Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material – To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-01
2005-02-01
Nelms, David (Department: 2818)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material
To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
C438S769000, C438S775000, C438S770000, C438S685000, C438S683000, C438S682000, C257S751000, C427S255290
Reexamination Certificate
active
06849545
ABSTRACT:
A system and method to form a stacked barrier layer for copper contacts formed on a substrate. The substrate is serially exposed to first and second reactive gases to form an adhesion layer. Then, the adhesion layer is serially exposed to third and fourth reactive gases to form a barrier layer adjacent to the adhesion layer. This is followed by deposition of a copper layer adjacent to the barrier layer.
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