DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING ASYMMETRIC LINE/SPACE WITH BARRIERLESS METALLIZATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of equal width;
damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches;
etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix;
removing the hardmask; and
metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal in the trenches directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching.
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Abstract
Devices and methods of fabricating integrated circuit devices for forming assymetric line/space with barrierless metallization are provided. One method includes, for instance: obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of equal width; damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches; etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix; removing the hardmask; and metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching. Also disclosed is an intermediate device formed by the method.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of equal width; damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches; etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix; removing the hardmask; and metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal in the trenches directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An intermediate device comprising:
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a substrate; a dielectric matrix; a set of dielectric fins; and a set of metallized trenches between the dielectric fins, the metallized trenches being wider than the dielectric fins, wherein the metallized trenches comprise a metal directly contacting the dielectric matrix without a liner or a barrier. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method comprising:
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obtaining an intermediate semiconductor device having a substrate, a dielectric matrix, and a hardmask, the dielectric matrix including a set of trenches etched into the dielectric matrix and a set of dielectric fins comprising the dielectric matrix, wherein the set of trenches and the set of dielectric fins are of different widths; damaging an inner surface of each trench of the set of trenches; etching the damaged material of the trenches removing the damaged material of the dielectric matrix; removing the hardmask; and metallizing the trenches by depositing a metal in the trenches directly on the dielectric matrix with no barrier between the metal and the dielectric matrix after the etching. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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