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Granted Patent B2
US 11,830,814 · App. 17/376,624 · Granted Nov 28, 2023

Wiring material for semiconductor device, wiring for semiconductor device including the same, and semiconductor device including the wiring

Inventors: Joungeun Yoo (Seongnam-si, KR); Youngjae Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Duseop Yoon (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H01L23/53209C22C29/14H01L23/53257B22F2302/35
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Patent No.
US 11,830,814
App. No.
17/376,624
Granted
Nov 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a wiring material for a semiconductor device, the wiring material including a boride-based compound containing boron and at least one metal selected from elements of Groups 2 to 14, a wiring for a semiconductor device including the same, and a semiconductor device including the wiring containing the wiring material.

Claims (59)

1. A wiring material for a semiconductor device, the wiring material comprising:

a boride-based compound containing boron and at least one metal,

wherein the metal is tantalum (Ta), vanadium (V), titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), uranium (U), manganese (Mn), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), cerium (Ce), indium (In), gallium (Ga), or a combination thereof.

2. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the metal is tantalum (Ta), vanadium (V), or a combination thereof.

3. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein an amount of boron in the boride-based compound ranges from 25 at. % to 88 at. %.

4. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein an amount of boron in the boride-based compound ranges from 50 at. % to 70 at. %.

5. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound is a compound represented by Formula 1:

M a B b   [Formula 1]

wherein M in Formula 1 is Ta, V, or a combination thereof,

a is a number of 1 to 5, and

b is a number of 1 to 10.

6. A wiring material for a semiconductor device, the wiring material comprising:

a boride-based compound represented by Formula 2:

M1 a M2 c B b   [Formula 2]

wherein in Formula 2,

M1 is W, Mo, Ta, Nb, Cr, Mn, V, Fe, Zr, Ti, Hf, or a combination thereof,

M2 is Al, Ga, In, or a combination thereof,

a is a number of 1 to 5,

b is a number of 1 to 5, and

c is a number of 1 to 10.

7. The wiring material of claim 6 , wherein the boride-based compound is MoAlB, WAlB, Hf 2 AlB, Hf 2 GaB, Hf 2 InB, Ti 2 AlB, Ti 2 GaB, Ti 2 InB, Zr 2 AlB, Zr 2 GaB, Zr 2 InB, Cr 2 AlB 2 , Mn 2 AlB 2 , Fe 2 AlB 2 , Cr 4 AlB 6 , or a combination thereof.

8. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound has a 1D figure of merit of 6.7 or less.

9. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound has a 1D figure of merit of 3 to 6.2.

10. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound has a 3D figure of merit of 7.5 or less.

11. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound has a 3D figure of merit of 4.5 to 7.5.

12. The wiring material of claim 6 , wherein

the boride-based compound has a melting point of 1300° C. or greater.

13. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound has a melting point of 2000° C. or greater.

14. A wiring for a semiconductor-type device, the wiring comprising:

the wiring material of claim 1 .

15. A semiconductor-type device comprising:

a wiring including the wiring material of claim 1 .

16. The semiconductor-type device of claim 15 , further comprising:

a semiconductor substrate; and

an interconnected structure on the semiconductor substrate, wherein

the interconnected structure includes a dielectric layer on the semiconductor substrate,

the dielectric layer has at least one trench formed therein,

the interconnected structure includes the wiring, and

the wiring is in the trench.

17. The semiconductor-type device of claim 16 , wherein the interconnected structure further includes a barrier layer covering the wiring in the trench.

18. The semiconductor-type device of claim 16 , wherein

the trench of the interconnected structure extends through a thickness of the interconnected structure, and a depth of the trench is less than a thickness of the interconnected structure.

19. The semiconductor-type device of claim 16 , wherein the interconnected structure further includes a liner layer covering the wiring inside the trench.

20. The semiconductor-type device of claim 19 , wherein the liner layer exposes a top surface of the wiring.

21. The semiconductor-type device of claim 19 , wherein the liner layer includes titanium nitride (TiN), titanium tungsten (TiW), tungsten nitride (WN), tantalum nitride (TaN), Ti, Ta, or a combination thereof.

22. The semiconductor-type device of claim 16 , wherein the interconnected structure further comprises a barrier layer covering the wiring inside the trench, and the barrier layer has a single layered structure or a multi-layered structure, and the barrier layer exposes a top surface of the wiring.

23. The semiconductor-type device of claim 16 , further comprising:

a logic device on the semiconductor substrate.

24. A wiring material for a semiconductor device, the wiring material comprising:

a boride-based compound,

wherein the boride-based compound is TaB 2 , TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , HfB 2 , UB 2 , MnB 2 , DyB 2 , ErB 2 , Mn 3 B 4 , DyB 4 , ErB 4 , UB 4 , Mo 2 B 5 , W 2 B 5 , LaB 6 , CeB 6 , DyB 6 , ErB 6 , MoAlB, WAlB, Hf 2 AlB, Hf 2 GaB, Hf 2 InB, Ti 2 AlB, Ti 2 GaB, Ti 2 InB, Zr 2 AlB, Zr 2 GaB, Zr 2 InB, Cr 2 AlB 2 , Mn 2 AlB 2 , Fe 2 AlB 2 , Cr 4 AlB 6 , or a combination thereof.

25. A semiconductor-type device comprising:

a substrate; and

a wiring including the wiring material of claim 24 , wherein

the wiring is on the substrate.

26. The wiring material of claim 24 , wherein the boride-based compound is UB 2 , MnB 2 , DyB 2 , ErB 2 , Mn 3 B 4 , DyB 4 , ErB 4 , UB 4 , Mo 2 B 5 , W 2 B 5 , LaB 6 , CeB 6 , DyB 6 , ErB 6 , or a combination thereof.

27. A semiconductor-type device comprising:

a wiring including the wiring material of claim 6 .

28. The wiring material of claim 1 , wherein the boride-based compound is TaB 2 , TiB 2 , ZrB 2 , HfB 2 , UB 2 , MnB 2 , DyB 2 , ErB 2 , Mn 3 B 4 , DyB 4 , ErB 4 , UB 4 , DyB 6 , ErB 6 , or a combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2021
From: YOO, JOUNGEUN; KANG, YOUNGJAE; YOON, DUSEOP
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056893/0866 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0110591 · Aug 31, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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