WO2004053971A1 - 配線用銅合金、半導体装置、配線の形成方法及び半導体装置の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a copper alloy for wiring, a semiconductor device using the wiring, a method for forming the wiring, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.
- the present invention relates to a copper alloy for wiring with improved wiring reliability
- the present invention relates to a semiconductor device using the wiring, a method for forming the wiring, and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device.
- the damascene method is generally used because processing by dry etching is difficult.
- a wiring groove is formed in an insulating film formed on a semiconductor substrate, a Cu film is formed so as to fill the groove, and polished until the insulating film is exposed. This is a method of forming a Cu wiring by burying a Cu wiring and removing an excess Cu film on the insulating film other than the wiring groove.
- FIG. 9 (a) to 9 (g) are cross-sectional views showing a conventional method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in the order of steps.
- FIG. 9 (a) shows a lower layer wiring on which an upper layer wiring is formed.
- This lower layer wiring is composed of an insulating film la, a non-metallic film 3a, Cu 4a, and a barrier insulating film 8a.
- This lower wiring portion can also be formed using the same process as the upper wiring described below.
- an insulating film 1b is formed on the lower wiring, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), the insulating film 1b is formed in the insulating film by lithography and anisotropic etching. Then, a wiring groove and a wiring hole are formed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9 (d), a barrier metal film 3b which is a conductor film is formed on the inner surface of the wiring groove and the wiring hole, and as shown in FIG. 9 (e), the wiring groove and The Cu film 4b is formed in an insulating film 1b shape so as to fill the wiring hole.
- a barrier insulating film 8b as an insulator is formed on the entire surface. In this way, a Cu wiring structure in which the lower surface and the side surfaces are covered with the barrier metal film 3b as the conductor and the upper surface is covered with the barrier insulating film 8b as the insulator is formed.
- FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (h) show a method of manufacturing the conventional semiconductor device shown in FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (h) in JP-A-2000-150522 and the like.
- This method is a method of forming a copper alloy wiring using an alloy sputter target disclosed in JP-A-2000-150522 and the like.
- FIG. 10 (a) shows a lower layer wiring on which an upper layer wiring is formed. This lower layer structure can be formed by the same process as the upper layer shown below.
- an insulating film 1b is formed on this lower wiring.
- a wiring groove and a wiring hole are formed in the insulating film 1b by lithography and anisotropic etching.
- a barrier metal film 3b as a conductor film is formed on the entire surface including the inner surface of the wiring groove and the wiring hole.
- an alloy seed layer 10b serving as an electrode for filling the wiring groove and the wiring hole is formed on the barrier methanol film 3b by a sputtering method using a Cu alloy target.
- a Cu film 4b is formed on the entire surface by plating or CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) so as to fill the wiring grooves and wiring holes.
- the additive element in the alloy seed layer 10b is diffused into the Cu film 4b by heat treatment, and the Cu film 4b is alloyed to form the Cu alloy film 6c.
- the surplus Cu alloy film 6c and the barrier metal film on the surface of the insulating film 1b other than the portions buried in the wiring trenches and the wiring holes by CMP. 3b is removed, and a barrier insulating film 8b as an insulator is formed on the entire surface as shown in FIG. 10 (h).
- the lower and side surfaces are conductor barrier metal PT / JP2003 / 012080
- a Cu wiring structure is formed, which is covered with the film 3b and whose upper surface is covered with the barrier insulating film 8b which is an insulator.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-208517 discloses a technique using a CuSn alloy seed layer when forming a metal wiring of a semiconductor device.
- EM resistance and stress induced migration The tensile stress applied to the Cu wiring caused by the difference in the thermal expansion coefficient between Cu and the insulating film is the driving force for void formation.
- the Cu alloy wiring formed by the method shown in FIG. 10 (a) and Noji (h) has the following problems. That is, when the alloy seed layer 10b is formed, a Cu alloy is formed by diffusing the additive element in the alloy seed layer 10b into the Cu film 4b by heat treatment. On the other hand, the additional elements in the alloy seed layer 10 b diffuse into the Cu film 4 b by heat treatment, and a part of them is precipitated at the crystal grain boundaries 7 b of the Cu alloy film 6 c. Remains in the crystal grains of. Electron scattering occurs due to the effect of the additional elements remaining in the crystal grains of the Cu alloy film 6c.
- the resistivity of the formed Cu alloy wiring increases due to the effect of grain boundary scattering of electrons due to the reduction of Cu crystal grains by the heat treatment.
- the added element in the alloy seed layer 10 b is uniformly distributed in the Cu film 4 b by the heat treatment.
- the diffusion may be performed, if the diffusion rate of the additional element into the Cu film 4b is low, a large amount of the additional element remains in the alloy seed layer 10b even after the heat treatment. .
- the resistance of the Cu wiring increases due to the effect of additional elements remaining in the alloy seed layer 10b, and the Balta Cu film 6c is formed by a heat treatment for forming a further upper wiring. Since the concentration profile of the added element in the inside can change, it becomes unstable with respect to the thermal cycle when forming the multilayer wiring.
- the growth of crystal grains of the Cu film 6c is suppressed by the effect of the additional element in the alloy seed layer 10b.
