Embodiment
For make above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be more obviously understandable, does detailed explanation below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing specific embodiments of the invention.
Set forth a lot of details in the following description so that make much of the present invention, implement but the present invention can also adopt other to be different from alternate manner described here, so the present invention has not received the restriction of following disclosed specific embodiment.
Said as background technology, adopt electron beam lithography or ar-ion beam etching method when making the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer in the prior art, manufacturing approach can not be produced on the line in existing industry and made on a large scale in this, can't carry out volume production.
To the problems referred to above; Inventor of the present invention provides the manufacturing approach of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of a kind of nanometer; Be used to make the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer, the manufacturing approach of magnetic tunnel-junction of the present invention all adopts industry to produce photoetching and engraving method commonly used on the line, is convenient to carry out volume production.
With reference to figure 3, show the schematic flow sheet of manufacturing approach one execution mode of magnetic tunnel-junction of the present invention,, in the present embodiment, said magnetic tunnel-junction is applied in the magnetic resistance internal memory, and said manufacturing approach may further comprise the steps:
Step S1 forms first electrode, magnetic tunnel-junction successively on substrate;
Step S2 forms the first cylindric hard mask on said magnetic tunnel-junction;
Step S3 is the said magnetic tunnel-junction of mask graphization with the said first cylindric hard mask, forms cylindric magnetic tunnel-junction;
Step S4 repairs processing to the said first cylindric hard mask, forms the second cylindric hard mask;
Step S5 at deposition medium material on the magnetic tunnel-junction that the second cylindric hard mask exposes and on first electrode that exposes of magnetic tunnel-junction, forms first dielectric layer;
Step S6 removes the said second cylindric hard mask, forms the opening that first dielectric layer and magnetic tunnel-junction surround;
Step S7 removes the magnetic tunnel-junction that said opening exposes, and until exposing first electrode, forms the through hole that runs through said magnetic tunnel-junction;
Step S8 to said through hole deposition medium material, forms second dielectric layer, on said magnetic tunnel-junction, forms second electrode.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing each step is elaborated.
Execution in step S1, as shown in Figure 4, said substrate can be monocrystalline silicon or SiGe; Also can be silicon-on-insulator (Silicon on insulator, SOI);
The step that on said substrate, forms first electrode comprises: on substrate, form interlayer dielectric layer 201; Graphical said interlayer dielectric layer 201 forms the through hole that runs through said interlayer dielectric layer 201; Deposits conductive material in said through hole; Until filling up said through hole; Thereby accomplish the manufacturing of first electrode 202, said first electrode 202 connects the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer and the write circuit of follow-up formation or reads circuit, to realize the information stores of magnetic resistance internal memory.
Afterwards, on said first electrode 202, form first ferromagnetic layer 203, insulating barrier 204 and second ferromagnetic layer 205 successively, thereby formed the magnetic tunnel-junction that is positioned on first electrode 202.Particularly, the material of said first ferromagnetic layer 203 and second ferromagnetic layer 205 is ferromagnetic materials such as iron, manganese, cobalt; Said first electrode 202 can be electric conducting materials such as metal, and for example, the material of said first electrode 202 is copper or aluminium.
Execution in step S2, as shown in Figure 5, comprise in the step that forms the first cylindric hard mask on the said magnetic tunnel-junction: deposition medium material on second ferromagnetic layer 205 forms hard mask layer 212; On said hard mask layer 212, form columned photoresist figure 207; With said photoresist figure 207 is the said hard mask layer 212 of mask etching, until exposing second ferromagnetic layer 205.Be positioned at the first cylindric hard mask 213 (as shown in Figure 6) on the magnetic tunnel-junction thereby form.
Need to prove; In subsequent step, be the said magnetic tunnel-junction of mask etching with the said first cylindric hard mask 213, to form the outer radius portion of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of said nanometer; Therefore the size of the said first cylindric hard mask 213 is identical with the outside dimension of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer that is about to form; Correspondingly, also the outside dimension with the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer is identical to be used to form the size of columned photoresist figure 207 of the first cylindric hard mask 213, for example; Needing to form outside dimension is the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer of 90~110nm; Correspondingly, the diameter of said columned photoresist figure 207, the said first cylindric hard mask 213 and nanometer annular magnetic tunnel-junction measure-alike all is positioned at the scope of 90~110nm.
Also need to prove; Because follow-up also carrying out repaired to form the second cylindric hard mask, to remove the processing step of the second cylindric hard mask etc. the said first cylindric hard mask 213, be chosen in when therefore needing to select hard mask material in these technologies with respect to second ferromagnetic layer 205 and have material than the choice ratio as the first cylindric hard mask 213.Particularly, the material of the said first cylindric hard mask 213 is amorphous carbon or silicon nitride.
Need to prove that also for the magnetic tunnel-junction that the present invention is formed has the good characteristic that is electrically connected with first electrode 202, the contact area of the said magnetic tunnel-junction and first electrode 202 is maximum, promptly said magnetic tunnel-junction is positioned on said first electrode 202 fully.
Execution in step S3, as shown in Figure 7, be the mask etching magnetic tunnel-junction with the said first cylindric hard mask 213, until exposing first electrode, form columned magnetic tunnel-junction, said columned magnetic tunnel-junction is identical with the diameter of the first cylindric hard mask 213.
