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Abstract
The present invention provides a semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor elements, and
a plurality of wirings formed on the semiconductor substrate via an isolation film, wherein the wirings are formed in at least one layer level so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film.
This semiconductor device has a fine multi-layered wiring structure of high performance and remarkably improved reliability.
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- (i) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a process for production thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a fine wiring structure of semiconductor device and a process for production thereof.
- (ii) Description of the Prior Art
- As the semiconductor elements of semiconductor device become finer, the semiconductor device must have a finer multi-layered wiring structure. Currently, in semiconductor devices having such a multi-layered wiring structure, there is mainly used, as the inter-level isolation film, a silicon oxide-based isolation film of relatively small dielectric constant and stable quality so that the parasitic capacitance between upper-layer wirings and lower-layer wirings and between adjacent wirings in the same wiring layer level can be reduced.
- As the semiconductor elements become finer, the wiring width and wiring-to-wiring distance of lower-layer wirings are made smaller; however, in order to avoid an increase in wiring resistance, the wirings in said wiring layer level must have a certain cross-sectional area. As a result, both the aspect ratio of a wiring (wiring height/wiring width) and the aspect ratio between wirings (wiring height/wiring-to-wiring distance) become large. This invites a significant increase in parasitic capacitance between wirings, resulting in (1) reduction in transfer speed of signal and (2) frequent occurrence of cross-talk between wiring layers (occurrence of signal noise between adjacent wirings).
- Further, if the inter-level isolation film has a large step in the surface, when an upper wiring layer is formed, it is impossible to form a fine resist pattern by photolithography owing to the shortage of focus margin. Even if it is possible, the above-mentioned difference in surface level gives rise to (1) the wiring disconnection in upper-layer wirings and (2) remaining of unetched wiring material at the sites of level difference. Thus, the inter-level isolation film must have a flat surface.
- In order to avoid the above-mentioned problems appearing in a fine multi-layered wiring structure, there have been proposed various techniques of using an inter-level isolation film of low dielectric constant. An example of such techniques is a technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55913/1996. This technique is described below with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, both of which are sectional views showing the key production steps of the wiring structure used in the technique.
- As shown in FIG. 7(a), a
thick isolation film 101 is formed on a semiconductor substrate. On thethick isolation film 101 are formed ametal layer 102 and a firstdielectric layer 103 in this order. On the firstdielectric layer 103 is provided aresist mask 104. The firstdielectric layer 103 is a highly reliable isolation film made of silicon oxide or the like. - Then, the first
dielectric layer 103 and themetal layer 102 are subjected to reactive ion etching (RIE) by using theresist mask 104 as an etching mask. Thereafter, theremaining resist mask 104 is removed. Thus, as shown in FIG. 7(b),wirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance andwirings 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance are formed on thethick isolation film 101. - Next, as shown in FIG. 7(c), a low-dielectric
constant material 107 is applied so as to cover the whole surfaces of thethick isolation film 101, thewirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance, thewirings 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance and the firstdielectric layer 103, followed by levelling of the surface of the applied low-dielectric constant material. As the low-dielectricconstant material 107, there is used, for example, a dielectric made of a polymer such as Teflon (trade mark), Parylene (trade mark) or the like. - On the whole surface of the low-dielectric
constant material 107 is formed ahard oxide mask 108 as a resist layer. Then, thematerial 107 and themask 108 are subjected to selectvie etching. That is, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the low-dielectricconstant material 107 and thehard oxide mask 108 both in the region ofwirings 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance are removed and those in the region ofwirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance are allowed to remain. - Next, the
hard oxide mask 108 on the region of thewirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance is removed. As shown in FIG. 8(b), the low-dielectricconstant material 107 is etched back and removed down to a level lower than the upper surface of the firstdielectric layer 103 by dry etching. In that case, the firstdielectric layer 103 functions as an etching stopper for the low-dielectricconstant material 107. Preferably, the low-dielectricconstant material 107 is not etched down to a level lower than the top of thewirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance. - Next, as shown in FIG. 8(b), a second
dielectric layer 109 is formed by deposition on the whole surface of the resulting material, that is, so as to cover thewirings 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance, the firstdielectric layer 103 and the etched-back low-dielectricconstant material 107, then the surface of the seconddielectric layer 109 is leveled. The seconddielectric layer 109 is an isolation film made of silicon oxide or the like. - As above, on the