- the additive element precipitates at the Cu crystal grain boundary
- pin jungling of the grain boundary occurs due to the effect of the precipitated additive element, and Cu crystal grain growth during heat treatment is suppressed.
- the Cu crystal grain size becomes smaller, which increases the resistivity of the Cu wiring and also affects the reduction in wiring reliability due to EM and SM.
- the Cu alloy seed layer 10b is formed by the sputtering method
- the copper alloy for wiring according to the present invention is composed of a polycrystalline copper alloy containing Cu (copper) as a main component and containing an additive element, and the concentration of the additive element is determined by the concentration of the crystal grains constituting the polycrystalline copper alloy. In the crystal grain boundary and the vicinity of the crystal grain boundary, it is higher than the inside of the crystal grain.
- the Cu crystal grain boundary is formed along the Cu crystal grain boundary.
- Cu migration can be suppressed, and the reliability of wiring metal can be improved.
- the additional elements are Ti (titanium), Zr (zirconium), Hf (hafnium), Cr (chromium), Co (cobalt), A1 (aluminum), S It is preferably at least one selected from the group consisting of n (tin), Ni (nickel), Mg (magnesium) and Ag (silver).
- the above-mentioned additive element is an element having a solid solubility limit of 1 atomic% or less in the film and a large diffusion coefficient at the Cu crystal grain boundary.
- the additive element can be introduced at a high concentration in the crystal grain boundary and in the vicinity of the crystal grain boundary. Therefore, migration of Cu along the Cu crystal grain boundary can be suppressed, and the reliability of wiring can be improved.
- the copper alloy for wiring according to the present invention includes, for example, a group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Cr, Co, Al, Sn, Ni, Mg, and Ag at or near the crystal grain boundary.
- An intermetallic compound of Cu and at least one element selected from the above is formed.
- a stable intermetallic compound is formed at the Cu crystal grain boundary and the vicinity of the crystal grain boundary (the outermost surface of the Cu crystal grain) serving as a diffusion path of SM or EM.
- migration of Cu along the Cu crystal grain boundary can be suppressed, and the reliability of wiring can be improved.
- the copper alloy for wiring according to the present invention includes, for example, Ti, Zr, Hf, Cr, Co, Al, Sn, Ni at the crystal grain boundary and Z or near the crystal grain boundary.
- 1 ⁇ ⁇ and ⁇ form oxides of at least one element selected from the group consisting of:
- the concentration of the additional element inside the crystal grain is 0.1 atom / o or less.
- an additive element is introduced at a high concentration in the vicinity of the Cu crystal grain boundary and the vicinity of the crystal grain boundary, which are the diffusion paths of SM and EM, while 0.1 atomic% or less is contained inside the crystal grain.
- a semiconductor device is characterized in that a metal wiring made of the copper alloy for wiring according to any one of claims 1 to 5 of the present application is formed on a substrate on which a semiconductor element is formed.
- a Cu crystal grain boundary is introduced at a high concentration in and near a Cu crystal grain boundary serving as a diffusion path of SM and EM of a metal wiring of a semiconductor device, thereby providing a Cu crystal grain boundary.
- Cu migration along the line can be suppressed, and the reliability of metal wiring can be improved.
- the method for forming a wiring according to the present invention includes the steps of: forming a polycrystalline Cu film; Forming a layer made of an additive element in the Cu film on the Cu film; and diffusing the additive element from the layer of the additive element into the polycrystalline Cu film. Is a special floor.
- a sputter target containing several percent of the additive element is used. Inhibition of Cu crystal grain growth due to the effect of the added element in the heat treatment, which is observed when a Cu alloy seed layer is formed by using this method, does not occur. Further, since almost no additional element is present in the crystal grains of the Balta, electron scattering in the Balta crystal grains due to the additional element is suppressed, and the resistance of the copper alloy for wiring can be reduced. As a result, a wiring with improved wiring delay, high performance, and excellent SM resistance and EM resistance can be obtained.
- a heating step of heating the substrate on which the polycrystalline Cu film is formed, a step of forming the additive element layer, and a step of diffusing the additive element are simultaneously performed. It can be carried out.
- the steps can be omitted, and the wiring forming step can be simplified.
- the additional element is, for example, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Cr, Co, Al, Sn, Ni, Mg, and Ag. .
- Additional elements have a solid solubility limit of 1 atomic% or less in the Cu film and have a large diffusion coefficient at the Cu crystal grain boundary. Additional elements can be introduced into the concentration. Therefore, migration of Cu along Cu crystal grain boundaries can be suppressed, and the reliability of wiring can be improved.
- the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming a polycrystalline Cu film on a substrate on which a semiconductor element is formed, and a step of forming a layer made of an additive element on the polycrystalline Cu film. And diffusing the additive element from the layer of the additive element into the polycrystalline Cu film.
- a sputter target containing several% of the additional element is used in order to grow Cu crystal grains in the step of forming the polycrystalline Cu film and to introduce the additional element into the polycrystalline Cu film.
- a sputter target containing several% of the additional element is used.
- the Cu crystal grain growth is not suppressed by the effect of the added element in the heat treatment as seen when a Cu alloy seed layer is formed.
