COPPER DIFFUSION BARRIER
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method of forming a copper portion surrounded by an insulating material in an integrated circuit structure, the insulating material being a first oxide, the method having steps including forming a composite material over a region of the insulating material where the copper portion is to be formed, the composite material having first and second materials, annealing such that the second material reacts with the insulating material to form a second oxide that provides a diffusion barrier to copper; and depositing a copper layer over the composite material by electrochemical deposition to form the copper portion.
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- 10. An integrated circuit comprising a copper portion in a layer of insulating material, the insulating layer formed of an oxide, said copper portion and said insulating material being separated by a copper diffusion barrier consisting of a metal oxide and by a seed layer comprising a noble metal.
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