Semiconductor device having a composite layer in addition to a barrier layer between copper wiring and aluminum bond pad
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor base;
at least one copper wiring level on the semiconductor base;
a barrier layer having a first thickness on, and in direct contact with, the copper wiring level;
an aluminum bond pad on the barrier layer; and
a composite layer having a second thickness in addition to the barrier layer between the aluminum bond pad and the barrier layer wherein the composite layer comprises a refractory metal and a refractory metal nitride and wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device, and a method of fabricating the device, having a copper wiring level and an aluminum bond pad above the copper wiring level. In addition to a barrier layer which is normally present to protect the copper wiring level, there is a composite layer between the aluminum bond pad and the barrier layer to make the aluminum bond pad more robust so as to withstand the forces of bonding and probing. The composite layer is a sandwich of a refractory metal and a refractory metal nitride.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor base;
at least one copper wiring level on the semiconductor base;
a barrier layer having a first thickness on, and in direct contact with, the copper wiring level;
an aluminum bond pad on the barrier layer; and
a composite layer having a second thickness in addition to the barrier layer between the aluminum bond pad and the barrier layer wherein the composite layer comprises a refractory metal and a refractory metal nitride and wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 7. The semiconductor device of claim I wherein the barrier layer is selected from the group consisting of tantalum nitride, tantalum nitride/tantalum and tantalum nitride/titanium/titanium nitride.
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13. The semiconductor device of claim I wherein the refractory metal of the composite layer is tungsten and the refractory metal nitride is tungsten nitride.
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14. The semiconductor device of claim I wherein the composite layer is 1000 angstroms thick.
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15. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
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forming a semiconductor base;
forming at least one copper wiring level on the semiconductor base;
forming a barrier layer on, and in direct contact with, the copper wiring level;
forming a composite layer on the barrier layer wherein the composite layer comprises a refractory metal and a refractory metal nitride; and
forming an aluminum bond pad on the composite layer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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