thick isolation film 101 formed on a semiconductor substrate are formed lower-layer wirings and inter-level isolation films. In that case, a highly reliable isolation film made of silicon oxide or the like is formed in the region of large wiring-to-wiring distance, and a low-dielectric constant material is filled in the region of small wiring-to-wiring distance. - In forming a multi-layered wiring structure (this is not mentioned in the above literature), it is necessary to connect the lower-layer wirings formed by the prior art, with upper-layer wirings. In that case, as shown in FIG. 8(c),
throughholes wiring 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance and awiring 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance, respectively. Into thethroughholes metal plugs - In the prior art as mentioned above, an isolation film of low-dielectric constant is selectively formed in the region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, of the wiring structure of semiconductor device. In this prior art, etching back of low-dielectric
constant material 107 is necessary as mentioned with respect to FIG. 8(b). However, in the etching back, the etching-back depth of low-dielectric constant material is very difficult to control. It is also difficult to improve the uniformity of etching-back depth in a semiconductor wafer. Therefore, it is difficult to apply the prior art to production of a semiconductor having a fine wiring structure or using a semiconductor wafer of large diameter (e.g. diameter of 12 in.). - In the prior art, a first
dielectric layer 103 and a seconddielectric layer 109 are formed on or above bothwirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance andwirings 106 of large wiring-to-wiring distance. That is, no low-dielectricconstant material 107 is formed on these wirings. Therefore, throughholes can be formed on these wirings. However, if mask alignment is deviated form the predetermined position as shown in FIG. 8(c) in the photolithography employed for throughhole formation, the low-dielectricconstant material 107 is also etched in the region ofwirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance. When the low-dielectricconstant material 107 is made of a polymer having a relative dielectric constant of 3 or less such as mentioned in the above-cited literature, thethroughhole 110 a formed in the region ofwirings 105 of small wiring-to-wiring distance has a very disadvantageous shape. That is, the throughhole extends even to a direction perpendicular to the throughhole axial direction and comes to contain a void, whereby formation of areliable metal plug 111 a is difficult and the resulting semiconductor device has significantly reduced reliability. - The objects of the present invention are to provide a simple process for stably forming a fine wiring structure of semiconductor device; a fine multi-layered wiring structure of high performance and high reliability, of semiconductor device; and a process for forming such a fine multi-layered wiring structure.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor elements, and
- a plurality of wirings formed on the semiconductor substrate via an isolation film, wherein the wirings are formed in at least one layer level so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film.
- According to the present invention, there is also provided a semiconductor device comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor elements, and
- a plurality of wirings formed on the semiconductor substrate via an isolation film, wherein the wirings are formed in at least one layer level so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; and a third inter-level isolation film is formed so as to cover the first inter-level-isolation film and the second inter-level isolation film; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constants of the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film.
- In each of the above semiconductors, it is preferable that the isolation film on the substrate is dented at the surface areas corresponding to the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region and the resulting dents are filled with the first inter-level isolation film.
- In each of the above semiconductors, the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, a porous organic SOG film, or a porous organic film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
- In each of the above semiconductors, when the wirings are formed in a multi-layered wiring structure, both the lower layer and the upper layer have the above-mentioned wiring structure.
- According to the present invention, there is also provided a process for producing a semiconductor device, which comprises:
- a step of forming a plurality of wirings on a semiconductor substrate via an isolation film so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region large wiring-to-wiring distance, and forming thereon a first inter-level isolation film so as to cover the wirings and then a protective isolation film in this order,
- a step of selectively removing the first inter-level isolation film and the protective isolation film present on and in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance,
- a step of forming, by deposition, a second inter-level isolation film on the whole surface of the resulting material and then subjecting the second inter-level isolation film to chemical mechanical polishing with the protective isolation film used as an etching stopper, to obtain a flat surface, and
- a step of forming throughholes only in the second inter-level isolation film.
- In the above process, the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film and the protective isolation film is more resistant to the chemical mechanical polishing than the second inter-level isolation film.
