JP4272492B2 - 集積回路の形成方法 - Google Patents
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Description
1)相互接続の第N層まで、基板上への集積回路素子の形成と集積回路素子形成後の配線層を形成する。
2)メモリ・セル155を(任意選択で、その周囲に誘電体を設けて)形成する。
3)相互接続の第N層上に層間誘電体を堆積する。
4)低い静電容量および/もしくは丈の高いビアが必要となる相互接続配線トレンチをパターン化するためのロジック相互接続マスクを形成する。これは、一般にロジック、または非メモリ領域である。
5)ロジック・マスクを介して、デュアル・ダマシン開口部の上部をエッチングする。
6)深いトレンチが必要なメモリ領域中の相互接続だけをパターン化するためのメモリ相互接続マスクを形成する。
7)メモリ・マスクを介して上部のダマシン開口部をエッチングする。
8)ロジック領域とメモリ領域内に第(N+1)層のビア・マスクを形成する。
9)ロジック領域内でより深くまで到達するのに十分なオーバ・エッチング(必要に応じて)を伴う、ビア・エッチングを実施する。
10)メモリ領域内のより深いトレンチを充填し、平坦化するのに十分な材料を用いて、回路全体に導電性の充填材料を堆積する。
基板上に集積回路素子を形成する工程と、
相互接続の第1層および第N層を含むそれに続く相互接続の層を形成する工程と、
前記集積回路のメモリ領域内に、前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面に接し、かつ、メモリ・セル高さを有する1連のメモリ構成要素を形成する工程と、
前記メモリ・セル高さよりも大きな厚さを有する層間誘電体の第(N+1)層を堆積させる工程と、
前記集積回路のロジック領域内の前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層に、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達しない深さのデュアル・ダマシンのためのトレンチを形成する工程と、
前記集積回路のメモリ領域内の前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層に、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達し、前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチより深いトレンチを形成する工程と、
前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチに、前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面に達するビアを形成する工程と、
前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチおよびビアと前記メモリ領域内の前記トレンチの両方を導電性相互接続材料で充填する工程と、
前記集積回路を完成する工程とを含む方法。
(2)前記ビアを形成する工程において、前記ロジック領域内と前記メモリ領域内の両方に同時にビアを形成する、上記(1)に記載の方法。
(3)前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチおよびビアを形成する工程が、前記メモリ領域内でも実施される、上記(1)に記載の方法。
(4)前記相互接続の第N層が、第1層であり、前記メモリ構成要素が相互接続の第1層と第2層の間に形成される、上記(1)に記載の方法。
(5)前記相互接続の第N層が、第1層であり、前記メモリ構成要素が相互接続の第1層と第2層の間に形成される、上記(2)に記載の方法。
(6)1連のMRAMメモリ構成要素が相互接続の層間に配置された集積回路であって、
基板上に形成された集積回路素子と、
相互接続の第1層および第N層を含むそれに続く相互接続の層と、
前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面と接触しており、かつメモリ・セル高さを有する、前記集積回路のメモリ領域内の1連のメモリ構成要素と、
前記メモリ・セル高さよりも大きな厚さを有する層間誘電体の第(N+1)層と、
前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層のロジック領域内に形成され、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達しない深さのトレンチと前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面に達するビアとに導電性相互接続材料が充填されたデュアル・ダマシン構造の相互接続と、
前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層のメモリ領域内に形成され、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達し、前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチより深いトレンチに導電性相互接続材料が充填されたダマシン構造の相互接続と、を具備する集積回路。
(7)前記導電性相互接続材料が銅である、上記(1)に記載の方法。
(8)前記導電性相互接続材料が銅である、上記(2)に記載の方法
(9)前記導電性相互接続材料が銅である、上記(3)に記載の方法。
(10)前記導電性相互接続材料が銅である、上記(6)に記載の方法。
110 相互接続の第N層
115 ブラケット(層)、ビア
117 間隔(高さ)
120 コネクタ(上部開口部)
122 水平コネクタ(構成要素)
150 ビア
155 MRAMセル(メモリ・セル)
Claims (6)
- 1連のMRAMメモリ構成要素が相互接続の層間に配置された集積回路を形成する方法であって、
基板上に集積回路素子を形成する工程と、
相互接続の第1層および第N層を含むそれに続く相互接続の層を形成する工程と、
前記集積回路のメモリ領域内に、前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面に接し、かつ、メモリ・セル高さを有する1連のメモリ構成要素を形成する工程と、
前記メモリ・セル高さよりも大きな厚さを有する層間誘電体の第(N+1)層を堆積させる工程と、
前記集積回路のロジック領域内の前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層に、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達しない深さのデュアル・ダマシンのためのトレンチを形成する工程と、
前記集積回路のメモリ領域内の前記層間誘電体の第(N+1)層に、前記メモリ構成要素の上部表面に達し、前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチより深いトレンチを形成する工程と、
前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチに、前記相互接続の第N層の上部表面に達するビアを形成する工程と、
前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチおよびビアと前記メモリ領域内の前記トレンチの両方を導電性相互接続材料で充填する工程と、
前記集積回路を完成する工程とを含む方法。 - 前記ビアを形成する工程において、前記ロジック領域内と前記メモリ領域内の両方に同時にビアを形成する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ロジック領域内の前記トレンチおよびビアを形成する工程が、前記メモリ領域内でも実施される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記相互接続の第N層が、第1層であり、前記メモリ構成要素が相互接続の第1層と第2層の間に形成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記相互接続の第N層が、第1層であり、前記メモリ構成要素が相互接続の第1層と第2層の間に形成される、請求項2に記載の方法。
- 前記導電性相互接続材料が銅である、請求項1乃至3のいずれかに記載の方法。
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