Semiconductor device having metal wiring and method for fabricating the same
AssigneeDongbu HiTek Co., Ltd.
InventorChee Hong Choi
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Abstract
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a metal wiring is provided. The method includes: forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the semiconductor substrate having a first metal wiring formed therein, the IMD layer including a first IMD layer and a second IMD layer; forming a via hole in the IMD layer to expose the first metal wiring; forming an ion barrier layer on sidewalls of the via hole; forming a diffusion barrier layer on the semiconductor substrate, on which the ion barrier layer has been formed; forming a metal layer on the semiconductor substrate in the via hole; and forming a second metal wiring on the semiconductor substrate, the second metal wiring contacting the metal layer in the via hole.
Claims14
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:
- forming a first metal wiring in a semiconductor substrate;
- forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the semiconductor substrate having the first metal wiring formed therein, the IMD layer including a first IMD layer and a second IMD layer;
- forming a via hole in the IMD layer to expose the first metal wiring;
- forming an ion barrier layer on the semiconductor substrate having the IMD layer formed thereon, in which the via hole has been formed;
- performing a break through (BT) process to the ion barrier layer, such that the ion barrier layer remains only on sidewalls of the via hole;
- forming a diffusion barrier layer on the semiconductor substrate, on which the ion barrier layer has been formed and the BT process has been performed;
- forming a metal layer on the semiconductor substrate, on which the diffusion barrier layer has been formed;
- polishing the top surface of the semiconductor substrate until the IMD layer is exposed, such that the metal layer only remains in the via hole;
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- forming a second metal wiring on the semiconductor substrate, the second metal wiring contacting the metal layer remained in the via hole.
A semiconductor device, comprising:
- a semiconductor substrate;
- a first metal wiring formed in the semiconductor substrate;
- an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, the IMD layer having a via hole exposing a portion of the first metal wiring;
- an ion barrier layer formed on sidewalls of the via hole;
- a diffusion barrier layer, formed between the first metal wiring and the gap-filled metal, and between the ion barrier layer and the gap-filled metal;
- a gap-filled metal layer formed in the via hole;
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- a second metal wiring formed on the inter-metal dielectric layer, the second metal wiring contacting the gap-filled metal layer.
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