20110147936 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DAMASCENE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a semiconductor device, including a silicon-containing material, a conductive layer deposited on the silicon-containing material, and a diffusion barrier layer interposed between the silicon-containing material and the conductive layer, wherein the diffusion barrier layer contains a rare earth scandate. The present invention further provides a damascene structure containing the rare earth scandate as diffusion barrier. | 06-23-2011 |