IP Library Granted Patent US 10,249,724
Granted Patent B2
US 10,249,724 · App. 15/591,385 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Low resistance contact structures for trench structures

Inventors: Praneet Adusumilli (Albany, NY); Alexander Reznicek (Troy, NY); Oscar van der Straten (Guilderland Center, NY); Chih-Chao Yang (Glenmont, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
H01L29/41791H01L21/76841H01L21/76843H01L21/76846H01L21/76877H01L21/76897H01L23/485H01L23/5283H01L23/535H01L23/53238H01L23/53252H01L23/53266H01L27/0886H01L27/1211H01L29/0649H01L29/401H01L29/41783H01L29/456H01L29/66795H01L29/785H01L21/28518H01L21/76855
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,249,724
App. No.
15/591,385
Granted
Apr 2, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrical device including at least one contact surface and an interlevel dielectric layer present atop the electrical device, wherein the interlevel dielectric layer includes at least one trench to the at least one contact surface of the electrical device. A conformal titanium liner is present on the sidewalls of the trench and is in direct contact with the at least one contact surface. The conformal titanium liner may be composed of 100 wt. % titanium, and may have a thickness ranging from 10Å to 100Å.

Claims (30)

1. An electrical device comprising:

at least one contact surface and an interlevel dielectric layer present atop the electrical device, wherein the interlevel dielectric layer includes at least one trench to the at least one contact surface of the electrical device;

a metal semiconductor alloy region that is in direct contact with the at least one contact surface;

a conformal titanium liner present on the sidewalls of the trench and is in direct contact with the metal semiconductor alloy region that is atop the at least one contact surface; and

a metal fills the at least one trench, and is in direct contact with the conformal titanium liner, the metal is selected from the group consisting of comprising ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os), molybdenum (Mo), copper (Cu) and a combination thereof, wherein a contact provided by a combination of the conformal titanium liner and the metal fill have a resistance of 45 micro ohms per cm or less.

2. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises 100 wt. % titanium.

3. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises a thickness ranging from 10 Å to 100 Å.

4. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the electrical device comprises a field effect transistor.

5. The electrical device of claim 4 , wherein a channel region of the field effect transistor is provided by a fin structure.

6. The electrical device of claim 4 , wherein the contact surface is provided by source and drain region portions of the field effect transistor that are present on portions of the fin structure at opposing sides of the channel region.

7. The electrical device of claim 1 , wherein the metal semiconductor alloy is a silicide.

8. An electrical device comprising:

at least one trench in a dielectric layer;

a metal semiconductor alloy region that is at the base of the at least one trench;

a conformal titanium liner present on the sidewalls of the trench and is in direct contact with the metal semiconductor alloy region; and

a metal fills the at least one trench, and is in direct contact with the conformal titanium liner, the metal is selected from the group consisting of comprising ruthenium (Ru), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os), molybdenum (Mo), copper (Cu) and a combination thereof, wherein a contact provided by a combination of the conformal titanium liner and the metal fill have a resistance of 45 micro ohms per cm or less.

9. The electrical device of claim 8 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises 100 wt. % titanium.

10. The electrical device of claim 8 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises a thickness ranging from 10 Å to 100 Å.

11. The electrical device of claim 8 , wherein the electrical device comprises a field effect transistor.

12. The electrical device of claim 11 , wherein a channel region of the field effect transistor is provided by a fin structure.

13. The electrical device of claim 8 , wherein the metal semiconductor alloy is a silicide.

14. An electrical device comprising:

at least one contact surface and an interlevel dielectric layer present atop the electrical device, wherein the interlevel dielectric layer includes at least one trench to the at least one contact surface of the electrical device;

a metal semiconductor alloy region that is in direct contact with the at least one contact surface;

a conformal titanium liner present on the sidewalls of the trench and is in direct contact with the metal semiconductor alloy region that is atop the at least one contact surface; and

a ruthenium containing metal fills the at least one trench, and is in direct contact with the conformal titanium liner, wherein a contact provided by a combination of the conformal titanium liner and the ruthenium containing metal fill have a resistance of 45 micro ohms per cm or less.

15. The electrical device of claim 14 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises 100 wt. % titanium.

16. The electrical device of claim 14 , wherein the conformal titanium liner comprises a thickness ranging from 10 Å to 100 Å.

17. The electrical device of claim 14 , wherein the electrical device comprises a field effect transistor.

18. The electrical device of claim 17 , wherein a channel region of the field effect transistor is provided by a fin structure.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2025
From: TESSERA, INC.
To: TESSERA LLC
Reel/Frame 073658/0462 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 21, 2025
From: TESSERA LLC
To: ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 073658/0849 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: TESSERA, INC.
Reel/Frame 051489/0557 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2017
From: ADUSUMILLI, PRANEET; REZNICEK, ALEXANDER; VAN DER STRATEN, OSCAR; YANG, CHIH-CHAO
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042322/0477 →
Continuity (3)
Division 15226143 · Aug 2, 2016
Division 14919201 · Oct 21, 2015
Related Publication 20170243824A1 · Aug 24, 2017