Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080237863 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of semiconductor device - A semiconductor device, which is comprised of a copper wiring layer which is formed above a semiconductor substrate, a pad electrode layer which conducts electrically to the copper wiring layer and has an alloy, which contains copper and a metal whose oxidation tendency is higher than copper, formed to extend to the bottom surface, and an insulating protective film which has an opening extended to the pad electrode layer, is provided. | 10-02-2008 |
20080272494 | Semiconductor device - A semiconductor device is provided, including: a first barrier metal film provided by a PVD process in a recess formed in at least one insulating film, and containing at least one metal element belonging to any of the groups 4-A, 5-A, and 6-A; a second barrier metal film continuously provided by at least one of CVD and ALD processes on the first barrier metal film without being opened to atmosphere, and containing at least one metal element belonging to any one of the groups 4-A, 5-A, and 6-A; a third barrier metal film continuously provided by the PVD process on the second barrier metal film without being opened to the atmosphere, and containing at least one metal element belonging to any one of the groups 4-A, 5-A, and 6-A; and a first Cu film continuously provided on the third barrier metal film without being opened to the atmosphere and thereafter heated. | 11-06-2008 |
20100167529 | Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. This method comprises: forming a seed film at least on an inner face of a recessed portion of a substrate; forming a protection film on the seed film, the protection film being made of a material that is more easily oxidized than a material forming the seed film; heat-treating the protection film; exposing at least part of the seed film by removing at least part of the heat-treated protection film; forming a plating film on the seed film through electrolytic plating to be buried in the recessed portion, by supplying current to the seed film that is at least partially exposed; and removing the plating film except for a portion buried in the recessed portion. | 07-01-2010 |
20100244256 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film formed above a semiconductor substrate. The interlayer insulating film has a concave portion. A barrier metal layer is formed along a bottom and a sidewall of the concave portion. The barrier metal layer has a first portion provided along the sidewall of the concave portion and a second portion provided along the bottom of the concave portion. A metal wiring layer is formed in the concave portion via the barrier metal layer. The first portion of the barrier metal layer is composed of a titanium nitride layer whose titanium content is more than 50 at %, and the second portion of the barrier metal layer is composed of a titanium nitride layer whose titanium content is relatively larger than the titanium content of the first portion or of a Ti layer. | 09-30-2010 |
20120080661 | GRAPHENE INTERCONNECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a graphene interconnection includes an insulating film, a catalyst film, and a graphene layer. An insulating film includes an interconnection trench. A catalyst film is formed in the interconnection trench and filling at least a portion of the interconnection trench. A graphene layer is formed on the catalyst film in the interconnection trench, and including graphene sheets stacked in a direction perpendicularly to a bottom surface of the interconnection trench. | 04-05-2012 |
20120228614 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device is disclosed. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, and an interconnection above the semiconductor substrate. The interconnection includes a co-catalyst layer, a catalyst layer on the co-catalyst layer, and a graphene layer on the catalyst layer. The co-catalyst layer includes a portion contacting the catalyst layer. The portion has a face-centered cubic structure with a (111) plane oriented parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate. The catalyst layer has a face-centered cubic structure with a (111) plane oriented parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. | 09-13-2012 |
20120306081 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an interconnect provided on a first interlayer insulating film covering a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed, a cap layer provided on the upper surface of the interconnect, and a barrier film provided between the interconnect and a second interlayer insulating film covering the interconnect. The interconnect includes a high-melting-point conductive layer, and the width of the interconnect is smaller than the width of the cap layer. The barrier film includes a compound of a contained element in the high-melting-point conductive layer. | 12-06-2012 |
20130056873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a device includes a substrate, a base body formed on or above the substrate, and a pair of wirings. The base body has a line shape in a plan view and extends along a length direction. The pair of wirings includes first and second catalyst layers formed on both side surfaces of the base body in the length direction of the base body with sandwiching the base body; and first and second graphene layers formed on both side surfaces of the base body in a manner of contacting the first and second catalyst layers, respectively, and extending along the length direction of the base body, the graphene layers includes a plurality of graphenes laminated perpendicularly with respect to both side surfaces of the base body, respectively. | 03-07-2013 |
20130075912 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a silicon oxide film on a semiconductor substrate; forming a via in the silicon oxide film; forming a contact layer inside the via; forming a silicon layer on the contact layer; and forming a tungsten film embedded in the via by making a tungsten-containing gas react with the silicon layer. | 03-28-2013 |
20130217226 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a co-catalyst layer and catalyst layer above a surface of a semiconductor substrate. The co-catalyst layer and catalyst layer have fcc structure. The fcc structure is formed such that (111) face of the fcc structure is to be oriented parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate. The catalyst includes a portion which contacts the co-catalyst layer. The portion has the fcc structure. An exposed surface of the catalyst layer is planarized by oxidation and reduction treatments. A graphene layer is formed on the catalyst layer. | 08-22-2013 |