IP Library Granted Patent US 12,412,839
Granted Patent B2
US 12,412,839 · App. 17/590,057 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Semiconductor device having an interconnection including plural metal layers, and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Akira Nakajima (Yokkaichi Mie, JP)
Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
H01L23/535H01L21/76805H01L21/76846H01L21/76895H01L23/53223H01L23/53238H01L23/53266
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Patent No.
US 12,412,839
App. No.
17/590,057
Granted
Sep 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semiconductor device according to the present embodiment comprises a first conductive layer. An interconnection is provided above the first conductive layer. A contact is provided between the first conductive layer and the interconnection. The interconnection includes a first metal layer containing hexagonal titanium (Ti) provided above the first conductive layer, a second metal layer containing tantalum (Ta) having a body-centered cubic lattice-like structure and provided on the first metal layer, and a first wiring material provided on the second metal layer.

Claims (24)

1. A semiconductor device comprising:

a first conductive layer;

an interconnection provided above the first conductive layer along a thickness direction of the semiconductor device; and

a contact provided between the first conductive layer and the interconnection along the thickness direction,

wherein:

the interconnection includes:

a first metal layer containing hexagonal titanium (Ti), the first metal layer being provided above the first conductive layer along the thickness direction;

a second metal layer containing tantalum (Ta), the second metal layer having a body-centered cubic lattice-like structure and being provided on and in direct contact with the first metal layer; and

a first wiring material provided on and in direct contact with the second metal layer,

the second metal layer is provided between the first metal layer and the first wiring material along the thickness direction,

the first metal layer contains titanium having a crystal plane with a plane orientation (002), and

the second metal layer contains tantalum having a crystal plane with a plane orientation (110).

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein a crystal interplanar spacing of the first metal layer is substantially equal to a crystal interplanar spacing of the second metal layer.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein a crystal interplanar spacing of the first metal layer is closer to a crystal interplanar spacing of tantalum having a crystal plane with a plane orientation (110) than to a crystal interplanar spacing of tantalum having a crystal plane with a plane orientation (002).

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first wiring material is a conductive material containing any of tungsten (W), aluminum (Al), and copper (Cu).

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the contact includes a third metal layer containing hexagonal titanium (Ti) provided on the first conductive layer, a fourth metal layer containing tantalum (Ta) having a body-centered cubic lattice-like structure and provided on the third metal layer, and a second wiring material provided on the fourth metal layer.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first and second metal layers are provided between the first wiring material and the contact, and

the contact includes a fifth metal layer provided on the first conductive layer and a second wiring material provided on the fifth metal layer.

7. The device of claim 1 , further comprising an insulation film in which the contact is buried,

wherein the interconnection is exposed from the insulation film.

8. The device of claim 5 , wherein:

the first and second metal layers are provided between the first wiring material and the second wiring material, and

the third and fourth metal layers are provided between the first conductive layer and the second wiring material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 1, 2022
From: NAKAJIMA, AKIRA
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058843/0221 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-137364 · Aug 25, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230069025A1 · Mar 2, 2023
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