JPH0917869A - 半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法 - Google Patents

半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法

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Abstract

(57)【要約】 【課題】 本発明の半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製
造方法はO3 −TEOS膜を形成して絶縁層内部にボイ
ドが形成されたり膜質が悪化されることを防止するもの
である。 【解決手段】 金属配線となる導電パターンを絶縁膜上
に形成した後にその配線構造の表面をプラズマ処理し、
その後、たとえばSiH4 −N2 O混合ガスを用いた屈
折率1.47以上のSi過含有酸化膜を配線構造の全表
面に形成し、この酸化膜上にO3 −TEOS膜を形成し
て金属配線間の絶縁膜を完成したため、O3 −TEOS
膜の成長速度が向上し、内部でのボイド等の生成が防止
される等の膜質向上が図られ、絶縁膜の再現性が向上し
工程収率及び素子動作の信頼性を向上させることができ
る。

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】
【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は半導体素子の金属配
線間絶縁膜の製造方法に関し、特に金属配線間に絶縁膜
が形成される時、基板上にパターンニングした表面をプ
ラズマ処理し、プラズマ誘導(plasma enha
nced)化学気相堆積(chemical vapo
r deposition;以下PECVDと称する)
方法で第1金属間絶縁膜を形成し、その絶縁膜上部にO
3 −TEOS膜のような第2絶縁膜を形成した半導体素
子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】半導体素子の高集積化に伴いゲート電極
やビットライン等の導電配線の幅が減縮しているが、導
電配線の幅がN分の1に減縮すると電気抵抗がN倍に増
加され半導体素子の動作速度を落とす問題点がある。
【0003】一般に半導体素子のゲートやビットライン
等に用いられる導電配線では主にドーピングされた多結
晶シリコン層を用い、これは面抵抗が約30〜70Ω/
cm2 程度であり、コンタクト抵抗が一つのコンタクト
当り約30〜70Ω/cm2程度である。
【0004】このように高い面抵抗及びコンタクト抵抗
は素子の動作速度を落とす問題があるが、これら抵抗を
減少させるため多結晶シリコン層上に金属−シリサイド
膜が積層されているサリサイド(salicide;s
elf−aligned silicide)構造とし
て選択的金属膜堆積方法で導電配線の上部にのみ金属シ
リサイド膜や選択的金属膜を形成する方法が知られてい
る。
【0005】例えば、多結晶シリコン層パターンの上側
にTi(チタン)シリサイドやW(タングステン)を選
択的に形成する方法によれば、面抵抗は約5Ω/cm2
となり、コンタクト抵抗はコンタクト当り約3Ω/cm
2 以下に著しく減少する。これにより素子の動作時間遅
延を抑制することができ、高集積化が可能となる。
【0006】また、多結晶シリコン層を有しない金属配
線としても従来はA1(アルミニウム)やその合金を主
に用いたが、A1より高温での安全性が優れ、金属配線
厚さを薄く形成することができ、平坦化が容易なWが用
いられる場合もある。
【0007】従来技術による半導体素子の金属配線間絶
縁膜の製造工程図を図1A乃至図1Cに示す。ここでは
その一例としてW配線を挙げる。
【0008】先ず、図示されていないが、シリコンウェ
ーハとなった半導体基板上に素子分離酸化膜とMOSト
ランジスタとキャパシター及びビットラインを形成し、
構造の全表面に絶縁膜(1)を形成する。
【0009】次いで、絶縁膜(1)上に障壁金属層のT
i層(2)とTiN層(3)を逐次に形成し、TiN層
(3)上にCVD方法でW層(4)を形成した後、W層
(4)上にW層(4)のパターンニングのための露光工
程時の乱反射を防止するためのTiNからなる反射防止
膜(5)を形成する。
【0010】その後、通常の写真エッチング方法で反射
防止膜(5)からTi層(2)まで順次湿式又は、乾式
エッチングして反射防止膜(5)パターンからTi層
(2)パターンまでの導電パターンで構成される金属配
線を形成する(図1参照)。
【0011】その次に、構造の全表面に通常のCVD方
法で酸化膜(6)を1000オングストローム程度の厚
さに形成し、酸化膜(6)の表面をArやN2 ガスプラ
ズマ中に露出させ表面を損傷させて電荷を発生させる。
この工程は後に形成される平坦化層との界面特性の向上
のための工程である(図2参照)。
【0012】その後、表面が損傷した酸化膜(6)上に
3 −TEOS膜(7)を形成し、これを流動させ半導
体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造工程を完了する(図3
参照)。
【0013】上記のような従来技術による半導体素子の
金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法は金属配線の表面に酸化膜
を形成し、酸化膜の表面をプラズマ処理して損傷させた
後、平坦化膜であるO3 −TEOS膜を形成するが、O
3 −TEOS膜が下部層に対する依存性が高く下部層の
種類や状態により成長速度が異なり、膜内に多量のボイ
ドが形成されたり、流動性が悪化したりして、素子の再
現性が落ち、工程収率及び素子動作の信頼性が落下する
問題点がある。
【0014】さらに、金属配線がA1ではなくW配線で
ある場合にはO3 −TEOS膜の成長速度がさらに落
ち、膜質が悪化する問題点がある。
【0015】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は上記のような
問題点を解決するためのものであり、本発明の目的は金
属配線をパターンニングした後、全表面をプラズマ処理
して損傷させ、CVD酸化膜とO3 −TEOS膜を全表
面に形成して絶縁層の内部にボイドが形成されたり膜質
が悪化することを防止し、再現性が優れ工程収率及び素
