IP Library Patent Application 12014814
Patent Application
App. No. 12/014,814

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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12/014,814
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: forming a copper interconnect in an insulating film overlying a substrate; and annealing the copper interconnect at a temperature of 300° C. or less. The copper interconnect has a minimum interconnect width of 0.1 μm or less and a maximum interconnect width of 1 μm or less.

Claims (10)

1 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming a copper interconnect in an insulating film overlying a substrate, said copper interconnect having a minimum interconnect width of 0.1 μm or less and a maximum interconnect width of 1 μm or less; and

annealing said copper interconnect at a temperature of 300° C. or less.

2 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as set force in claim 1 , wherein:

said forming a copper interconnect includes forming a copper film constituting said copper interconnect by plating; and

said annealing said copper interconnect is performed immediately after said plating.

3 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as set force in claim 1 , further comprising, by chemical vapor deposition method, forming a second insulating film over said insulating film in which said copper interconnect is formed, after said annealing a copper interconnect,

wherein said annealing a copper interconnect is performed at a temperature equal to or higher than a treatment temperature obtained by said chemical vapor deposition method.

4 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as set force in claim 1 , wherein said annealing said copper interconnect is performed at 250° C. or higher.

5 . The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device as set force in claim 1 , wherein said annealing said copper interconnect includes annealing said copper interconnect which is not connected to a pad.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 2, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025235/0423 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2008
From: MATSUBARA, YOSHIHISA
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020368/0809 →