- the additive element hardly exists in the Cu crystal grains of the semiconductor, electron scattering in the Balta crystal grains due to the additive element is suppressed, and the resistance of the Cu wiring in the semiconductor device can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to obtain a semiconductor device having a highly reliable metal wiring with improved wiring delay, high performance, and excellent SM resistance and EM resistance.
- Another method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming an insulating film on a substrate on which a semiconductor element is formed, and forming a wiring recess formed of at least one of a groove and a hole in the insulating film. Forming a Cu film on the insulating film so as to fill the wiring recesses; and forming excess Cu on the insulating film other than the portions embedded in the four wiring portions. Removing the film by chemical mechanical polishing, forming a layer made of the additive element on the Cu film, diffusing the additive element from the additive element layer into the Cu film, And a step of removing a layer of the additional element.
- Cu crystal grains are grown in the step of forming a polycrystalline Cu film, and an additive element is introduced into the polycrystalline Cu film. For this reason, the suppression of Cu crystal grain growth due to the influence of the added element due to the heat treatment, which is observed when a Cu alloy seed layer is formed using a sputter target containing several percent of the added element, does not occur. Also, since there is almost no additional element in the Cu crystal grains of the bulk, electron scattering in the Cu crystal grains of the bulk due to the additional elements is suppressed, and the resistance of the Cu wiring of the semiconductor device can be reduced. .
- the additional element is introduced into the Cu film from the upper layer of the additional element (diffused into the Cu film).
- the Cu alloy seed layer is formed using GaN and the wiring grooves and holes are buried with Cu, the embeddability of Cu in each groove and each hole is different. , The difference in the concentration of the added element is unlikely to occur. As a result, the resistivity of the Cu wiring does not vary depending on the width of the wiring groove.
- Still another method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming an insulating film on a substrate on which a semiconductor element is formed, and a step of forming a concave portion for wiring comprising at least one of a groove and a hole in the insulating film. Forming a barrier metal film for preventing diffusion of Cu on the insulating film including the inner surface of the wiring recess; and embedding the barrier metal film in the wiring recess.
- Cu crystal grains are grown in the step of forming the polycrystalline Cu film, and the additional element is introduced into the polycrystalline Cu film. No suppression of growth occurs. Further, since almost no additional element is present in the Cu crystal grains of the Balta, electron scattering in the Balta Cu crystal grains by the additional element is suppressed, and the resistance of the Cu wiring of the semiconductor device can be reduced. In addition, since the additional element is introduced into the Cu film from the upper layer of the additional element after the Cu film is embedded, a difference in the concentration of the additional element in the Cu wiring is less likely to occur, and the resistivity of the Cu wiring is reduced. Variations are eliminated by the width of the wiring groove.
- a barrier metal is provided between Cu and the insulating film, it is possible to prevent Cu from diffusing into the insulating film and to prevent corrosion of Cu.
- a step of forming a layer of the additional element, a step of diffusing the additional element, and a step of removing the excessive additional element layer are performed before the step of removing the excess Cu film. be able to.
- EM resistance and SM resistance are improved by forming a stable intermetallic compound of Cu and an additive element at and near the Cu crystal grain boundary.
- the reliability of the wiring of the body device is increased.
- a step of forming the layer of the additional element, a step of diffusing the additional element, and a step of removing the excessive additional element layer It can be performed.
- the step of forming a layer of the additional element, the step of diffusing the additional element, and the step of removing the excessive layer of the additional element are performed after the step of removing the excess Cu film.
- a stable intermetallic compound of Cu and an additive element is formed on the surface of the Cu crystal grains in contact with the layer formed on the Cu film serving as the wiring metal.
- a step of heating the substrate, a step of forming a layer of the additive element, and a step of diffusing the additive element can be performed simultaneously.
- the steps can be omitted, and the manufacture of the semiconductor device can be simplified.
- the additional element is, for example, at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Cr, Co, Al, Sn, Ni, Mg, and Ag.
- the additive element is an element having a solid solubility limit of 1 atomic% or less in # 11 and a large diffusion coefficient at a Cu crystal grain boundary, and thus is added to the Cu film.
- This makes it possible to introduce an additional element at a high concentration in and around the Cu grain boundaries. Therefore, migration of Cu along Cu crystal grain boundaries can be suppressed, and the reliability of metal wiring of a semiconductor device can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing Step 1 in the order of steps.
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- 4 (a) to 4 (j) are cross-sectional views showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a second embodiment of the present invention in the order of steps.
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- 6 (a) to 6 (i) are cross-sectional views showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a third embodiment of the present invention in the order of steps.
- 7 (a) to 7 (k) are cross-sectional views showing a first step in an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 8 (1) to (s) are cross-sectional views showing a subsequent step in the embodiment of the present invention.
- 9 (a) to 9 (g) are cross-sectional views illustrating a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to a conventional technique.
- FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the storage time and the relative defect rate of the via chains manufactured according to the example and the comparative example.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the electromigration resistance of the connection holes of the via chains produced in the example and the comparative example, as a function of the cumulative time and the cumulative failure probability.
