TW201432849A - Manufacturing method of metal line and device having metal line produced by same - Google Patents
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本發明是有關於一種金屬導線製造方法與金屬導線結構,且特別是有關於一種高深寬比之金屬導線的製造方法及利用其所製造之金屬導線結構。 The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a metal wire and a metal wire structure, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a metal wire having a high aspect ratio and a metal wire structure manufactured using the same.
根據摩爾定律的預測,晶片中單位面積所包含的電晶體數量越來越多,臨界線寬與間距將越來越小。然而隨著元件的微小化,目前銅製程中所使用的鑲嵌(Damascene)製程,在製程上與電性上面臨了導線微縮化所造成的問題。而為了在不增加元件面積前提下,則需相對提高金屬導線之深寬比來降低導線的電阻值,但也相對的增加金屬填充製程的困難度。 According to Moore's Law, the number of transistors per unit area in the wafer is increasing, and the critical line width and spacing will become smaller and smaller. However, with the miniaturization of components, the damascene process used in the current copper process faces the problems caused by the miniaturization of the wires in terms of process and electrical properties. In order to reduce the resistance of the wire by relatively increasing the aspect ratio of the metal wire without increasing the component area, the relative difficulty of the metal filling process is relatively increased.
現今形成金屬導線的銅製程中,通常先於絕緣層中形成待填充之孔洞,再於孔洞之側壁與底部依序形成擴散阻障層(diffusion barrier layer)與電鍍晶種層(seed layer),再利用電鍍方式成長出金屬導線。然而當孔洞的深寬比提高,則意味著孔洞深度較深或開口孔徑相對變小。因此當待填孔洞頂端的開口孔徑縮小且阻障層的厚度不變的情況下,晶種層的製程條件則相對更為嚴苛,並且以傳統物理氣相沉積法製備晶種層容易在製程過程中造成懸突(overhang)。因此將開口縮得更小,容易造成後續電鍍製程的失敗而產生孔洞。 In the copper process for forming a metal wire, a hole to be filled is usually formed in the insulating layer, and a diffusion barrier layer and a seed layer are sequentially formed on the sidewall and the bottom of the hole. The metal wire is grown by electroplating. However, when the aspect ratio of the hole is increased, it means that the hole depth is deep or the opening aperture is relatively small. Therefore, when the opening diameter of the top of the hole to be filled is reduced and the thickness of the barrier layer is constant, the process conditions of the seed layer are relatively more severe, and the seed layer is prepared by the conventional physical vapor deposition method in the process. In the process of causing overhang. Therefore, the opening is shrunk smaller, and it is easy to cause a failure of the subsequent plating process to create a hole.
此外,對於高深寬比之孔洞而言,在電鍍過程中,沉積在孔 洞兩側之金屬造成的窄化速度相較於底部金屬的成長速度來的快。若是在孔洞底部的金屬沉積未完全到達頂端之前,而孔洞頂端卻已經先封住的情況下,將導致金屬導線產生內部孔洞缺陷。當金屬導線內部產生孔洞缺陷,則將使得導線的電阻值相對提高且將造成可靠度下降的情形。若是利用減少擴散阻障層的厚度來提高可電鍍金屬導線的空間,則以銅導線而言,太薄的擴散阻障層不見得能有效抵擋銅的擴散。也因為擴散阻障層厚度無法減少,當銅導線尺寸變細,導線整體有效阻值將上升。若是利用減少晶種層的厚度來提高可電鍍金屬導線的空間,往往在孔洞兩側壁會因為均覆性差而產生晶種層不連續的情形,造成在電鍍過程中,缺乏晶種層的部分則無法讓銅還原沉積在上面,因而形成內部孔洞缺陷。因此,目前銅製程正面臨新材料與新製程技術的開發階段,例如找尋新的晶種材料,像金屬釕(Ru)或鈷(Co),以CVD方式製作連續薄膜,減輕PVD方法在開口端形成的懸突現象等;或是新的阻障層製程技術,如原子層沉積(ALD)或是CVD技術取代PVD製程等。而當製程條件須符合22奈米或以下之元件尺寸,傳統用於製作擴散阻障層與晶種層之物理氣相沉積法(physical vapor deposition,簡稱PVD),容易造成膜層覆蓋均勻性不佳與洞口窄化的現象,無法適用在高深寬比的孔洞製程;或是以傳統的黃光蝕刻製程來形成待填充之孔洞時,則蝕刻製程的條件控制變得更加困難,尤其是在蝕刻多孔性的低介電材料(low-k dielectric)的製程條件控制上,例如蝕刻側壁平滑度、蝕刻選擇比、蝕刻停止層以及蝕刻過程的損傷控制與回復等。上述缺點,皆使得傳統之製程在小尺寸線寬的製程上面臨重大挑戰。 In addition, for high aspect ratio holes, during the plating process, deposits in the holes The rate of narrowing caused by the metal on both sides of the hole is faster than the growth rate of the bottom metal. If the metal deposit at the bottom of the hole does not completely reach the tip, and the tip of the hole has been sealed first, it will cause internal hole defects in the metal wire. When a hole defect is generated inside the metal wire, the resistance value of the wire is relatively increased and the reliability is lowered. If the thickness of the diffusion barrier layer is reduced to increase the space of the electroplatable metal wire, in the case of the copper wire, the too thin diffusion barrier layer is not necessarily effective against the diffusion of copper. Also, because the thickness of the diffusion barrier layer cannot be reduced, when the copper wire is thinned, the overall effective resistance of the wire will rise. If the thickness of the seed layer is reduced to