Execution in step S4, as shown in Figure 8, the said first cylindric hard mask 213 is repaired processing make, from radially reducing the size of the first cylindric hard mask 213,, form the second cylindric hard mask 206 to reduce the diameter of the first cylindric hard mask 213.In addition; The hard mask material of radially removing same thickness from the first cylindric hard mask 213; So that the hard mask 206 of second cylinder is overlapped with the center of circle of the first cylindric hard mask 213, even the hard mask 206 of second cylinder overlaps with the center of circle of columned tunnel junction.
Particularly, said pre-shaping step comprises the said first cylindric hard mask 213 is carried out etching.In the present embodiment, said etching can be to do method or wet etching at quarter, and for example, the material of the said first cylindric hard mask 213 is an amorphous carbon, can adopt ashing method to remove the part material of the first cylindric hard mask 213; The material of the for example said first cylindric hard mask 213 is a silicon nitride again; Can adopt the wet etching of phosphoric acid solution to remove the part material of the first cylindric hard mask 213; Perhaps adopt the method at dried quarter of carbon tetrafluoride to remove the part material of the first cylindric hard mask 213; Said pre-shaping step is identical with prior art, repeats no more inferior.
Need to prove; In subsequent step; Need to remove the second cylindric hard mask 206,, and remove the magnetic tunnel-junction that said opening exposes with the formation opening; Forming the inner-diameter portion whose of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer, so that the size of handling the second cylindric hard mask 206 that the back forms through finishing needs is identical with the internal diameter size of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of the nanometer that is about to form.For example; The internal diameter size of the magnetic tunnel-junction that nanometer is ring-like is 40~60nm; Correspondingly; In trim process, need the etch quantity of control to the second cylindric hard mask 206, the internal diameter size of the magnetic tunnel-junction that the diameter that makes the second cylindric hard mask 206 that forms through trim process and nanometer are ring-like is identical.Particularly, the diameter of the said second cylindric hard mask 206 is positioned at the scope of 40~60nm.
Behind execution of step S4, the magnetic tunnel-junction that the second cylindric hard mask 206 exposes is circular.
Execution in step S5, as shown in Figure 9, at deposition medium material on the circular magnetic tunnel-junction that the second cylindric hard mask 206 exposes and on first electrode 202 that exposes of magnetic tunnel-junction, form first dielectric layer 208.
Need to prove; Remove the said second cylindric hard mask 206 follow-up also comprising; The step of the opening that formation is surrounded by first dielectric layer 208 and magnetic tunnel-junction, therefore, when the material of first dielectric layer 208 is selected; Need to select to remove technology said first dielectric layer 208 is selected smaller material, for example the material of first dielectric layer 208 is a silica.
In addition, bigger for the thickness of first dielectric layer 208, to such an extent as to cover the situation of the second cylindric hard mask 206; After execution in step S5, preferably, remove the dielectric material of the second cylindric hard mask, 206 tops through flatening process; Expose the second cylindric hard mask 206, so that carry out the step of the follow-up removal second cylindric hard mask 206, particularly; Said flatening process be chemical mechanical milling tech (Chemical Mechanical Polishing, CMP).
Execution in step S6, shown in figure 10, particularly, the material of the said second cylindric hard mask 206 (the first cylindric hard mask 213) is an amorphous carbon, can adopt ashing method to remove the said second cylindric hard mask 206; Perhaps, the material of the second cylindric hard mask 206 (the first cylindric hard mask 213) is a silicon nitride, can adopt the wet etching of phosphoric acid solution to remove two cylindric hard masks 206.Thereby the position in that the second cylindric hard mask 206 occupied originally forms the opening 210 that is surrounded by first dielectric layer 208 and second ferromagnetic layer 205.
Because the said second cylindric hard mask 206 is cylindric; Correspondingly, said opening 210 also is cylindric, correspondingly; Said columned opening 210 is identical with the diameter of the columned second cylindric hard mask 206; Be equal to the internal diameter size of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer, particularly, the size of said columned opening 210 also is positioned at the scope of 40~60nm.
Execution in step S7; Magnetic tunnel-junction shown in figure 11, as to expose through the said opening 210 of dry etching method etching is until exposing first electrode; Thereby form the through hole 214 that runs through said magnetic tunnel-junction, said through hole 214 constitutes the inner-diameter portion whose of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer.Correspondingly, said through hole 214 is cylindric, and said through hole 214 is identical with the diameter of opening 210.
Execution in step S8, shown in figure 12, in said through hole 214, fill dielectric material, form and be filled in second dielectric layer 215 in the through hole 214.
So far having accomplished and so far having accomplished outside dimension is 90~110nm, and internal diameter size is the manufacture process of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer of 40~60nm.
Preferably, after forming second dielectric layer 215, be covered in the too much dielectric layer material on the magnetic tunnel-junction,, be convenient on magnetic tunnel-junction, form second electrode to expose magnetic tunnel-junction through the flatening process removal.
Afterwards; Formation is covered on the said magnetic tunnel-junction and is embedded in the conductive material layer in second dielectric layer 215, and said conductive material layer constitutes second electrode 211, and said second electrode 211 can be copper or aluminium; The manufacturing approach of said second electrode 211 is identical with prior art, repeats no more at this.
Said second electrode 211 is in the magnetic resistance internal memory, is used to realize the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer with write circuit or read circuit and be electrically connected, to realize the connector of magnetic resistance memory information storage.
The process that is adopted in the manufacture process of the ring-like magnetic tunnel-junction of nanometer provided by the invention all can go up at existing industry line (for example, process node is greater than the product line of 130nm) and realize, can produce in a large number.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment, the present invention is defined in this.Any those skilled in the art are not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, all can do various changes and modification, so protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with claim institute restricted portion.