IP Library Granted Patent US 7,879,719
Granted Patent B2
US 7,879,719 · App. 12/334,505 · Granted Feb 1, 2011

Interconnect structure and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,879,719
App. No.
12/334,505
Granted
Feb 1, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the device that minimizes a line width while maximizing integration density of the semiconductor device. The method includes forming an interlayer insulating film on a semiconductor substrate, and then forming a first via hole in the interlayer insulating film, and then forming a resin material in the first via hole, and then forming a plurality of second via holes in the interlayer insulating film laterally, and then forming a resin material in the second via holes, and then simultaneously forming a plurality of third via holes in the interlayer insulating film and a trench spatially above and corresponding to the first via hole, and then removing the resin formed in the first via hole and the second via holes, and then simultaneously forming metal layers in the first via hole and the second and third via holes and the trench.

Claims (48)

1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:

forming an interlayer insulating film on a semiconductor substrate; and then

forming a first via hole in the interlayer insulating film by a first photolithography process; and then

forming a resin material in the first via hole; and then

forming a plurality of second via holes in the interlayer insulating film laterally adjacent to the first via hole by a second photolithography process; and then

forming a resin material in the second via holes; and then

simultaneously forming a plurality of third via holes in the interlayer insulating film by a third photolithography process and a trench spatially above and corresponding to the first via hole; and then

removing the resin formed in the first via hole and the second via holes; and then

simultaneously forming metal layers in the first via hole and the second and third via holes and the trench.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resins comprise a novolac resin.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the interlayer insulating film has a multilayer structure.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the interlayer insulating film comprises:

forming a fluorosilicate glass (FSG) film on the semiconductor substrate; and then

forming an oxide film on the FSG film.

5. A method comprising:

sequentially forming a first interlayer insulating film and a second interlayer insulating film over a semiconductor substrate; and then

forming a first via hole extending through the first interlayer insulating film and the second interlayer insulating film to expose a portion of the semiconductor substrate; and then

filling the first via hole with a first resin material; and then

simultaneously forming a second via hole and a third via hole extending through the second interlayer insulating film and partially in the first interlayer insulating film to expose portions of the first interlayer insulating film; and then

simultaneously filling the second via hole with a second resin material and the third via hole with a third resin material; and then

simultaneously forming a fourth via hole, a fifth via hole and a trench extending through the second interlayer insulating film and partially in the first interlayer insulating film, wherein the trench is formed over and corresponds spatially to the first via hole; and then

removing the first, second and third resin materials to expose the first, second and third via holes, respectively; and then

simultaneously forming first, second, third fourth and fifth vias and a contact in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth via holes and the trench, respectively.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein sequentially forming the first interlayer insulating film and the second interlayer insulating film comprises:

forming a first dielectric film on the semiconductor substrate; and then

forming a second dielectric film on the first dielectric film.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first dielectric film comprises fluorosilicate glass (FSG).

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second dielectric film comprises silicon nitride (SiN).

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second dielectric film comprises an oxide.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein forming the first via hole comprises:

forming a first photoresist film on the second interlayer insulating film and then forming a first photoresist film pattern; and then

performing a first etching process on the first interlayer insulating film and the second interlayer insulating film using the first photoresist film pattern as a mask to thereby form the first via hole; and then

removing the first photoresist film pattern.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the metal layer comprises copper.

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein simultaneously forming the second via hole and the third via hole comprises:

forming a second photoresist film on the second interlayer insulating film and then forming a second photoresist film pattern; and then

performing a second etching process on the first interlayer insulating film and the second interlayer insulating film using the second photoresist film pattern as a mask to thereby form the second via hole and the third via hole; and then

removing the second photoresist film pattern.

13. The method of claim 5 , wherein simultaneously forming the fourth via hole, the fifth via hole and the trench comprises:

forming a third photoresist film on the second interlayer insulating film and then forming a third photoresist film pattern; and then

performing a third etching process on the first interlayer insulating film, the second interlayer insulating film and the first resin material using the third photoresist film pattern to thereby form the fourth via hole, the fifth via hole and the trench; and then

removing the third photoresist film pattern.

14. The method of claim 5 , wherein simultaneously forming first, second, third fourth and fifth vias and the contact comprises:

forming a barrier layer on sidewalls of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth via holes and the trench; and then

forming a metal layer on the barrier layer.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the barrier layer comprises a barrier metal layer.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the barrier metal layer comprises at least one of titanium, tungsten and tantalum.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the barrier metal layer comprises at least one of TaN, Ta, TaN/Ta, TiSiN, WN, TiZrN, TiN and Ti/TiN.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: DB HITEK CO., LTD.
To: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 049709/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DB HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044559/0819 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2008
From: JEONG, EUN-SOO
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021974/0819 →