increase the space of the electroplatable metal wire, the seed layer may be discontinuous due to poor uniformity on both sidewalls of the hole, resulting in a portion lacking the seed layer during the plating process. It is impossible to deposit copper on it, thus forming internal void defects. Therefore, the current copper process is facing the development stage of new materials and new process technologies, such as looking for new seed materials, such as metal ruthenium (Ru) or cobalt (Co), to make continuous films by CVD, and to reduce the PVD method at the open end. The formation of overhang phenomena, etc.; or new barrier process technology, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) or CVD technology to replace the PVD process. When the process conditions have to meet the component size of 22 nm or less, the physical vapor deposition (PVD) which is conventionally used to fabricate the diffusion barrier layer and the seed layer is likely to cause uniformity of film coverage. The narrowing of the hole and the hole can not be applied to the hole-draw process of high aspect ratio; or when the conventional yellow etching process is used to form the hole to be filled, the condition control of the etching process becomes more difficult, especially in etching. The processing conditions of the porous low-k dielectric are controlled, for example, etching sidewall smoothness, etching selectivity, etching stop layer, and damage control and recovery of the etching process. The above shortcomings make the traditional process face a major challenge in the process of small size line width.
有鑑於此,有必要提出一種新的金屬導線的製程技術與結構,以解決微縮化之金屬導線的製作問題。 In view of this, it is necessary to propose a new metal wire process technology and structure to solve the problem of fabrication of the miniaturized metal wire.
本發明提出一種金屬導線製造方法,利用微影製程來製作後 續用以成長金屬導線之開口,以免除複雜的蝕刻製程與伴隨的電漿損傷。 The invention provides a method for manufacturing a metal wire, which is manufactured by using a lithography process Continued to grow the opening of the metal wire to avoid complicated etching process and accompanying plasma damage.
本發明提出一種金屬導線製造方法,利用由底部往上沉積之金屬導線的成長方式,不會有孔洞產生的問題,可以解決微縮化之金屬導線的製作問題。 The invention provides a method for manufacturing a metal wire, which utilizes the growth mode of the metal wire deposited from the bottom up, without the problem of the occurrence of the hole, and can solve the problem of manufacturing the metal wire which is miniaturized.
本發明提出一種金屬導線結構,利用非均覆性絕緣層在填充過程中所形成的空氣間隙,使整體金屬導線結構具有低電容特性,以提升元件效能。 The invention provides a metal wire structure, which utilizes an air gap formed by a non-uniform insulating layer during filling to make the overall metal wire structure have low capacitance characteristics to improve component performance.
為達上述優點或其他優點,本發明之一實施例提出一種金屬導線製造方法,包括:提供基板,並於基板上方形成第一阻障層;形成犧牲層於第一阻障層上方;於犧牲層中形成至少一開口,其中開口貫穿犧牲層並使第一阻障層暴露出來;於開口底部之第一阻障層上方進行金屬成長製程,以成長出金屬導線;移除犧牲層,並形成第二阻障層於金屬導線之上方、側壁與第一阻障層上方;進行蝕刻製程,以移除部分第二阻障層與部分第一阻障層,而留下位於金屬導線側壁之第二阻障層,並留下位於第二阻障層下方與金屬導線下方之第一阻障層;以及形成絕緣層於具有金屬導線、第一阻障層與第二阻障層之基板上方。 In order to achieve the above advantages or other advantages, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a metal wire, comprising: providing a substrate, and forming a first barrier layer over the substrate; forming a sacrificial layer over the first barrier layer; Forming at least one opening in the layer, wherein the opening penetrates the sacrificial layer and exposes the first barrier layer; performing a metal growth process over the first barrier layer at the bottom of the opening to grow the metal wire; removing the sacrificial layer and forming The second barrier layer is above the metal wires, above the sidewalls and the first barrier layer; an etching process is performed to remove a portion of the second barrier layer and a portion of the first barrier layer, leaving the sidewall of the metal wire a barrier layer, and leaving a first barrier layer under the second barrier layer and under the metal wiring; and forming an insulating layer over the substrate having the metal wiring, the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer.