- According to the present invention, there is also provided a process for producing a semiconductor device, which comprises:
- a step of forming a plurality of wirings on a semiconductor substrate via an isolation film so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region large wiring-to-wiring distance, and forming thereon a second inter-level isolation film so as to cover the wirings,
- a step of selectively removing the second inter-level isolation film present on and in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance,
- a step of forming, by deposition, a first inter-level isolation film on the whole surface of the resulting material, and then subjecting the first inter-level isolation film to chemical mechanical polishing with the second inter-level isolation film used as an etching stopper to obtain a flat surface, and a step of forming throughholes only in the second inter-level isolation film.
- In the above process, the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film and the second inter-level isolation film is more resistant to the chemical mechanical polishing than the first inter-level isolation film.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a wiring region of semiconductor device, for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is sectional views showing the major production steps of the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view of a semiconductor device to which the present invention is applied.
- FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a wiring region of semiconductor device, for explaining the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is sectional views showing the major production steps of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is sectional views showing the major production steps of the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is sectional views showing the major production steps of the conventional semiconductor device, for explaining the prior art.
- FIG. 8 is sectional views showing the production steps of the conventional semiconductor device, for explaining the prior art.
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- Embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a wiring region of semiconductor device, for explaining the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is sectional views showing the major steps employed in production of such a wiring region.
- As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of lower-
layer wirings inter-level isolation film 1 formed on a semiconductor substrate (e.g. a silicon substrate). Thewirings 2 are formed in a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, and thewirings 2 a are formed in a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance. In the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, the distance between wirings is such that brings a noticeable increase in capacitance between wirings. This is usually less than 0.5 μm. On the other hand, in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance, the capacitance between wirings is not noticeably large. Where, the distance between wirings is usually more than or equal to 0.5 μm. - A first
inter-level isolation film 3 is formed so as to fill the spacings between thewirings 2. On the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is formed aprotective isolation film 4. The baseinter-level isolation film 1 is constituted by an ordinary silicon oxide film and has a relative dielectric constant of about 4.2. Meanwhile, the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is constituted by an organic SOG film or the like and its relative dielectric constant is determined to be smaller than the relative dielectric constant of theisolation film 1. Theprotective isolation film 4 is constituted by an inorganic substance and, as will be mentioned later, functions as an etching stopper for the firstinter-level isolation film 3. - In the region of
wirings 2 a having a large wiring-to-wiring distance is formed a secondinter-level isolation film 5 as an inter-level isolation film. The secondinter-level isolation film 5 is constituted by an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. Thefilm 5 is, for example, a silicon oxide film formed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). In the given portions of the secondinter-level isolation film 5 are formed throughholes 6. In eachthroughhole 6 is filled ametal plug 7, whereby electrical connection holds between themetal plug 7 and awiring 2 a. - No throughhole is formed in the first
inter-level isolation film 3 made of a low-dielectric constant material and theprotective isolation film 4 formed thereon. - An upper-layer wiring structure is formed in a manner similar to that used in formation of the lower-layer wiring structure. That is, on isolation films such as the
protective isolation film 4, the secondinter-level isolation film 5, and the like are formed upper-layer wirings layer wiring 8 is connected with themetal plug 7. In the spacings between the upper-layer wirings 8 is filled a firstinter-layer isolation film 9 made of a low-dielectric constant material and, on the firstinter-level isolation film 9 is formed aprotective isolation film 4. In the region ofwirings 8 a is formed a secondinter-level isolation film 10 as an inter-level isolation film. The secondinter-level isolation film 10, similarly to the second-interlevel isolation film 5, is constituted by an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. In the given portions of the secondinter-level isolation film 10 are formed throughholes 11. In each throughhole 11 is filled ametal plug 12. - In the above formation of an upper-layer wiring strucure, the first
inter-level isolation film 9 is formed on the secondinter-level isolation film 5, and the secondinter-level isolation film 10 is formed on theprotective isolation film 4. The above constitution may be reversed. That is, the firstinter-level isolation film 9 may be formed on theprotective isolation film 4, and the secondinter-level isolation film 10 may be formed on the secondinter-level isolation film 5. - As described above, the feature of the wiring structure according to the first embodiment lies in that a first inter-level isolation film (which is a low dielectric constant isolation film) is formed in each wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, a second inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality is formed in each wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance and that throughholes are formed only in each second inter-level isolation film.
