IP Library Granted Patent US 12,557,641
Granted Patent B2
US 12,557,641 · App. 18/061,642 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same

Inventors: Sang Hoon Ahn (Seongnam-si, KR); Kyung Seok Oh (Seoul, KR); Seung-Heon Lee (Seoul, KR); Jun Hyuk Lim (Suwon-si, KR)
H01L23/53295H01L21/7682H01L21/76826H01L21/76877H01L23/5226H01L23/53223H01L2221/1047
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Patent No.
US 12,557,641
App. No.
18/061,642
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving the performance and reliability of a device. The semiconductor device may include a first interlayer insulating film containing therein a plurality of pores, a first line structure in the first interlayer insulating film, an inserted insulating film extending along and on a upper surface of the first interlayer insulating film and in contact with the first interlayer insulating film, a barrier insulating film in contact with the inserted insulating film and extending along an upper surface of the inserted insulating film and an upper surface of the first line structure, a second interlayer insulating film on the barrier insulating film and a second line structure disposed in the second interlayer insulating film and connected to the first line structure.

Claims (63)

1 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a first interlayer insulating film containing therein a plurality of pores;

a first line structure in the first interlayer insulating film;

an inserted insulating film extending along an upper surface of the first interlayer insulating film and in contact with the first interlayer insulating film;

a barrier insulating film in contact with the inserted insulating film and extending along an upper surface of the inserted insulating film and an upper surface of the first line structure;

a second interlayer insulating film on the barrier insulating film; and

a second line structure in the second interlayer insulating film and connected to the first line structure,

wherein each pore of at least some of the plurality of pores contains nitrogen-containing residue.

2 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the first line structure includes a barrier conductive film and a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film, and p 1 the inserted insulating film does not extend along an upper surface of the filling conductive film.

3 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the inserted insulating film includes at least one of silicon oxide, silicon oxycarbide, and silicon oxycarbonitride.

4 . The semiconductor device of claim 3 , wherein the inserted insulating film includes a metal.

5 . The semiconductor device of claim 4 , wherein the metal included in the inserted insulating film is aluminum (Al).

6 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the first line structure includes a barrier conductive film and a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film, and

the barrier insulating film is in contact with an upper surface of the filling conductive film.

7 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein the first line structure includes a barrier conductive film, a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film, and a capping conductive film extending along an upper surface of the filling conductive film.

8 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of pores includes a first pore that has the nitrogen-containing residue therein and a second pore that does not have the nitrogen-containing residue therein, and

the second pore is closer to the inserted insulating film than the first pore.

9 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of pores includes a first pore and a second pore, wherein a nitrogen concentration in the second pore is lower than a nitrogen concentration in the first pore, and

wherein the second pore is closer to the inserted insulating film than the first pore.

10 . The semiconductor device of claim 1 , wherein

the barrier insulating film includes at least one of silicon nitride or silicon carbonitride, and

the barrier insulating film is in contact with the second interlayer insulating film.

11 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a first interlayer insulating film containing therein a plurality of pores;

a first line structure in the first interlayer insulating film, the first line structure including a wire line and a via connected to the wire line;

an inserted insulating film on the first interlayer insulating film and including a silicon oxide-based material; and

a barrier insulating film on the inserted insulating film and including a silicon nitride-based material, the barrier insulating film covering an upper surface of the wire line;

a second interlayer insulating film on the barrier insulating film; and

a second line structure in the second interlayer insulating film and connected to the first line structure,

wherein the first interlayer insulating film includes,

a first damaged area extending along an upper surface of the first interlayer insulating film; and

a second damaged area extending along a sidewall of the wire line, and wherein a thickness of the second damaged area is greater than a thickness of the first damaged area.

12 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein

the first line structure includes a barrier conductive film and a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film, and

the inserted insulating film does not extend along an upper surface of the filling conductive film.

13 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the inserted insulating film includes aluminum (Al).

14 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein

the first line structure includes a barrier conductive film and a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film,

wherein the barrier insulating film is in contact with an upper surface of the filling conductive film.

15 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein each of at least some of the plurality of pores contains nitrogen-containing residue.

16 . The semiconductor device of claim 11 , wherein the inserted insulating film is in contact with the first interlayer insulating film and the barrier insulating film.

17 . A semiconductor device comprising:

a first interlayer insulating film;

a first line structure in the first interlayer insulating film;

a second interlayer insulating film on the first interlayer insulating film and the first line structure, the second interlayer insulating film including a plurality of pores therein, wherein each pore of at least some of the plurality of pores contains nitrogen-containing residue;

a second line structure in the second interlayer insulating film, the second line structure including a barrier conductive film and a filling conductive film on the barrier conductive film;

an inserted insulating film extending along an upper surface of the second interlayer insulating film and not extending along an upper surface of the filling conductive film;

a barrier insulating film in contact with the inserted insulating film and extending along an upper surface of the inserted insulating film and an upper surface of the second line structure;

a third interlayer insulating film on the barrier insulating film; and

a third line structure in the third interlayer insulating film,

wherein each of the first interlayer insulating film and the third interlayer insulating film is free of a pore.

18 . The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein

the second line structure includes a wire line and a via connected to the wire line, the second interlayer insulating film includes,

a first damaged area extending along the upper surface of the second interlayer insulating film; and

a second damaged area extending along a sidewall of the wire line, and

a thickness of the second damaged area is greater than a thickness of the first damaged area.

19 . The semiconductor device of claim 17 , wherein

the inserted insulating film includes at least one of silicon oxide, silicon oxycarbide, or silicon oxycarbonitride, and

the inserted insulating film further contains aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2022
From: AHN, SANG HOON; OH, KYUNG SEOK; LEE, SEUNG-HEON; LIM, JUN HYUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062071/0903 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0021902 · Feb 21, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230268276A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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