Electrochemical depositions of ruthenium-containing materials
AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsEric J. Bergman, Robert Mikkola
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AssigneeApplied Materials, Inc.
InventorsEric J. Bergman, Robert Mikkola
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Exemplary methods of electroplating may include providing a patterned substrate having at least one opening, where the opening includes one or more sidewalls and a bottom surface. The methods may also include plating a first portion of ruthenium-containing material on the bottom surface of the opening at a first deposition rate and a second portion of ruthenium-containing material on the sidewalls of the opening at a second deposition rate, where the first deposition rate is greater than the second deposition rate. The methods may be used to make integrated circuit devices that include void-free, electrically-conductive lines and columns of ruthenium-containing materials.
An electroplating method comprising:
A electroplating method comprising:
An integrated circuit device comprising:
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