- Next, description is made on the key steps employed in production of the above-mentioned wiring structure, with reference to FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2(a), a base
inter-level isolation film 1 made of silicon oxide or the like is formed on a semiconductor substrate. On theisolation film 1 is deposited a metal by sputtering, to form a metal film. The metal film is an alloy film made of aluminum copper (AlCu) or the like and has a thickness of about 400 nm. The metal film may also be a laminated metal film made of, for example, Ti, TiN and AlCu. - Next, the metal film is subjected to fine processing by photolithography and dry etching to form lower-
layer wirings wirings 2 are wirings constituting a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, and thewirings 2 a are wirings constituting a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance. - On the whole surfaces of the
isolation film 1 and thewirings wirings inter-level isolation film 3 as shown in FIG. 2(a) is formed. The firstinter-level isolation film 3 is controlled so as to have a thickness of about 600 nm. - Next, on the first
inter-level isolation film 3 is formed aprotective isolation film 4. Theprotective isolation film 4 is formed by plasma CVD, is made of silicon nitride, silicon oxynitride or silicon carbide, and is controlled so as to have a thickness of about 50 nm. - Next, as shown in FIG. 2(b), photolithography and dry etching are applied to remove the
protective isolation film 4 and the firstinter-level isolation film 3 so that the portions of thefilm 4 and thefilm 3 both present in the region ofwirings 2 are allowed to remain. - Next, a second
inter-level isolation film 5 is formed by deposition so as to cover thewirings 2 a and theprotective isolation film 4. The secondinter-level isolation film 5 is formed by plasma CVD using bias ECR, is made of silicon oxide, and has a thickness of about 800 nm. - Next, the second inter-level isolation film in a FIG. 2(b) state is levelled by CMP, as shown in FIG. 2(c) In this CMP, the
protective isolation film 4 functions as an etching stopper. That is, by using an abrasive with which a silicon oxide film is selectively polished and to which a silicon nitride film or a silicon oxynitride film is resistant to polishing, the secondinter-level isolation film 5 is polished selectively and the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is protected from polishing owing to the presence of theprotective isolation film 4. Further, theprotective isolation film 4 can significantly improve the film thickness uniformity of the secondinter-level isolation film 5 after polishing. - Next, throughholes6 are formed in the given portions of the second
inter-level isolation film 5, and ametal plug 7 is filled in eachthroughhole 7. Themetal plug 7 is formed, for example, by formation of a tungsten film by CVD and polishing thereof by CMP. - Thus, a lower-layer wiring structure is formed. Thereon is formed an upper-layer wiring structure as mentioned with respect to FIG. 1. The process for formation of an upper-layer wiring structure is similar to the above-mentioned process for formation of a lower-layer wiring structure and, therefore, is not mentioned.
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inter-layer isolation film 3, there maybe used a hydroscopic organic isolation film (e.g. a polyimide film), a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, a porous organic SOG film or the like. Or, there may be used an inorganic isolation film such as SiOF film, SiBN film or the like. - One of the features of the wiring structure of the present invention lies in that a low-dielectric constant isolation film is selectively formed in each wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, an inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality is formed in each wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance and that throughholes are formed only in each inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. This feature is explained with reference to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a semiconductor device to which the present invention is applied.
- As shown in FIG. 3, a first inter-level isolation film14 (which is a low-dielectric constant isolation film) is selectively formed on the given areas of a
semiconductor chip 1 a. Thereby, the parasitic capacitance between adjacent wirings is reduced and the transfer speed of signal is increased. - Further, a second inter-level isolation film15 (which is an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality) is formed on an area of the
semiconductor chip 1 a.Throughholes 16 for connecting a lower wiring layer and an upper wiring layer are formed in the secondinter-level isolation film 15. In each throughhole, a metal plug is filled. - In general, a low-dielectric constant isolation film has a large thermal expansion coefficient, a small strength and high hydroscopy. The hydroscopy becomes higher as the dielectric constant becomes smaller.
