Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090001577 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A TRIPLE LAYER DIFFUSION BARRIER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line in a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. A metal line forming region is formed in the insulation layer. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region and a metal line is formed to fill the metal line forming region of the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier is formed between the metal line and the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier has a structure in which a TaSi | 01-01-2009 |
20090001578 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER WITH AN AMORPHOUS TaBN LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line in a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. A metal line forming region is formed in the insulation layer. A metal line is formed to fill the metal line forming region of the insulation layer. And a diffusion barrier that includes an amorphous TaBN layer is formed between the metal line and the insulation layer. The amorphous TaBN layer prevents a copper component from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate, thereby improving upon the characteristics and the reliability of a device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090001579 | MULTI-LAYERED METAL LINE HAVING AN IMPROVED DIFFUSION BARRIER OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A multi-layered metal line of a semiconductor device and a process of forming the same are described. The multi-layered metal line includes a lower metal line formed on a semiconductor substrate. An insulation layer is subsequently formed on the semiconductor substrate including the lower metal line and has an upper metal line forming region that exposes a portion of the lower metal line. A diffusion barrier formed on a surface of the upper metal line forming region of the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier includes a W—B—N ternary layer. An upper metal line is finally formed on the diffusion barrier to fill the upper metal line forming region of the insulation layer. | 01-01-2009 |
20090001580 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER INCLUDING CRxBy AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line of a semiconductor device having a diffusion barrier including Cr | 01-01-2009 |
20090017619 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL SILICIDE LAYER IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A metal suicide layer is fabricated in a semiconductor device. A first metal layer is deposited on a silicon substrate formed with an S interlayer dielectric having a contact hole through PVD. A second metal layer is deposited on the first metal layer through any one of CVD and ALD. Annealing is performed on the silicon substrate which is formed with the first and second metal layers to form the metal silicide. The portions of the second metal layer and the first metal layer which have not reacted during annealing are removed. | 01-15-2009 |
20090166870 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line of a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a metal line forming region. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier has a multi-layered structure of a V layer, a V | 07-02-2009 |
20090166871 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITHOUT PRODUCTION OF HIGH RESISTANCE COMPOUND DUE TO METAL DIFFUSION AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line includes a lower metal line formed on a semiconductor substrate. An insulation layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate having the lower metal line, and a metal line forming region exposing at least a portion of the lower metal line is defined in the insulation layer. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer and includes a WN | 07-02-2009 |
20090209096 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING DECREASED CONTACT RESISTANCE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming an insulation layer having a contact hole, on a semiconductor substrate, forming a Co layer on the insulation layer including a surface of the contact hole, conducting primary annealing to allow the Co layer and a portion of the semiconductor substrate to react with each other such that a CoSi layer is formed at an interface therebetween. The resultant semiconductor substrate is cleaned to remove a portion of the Co layer not having reacted in the primary annealing. A barrier layer is formed on the insulation layer, the CoSi layer, and the surface of the contact hole. A secondary annealing is conducted to convert the CoSi layer into a CoSi | 08-20-2009 |
20090269915 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PREVENTING LOSS OF JUNCTION REGION - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulation layer having a contact hole on a semiconductor substrate. A metal silicide layer is deposited on a surface of the contact hole and the insulation layer to have a concentration gradient that changes from a silicon-rich composition to a metal-rich composition, with the lower portion of the metal silicide layer having the silicon-rich composition and the upper portion of the metal silicide layer having the metal-rich composition. The metal silicide layer is then annealed so that the compositions of metal and silicon in the metal silicide layer become uniform. | 10-29-2009 |
20090283908 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line of a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate and a metal line forming region is formed in the insulation layer. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer, and the diffusion layer has a multi-layered structure of an Ru layer, an Ru | 11-19-2009 |
20100019386 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR LINE HAVING A MULTILAYER DIFFUSION BARRIER FOR USE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An electrical conductor having a multilayer diffusion barrier of use in a resultant semiconductor device is presented. The electrical conductor line includes an insulation layer, a diffusion barrier, and a metal line. The insulation layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a metal line forming region. The diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer and has a multi-layered structure made of TaN layer, an Mo | 01-28-2010 |
20100052167 | METAL LINE HAVING A MOxSiy/Mo DIFFUSION BARRIER OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line having a Mo | 03-04-2010 |
20100052168 | METAL LINE HAVING A MULTI-LAYERED DIFFUSION LAYER IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line having a multi-layered diffusion layer in a resultant semiconductor device is presented along with corresponding methods of forming the same. The metal line includes an insulation layer, a multi-layered diffusion barrier, and a metal layer. The insulation layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate and has a metal line forming region. The multi-layered diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region defined in the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier includes a VB | 03-04-2010 |
20100052169 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An insulation layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate so as to define a metal line forming region. A diffusion barrier having a multi-layered structure of an Mo | 03-04-2010 |
20100052170 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line of a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. The insulation layer has a metal line forming region. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer. The diffusion barrier includes a multi-layered structure that includes an MoB | 03-04-2010 |
20100059890 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER INCLUDING CRxBy AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line of a semiconductor device having a diffusion barrier including Cr | 03-11-2010 |
20110053370 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITHOUT PRODUCTION OF HIGH RESISTANCE COMPOUND DUE TO METAL DIFFUSION AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line includes a lower metal line formed on a semiconductor substrate. An insulation layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate having the lower metal line, and a metal line forming region exposing at least a portion of the lower metal line is defined in the insulation layer. A diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer and includes a WN | 03-03-2011 |
20110233781 | METAL LINE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DIFFUSION BARRIER WITH AN AMORPHOUS TaBN LAYER AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A metal line in a semiconductor device includes an insulation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate. A metal line forming region is formed in the insulation layer. A metal line is formed to fill the metal line forming region of the insulation layer. And a diffusion barrier that includes an amorphous TaBN layer is formed between the metal line and the insulation layer. The amorphous TaBN layer prevents a copper component from diffusing into the semiconductor substrate, thereby improving upon the characteristics and the reliability of a device. | 09-29-2011 |
20120015516 | ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR LINE HAVING A MULTILAYER DIFFUSION BARRIER FOR USE IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - An electrical conductor having a multilayer diffusion barrier of use in a resultant semiconductor device is presented. The electrical conductor line includes an insulation layer, a diffusion barrier, and a metal line. The insulation layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate and having a metal line forming region. The diffusion barrier is formed on a surface of the metal line forming region of the insulation layer and has a multi-layered structure made of TaN layer, an Mo | 01-19-2012 |