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing a change in resistivity of Cu wiring due to a difference in heat treatment after Cu layer formation in the solid film sample of the example.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the distributions of Ti, Cu, and N of the barrier metal film, the Cu layer, and the additional element layer in the solid film sample of the example.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing a change in resistivity of a Cu wiring due to a difference in an additive element and a difference in heat treatment after forming an additive element layer in the solid film sample of the example.
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing the results of measuring the distribution of oxygen (O) in Cu.
- FIGS. 17 (a) and (b) show scanning electron micrographs of the sample shown in FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the Cu wiring structure of the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 1 has a lower wiring composed of an insulating film 1a, a barrier metal film 3a, a Cu 4a and a barrier insulating film 8a, an insulating film 1b, and a barrier metal. It is composed of a film 3 b, Cu crystal grains 6 b, a Cu crystal grain boundary and its vicinity 7 b, and an upper wiring composed of a barrier insulating film 8 b. Note that the Cu 4 a of the lower wiring is configured similarly to the Cu crystal grain 6 b and the Cu crystal grain boundary of the upper wiring and its vicinity 7 b.
- the features of the first embodiment are the grain boundary of the Cu crystal grain 6b and its vicinity, the interface between the Cu crystal grain 6b and the barrier metal film 3b and its vicinity (shown as 7b).
- it has a structure in which at least one of an additional element, an intermetallic compound composed of Cu and the additional element, and an oxide of the additional element is precipitated.
- the Cu metal wiring is made of Cu polycrystal to which a metal element other than Cu is added.
- the Cu crystal grains 6b constituting the polycrystal are formed of average and moderately sized Cu crystal grains having a size of about 1 ⁇ m to 10 ⁇ m without suppressing the growth of the crystal grains.
- the Cu crystal grain boundary 7 b and the interface 7 b between the Cu crystal grain 6 b and the barrier metal film 3 b are formed of an additive element or a compound containing the additive element (intermetallic compound with Cu, oxide, etc.). Has been deposited. Further, in addition to the Cu crystal grain boundaries and the like, an intermetallic compound of the additive element and Cu is formed near the Cu crystal grain boundaries 7b. What Here, the vicinity of the Cu crystal grain boundary indicates a position of about 10 nm inside from the crystal grain surface of the Cu crystal grain 6b.
- the concentration of the added element at the grain boundary of the Cu crystal grain 6b and near the grain boundary 7b is not particularly limited, but at least the Cu crystal grain is located at the grain boundary of the Cu crystal grain 6b and near the grain boundary 7b. There are more additional elements than inside 6b. Specifically, the concentration of the additional element at the grain boundary of the Cu crystal grain 6 b and the vicinity 7 b of the grain boundary is 2 to about L000 times the concentration of the additional element inside the Cu crystal grain 6 b, Preferably about 10 to 100 times
- the concentration of the added element at the Cu crystal grain boundary and its vicinity 7b can be measured by, for example, X-ray spectroscopy.
- the additive element concentration in the Cu crystal grain boundary and its vicinity 7b is 0.1 atom. / 0 (Hereinafter, atomic% is referred to as atomic%.) It can be detected if it is more than.
- Balta Cu 6 b is close to pure Cu with only 0.1 atomic% or less of added elements.
- the inside of the Cu crystal grain refers to a portion excluding the vicinity of the above-mentioned Cu crystal grain boundary from the Cu crystal grain.
- the additive element concentration at 6 b inside the Cu crystal grain is, for example, S IMS (
- SIMS can be used when the Cu crystal grain size to be measured is larger than the beam diameter (usually + ⁇ ) used in SIMS. If the Cu crystal grain size is smaller than this, the average concentration inside the crystal grain boundary and inside the Cu crystal grain is determined by SIMS, By determining the additive element concentration, the additive element concentration inside the Cu crystal grain can be estimated. Also, one atom was determined by X-ray spectroscopy from the Cu crystal surface. /. If it is above, the concentration of the added element can be measured. Note that the detection sensitivity by X-ray is about 0.1 atom 0/0. As described above, the concentration (content) of the additional element is configured to be higher at the grain boundary of the Cu crystal grain and at the position 7 b near the grain boundary than in the inside 6 of the Cu crystal grain.
- the additive element one having a solid solubility limit of 1 atomic% or less in Cu and a large diffusion coefficient at a Cu crystal grain boundary is used.
- the diffusion coefficient of the added element in Cu Balta does not need to be large.
- the additional element it is particularly preferable to use titanium (T i), dinoconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), chromium (Cr), and covanolate (Co).
- anoremium (A1), tin (Sn), nickel (Ni), magnesium (Mg), and silver (Ag) can be used.
- the resistivity of Cu wiring is affected by the effect of electron scattering due to the additional elements remaining in the bulk Cu 6 c in the conventional technology, and the effect of grain boundary scattering of electrons due to the smaller crystal grains. Does not occur. Also, due to such a structure of the Cu metal wiring, electron scattering due to the added element in the Balta Cu 6 b can be suppressed, and the transmission delay of the wiring can be improved. In addition, the addition element or a compound containing the addition element precipitates at the Cu crystal grain boundary and the vicinity of the crystal grain interface 7b, which are the diffusion paths of Cu for void formation, thereby suppressing the diffusion of Cu. You.
