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Granted Patent B2
US 12,595,557 · App. 18/141,694 · Granted Apr 7, 2026

Method of forming structure including a doped adhesion film

Inventors: Moataz Bellah Mousa (Chandler, AZ); Jiyeon Kim (Mesa, AZ); Jaebeom Lee (Tempe, AZ); Charith Eranga Nanayakkara (Tempe, AZ); Paul Ma (Scottsdale, AZ); Chuandao Wang (Phoenix, AZ); Youngchol Byun (Tempe, AZ); Jacqueline Wrench (Mesa, AZ); Guannan Chen (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
C23C16/22C23C16/045C23C16/06C23C16/45525
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Patent No.
US 12,595,557
App. No.
18/141,694
Granted
Apr 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and system for forming a structure are disclosed. An exemplary method includes providing a substrate comprising a plurality of gaps within a first reaction chamber, forming a doped adhesion film on the surface of a substrate and within the plurality of gaps, wherein the doped adhesion film comprises a first material and a second material, and depositing a metal overlying the doped adhesion film. Exemplary methods can further include a step of depositing a nucleation layer overlying the doped adhesion film. An exemplary system can perform the method of forming the structure.

Claims (28)

1 . A method of forming a structure, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a substrate comprising a plurality of gaps within a first reaction chamber,

forming a doped nitride adhesion film on a surface of the substrate and within the plurality of gaps, wherein the doped nitride adhesion film comprises a first material and a second material, wherein forming the doped nitride adhesion film comprises depositing a layer of the first material by a cyclical deposition process and depositing a layer of the second material by a cyclical deposition process, wherein the first material is overlying the second material, wherein the first material is represented by M n X m where M comprises at least one of molybdenum and ruthenium, X is a dopant comprising one or more of tungsten, boron, and tantalum, n ranges from 1 to 5, and m ranges from 1 to 10, and wherein the second material comprises titanium nitride; and

depositing a metal overlying the doped nitride adhesion film, wherein the metal comprises at least one of molybdenum and ruthenium.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising forming a nucleation layer comprising at least one of molybdenum and ruthenium overlying the doped nitride adhesion film.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant comprises boron.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the step of forming the doped nitride adhesion film comprises forming the doped nitride adhesion film to a first thickness and wherein the step of forming the nucleation layer comprises forming the nucleation layer to a second thickness, wherein the first thickness is between 15 angstroms and 50 angstroms.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the second thickness is between 1 angstrom and 10 angstroms.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the doped nitride adhesion film comprises a mixture of the first material and the second material.

7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the metal comprises ruthenium, and wherein the step of depositing the metal overlying the doped nitride adhesion film comprises depositing the metal at a deposition temperature greater than 600° Celsius.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant comprises tantalum.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant comprises tungsten.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of forming the doped nitride adhesion film comprises:

depositing a layer of the second material overlying the substrate, and

depositing a layer of the first material overlying the layer of the second material.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the step of forming the doped nitride adhesion film comprises:

depositing a layer of the first material overlying the substrate,

depositing a layer of the second material overlying the layer of the first material, and

depositing a second layer of the first material overlying the layer of the second material.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second material further comprises one or more of molybdenum silicide and titanium silicide.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the doped nitride adhesion film is formed on a layer of silicon oxide.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant consists of boron.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant consists of tantalum.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the dopant consists of tungsten.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a dopant ratio of the dopant to M in the doped nitride adhesion film is between 1:2 and 2:1.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the doped nitride adhesion film comprises a homogenous mixture of the first material and the second material.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second material further comprises molybdenum silicide.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second material further comprises titanium silicide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: MOUSA, MOATAZ BELLAH; KIM, JIYEON; LEE, JAEBEOM; NANAYAKKARA, CHARITH ERANGA; MA, PAUL; WANG, CHUANDAO; BYUN, YOUNGCHOL; WRENCH, JACQUELINE; CHEN, GUANNAN
To: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 063521/0517 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63337312 · May 2, 2022
Related Publication 20230349040A1 · Nov 2, 2023
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