在本發明之一實施例中,上述金屬成長製程為電鍍製程或無電電鍍製程,且為由底部往上沉積之異向性成長(anisotropic growth)。 In an embodiment of the invention, the metal growth process is an electroplating process or an electroless plating process, and is an anisotropic growth deposited from the bottom up.
在本發明之一實施例中,更包含於犧牲層中形成兩個以上之開口,這些開口貫穿犧牲層並使第一阻障層暴露出來,並於這些開口底部之第一阻障層上方進行金屬成長製程,以於這些開口中成長出金屬導線,其中上述兩金屬導線之相鄰第二阻障層之間的間距小於30nm時,透過非均覆性絕緣層的覆蓋,由第二阻障層所包覆之兩相鄰金屬導線間將自然形成空氣間隙(air-gap)。 In an embodiment of the invention, more than two openings are formed in the sacrificial layer, the openings penetrating the sacrificial layer and exposing the first barrier layer, and performing over the first barrier layer at the bottom of the openings a metal growth process for growing metal wires in the openings, wherein a gap between the adjacent second barrier layers of the two metal wires is less than 30 nm, and the second barrier is covered by the non-uniform insulating layer An air-gap is naturally formed between two adjacent metal wires covered by the layer.
本發明另提出一種金屬導線製造方法,包括:提供基板,並於基板上方形成阻障層,以及於阻障層上方形成犧牲層;於犧牲層中形成 至少一開口,其中開口貫穿犧牲層並使阻障層暴露出來;於開口底部之阻障層上方進行金屬成長製程,以成長出金屬導線;以及移除犧牲層與其下方之阻障層,而留下金屬導線與其下方之阻障層,並接著形成絕緣層於具有金屬導線與阻障層之基板上方。 The invention further provides a method for manufacturing a metal wire, comprising: providing a substrate, forming a barrier layer over the substrate, and forming a sacrificial layer over the barrier layer; forming in the sacrificial layer At least one opening, wherein the opening penetrates the sacrificial layer and exposes the barrier layer; a metal growth process is performed over the barrier layer at the bottom of the opening to grow the metal wire; and the sacrificial layer and the barrier layer below it are removed, leaving The lower metal wire and the underlying barrier layer are then formed over the substrate having the metal wires and the barrier layer.
本發明另提出一種具有金屬導線的元件,包括:基板、位於基板上方之絕緣層與鑲嵌於絕緣層中之第一金屬導線結構。上述第一金屬導線結構包括金屬導體層、第一阻障層與第二阻障層,其中第一阻障層位於基板與金屬導體層之間,第二阻障層位於第一阻障層上方且位於金屬導體層側壁。上述靠近第一阻障層之第二阻障層的厚度大於遠離第一阻障層之第二阻障層的厚度。 The invention further provides an element having a metal wire, comprising: a substrate, an insulating layer above the substrate and a first metal wire structure embedded in the insulating layer. The first metal wire structure includes a metal conductor layer, a first barrier layer and a second barrier layer, wherein the first barrier layer is located between the substrate and the metal conductor layer, and the second barrier layer is located above the first barrier layer And located on the side wall of the metal conductor layer. The thickness of the second barrier layer adjacent to the first barrier layer is greater than the thickness of the second barrier layer away from the first barrier layer.
在本發明之一實施例中,上述絕緣層中更鑲嵌有第二金屬導線結構,位於具有相同結構之第一金屬導線結構與第二金屬導線結構之間之絕緣層更包含空氣間隙,其中第一金屬導線結構與第二金屬導線結構之間的間距小於30nm。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the insulating layer is further embedded with a second metal wire structure, and the insulating layer between the first metal wire structure and the second metal wire structure having the same structure further includes an air gap, wherein The spacing between a metal wire structure and the second metal wire structure is less than 30 nm.
在本發明之一實施例中,上述金屬導線的材質是選自銀、鎢、鉬、釕、鎳其中之一。 In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the metal wire is one selected from the group consisting of silver, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium and nickel.
在本發明之一實施例中,上述第二阻障層具有弧面側壁與平面側壁,其中平面側壁與金屬導體層側壁接觸,且弧面側壁與平面側壁相接於第二阻障層之遠離第一阻障層之一端。 In an embodiment of the invention, the second barrier layer has a curved sidewall and a planar sidewall, wherein the planar sidewall is in contact with the sidewall of the metal conductor layer, and the sidewall of the curved surface and the planar sidewall are adjacent to the second barrier layer One end of the first barrier layer.
