IP Library Granted Patent US 7,582,970
Granted Patent B2
US 7,582,970 · App. 12/180,652 · Granted Sep 1, 2009

Carbon containing silicon oxide film having high ashing tolerance and adhesion

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Patent No.
US 7,582,970
App. No.
12/180,652
Granted
Sep 1, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film formed on or over a semiconductor substrate. An opening is formed in the interlayer insulating film and reaches a lower layer metal wiring conductor. A metal plug is formed by filling the opening with Cu containing metal via a barrier metal. The interlayer insulating film includes the insulating film which includes a carbon containing silicon oxide (SiOCH) film which has Si—CH2 bond in the carbon containing silicon oxide film. The proportion of Si—CH2 bond (1360 cm-1) to Si—CH3 bond (1270 cm-1) in the insulating film is in a range from 0.03 to 0.05 measured as a peak height ratio of FTIR spectrum.

Claims (12)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

an interlayer insulating film formed on or over a semiconductor substrate,

an opening which is formed in the interlayer insulating film and which reaches a lower layer metal wiring conductor, and

a metal plug which is formed by filling the opening with Cu containing metal via a barrier metal,

wherein the interlayer insulating film includes the insulating film comprising a carbon containing silicon oxide (SiOCH) film which has Si—CH2 bond in the carbon containing silicon oxide film, and

wherein the proportion of Si—CH2 bond (1360 cm-1) to Si—CH3 bond (1270 cm-1) in the insulating film is in a range from 0.03 to 0.05 measured as a peak height ratio of FTIR spectrum.

2. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the relative dielectric constant of the insulating film is equal to or lower than 3.1.

3. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the carbon containing silicon oxide (SiOCH) film is formed by using plasma enhanced CVD process.

4. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the carbon containing silicon oxide (SiOCH) film comprises methylsilsesquioxane.

5. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein, as a portion of the interlayer insulating film, an SiO2 film is formed on the upper layer portion of the insulating film.

6. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein, as a portion of the interlayer insulating film, an insulating film for preventing metal diffusion is formed on the lower layer portion of the insulating film.

7. A semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the Cu containing metal contains, in addition to Cu, at least one of Si, Al, Ag, W, Mg, Be, Zn, Pd, Cd, Au, Hg, Pt, Zr, Ti, Sn, Ni and Fe.

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From: ACACIA RESEARCH GROUP LLC; AMERICAN VEHICULAR SCIENCES LLC; BONUTTI SKELETAL INNOVATIONS LLC; CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT LLC; INNOVATIVE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; LIFEPORT SCIENCES LLC; LIMESTONE MEMORY SYSTEMS LLC; MERTON ACQUISITION HOLDCO LLC; MOBILE ENHANCEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC; MONARCH NETWORKING SOLUTIONS LLC; NEXUS DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC; PARTHENON UNIFIED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE LLC; R2 SOLUTIONS LLC; SAINT LAWRENCE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS LLC; SUPER INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES LLC; TELECONFERENCE SYSTEMS LLC; UNIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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