IP Library Granted Patent US 7,911,763
Granted Patent B2
US 7,911,763 · App. 11/923,359 · Granted Mar 22, 2011

Method for forming MIM in semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,911,763
App. No.
11/923,359
Granted
Mar 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a semiconductor device, and more particularly to a method for forming a metal/insulator/metal (MIM). The method comprises the steps of: forming a metal wiring surrounded by the inter-metal dielectric film; forming a plurality of insulating film on the metal wiring in sequence; and forming a metal barrier film on the insulating film, whereby the insulating film functioning as a buffer film can mitigate the stress between the films.

Claims (12)

1. An apparatus comprising:

an inter-metal dielectric film;

a plurality of metal wirings formed in the dielectric film;

a first insulating film formed over the metal wirings, wherein the first insulating film comprising at least one of an oxide-based material and undoped silicate glass;

a second insulating film formed over the first insulating film, wherein the second insulating film comprising SiN; and

a metal barrier film formed over the second insulating film.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inter-metal dielectric film comprises a black-diamond material and the metal barrier film comprises any one of a tantalum (Ta) and titanium (Ti) based material.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the inter-metal dielectric film has a thickness of between approximately 1.8 to 2.2 um, the first insulating film has a thickness of between approximately 550 to 650 Å, the second insulating film has a thickness of between approximately 650 to 750 Å, and the barrier metal film has a thickness of between approximately 950 to 1050 Å.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film comprises undoped silicate glass having and a thickness of between approximately 550 to 650 Å and a compressive stress of approximately −4.49E8 dyn/cm2.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film comprises an oxide-based material having and a thickness of between approximately 550 to 650 Å and a compressive stress of between approximately −2.49E8 to −6.49E8 dyn/cm2.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second insulating film comprises SiN having a compressive stress of approximately −1.32E9 dyn/cm2.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the barrier metal film has a compression stress larger than the compressive stress of the second insulating film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DSS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, INC.
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