IP Library Granted Patent US 7,800,229
Granted Patent B2
US 7,800,229 · App. 11/704,950 · Granted Sep 21, 2010

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same

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Patent No.
US 7,800,229
App. No.
11/704,950
Granted
Sep 21, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

An improved SIV resistance and an improved EM resistance are achieved in the coupling structure containing copper films. A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a second insulating layer formed on or over the semiconductor substrate; a second barrier metal film, formed on the second insulating film, and being capable of preventing copper from diffusing into the second insulating film; and an electrically conducting film formed on the second barrier metal film so as to be in contact with the second barrier metal film, and containing copper and carbon, wherein a distribution of carbon concentration along a depositing direction in the second electrically conducting film includes a first peak and a second peak.

Claims (28)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a semiconductor substrate;

an insulating film formed on or over said semiconductor substrate;

a barrier metal film, formed on said insulating film; and

an electrically conducting film formed on said barrier metal film so as to be in contact with said barrier metal film, and containing copper, a metal having a standard electrode potential that is lower than that of copper, and carbon,

wherein a distribution of carbon concentration along a depositing direction in said electrically conducting film includes a first peak and a second peak, and

wherein said metal having a standard electrode potential that is lower than that of copper is contained in an interface between said electrically conducting film and said barrier metal film at higher concentration than in other regions.

2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein said metal having a standard electrode potential that is lower than that of copper is selected from a group consisting of aluminum (Al), tin (Sn) and titanium (Ti).

3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said barrier metal film is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface of a concave portion formed in said insulating film,

wherein said electrically conducting film is formed to fill said concave portion,

wherein said first peak and said second peak appears in this order from the interface between said barrier metal film and said electrically conducting film, and

wherein said first peak exists at a position of a height equal to or more than 50 nm to equal to or less than 100 nm from said interface.

4. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein said barrier metal film is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface of a concave portion formed in said insulating film,

wherein said electrically conducting film is formed to fill said concave portion,

wherein said first peak and said second peak appears in this order from the interface between said barrier metal film and said electrically conducting film, and

wherein said first peak exists at a position of a height equal to or more than 50 nm to equal to or less than 100 nm from said interface.

5. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,

wherein said barrier metal film is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface of a concave portion formed in said insulating film,

wherein said electrically conducting film is formed to fill said concave portion,

wherein said first peak and said second peak appears in this order from a bottom surface of said concave portion, and

wherein said second peak appears at a position of a height equal to or more than 0.75 h to equal to or less than 0.9 h from said interface between said barrier metal film and said electrically conducting film, provided that h is a depth of said concave portion.

6. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,

wherein said barrier metal film is formed on a bottom surface and a side surface of a concave portion formed in said insulating film,

wherein said electrically conducting film is formed to fill said concave portion,

wherein said first peak and said second peak appears in this order from a bottom surface of said concave portion, and

wherein said second peak appears at a position of a height equal to or more than 0.75 h to equal to or less than 0.9 h from said interface between said barrier metal film and said electrically conducting film, provided that h is a depth of said concave portion.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025311/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2007
From: FURUYA, AKIRA; ARITA, KOJI; KUROKAWA, TETSUYA; NODA, KAORI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018987/0403 →