子動作の信頼性を向上させることができる半導体素子の
金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法を提供することにある。
【0016】
【課題を解決するための手段】このような目的を達成す
るための本発明による半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜製
造方法の特徴は、半導体基板上に絶縁膜を形成する工程
と、絶縁膜上に金属配線を形成する工程と、この金属配
線をプラズマ処理する工程と、絶縁膜および金属配線の
露出した全表面にシリコン酸化膜を形成する工程と、シ
リコン酸化膜上にO3 −TEOS膜を形成する工程とを
備えることにある。
【0017】本発明による金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法
では、半導体基板上に形成された絶縁膜として酸化膜又
は、BPSG系列膜を用いることができる。金属配線の
プラズマ処理としてN2 ガスプラズマ処理を用いること
ができる。また、過シリコン酸化膜は、SiH4 −N2
O混合ガスを用いて形成し、屈折率が1.47以上であ
る酸化膜とすることが望ましい。
【0018】
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の一実施形態による
半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法に関し添付図
面を参照して詳細に説明する。
【0019】図4乃至7は、本発明による半導体素子の
金属配線間絶縁膜の製造工程図で、W配線の例である。
【0020】先ず、図示されていないが、シリコンウェ
ーハでなる半導体基板上に素子分離のための素子分離酸
化膜を形成して活性領域を定義し、ゲート電極とソース
/ドレイン電極等で構成されるMOSトランジスタとキ
ャパシター及びビットライン等を形成して素子構造を完
成し、この素子構造の全表面に酸化膜やB.P.S.G
(Boro Phospho Silicate Gl
ass;以下BPSGと称する)等の材質でなる絶縁膜
(1)を形成する。
【0021】次いで、絶縁膜(1)上に金属配線のスパ
ークや不純物拡散を防止するための障壁金属層であるT
i層(2)とTiN層(3)をスパッタリング等の方法
で形成し、TiN層(3)上にCVD方法でW層(4)
を形成する。
【0022】その後、W層(4)のパターンニングのた
めの露光工程時の光の乱反射を防止するためTiNでな
る反射防止膜(5)をスパッタリング方法でW層(4)
上に形成した後、通常の写真エッチング方法で反射防止
膜(5)からTi層(2)まで順次湿式又は乾式エッチ
ングして反射防止膜(5)パターンと、W層(4)パタ
ーン、TiN層(3)パターン及びTi層(2)パター
ンで構成される金属配線を形成する(図4参照)。
【0023】その次に、反射防止膜(5)パターンと、
W層(4)パターン、TiN層(3)パターン及びTi
層(2)パターンと絶縁膜(1)の露出している表面を
Arプラズマで処理する。本発明者の実験結果によれ
ば、プラズマ処理の条件は上下2種類の周波数を印加す
る二重周波数(dual frequency)方式
で、高周波数は200〜400W(ワット)、低周波数
は50W以上のパワーとし、25℃以上の温度で、10
秒以上実施すると、後続積層されるO3 −TEOS絶縁
膜の膜質が優秀になる。また、ArでないN2 ガスプラ
ズマで処理しても同様な効果を得ることができる(図5
参照)。
【0024】その後、この配線構造の全表面にプラズマ
誘導(plasma enhanced)CVD(以
下、PECVDと称する)方法でSiH4 −N2 O混合
ガスを用いて屈折率が1.47以上のSi原子を過含有
する酸化膜(8)を、1000オングストローム以上の
厚さに形成する。ここで、酸化膜の屈折率は通常のCV
D酸化膜の屈折率が1.45程度であることを考慮すれ
ば、屈折率が高いほど後続積層膜の膜質が向上すること
を実験結果により知ることができた(図6参照)。
【0025】その次に、酸化膜(8)上にO3 −TEO
S膜(7)を5000オングストローム以上の厚さに形
成し、平坦化させて金属配線間絶縁膜形成工程を完了す
る(図7参照)。
【0026】本実施形態ではW配線を例に挙げたが、O
3 −TEOS膜の膜質が比較的悪化しにくいA1配線で
も本発明の思想を適用することができるのは勿論であ
る。
【0027】
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明による半導
体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法によると、金属配
線でなる導電パターンを絶縁膜上に形成した後にその配
線構造の表面をプラズマで処理した後、たとえばSiH
4 −N2 O混合ガスを用いた屈折率1.47以上のSi
過含有酸化膜を構造の全表面に形成し、酸化膜上にO3
−TEOS膜を形成して金属配線の間の絶縁膜を完成し
たので、O3 −TEOS膜の成長速度が向上し、内部で
のボイド等の生成が防止できる等の膜質向上が図られ、
絶縁膜の再現性が向上し工程収率及び素子動作の信頼性
を向上させることができる利点がある。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】従来技術による半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜
の製造工程図。
【図2】従来技術による半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜
の製造工程図。
【図3】従来技術による半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜
の製造工程図。
【図4】本発明の一実施形態による半導体素子の金属配
線間絶縁膜の製造工程図。
【図5】本発明の一実施形態による半導体素子の金属配
線間絶縁膜の製造工程図。
【図6】本発明の一実施形態による半導体素子の金属配
線間絶縁膜の製造工程図。
【図7】本発明の一実施形態による半導体素子の金属配
線間絶縁膜の製造工程図。
【符号の説明】
1…絶縁膜、2…Ti層、3…TiN層、4…W層、5
…反射防止膜、6…酸化膜、7…O3 −TEOS膜、8
…過シリコン酸化膜

