IP Library Granted Patent US 10,115,735
Granted Patent B2
US 10,115,735 · App. 15/617,499 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Semiconductor device containing multilayer titanium nitride diffusion barrier and method of making thereof

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Patent No.
US 10,115,735
App. No.
15/617,499
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a silicon surface, a titanium silicide layer contacting the silicon surface, a first titanium nitride layer located over the titanium silicide layer, a titanium oxynitride layer contacting the first titanium nitride layer, a second titanium nitride layer contacting the titanium oxynitride layer, and a metal fill layer located over the second titanium nitride layer.

Claims (20)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a silicon surface;

a titanium silicide layer contacting the silicon surface;

a first titanium nitride layer located over the titanium silicide layer;

a titanium oxynitride layer contacting the first titanium nitride layer;

a second titanium nitride layer contacting the titanium oxynitride layer; and

a metallic fill material portion located over the second titanium nitride layer.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device comprises a transistor, the silicon surface comprises a source or drain region of the transistor, and the metallic fill material portion comprises a tungsten source or drain electrode.

3. A three-dimensional memory device, comprising:

the semiconductor device of claim 1 located on a substrate;

an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over the substrate;

memory stack structures extending through the alternating stack, wherein each of the memory stack structures comprises a memory film, a vertical semiconductor channel contacting an inner sidewall of the memory film, and a dielectric core contacting an inner sidewall of the vertical semiconductor channel;

a dielectric material portion overlying the semiconductor device and including a top surface located at, or above, a horizontal plane including top surfaces of the memory stack structures; and

a contact via structure extending through the dielectric material portion and contacting the semiconductor device and comprising a metallic liner stack and the metallic fill material portion, the metallic liner stack comprising the first titanium nitride layer, the titanium oxynitride layer and the second titanium nitride layer.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a titanium layer and a third titanium nitride layer located between the titanium silicide layer and the titanium oxynitride layer.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the titanium oxynitride layer is located in crevices in grain boundaries of the first titanium nitride layer.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first titanium nitride layer is 1 to 10 nm.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein thickness of the second titanium nitride layer is 5 to 100 nm.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the titanium silicide layer comprises a C54 phase titanium silicide layer.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the titanium silicide layer comprises a mixed C54 and C49 phase titanium silicide layer.

Assignments (4)
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071382/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 25, 2025
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071050/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2024
From: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 069796/0423 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2017
From: AMANO, FUMITAKA; ISHIKAWA, KENSUKE; INOUE, SHINYA; SANO, MICHIAKI
To: SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 042651/0692 →