- the additive element when an element that is more reducible than Cu and easily oxidized is used as an additive element, even if the Cu metal wiring is exposed to oxygen or water vapor, the additive element existing at the grain boundary is first. Since the oxidized and oxidized additive element acts as a barrier for preventing the oxidization of Cu, it has an effect of preventing oxidation and corrosion of Cu. Also, by forming a layer of an element that is more reducible and easily oxidized than Cu on the Cu surface, the effect of suppressing the oxidation of Cu during heat treatment and the presence of Cu on the Cu surface and inside Cu There is a gettering action of oxygen and impurities.
- the Cu crystal grain boundaries are a diffusion path. From this, it is considered that suppressing the interface / grain boundary diffusion is important for improving the reliability of Cu metal wiring. Therefore, the reliability of the Cu metal wiring is improved by alloying because the added impurity element precipitates at the interface between the C crystal grain and another layer or at the Cu crystal grain boundary, and the It is considered that the diffusion of Cu through the interface with other layers and through the Cu grain boundaries is suppressed.
- the resistance of the Cu wiring is increased by suppressing the alloying of the Balta Cu and introducing the additional element only to the interface between the Cu crystal grains and the other layers and the Cu crystal grain boundaries. And provide highly reliable Cu metal wiring with EM and SM resistance.
- FIG. 2 (a) shows a lower layer wiring on which an upper layer wiring is formed.
- This lower layer wiring is composed of an insulating film la, a barrier metal film 3a, a Cu 4a and a barrier insulating film 8a.
- This lower wiring portion can also be formed using the same process as the upper wiring described below.
- an insulating film 1b is formed on the lower wiring, and thereafter, 2003/012080
- a wiring groove and a wiring hole are formed in the insulating film 1b by lithography and anisotropic etching.
- a barrier metal film 3b is formed in the formed wiring groove and wiring hole, and Cu 4b is buried.
- heat treatment for grain growth of Cu is performed. This heat treatment is performed at a low temperature of 400 ° C. or less. Preferably it is 300 ° C or lower. This heat treatment for growing the Cu grains can be omitted.
- a layer 5b of an element to be added into the Cu crystal is formed on the Cu 4b surface.
- a heat treatment is performed to diffuse the additional element 5b into the Cu crystal 4b.
- the temperature of this heat treatment is set to 300 ° C to 500 ° C, and the time is set to 10 minutes to 1 hour.
- the excess additive element layer 5b is removed by wet etching.
- CMP may be used instead of the etching.
- excess Cu 6 b and the barrier metal film 3 b other than the wiring groove and the wiring hole are removed by CMP.
- a barrier insulating film 8b for preventing corrosion and diffusion of Cu is formed on the entire surface.
- an upper layer wiring can be formed.
- the formation of the additional element layer 5b (FIG. 2 (f)) and the diffusion of the additional element into the Cu polycrystal (FIG. 2 (g)) are performed separately.
- the additional element layer 5b By forming the additional element layer 5b at a high temperature, it is possible to simultaneously form the additional element layer 5b and diffuse the additional element into the Cu polycrystal.
- the temperature and the time for performing the two steps at the same time may be the same as the heat treatment for diffusing the additional element into the Cu crystal. The same applies to the embodiments described below.
- the barrier metal film 3b is not an essential component and need not be formed. It should be noted that the formation of the rear metal film 3b can suppress the diffusion of Cu 6b into the insulating film lb.
- the wiring groove and the wiring hole are collectively referred to as a wiring recess.
- the interface between the barrier insulating film 8 b and the Cu crystal grains 6 b has a stable metal A compound layer is formed.
- the adhesion between Cu 6 b as a metal for wiring and the barrier insulating film 8 b is improved, and the reliability of wiring is increased.
- the manufacturing method of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the additional element layer 5b is formed after removing the excess Cu 6b and the excess parametal 3b by CMP, but the other configurations are the same. It is.
- FIG. 4 (a) shows a lower layer wiring on which an upper layer wiring is formed.
- This lower layer wiring portion can also be formed using the same process as the upper layer wiring described below.
- an insulating film 1b is formed on the lower wiring, and thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the insulating film 1b is formed by lithography and anisotropic etching. Form wiring grooves and wiring holes in b.
- a non-metallic film 3b is formed and Cu 4b is buried.
- Fig. 4 (e) shows As described above, heat treatment for growing the crystal grains of the buried Cu is performed. This heat treatment is performed at a low temperature of 400 ° C. or less. Preferably it is 300 ° C or lower. This heat treatment for growing Cu grains can be omitted.
- the excess additive element layer 5b is removed by wet etching.
- CMP may be used instead of the etching.
- a parier insulating film 8b for preventing corrosion and diffusion of Cu is formed on the entire surface.
- the formation of the additional element layer 5b (FIG. 4 (g)) and the diffusion of the additional element into the Cu polycrystal (FIG. 4 (h)) are performed separately.
- the additional element layer 5b under high temperature conditions, it is possible to simultaneously form the additional element layer 5b and diffuse the additional element into the Cu polycrystal.
- the number of steps can be omitted, and a semiconductor device having Cu wiring can be manufactured more easily.