Claims (10)

    【特許請求の範囲】
  1. 【請求項1】 半導体基板上に絶縁膜を形成する工程
    と、 前記絶縁膜上に金属配線を形成する工程と、 前記金属配線をプラズマ処理する工程と、 前記絶縁膜および金属配線の露出した全表面に過シリコ
    ン酸化膜を形成する工程と、 前記酸化膜上に第2絶縁膜を形成する工程とを備える半
    導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  2. 【請求項2】 前記絶縁膜が、酸化膜またはBPSG系
    列膜であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子
    の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  3. 【請求項3】 前記金属配線が、障壁金属層とW層及び
    反射防止膜の積層構造で形成されることを特徴とする請
    求項1記載の半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方
    法。
  4. 【請求項4】 前記金属配線が、障壁金属層とAl層で
    形成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子
    の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  5. 【請求項5】 前記プラズマ処理工程が二重周波数(d
    ual frequency)方式で、高周波数は20
    0〜400W、低周波数は50W以上のパワーにして、
    25℃以上の温度で10秒以上行うArプラズマ処理を
    含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子の金属
    配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  6. 【請求項6】 前記プラズマが、N2 ガスプラズマであ
    ることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子の金属配
    線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  7. 【請求項7】 前記過シリコン酸化膜を、PECVD方
    法でSiH4 −N2O混合ガスを用いて屈折率が1.4
    7以上である酸化膜に形成することを特徴とする請求項
    1記載の半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  8. 【請求項8】 前記過シリコン酸化膜を、1000オン
    グストローム以上の厚さに形成することを特徴とする請
    求項1または5記載の半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の
    製造方法。
  9. 【請求項9】 前記第2絶縁膜を、5000オングスト
    ローム以上の厚さに形成することを特徴とする請求項1
    記載の半導体素子の金属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
  10. 【請求項10】 前記第2絶縁膜は、O3 −TEOS膜
    を含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子の金
    属配線間絶縁膜の製造方法。
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