Semiconductor device having reduced intra-level and inter-level capacitance
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device having an interconnect structure comprising:
- a. a lower metal layer comprising a low-k dielectric material and a plurality of conductive lines disposed within said low-k dielectric material;
b. an upper metal layer comprising a low-k dielectric material and a plurality of conductive lines disposed within said low-k dielectric material;
c. an insulating layer, disposed between the lower metal layer and the upper metal layer, and comprising a low-k dielectric material;
d. a plurality of metal-filled vias extending through the insulating layer and interconnecting the conductive lines of the lower metal layer to the conductive lines of the upper metal layer;
e. a porous ultra low-k dielectric material regions disposed within the low-k dielectric material of the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer between adjacent conductive lines, and within the low-k dielectric material in the insulating layer;
f. a first barrier layer interposed between the lower metal layer and the insulating layer, said first barrier layer separating the ultra low-k material regions of the lower metal layer from the ultra low-k material regions of the insulating layer; and
g. a second barrier layer disposed over the upper metal layer, wherein said first barrier layer and said second barrier layer each have a first film and a second film disposed over the first film, wherein said first film covers the conductive lines and said porous ultra low-k dielectric material regions extend through said first film to said second film, which covers said ultra low-k dielectric material regions.
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Abstract
An interconnect structure of a semiconductor device designed for reduced intralevel and interlevel capacitance, and includes a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer and an insulating layer interposed between metal layers. Each of the lower metal layer and upper metal layer include a plurality of conductive lines spaced apart and extending within a low-k dielectric material. A plurality of metal-filled vias interconnects the conductive lines of the lower metal layer to the conductive lines of the upper metal layer. The insulating layer comprises also comprises a low-k dielectric material disposed between the adjacent metal-filled vias. Openings, having been etched in the low-k dielectric material between the conductive lines of the upper and lower metal layers, and the metal-filled vias, an ultra-low k material is deposited within the openings. The integration of the ultra-low k and low-d dielectric materials reduces the overall capacitance of the structure to enhance performance.
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8 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device having an interconnect structure comprising:
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a. a lower metal layer comprising a low-k dielectric material and a plurality of conductive lines disposed within said low-k dielectric material; b. an upper metal layer comprising a low-k dielectric material and a plurality of conductive lines disposed within said low-k dielectric material; c. an insulating layer, disposed between the lower metal layer and the upper metal layer, and comprising a low-k dielectric material; d. a plurality of metal-filled vias extending through the insulating layer and interconnecting the conductive lines of the lower metal layer to the conductive lines of the upper metal layer; e. a porous ultra low-k dielectric material regions disposed within the low-k dielectric material of the upper metal layer and the lower metal layer between adjacent conductive lines, and within the low-k dielectric material in the insulating layer; f. a first barrier layer interposed between the lower metal layer and the insulating layer, said first barrier layer separating the ultra low-k material regions of the lower metal layer from the ultra low-k material regions of the insulating layer; and g. a second barrier layer disposed over the upper metal layer, wherein said first barrier layer and said second barrier layer each have a first film and a second film disposed over the first film, wherein said first film covers the conductive lines and said porous ultra low-k dielectric material regions extend through said first film to said second film, which covers said ultra low-k dielectric material regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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