Method of forming embedded copper interconnections and embedded copper interconnection structure
AssigneeEbara Corporation
InventorsNaoaki Ogure, Hiroaki Inoue
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Abstract
Embedded interconnections of copper are formed by forming insulating layer, forming an embedded interconnections of copper in the insulating layer, making an exposed upper surface of the insulating layer and an exposed surface of the embedded interconnections of copper coplanar according to chemical mechanical polishing, and forming a protective silver film on the exposed surface of the embedded interconnections of copper. These steps are repeated on the existing insulating layer thereby to produce multiple layers of embedded interconnections of copper. The exposed surface of the embedded interconnections of copper is plated with silver according to immersion plating.
Claims9
An embedded copper interconnection structure comprising:
- a substrate having an upper surface;
- an insulating layer disposed on said substrate so as to cover substantially all of said upper surface of said substrate, said insulating layer having embedded copper interconnections and an upper surface, each of said embedded copper interconnections having an exposed upper surface;
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- a protective silver film formed on said exposed upper surface of each of said embedded copper interconnections by immersion plating.
A multilayer embedded copper interconnection structure comprising:
- a substrate having an upper surface;
- a plurality of insulating layers disposed in succession on said substrate, said plurality of insulating layers including a first insulating layer disposed on said substrate so as to cover substantially all of said upper surface of said substrate, each of said insulating layers having embedded copper interconnections and an upper surface, each of said embedded copper interconnections having an exposed upper surface;
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- a protective silver film formed on said exposed upper surface of each of said respective embedded copper interconnections by immersion plating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.