Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material – To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Le, Thao P. (Department: 2818)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Coating with electrically or thermally conductive material
To form ohmic contact to semiconductive material
C438S679000, C438S618000, C438S686000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10703769
ABSTRACT:
A method for fabricating a capping layer with enhanced barrier resistance to both copper and oxygen diffusion, comprises forming a capping layer on a conductive surface of an interconnect, wherein the capping layer comprises cobalt (Co), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), and at least one of phosphorus (P) and boron (B). In an embodiment of the invention, forming the capping layer comprises exposing the conductive surface to an electroless capping solution comprising a cobalt source, a tungsten source, a rhenium source, and at least one of a phosphorus source and a boron source, and annealing the capping layer.
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Lopatin Sergey
Lubomirsky Dmitry
Pancham Ian A.
Shanmugasundram Arulkumar
Applied Materials Inc.
Le Thao P.
Patterson & Sheridan, LLP.
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