- the Cu wiring structure of the semiconductor device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- the structure of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 5 differs from the structure of the second embodiment in that the barrier insulating film 8b is not used.
- oxidation and corrosion of Cu are prevented by forming a stable intermetallic compound layer on the Cu surface, so that the barrier insulating film 8b becomes unnecessary.
- the effective dielectric constant of the Cu wiring is reduced, so that transmission delay can be improved.
- FIG. 6 (a) shows a lower layer wiring on which an upper layer wiring is formed.
- This lower wiring portion can also be formed using the same process as the upper wiring described below.
- an insulating film 1b is formed on the lower wiring, and then, as shown in FIG. 6 (c), the insulating film 1b is formed by lithography and anisotropic etching. Form wiring grooves and wiring holes in b.
- a barrier metal film 3b is formed and Cu4b is buried.
- a heat treatment is performed for growing Cu crystal grains. This heat treatment is performed at a low temperature of 400 ° C or less. Preferably it is 300 ° C or lower. This heat treatment for growing Cu grains can be omitted.
- the excess additive element layer 5b is removed by wet etching.
- CMP may be used instead of the etching.
- an upper layer wiring can be formed. 03012080
- the formation of the additional element layer 5b (FIG. 6 (g)) and the diffusion of the additional element into the Cu polycrystal (FIG. 6 (h)) are performed separately.
- the additional element layer 5b at a high temperature, it is possible to simultaneously form the additional element layer 5b and diffuse the additional element into the Cu polycrystal. By performing these two steps simultaneously, the number of steps can be reduced, and a semiconductor device having Cu wiring can be manufactured more easily.
- FIGS. 7 (a) to 7 (k) and FIGS. 8 (1) to 8 (s) are cross-sectional views showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention in the order of steps.
- Silicon substrate (not shown) forming a 1000 nm of S i 0 2 film (insulating film) 1 a on the first wiring layer on the (wiring grooves) after forming the single damascene method, in its upper portion
- the second wiring layer (wiring groove) and the connection hole (wiring hole) with the first wiring layer were formed by the dual damascene method. This will be described in detail below.
- a 50 nm thick SiC film (stopper insulating film) 2a to serve as an etching stopper is formed on the SiO 2 film 1a (Fig. 7 (a)).
- a 50 nm thick SiC film (stopper insulating film) 2a to serve as an etching stopper is formed on the SiO 2 film 1a (Fig. 7 (a)).
- S i 0 2 film (insulating film) lb thickness 350 nm of for insulating the wiring in the first wiring layer is formed, as shown in FIG. 7 (c)
- a wiring groove was formed in the SiO 2 film 1b by lithography and etching.
- a barrier methanol film 3a consisting of a film and a film and a Cu thin film of 100 nm are formed on the entire surface of the substrate by ionization sputtering.
- Cu 4a was embedded by the electrolytic plating method using the film as an electrode.
- a heat treatment was performed in a nitrogen atmosphere for the growth of Cu crystal grains, and then, as shown in FIG. A film 111a (additional element layer) 5a of 2011111 was formed by sputtering.
- a 50 nm-thick SiCN film (barrier insulating film) 8a was formed on the entire surface by a plasma CVD method to form a first wiring layer.
- S i 0 2 film (insulating film) 1 c, S i C film (scan topper insulating film) 2 b, the S i 0 2 film (insulating film) I d, Films were formed by the plasma CVD method at a thickness of 400 nm, 50 ⁇ m, and 400 nm, respectively, and as shown in Fig. 7 (k), the 31 ⁇ 1 ⁇ film was formed by lithography and anisotropic dry etching.
- FIG. 8 (1) a part of the SiO 2 film 1c was removed by lithography and anisotropic etching, using the Si C film 2b as an etching stopper. The main part of the wiring groove of the wiring layer was formed.
- FIG. 8 (m) the SiCN film 8a at the bottom of the connection hole between the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer and the SiC film 2b at the bottom of the second wiring groove was removed by anisotropic etching to expose the upper connection surface of the first wiring layer.
- a barrier metal film 3b in which a TaN film and a Ta film were laminated in this order and a 100 nm Cu thin film were formed by ionization sputtering, and this Cu thin film was formed.
- Cu 4 b was embedded as a seed by electroplating.
- FIG. 8 (o) Similar to the formation of the first wiring layer, after performing a heat treatment in a nitrogen atmosphere for Cu crystal grain growth, as shown in FIG. 8 (p), Then, a Ti film (additional element layer) 5b having a film thickness of 20 nm was formed on the entire Cu surface by sputtering. Subsequently, as shown in Fig. 8 (q), heat treatment was performed at 350 ° C for 30 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere to diffuse Ti into the Cu from the Cu surface.
- the excess Ti was removed with hydrofluoric acid, and then the excess Cu, Ta, and TaN layers were removed by CMP. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8 (s), a 50 nm-thick SiCN film (paria insulating film) 8b is formed on the entire surface by a plasma CVD method, and an Si02 film is formed as a cover film. 9 was smelled.
- Ti, TIN, and A1 are sequentially formed by sputtering, and A1 / The TiN / Ti laminated film was processed into a pad pattern for electrical measurement.
- FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (g) a conventional semiconductor device having a Cu wiring composed of upper and lower wirings was manufactured as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (g).
- the substrate, the insulating film, the stopper insulating film, the barrier metal film, the barrier insulating film, and the cover insulating film were formed by using the same material and the same thickness and the same forming method as those of the above-described embodiment.
- Ti which is an additional element, was not added.
- FIG. 11 shows the defect rate of each sample manufactured in the examples and the comparative examples.
- a via chain with a connection hole diameter of 0.2 ⁇ m and a lower layer wiring (wiring groove) width of 10 ⁇ m (number of vias) was prepared.
- the defect rate after storage at 1000C for 1000 hours was determined.
- Defects in each sample were determined by processing the sample using Focused Ion Beam (FIB).
- FIB Focused Ion Beam
- the defect was significantly improved.
- the failure rate of the example when stored at 150 ° C for 1000 hours was suppressed to about 1/40 compared to the comparative example. Furthermore, by optimizing the manufacturing process, failures were completely suppressed even after storage for 1000 hours.
- Fig. 12 shows the test results of the migration resistance of the connection hole (connection via) at the electoral port. Specifically, it indicates the cumulative failure probability with respect to the failure time. The test was performed at 300 ° C and a current density of 3.2 MA / cm 2 , and a 3% increase in resistivity was used as a failure criterion. It was confirmed that the sample of the example had more than twice the electromigration of the sample of the comparative example.
- FIG. 13 plots the change in resistivity.
- S i 0 2 insulating film to form a T a ZT a N Bariametanore film 3 a on 1 a, and further ⁇ the C u layer of 700 nm, 20 nm of T
- This is a solid film sample prepared in the same manner as the procedure of the above-described embodiment except that the i-addition element layer 5a is formed. No wiring holes and wiring grooves were formed in the solid film sample.
- Figure 13 shows the resistivity of each of the three samples, Sample 1, Sample 2, and Sample 3 at each manufacturing stage.
- Sample 1 was not subjected to heat treatment after Cu film formation and before Ti film formation, and Sample 2 was treated at 200 ° C for 30 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere after Cu film formation and before Ti film formation.
- a heat treatment for u polycrystallization was performed.
- Sample 3 was a heat treatment for Cu polycrystallization at 350 ° C for 30 minutes in a nitrogen atmosphere.
- FIG. 14 shows the results of measuring the distributions of Cu and N in FIG. 11 by secondary ion mass spectrometry (S IMS) in the solid film sample prepared above.
- the horizontal axis of the graph in FIG. 14 indicates the depth of the solid film sample.
- the vertical axis of the graph in FIG. 14 indicates the secondary ion intensity measured by SIMS, and corresponds to the number of atoms.
- a uniform concentration of Ti in the depth direction is detected in the Cu crystal. Since the diffusion coefficient of Ti in Balta Cu is not large in the temperature range of about 350 ° C, it is considered that Ti diffused in bulk Cu to form a uniform distribution as shown in Fig. 14. Difficultly, Ti is considered to be uniformly diffused to the Cu bottom through the grain boundaries and added. Therefore, it is considered that Ti is hardly mixed in the barta Cu and is localized at the grain boundaries.
- Figure 15 shows the relationship between the resistivity of the additive element and the difference in heat treatment.
- the sample used for the measurement of the resistivity was formed by forming a TaZT aN barrier metal film 3 a on the SiO 2 insulating film 1 a, further forming a 300 nm Cu layer, A solid film sample prepared in the same manner as the procedure of the above example except that the layer 5a was formed. No wiring holes or wiring grooves were formed in the solid film sample.
- the thickness of the additional element layer was set such that the Ni concentration in Cu was 3 atomic% when the additional element Ni was uniformly diffused in Cu. Ni was deposited by sputtering.
- the resistivity of Sn and Ni which are likely to form a solid solution in Cu, increased as the heat treatment temperature increased.
- Sn when the heat treatment at a temperature of 400 ° C, 1 atom 0/0 by uniformly increasing the resistivity equal to or higher than when mixed was observed in C u.
- Cr and Co which form a precipitation-type alloy with a low solid solubility limit in Cu
- the resistivity hardly increases as the heat treatment temperature increases.
- an additive element that easily dissolves in Cu such as Cr and Co, is used, the resistivity increases even when added from the Cu surface. Therefore, as an element added from the Cu surface, a precipitation type element having a low solid solubility limit in Cu is preferable.
- Fig. 16 shows a solid film sample that was subjected to heat treatment at 350 ° C for 30 minutes without forming a film on the surface after film formation on # 11, and a film on the surface of # 11 after film formation 350 ° C30
- the following shows the results of measuring the distribution of oxygen (O) in Cu by SIMS in a solid film sample that has been heat-treated for 1 minute.
- the horizontal axis of the graph in FIG. 16 indicates the depth of the sample.
- the vertical axis of the graph in FIG. 16 indicates the secondary ion intensity measured by SIMS. # 11 After film formation.
- FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b) show the samples shown in FIG. 16 in which Ti is deposited on the surface, and the surface Ti is removed with dilute hydrofluoric acid.