- Therefore, when throughholes are formed in a low-dielectric constant isolation film, the electrical resistance of connections between lower-layer wirings and upper-layer wirings via these throughholes changes with the lapse of time. That is, the reliability of wirings decreases largely with the lapse of time. For example, the electrical resistance comes to increase due to the presence of moisture and resulting corrosion of wirings communicating with the throughholes or fluorination of aluminum metal. Such quality deterioration is more striking when the wiring structure has more layers. Due to such reduction in reliability of wiring structure, the dielectric constant of inter-level isolation film are not able to be lowered beyond a certain limit.
- In contrast, in the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention, throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. Therefore, a multi-layered wiring structure of high performance and high reliability is made possible.
- Next, description is made on the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a wiring portion of semiconductor device, for explaining the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are sectional views showing the major steps employed in production of such a wiring portion. In FIGS.4 to 6, members having the same functions as in the first embodiment are shown by the same symbols.
- As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of lower-
layer wirings inter-levvel isolation film 1 formed on a semiconductor substrate In the surface areas of theisolation film 1 present between thewirings 2 are formedgrooves 13. Thewirings 2 are wirings of a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, and thewirings 2 a are wirings of a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance. - A first
inter-level isolation film 3 is formed so as to fill the gaps between thewirings 2 and thegrooves 13. Theisolation film 1 is constituted by an ordinary silicon oxide film. Meanwhile, the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is constituted by an organic SOG film or the like. - In the region of the
wirings 2 a having a large wiring-to-wiring distance is formed a secondinter-level isolation film 5 a as an inter-level isolation film. The secondinter-level isolation film 5 a is constituted by an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality which is made of an insulating material different from that used in the firstinter-level isolation film 3. Theisolation film 5 a is, for example, a silicon oxynitride film formed by CVD. - A third
inter-level isolation film 17 is formed so as to cover the firstinter-level isolation film 3 and the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a. The thirdinter-level isolation film 17, similarly to the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a, is constituted by an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. - In the given portions of the second
inter-level isolation film 5 a and the thirdinter-level isolation film 17 are formed throughholes 6. In eachthroughhole 6 is filled ametal plug 7, whereby electrical connection between plug and lower-layer wiring 2 a is achieved. - Similarly to the case of the first embodiment, no throughhole is formed in the first
inter-level isolation film 3 constituted by a low-dielectric constant isolation film. - An upper wiring layer is formed in a manner similar to that used in formation of a lower wiring layer. That is, upper-
layer wirings inter-level isolation film 17, where by electrical connection between upper-layer wiring 8 andmetal plug 7 is achieved. In the surface areas of theisolation film 17 present between thewirings 8 are formedgrooves 13. Between thewirings 8 and in thegrooves 13 is filled a firstinter-level isolation film 9 constituted by a low-dielectric constant isolation film. In the region of thewirings 8 a having a large wiring-to-wiring distance is formed a secondinter-level isolation film 10 a as an inter-level isolation film. A thirdinter-level isolation film 18 is formed so as to cover the whole surfaces ofisolation films inter-level isolation film 10 a and the thirdinter-level isolation film 18 are each constituted by an isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality. In the given portions of the secondinter-level isolation film 10 a and the thirdinter-level isolation film 18 are formed throughholes 11. In each throughhole 11 is filled ametal plug 12. - In the above-mentioned formation of an upper wiring layer, the first
inter-level isolation film 9 is formed on the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a, and the secondinter-level isolation film 10 a is formed on the firstinter-level isolation film 3. The above constitution may be reversed. That is, the firstinter-level isolation film 9 is formed on the firstinter-level isolation film 3, and the secondinter-level isolation film 10 a is formed on the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a. - As described above, the feature of the wiring structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention lies in that grooves of certain depth are formed at the surface areas of each isolation film present at the bottom of each wiring level, corresponding to each wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region. A low-dielectric constant isolation film is formed so as to fill not only between the wirings of the region but also the grooves. As a result, the parasitic capacitance between adjacent wirings due to the fringe effect is greatly reduced. This merit is more striking in a finer wiring structure.
