Barrier for through-silicon via
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having an opening defined by sidewalls;
a barrier layer disposed along the sidewalls of the opening, the barrier layer including a metal component and an alloying material, wherein the alloying material is less than approximately 15% of the barrier layer; and
a conductive material formed on the barrier layer and filling the opening, the conductive material to form a via.
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Abstract
A system and a method for protecting vias is disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming an opening in a substrate. A barrier layer disposed in the opening including along the sidewalls of the opening. The barrier layer may include a metal component and an alloying material. A conductive material is formed on the barrier layer and fills the opening. The conductive material to form a via (e.g., TSV).
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having an opening defined by sidewalls; a barrier layer disposed along the sidewalls of the opening, the barrier layer including a metal component and an alloying material, wherein the alloying material is less than approximately 15% of the barrier layer; and a conductive material formed on the barrier layer and filling the opening, the conductive material to form a via. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a semiconductor substrate having an opening; a barrier layer on sidewalls of the opening, wherein the barrier layer has a first surface and an opposing second surface, and wherein the barrier layer includes a composition having a metal component and a fluorine alloying material from the first surface to the second surface; and a conductive material formed on the barrier layer and filling the opening, the conductive material extending from a front surface of the semiconductor substrate to a back surface of the semiconductor substrate. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising:
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providing a substrate with an opening located therein; forming a dielectric liner along sidewalls of the opening; forming a barrier layer over the liner and along the sidewalls and a bottom of the opening using a deposition process wherein the deposition process includes depositing a metal component while introducing an alloying material into the barrier layer during the deposition process, wherein the alloying material comprises fluorine, with a content of not more than about 15%; forming a conductive material on the barrier layer having the metal component and the alloying material, wherein the forming the conductive material includes filling the opening; and removing a portion of the substrate to expose the conductive material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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