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US 5,691,240 AGranted
Method for forming blanket planarization of the multilevel interconnection
AssigneeMosel Vitelic, Inc.
InventorChing-Nan Yang
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Abstract
An improved process for forming blanket planarization of the multilevel interconnection of a semiconductor substrate by LPD-SiO.sub.2 (Liquid-Phase Deposition) selective deposition technique which LPD-SiO.sub.2 is not deposited on silicon nitride, and forming silicon dioxide to achieve blanket planarization of multilevel interconnection.
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A method for forming blanket planarization of a multilevel interconnected device, comprising the steps of:
- forming a first dielectric layer on a MOS device in a semiconductor substrate;
- forming a first connect window by etching a portion of said first dielectric layer;
- forming a first metal nitride as an adhesion layer on said first dielectric layer and coating on the surface of said first connect window;
- forming a first tungsten layer on said first metal nitride;
- back-etching said first tungsten layer to form a first tungsten plug;
- forming a first interconnection layer on said first dielectric layer and said first tungsten plug;
- forming a first silicon nitride layer on said first interconnection layer;
- forming a metal pattern by etching said first silicon nitride layer and said first interconnection layer;
- forming a second silicon nitride layer on said metal pattern and said first dielectric layer;
- forming a spacer by anisotropically etching said second silicon nitride layer to enclose said metal pattern;
- forming a silicon dioxide layer on said first dielectric layer by LPD-SiO.sub.2 selective deposition technique, said LPD-SiO.sub.2 being not deposited on silicon nitride to achieve multilevel interconnection;
- forming a second dielectric layer on said silicon dioxide layer and said metal pattern;
- forming a second connect window by etching a portion of said second dielectric layer;
- forming a second metal nitride as an adhesion layer on said second dielectric layer, thereby coating on the surface of said second connect window;
- forming a second tungsten layer on said second metal nitride;
- back-etching said second tungsten layer to form a second tungsten plug;
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- forming a second interconnection layer on said second dielectric layer and said second tungsten plug.
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