- The process for producing the above-mentioned wiring structure is described with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 5(a), on a base
inter-llevel isolation film 1 constituted by a silicon oxide film are formed lower-layer wirings wirings 2 are wirings of a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, and thewirings 2 a are wirings of a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance. Thewirings - Next, on the whole surfaces of the
isolation film 1, thewirings 2 and thewirings 2 a is formed a secondinter-level isolation film 5 a. The secondinter-level isolation film 5 a is a silicon oxynitride film formed by plasma CVD, and is levelled by CMP. On the surface area of the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a covering thewirings 2 a is formed a resistmask 19. As shown in FIG. 5(b), by using the resistmask 19 as an etching mask, the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance is subjected to anisotropic etching by RIE. In this case, even part of the surface of theisolation film 1 is etched by RIE andgrooves 13 of the same pattern as thewirings 2 are formed. The depth of each groove is controlled similar to the line width ofwiring 2. Then, the resistmask 19 is removed. - Next, as shown in FIG. 5(c), on the whole surfaces of the resulting material is formed a first
inter-level isolation film 3. The firstinter-level isolation film 3 is a low-dielectric constant isolation film constituted by, for example, an organic SOG film such as mentioned in the first embodiment. The thickness of the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is controlled at about 600 nm. - Next, the first
inter-level isolation film 3 in a FIG. 5(c) state is subjected to CMP for surface levelling, as shown in FIG. 6(a). In this polishing step, the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a functions as an etching stopper. That is, by using an abrasive with which the first inter-level isolation film constituted by an organic SOG film or the like is selectively polished and to which the second inter-level isolation film constituted by a silicon oxynitride film or the like has abrasion resistance, the firstinter-level isolation film 3 is polished selectively. - Next, as shown in FIG. 6(b), a third
inter-level isolation film 17 is formed on the levelled firstinter-level isolation film 3 and the levelled secondinter-level isolation film 5 a. The thirdinter-level isolation film 17 is a silicon oxide film formed by CVD and has a thickness of about 300 nm. Thus, a lower-layer wiring structure is formed. As the firstinter-level isolation film 3, there may be used a hydroscopic organic isolation film (e.g. a polyimide film), a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, a porous organic SOG film or the like. Or, an inorganic isolation film such as SiOF film, SiBN film or the like may be used. In these cases, a silicon oxide film may be used as the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a. - Next, as shown in FIG. 6(c),
throughholes 6 are formed in the given portions of the secondinter-level isolation film 5 a and the thirdinter-level isolation film 17, both present in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance. In eachthroughhole 6 is filled ametal plug 7, whereby electrical connection betweenmetal plug 7 andwiring 2 a is achieved. - Next, an upper-layer wiring structure as mentioned with respect to FIG. 4 is formed. The process for formation of an upper-layer wiring structure is performed in the similar manner to the above-described process for formation of a lower wiring layer.
- In the second embodiment, each first inter-level isolation film formed in each wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance is filled even in the dents formed in each isolation film present beneath the wirings of the region. As a result, the parasitic capacitance generated between the bottom ends of adjacent wirings is reduced.
- In the present invention, as the low-dielectric constant isolation film, there can be used, in addition to those films mentioned above in the embodiments, films of HSQ (hydrogen silsesquioxane), polyaryl ether, fluorinated polyaryl ether, inorganic polysilazane, organic polysilazane, BCB (benzocyclobutene), MSQ (methyl silsesquioxane), fluorinatedpolyimide, plasma CF polymer, plasma CH polymer, Teflon AF (trademark), Parylene N (trade mark), AF-4 (polyparaxylylene), Polynaphthalene N, etc.
- As described above, in each wiring layer level of the semiconductor of the present invention, an inter-level isolation film of low dielectric constant is formed in the region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and an inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality is formed in the region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; and throughholes for connecting lower-layer wirings and upper-layer wirings are formed only in the inter-level isolation film of high moisture resistance and high quality.
- Further, in polishing and levelling of the first inter-level isolation film by CMP, the second inter-level isolation film is used as an etching stopper.
- As a result, the reliability of connection between lower-layer wirings and upper-layer wirings is greatly improved and a fine multi-layered wiring structure is made possible. Further, the film thickness uniformity of the first
inter-level isolation 3 on a semiconductor chip is greatly improved. - Further in the present invention, grooves of certain depth are formed at the surface areas of each isolation film present at the bottom of each wiring layer, corresponding to each wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region, and a low-dielectric constant film is formed so as to fill not only the spacings between the wirings of said region but also the grooves.
