IP Library Granted Patent US 7,951,713
Granted Patent B2
US 7,951,713 · App. 11/935,974 · Granted May 31, 2011

Method of forming metal wiring in semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,951,713
App. No.
11/935,974
Granted
May 31, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a metal wiring of a semiconductor device capable of efficiently preventing a hillock phenomenon occurred in a subsequent annealing process of a metal wiring process. The method for forming a metal wiring of a semiconductor device includes forming an Al growth stop film on the upper interface of an Al wiring film by reacting implanted reactive ions with a Ti film or the Al in the Al wiring film.

Claims (17)

1. A method comprising:

forming an interlayer insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate including a predetermined lower structure;

forming an Al wiring stacked structure over the interlayer insulating layer, wherein the Al wiring structure is composed of a plurality of films including an Al wiring film and a first Ti-based film formed over the Al wiring film;

forming an Al growth stop film at an interface between the Al wiring film and the first Ti-based film; and then

forming a plurality of Al wiring stacked structure patterns over the interlayer insulating layer,

wherein the plurality of Al wiring stacked structure patterns is formed using a dry etching process and the Al growth stop film is formed using an ion implantation method.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ion implantation method includes implanting reactive ions at the interface between the Al wiring film and the second Ti-based film.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reactive ions comprise nitride ions.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the Al growth stop film comprises TiN.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the Al growth stop film comprises Al 2 O 3 .

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reactive ions comprise oxygen ions.

7. A method comprising:

forming an interlayer insulating layer over a semiconductor substrate including a predetermined lower structure;

forming an Al wiring stacked structure over the interlayer insulating layer, wherein the Al wiring structure is composed of a plurality of films including an Al wiring film, a first Ti-based film formed over the Al wiring film, second and third Ti-based films formed between the Al wiring film and the interlayer insulating layer, and a fourth Ti-based film formed over the first Ti-based film;

forming an Al growth stop film at an interface between the Al wiring film and the first Ti-based film; and then

forming a plurality of Al wiring stacked structure patterns over the interlayer insulating layer,

wherein the first and third Ti-based films comprise Ti films and the second and fourth Ti-based comprises TiN films.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2021
From: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
To: MARVELL ASIA PTE LTD.
Reel/Frame 057336/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
To: CAVIUM INTERNATIONAL
Reel/Frame 057279/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2021
From: INPHI CORPORATION
To: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY CAYMAN I
Reel/Frame 056649/0823 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041447/0102 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT REMOVE PATENT NO. 878209 FROM EXHIBIT B PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034009 FRAME: 0157. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 24, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034087/0097 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: DONGBU HITEK, CO., LTD.
To: INPHI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034009/0157 →