CN101501837B - 一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法 - Google Patents

一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法 Download PDF

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一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法，包括：在沉积有牺牲层(22)的基材(21)上刻蚀出图案，接着填充金属铜；进行化学机械抛光后除去牺牲层，形成金属铜头(23)；沉积金属间绝缘介质(24，25，26，27，28)；定义刻蚀区，对上述金属间绝缘介质(24，25，26，27，28)进行刻蚀，形成无边导通孔。将自对准氮化硅覆层方法用于无边导通孔铜工艺并解决了在氮化硅帽盖打开时金属铜沿氮化硅帽盖、低介电常数材料及微沟槽挤出的问题。对于对准的导通孔，金属铜头上方应力点会远离导通孔底端拐角，利于界面剥离并解决了界面的弱点电阻率问题；对于未对准的导通孔，接邻金属的刻蚀终止层形成覆层用于阻挡通过低介电常数材料的刻蚀。

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一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法
技术领域
本发明涉及集成电路制造工艺，特别是涉及一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法。
背景技术
在铜(Cu)/低介电常数(Low K)材料连线工艺中，双层镶嵌(DuelDamascene)已广泛应用到0.13μm以下的半导体制造技术中。但是因为在刻蚀过程中，导通孔底端薄膜堆叠的复杂性及通孔刻蚀工艺的低选择性导致了无边导通孔成为目前半导体工艺的主要挑战。众所周知，无论是解决应力释放还是界面的弱点电阻率问题，最关键的部位都在于导通孔底端。最常出现的情况是在氮化硅(SiN)盖打开时金属铜沿氮化硅帽盖、低介电常数材料及微沟槽扩散出金属阻绝层，因此必须去除或阻挡住应力中心。同时，虽然无边导通孔很小，但必须通过刻蚀终止层或者是优化刻蚀工艺来防止出现微沟槽。该课题一直受到各半导体厂家与集成电路(Integrated Circuit)(以下简称IC)设计制造公司的关心。
发明内容
本发明是为了解决上述课题而开发的，其目的在于提供一种用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法。
本发明的用于铜工艺无边导通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法包括以下步骤：
步骤1：在沉积有牺牲层的基材上刻蚀出图案，接着填充金属阻绝层及金属铜；
步骤2：进行化学机械抛光后，再除去牺牲层，形成金属铜头；
步骤3：沉积金属间绝缘介质；
步骤4：定义刻蚀区，对上述金属间绝缘介质进行刻蚀，形成无边导通孔。
上述步骤3中所述的沉积金属间绝缘介质的方法是依次沉积一层刻蚀终止层，例如为SiN层，一层低介电常数材料层，例如为SiCOH，一层第1硬掩模，例如为SiC，一层牺牲层，例如为SiO2，及一层第2硬掩模，例如为SiN。
上述低介电常数材料可以为例如碳化氢氧硅。
上述刻蚀终止层可以为例如氮化硅层。
本发明将自对准氮化硅覆层方法用于无边导通孔铜工艺并解决了在氮化硅帽盖打开时金属铜沿氮化硅帽盖、低介电常数材料及微沟槽挤出的问题。对于对准的导通孔，金属铜头上方应力点会远离导通孔底端拐角，利于界面剥离并解决了界面的弱点电阻率问题；对于未对准的导通孔，接邻金属的刻蚀终止层形成覆层用以阻挡通过低介电常数材料的刻蚀。
下面结合附图，对本发明的具体实施作进一步的详细说明。对于所属技术领域的技术人员而言，从对本发明的详细说明中，本发明的上述和其他目的、特征和优点将显而易见。
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图1是在已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，对准的导通孔示意图。
图2是在已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，未对准的导通孔示意图。
图3是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，进行Cu化学机械抛光后留下牺牲层的示意图。
图4是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，移除牺牲层后的示意图。
图5是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，进行中间金属介电层沉积的示意图。
图6是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，对准的导通孔的示意图。
图7是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，未对准的导通孔的示意图。
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已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构如图1和图2所示。已有的工艺的Cu双层镶嵌指的是金属层图案与其下方的金属栓塞的金属沉积是一次完成的。当然金属层图案的刻蚀及金属栓塞的刻蚀须使用两次微影步骤。依方法不同，此两次微影的次序互有先后。一般情况下，刻蚀完后形成导通孔会出现两种状况：图1是理想状态，该图是在已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，对准的导通孔示意图，具体如虚线框14所示。但实际上，由于已有刻蚀工艺的限制，工艺窗的低选择性及导通孔底端薄膜堆栈的复杂性导致了在SiN 12帽盖打开时Cu 11沿SiN 12，Low K材料13及沟槽挤出。如图2，该图是在已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，未对准的导通孔示意图。从该图虚线框15可以看出上述问题的出现。
本发明提出了一种新型的Cu双层镶嵌结构，解决了已有的Cu双层镶嵌结构所出现的问题。该结构是通过图3--图7所示的过程实现的。为了更清楚地揭示每一步的实施过程，下面参照附图，对本发明的一较佳实施例进行详细说明。
先参照图3，该图是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，进行Cu化学机械抛光后留下牺牲层的示意图。在沉积有牺牲层22的基材上21上刻蚀出图案，接着填充金属铜层23；然后利用化学机械抛光除去表面的金属铜层；留下牺牲层22。
继续参照图4，该图中显示了将牺牲层22移除后的示意图。在移除牺牲层22后，形成金属铜头23。
图5是图4过程的延续。图5是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，进行中间金属介电层沉积的示意图。在图4的基础上，依次沉积一层刻蚀终止层例如SiN 24，一层Low K材料例如SiC 25，一层第1硬掩模26，一层牺牲层27及一层第2硬掩模28。
然后对沉积好的多层膜分别进行刻蚀，形成无边导通孔，露出导通孔。其结果可参照图6和图7，图6是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，在进行刻蚀工艺后，对准的导通孔的示意图。定义刻蚀区依次对第2硬掩模28，牺牲层27，第1硬掩模26，SiC 25与SiN 24进行刻蚀同时露出导通孔。对于对准的导通孔，金属铜头23上方应力点会远离导通孔底端拐角，利于界面剥离并解决了界面的弱点电阻率问题。而图7是本发明的Cu双层镶嵌结构中，未对准的导通孔的示意图。在进行刻蚀工艺同时露出导通孔。对于未对准的导通孔，接邻金属的刻蚀终止层形成覆层用以阻挡通过低介电常数材料的刻蚀。
当然，本发明还可有其他实施例，在不背离本发明精神及其实质的情况下，所属技术领域的技术人员当可根据本发明作出各种相应的变更和改型，但这些相应的变更和改型都应属于本发明的权利要求的保护范围。

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1.一种用于铜工艺无边通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法，其特征在于包括：
步骤1：在沉积有牺牲层的基材上刻蚀出图案，接着填充金属铜；
步骤2：进行化学机械抛光后除去牺牲层，形成金属铜头；
步骤3：沉积金属间绝缘介质；
步骤4：定义刻蚀孔区，对上述金属间绝缘介质进行刻蚀，形成无边导通孔。
2.根据权利要求1所述用于铜工艺无边通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法，其特征在于上述步骤3所述的沉积金属间绝缘介质的方法是依次沉积一层蚀刻终止层，一层低介电常数材料层，一层第1硬掩模，一层牺牲层，及一层第2硬掩模。
3.根据权利要求2所述的用于铜工艺无边通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法，其特征在于上述低介电常数材料为碳化氢氧硅。
4.根据权利要求2或3所述的用于铜工艺无边通孔的自对准氮化硅覆层方法，其特征在于上述蚀刻终止层为氮化硅层。
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