- As a result, the parasitic capacitance between adjacent wirings due to the fringe effect is greatly reduced. This merit is more striking in a finer wiring structure.
- Thus, there is easily obtained a fine multi-layered wiring structure of high performance and high reliability, required in a fine and multifunctional semiconductor device.
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor elements, and
a plurality of wirings formed on the semiconductor substrate via an isolation film, wherein the wirings are formed in at least one layer level so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film.
2. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , comprising:
a semiconductor substrate having semiconductor elements, and
a plurality of wirings formed on the semiconductor substrate via an isolation film, wherein the wirings are formed in at least one layer level so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; and a third inter-level isolation film is formed so as to cover the first inter-level-isolation film and the second inter-level isolation film; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constants of the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film.
3. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the isolation film on the substrate is dented at the surface areas corresponding to the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region and the resulting dents are filled with the first inter-level isolation film.
4. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the isolation film on the substrate is dented at the surface areas corresponding to the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region and the resulting dents are filled with the first inter-level isolation film.
5. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, or a porous organic SOG film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
6. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, or a porous organic SOG film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
7. A semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the wirings are formed in a plurality of layer levels so that at each layer level the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; through-holes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film.
8. A semiconductor device according to claim 2 , wherein the wirings are formed in a plurality of layer levels so that at each layer level the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance; a first inter-level isolation film is selectively formed in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance, a second inter-level isolation film is formed in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance to cover the wirings; and a third inter-level isolation film is formed so as to cover the first inter-level isolation film and the second inter-level isolation film; throughholes are formed only in the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film; and the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constants of the second inter-level isolation film and the third inter-level isolation film.
9. A semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the isolation film on the substrate is dented at the surface areas corresponding to the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region and the resulting dents are filled with the first inter-level isolation film.
10. A semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the isolation film on the substrate is dented at the surface areas corresponding to the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance but not covered by the wirings of the region and the resulting dents are filled with the first inter-level isolation film.
11. A semiconductor device according to claim 7 , wherein the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, or a porous organic SOG film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
12. A semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, or a porous organic SOG film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
13. A process for producing a semiconductor device, which comprises:
a step of forming a plurality of wirings on a semiconductor substrate via an isolation film so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region large wiring-to-wiring distance, and forming thereon a first inter-level isolation film so as to cover the wirings and then a protective isolation film in this order,
a step of selectively removing the first inter-level isolation film and the protective isolation film present on and in the wiring region of large wiring-to-wiring distance,
a step of forming, by deposition, depositing a second inter-level isolation film on the whole surface of the resulting material and then subjecting the second inter-level isolation film to chemical mechanical polishing with the protective isolation film used as an etching stopper, to obtain a flat surface, and
a step of forming throughholes only in the second inter-level isolation film.
14. A process according to claim 13 , wherein the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film and the protective isolation film is more resistant to the chemical mechanical polishing than the second inter-level isolation film.
15. A process according to claim 14 , wherein the protective isolation film is constituted by a silicon nitride film, a silicon oxynitride film or a silicon carbide film and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film.
16. A process for producing a semiconductor device, which comprises:
a step of forming a plurality of wirings on a semiconductor substrate via an isolation film so that the region in which the wirings are formed is divided into a wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance and a wiring region large wiring-to-wiring distance, and forming thereon a second inter-level isolation film so as to cover the wirings,
a step of selectively removing the second inter-level isolation film present on and in the wiring region of small wiring-to-wiring distance,
a step of forming, by deposition, depositing a first inter-level isolation film on the whole surface of the resulting material, and then subjecting the first inter-level isolation film to chemical mechanical polishing with the second inter-level isolation film used as an etching stopper to obtain a flat surface, and
a step of forming throughholes only in the second inter-level isolation film.
17. A process according to claim 16 , wherein the dielectric constant of the first inter-level isolation film is smaller than the dielectric constant of the second inter-level isolation film and the second inter-level isolation film is more resistant to the chemical mechanical polishing than the first inter-level isolation film.
18. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the first inter-level isolation film is constituted by an organic film, an organic SOG film, a polyimide film, a porous inorganic SOG film having a density smaller than that of silicon oxide film, or a porous organic SOG film, and the second inter-level isolation film is constituted by a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxynitride film.
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