- the scanning electron microscope (SEM) photographs of the Ta barrier surface after removing Cu with nitric acid are shown for both samples.
- Fig. 17 (a) in the sample that was heat-treated at 350 ° C for 30 minutes without forming Ti on the Cu surface after forming Cu, the area where the grain boundary of Cu seems to have been formed was observed. It is confirmed that the Ta surface is raised and that Ta is oxidized at that portion.
- the Ti surface was smooth on the Cu surface after heat treatment at 350 ° C for 30 minutes after the Cu film formation, and the Ta surface was smooth. There is no oxidation of Ta. This result corresponds to the result of the SIMS analysis shown in Fig. 16.
- the lower wiring and the upper wiring can be formed by the same method.
- the lower wiring and the upper wiring may be formed by different methods by combining the above embodiments.
- the insulating film 1 As a constituent material of the insulating film 1, another insulating material such as Sio 2 is used. As the constituent material of the insulating film 1, it is preferable to use a material having a lower dielectric constant.
- the insulating film 1 is formed by a plasma CVD method or the like.
- the thickness of the insulating film 1 is not particularly limited, but the insulating film 1a has a thickness of about 100 to 3000 nm, the insulating film 1b has a thickness of about 100 to 1000 nm, the insulating film 1c has a thickness of about 100 to 1000 nm,
- the insulating film Id is about 100 to 1000 nm.
- an insulating material such as SiC, SiN and SiCN is used.
- the stopper insulating film 2 is formed by a plasma CVD method or the like.
- the thickness of the stopper insulating film 2 is not particularly limited, but the stopper insulating film 2a has a thickness of about 10 to 100 nm, and the stopper insulating film 2b has a thickness of about 10 to 1 O Onm.
- the stopper insulating film 2 is used as an etching stopper for the wiring recess, the stopper insulating film 2 may not be used if the distribution recess can be processed into a desired shape.
- the wiring groove is formed by lithography and etching (anisotropic etching).
- the width of the wiring groove is not particularly limited, but is usually about 50 to 20000 nm in diameter.
- the barrier metal film 3 As a constituent material of the barrier metal film 3, a material selected from metals such as Ta, Ti, W, nitrides thereof, and ternary or quaternary nitrides to which Si or the like is added is used. Can be The barrier metal film 3 is formed by ionization sputtering, CVD, atomic layer deposition (ALD), or the like. The thickness of the noble metal film 3 is not particularly limited, but the thickness of the barrier metal film 3a is about 5 to 50 nm, and the thickness of the noble metal film 3b is about 5 to 50 nm.
- Metal wiring Cu 4 is formed by forming a Cu thin film by ionization sputtering, CVD, organic metal chemical vapor deposition (MO-CVD), etc., and then electrolyzing the Cu thin film as an electrode. It can be formed by an adhesive method or by an MO-CVD method. It is also possible to bury Cu directly in the wiring trench by MO-CVD without forming a Cu thin film.
- the thickness of the metal wiring Cu 4 is not particularly limited as long as it is formed to such an extent that wiring grooves and wiring holes can be embedded.
- the heat treatment for Cu grain growth is performed in a reducing atmosphere such as nitrogen or hydrogen. This heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 400 ° C. or less, preferably 300 ° C. or less. Note that this heat treatment step may not be performed.
- the additive element layer 5 is formed by sputtering or the like.
- the thickness of the additional element layer 5 is not particularly limited.
- the additional element layer 5a has a thickness of about 5 to 100 nm
- the additional element layer 5b has a thickness of about 5 to 100 nm.
- the heat treatment for diffusing the additional element from the additional element layer 5 into Cu 4 is performed in an atmosphere such as nitrogen. This heat treatment is performed at a temperature of about 300 to 500 ° C. for 10 minutes to 1 hour.
- the removal of the surplus additive element layer 5 is performed by wet etching with hydrofluoric acid, CMP or the like.
- the removal of the surplus Cu4 and the surplus barrier metal film 3 is performed by CMP or the like.
- an insulating material having a barrier property against Cu such as SiCN, SiC, and SiN, is used.
- the barrier insulating film 8 is formed by a plasma CVD method or the like.
- the thickness of the barrier insulating film 8 is not particularly limited, the thickness of the barrier insulating film 8a is about 20 to 100 nm, and the thickness of the noble insulating film 8b is about 20 to about 100 nm.
- the wiring holes are formed by lithography and anisotropic dry etching.
- the width of the wiring hole is not particularly limited, but is usually about 50 to 1000 nm in diameter. 03012080
- the cover insulating film 9 As a constituent material of the cover insulating film 9, another insulating material such as Si02 is used.
- the cover insulating film 9 is formed by a plasma CVD method or the like. Although the thickness of the cover insulating film 9 is not particularly limited, the thickness of the cover insulating film 9 is about 100 to: LOOOOnm.
- a metal wiring made of a wiring metal containing a polycrystal containing Cu as a main component and an additive element other than Cu was formed on the substrate on which the semiconductor element was formed.
- the semiconductor device has been described as an example.
- the metal for wiring having the above-described structure and the metal for wiring manufactured by each of the above manufacturing methods are used not only for semiconductor devices but also as metal materials for wiring in other applications. .
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