Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having a wiring structure
When a wiring structure is formed by a trench-first dual damascene method, a first hard mask for forming via holes and a second hard mask for forming wiring trenches are sequentially formed on an interlayer insulating film, openings are formed at the first hard mask while using the second hard mask as a mask, and thereafter, the openings are expanded in a lateral direction by an isotropic etching to form openings, via holes are formed by etching the interlayer insulating film while using the first hard mask and the second hard mask as masks, and wiring trenches communicating with the via holes are formed by etching the interlayer insulating film while using the second hard mask as a mask.
1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a first interlayer insulating film above a semiconductor substrate;
forming a wiring layer in the first interlayer insulating film;
forming a second interlayer insulating film above the first interlayer insulating film and the wiring layer;
forming a first mask layer above the second interlayer insulating film and forming a second mask layer above the first mask layer;
forming a first opening portion in the second mask layer;
forming a resist layer including a second opening portion above the second mask layer at a position at least partially overlapping with the first opening portion;
performing a first etching in which the first mask layer is etched while using the resist layer as a mask or the resist layer and the second mask layer as masks;
performing a second etching in which the first mask layer is etched in a direction parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate after the performing the first etching;
forming connection holes in the second interlayer insulating film by etching the second interlayer insulating film while using the first mask layer and the second mask layer as masks after the performing the second etching;
forming wiring trenches in the second interlayer insulating film by etching the first mask layer and the second interlayer insulating film while using the second mask layer as a mask after the forming the connection holes; and
forming a conductive film in the connection holes and the wiring trenches.
2. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
performing polishing in which the conductive film and the first mask layer above the second interlayer insulating film are removed after the forming the conductive film.
3. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the second interlayer insulating film and a surface layer portion of the conductive film are removed subsequently after the conductive film and the first mask layer above the second interlayer insulating film are removed in the performing the polishing.
4. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein an etching rate of the first mask layer is higher than an etching rate of the second mask layer in the performing the second etching.
5. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first mask layer is composed of one selected from SiO2, SiN, and
the second mask layer is composed of one selected from TiN, TaN, SiC.
6. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein a chemical dry etching or a wet etching is performed in the performing the second etching.
7. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
removing the second mask layer after the forming the wiring trenches at the second interlayer insulating film and before the forming the conductive film.
8. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a first interlayer insulating film above a semiconductor substrate;
forming a wiring layer in the first interlayer insulating film;
forming a second interlayer insulating film above the first interlayer insulating film and the wiring layer;
forming a first mask layer above the second interlayer insulating film, forming a second mask layer above the first mask layer, and forming a third mask layer above the second mask layer;
forming a first opening portion in the third mask layer;
forming a resist layer including a second opening portion above the third mask layer at a position at least partially overlapping with the first opening portion;
performing a first etching in which the second mask layer is etched while using the resist layer and the third mask layer as masks;
performing a second etching in which the second mask layer is etched in a direction parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate after the performing the first etching;
forming connection holes in the second interlayer insulating film by etching the first mask layer and the second interlayer insulating film while using the third mask layer and the second mask layer as masks after the performing the second etching;
forming wiring trenches in the second interlayer insulating film by etching the second mask layer, the first mask layer and the second interlayer insulating film while using the third mask layer as a mask after the forming the connection holes;
forming a conductive film in the connection holes and the wiring trenches; and
removing the first mask layer, the second mask layer, and the conductive film above the second interlayer insulating film by polishing after the forming the conductive film.
9. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,
wherein an etching rate of the second mask layer is higher than etching rates of the first mask layer and the third mask layer in the performing the second etching.
10. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first mask layer, the second mask layer, and the third mask layer are respectively composed of different materials,
the first mask layer is composed of one selected from SiO2, SiC,
the second mask layer is composed of one selected from SiO2, SiN, and
the third mask layer is composed of one selected from TiN, TaN, SiC.
11. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8 ,
wherein a chemical dry etching or a wet etching is performed in the performing the second etching.
12. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
removing the third mask layer after the forming the wiring trenches at the second interlayer insulating film and before the forming the conductive film.