricated by alternately depositing an aluminum layer and a copper layer on a semiconductor substrate a predetermined number of times to form a metal wiring layer having an aluminum top layer. A photoresist film pattern is formed on the metal wiring layer and metal wiring is formed by performing an etching process on the metal wiring layer using the photoresist film pattern as a mask.

Claims (8)

1. A method for fabricating metal wiring of a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a metal wiring layer by alternately depositing an aluminum layer and a copper layer on a semiconductor substrate a predetermined number of times, wherein a top layer is an aluminum layer;

forming a photoresist film pattern on the metal wiring layer; and

forming the metal wiring by performing an etching process on the metal wiring layer using the photoresist film pattern as a mask.

2. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein a bottom layer of the metal wiring layer is an aluminum layer.

3. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one copper layer is formed at a thickness in the range of 3˜2000 Å.

4. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein at least one aluminum layer is formed at a thickness in the range of 3˜2000 Å.

5. The method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the copper and aluminum layers are formed through a sputtering process or an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process.

Assignments (5)
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 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL 016305 FRAME 0219. Recorded Sep 19, 2005
From: LEE, JAE-SUK
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016995/0282 →
MERGER Recorded May 31, 2005
From: DONGBU SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 016593/0667 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2004
From: LEE, JAE-SUK
To: DONBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016305/0219 →