Electronic apparatus having a core conductive structure within an insulating layer
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- an insulating layer; and
a conductive structure within the insulating layer, the conductive structure including;
a first conducting layer structured as two conductive layers;
a core conductor disposed on and within the first conducting layer; and
a capping layer disposed on and covering the core conductor and the first conducting layer, the capping layer being a conductor, the capping layer in contact with at least a center portion of the core conductor and a top portion of the two conductive layers of the first conducting layer such that contact with the first conducting layer is limited to the top portion and inner surfaces of the first conducting layer, the inner surfaces containing the core conductor, the capping layer having at least one property from a group of an adhesion property and a barrier property, wherein an interface between the capping layer and the core conductor is substantially free of an oxide.
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Abstract
Electronic devices are constructed by a method that includes forming a first conductive layer in an opening in a multilayer dielectric structure supported by a substrate, forming a core conductive layer on the first conductive layer, subjecting the core conductive layer to a H2 plasma treatment, and depositing a capping adhesion/barrier layer on the core conductive layer after the H2 plasma treatment. The multilayer dielectric structure provides an insulating layer for around the core conducting layer. The H2 plasma treatment removes unwanted oxide from the surface region of the core conducting layer such that the interface between the core conducting layer and the capping adhesion/barrier is substantially free of oxides.
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50 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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an insulating layer; and a conductive structure within the insulating layer, the conductive structure including; a first conducting layer structured as two conductive layers; a core conductor disposed on and within the first conducting layer; and a capping layer disposed on and covering the core conductor and the first conducting layer, the capping layer being a conductor, the capping layer in contact with at least a center portion of the core conductor and a top portion of the two conductive layers of the first conducting layer such that contact with the first conducting layer is limited to the top portion and inner surfaces of the first conducting layer, the inner surfaces containing the core conductor, the capping layer having at least one property from a group of an adhesion property and a barrier property, wherein an interface between the capping layer and the core conductor is substantially free of an oxide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An integrated circuit comprising:
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one or more active devices in a substrate; and a wiring structure coupled to at least one of the active devices, at least a portion of the wiring structure including; a first level via in a first insulator layer; a first conducting layer formed over and connecting to the first level via in the first insulator layer, the first conducting layer structured as two conductive layers; a core conductor disposed on and within the first conducting layer; and a capping layer disposed on and covering the core conductor and the first conducting layer, the capping layer being a conductor, the capping layer in contact with at least a center portion of the core conductor and a top portion of the. two conductive layers of the first conducting layer such that contact with the first conducting layer is limited to the top portion and inner surfaces of the first conducting layer, the inner surfaces containing the core conductor, the capping layer, the first conducting layer, and the core conductor being within a second insulator layer, the capping layer having at least one property from a group of an adhesion property and a barrier property, wherein an interface between the capping layer and the core conductor is substantially free of an oxide. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A memory device comprising:
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an array of memory cells in a substrate; and a wiring structure in the substrate coupling to the array of memory cells, at least a portion of the wiring structure including; a first level via in a first insulator layer; a first conducting layer formed over and connecting to the first level via in the first insulator layer, the first conducting layer structured as two conductive layers; a core conductor disposed on and within the first conducting layer; and a capping layer disposed on and covering the core conductor and the first conducting layer, the capping layer being a conductor, the capping layer in contact with at least a center portion of the core conductor and a top portion of the two conductive layers of the first conducting layer such that contact with the first conducting layer is limited to the top portion and inner surfaces of the first conducting layer, the inner surfaces containing the core conductor, the capping layer, the first conducting layer, and the core conductor being within a second insulator layer, the capping layer having at least one property from a group of an adhesion property and a barrier property, wherein an interface between the capping layer and the core conductor is substantially free of an oxide. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An electronic system comprising:
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a controller; and one or more integrated circuits coupled to the controller, at least one integrated circuit having a wiring structure with at least a portion of the wiring structure including; an insulating layer; a conductive structure within the insulating layer, the conductive structure having; a first conducting layer structured as two conductive layers; a core conductor disposed on and within the first conducting layer; and a capping layer disposed on and covering the core conductor and the first conducting layer, the capping layer being a conductor, the capping layer in contact with at least a center portion of the core conductor and a top portion of the two conductive layers of the first conducting layer such that contact with the first conducting layer is limited to the top portion and inner surfaces of the first conducting layer, the inner surfaces containing the core conductor, the capping layer having at least one property from a group of an adhesion property and a barrier property, wherein an interface between the capping layer and the core conductor is substantially free of an oxide. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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