Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Coating of substrate containing semiconductor region or of... – Insulative material deposited upon semiconductive substrate
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-05
2010-06-15
Blum, David S (Department: 2813)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Coating of substrate containing semiconductor region or of...
Insulative material deposited upon semiconductive substrate
C257S635000, C257S758000, C257SE21277, C257SE21576, C257SE23161
Reexamination Certificate
active
07737052
ABSTRACT:
A dielectric cap, interconnect structure containing the same and related methods are disclosed. The inventive dielectric cap includes a multilayered dielectric material stack wherein at least one layer of the stack has good oxidation resistance, Cu diffusion and/or substantially higher mechanical stability during a post-deposition curing treatment, and including Si—N bonds at the interface of a conductive material such as, for example, Cu. The dielectric cap exhibits a high compressive stress and high modulus and is still remain compressive stress under post-deposition curing treatments for, for example: copper low k back-end-of-line (BEOL) nanoelectronic devices, leading to less film and device cracking and improved reliability.
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Bhatia Ritwik
Bonilla Griselda
Grill Alfred
Herman Joshua L.
Nguyen Son Van
Advanced Micro Devices , Inc.
Applied Materials Inc.
Blum David S
International Business Machines - Corporation
Percello, Esq. Louis J.
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