綜上所述,本發明之金屬導線製造方法利用微影製程以製作後續用以成長金屬導線之開口,藉此免除複雜的蝕刻製程與伴隨的電漿損傷。此外本發明之金屬成長製程利用電鍍、無電鍍或電泳製程以及位於通孔或溝槽底部的第一阻障層,使金屬導線完全由通孔或溝槽底部成長(bottom-up)至接近或齊平通孔或溝槽之頂端,可控制金屬導線之成長高度,而可免去後續之化學機械研磨(Chemical Mechanical Polishing,簡稱CMP)製程。然而本發明亦可於金屬成長製程之後,再利用化學機械研磨製程以控 制金屬導線的成長高度。以此製作方式不會有空孔產生,將可克服微縮化之金屬導線孔洞遺留的問題。 In summary, the method of manufacturing a metal wire of the present invention utilizes a lithography process to create an opening for subsequent growth of a metal wire, thereby eliminating complex etching processes and accompanying plasma damage. In addition, the metal growth process of the present invention utilizes electroplating, electroless plating or electrophoresis processes, and a first barrier layer at the bottom of the via or trench to make the metal wire completely bottom-up or close to or from the bottom of the via or trench. The top of the through hole or the groove can control the growth height of the metal wire, and the subsequent chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process can be eliminated. However, the present invention can also be controlled by a chemical mechanical polishing process after the metal growth process. The growth height of the metal wire. In this way, no holes are generated, which will overcome the problem of the leftover of the metal wire holes.
此外利用本發明之金屬導線製造方法,可自然形成空氣間隙於間距較小之兩相鄰金屬導線之間的絕緣層中,如此所得到之金屬導線結構,具有低電容特性,能提升元件效能並改善元件的延遲問題。 In addition, by using the metal wire manufacturing method of the present invention, an air gap can naturally be formed in the insulating layer between two adjacent metal wires having a small pitch, and the thus obtained metal wire structure has low capacitance characteristics and can improve component performance. Improve component delay issues.
為讓本發明之上述和其他目的、特徵和優點能更明顯易懂,下文特舉較佳實施例,並配合所附圖式,作詳細說明如下。 The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <RTIgt;
110、310‧‧‧基板 110, 310‧‧‧ substrate
112、114、312、314‧‧‧電晶體結構 112, 114, 312, 314‧‧‧Optoelectronic structures
116、316‧‧‧介電層 116, 316‧‧‧ dielectric layer
117、317‧‧‧金屬層介層窗 117, 317‧‧‧metal layer window
120、320‧‧‧第一阻障層 120, 320‧‧‧ first barrier layer
130‧‧‧犧牲層 130‧‧‧ Sacrifice layer
132、134‧‧‧開口 132, 134‧‧‧ openings
140、142‧‧‧金屬導線 140, 142‧‧‧Metal wires
150、350‧‧‧第二阻障層 150, 350‧‧‧ second barrier layer
152、352‧‧‧弧面側壁 152, 352‧‧‧ curved side walls
154、354‧‧‧平面側壁 154, 354‧‧‧ plane sidewall
160、360‧‧‧絕緣層 160, 360‧‧‧ insulation
162、362‧‧‧空氣間隙 162, 362‧‧‧ air gap
300‧‧‧具有金屬導線的元件 300‧‧‧ Components with metal wires
340、342‧‧‧金屬導體層 340, 342‧‧‧Metal conductor layer
370‧‧‧第一金屬導線結構 370‧‧‧First metal wire structure
372‧‧‧第二金屬導線結構 372‧‧‧Second metal wire structure
圖1A至圖1F為本發明之一實施例之金屬導線製造方法的流程示意圖。 1A to 1F are schematic flow charts showing a method of manufacturing a metal wire according to an embodiment of the present invention.
圖2為本發明之另一實施例之具有金屬導線之元件結構示意圖。 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of an element having a metal wire according to another embodiment of the present invention.
圖3A為本發明之另一實施例之具有金屬導線之元件結構示意圖。 3A is a schematic view showing the structure of an element having a metal wire according to another embodiment of the present invention.
圖3B係為本發明之圖3A中之虛線圓圈範圍之放大圖。 Fig. 3B is an enlarged view of the range of the dotted circle in Fig. 3A of the present invention.
圖1A至圖1F為本發明之一實施例之金屬導線製造方法的流程示意圖。請參閱圖1A,本實施例之金屬導線製造方法包括下列步驟:首先,提供基板110,並形成第一阻障層120於基板110上方,如圖1A所示。上述形成第一阻障層120的方法例如是原子層沉積法(Atomic Layer Deposition,簡稱ALD)。 1A to 1F are schematic flow charts showing a method of manufacturing a metal wire according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1A, the method for manufacturing a metal wire of the present embodiment includes the following steps: First, a substrate 110 is provided, and a first barrier layer 120 is formed over the substrate 110, as shown in FIG. 1A. The above method of forming the first barrier layer 120 is, for example, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD).
上述基板110可為半導體基板(例如矽基板)或金屬基板,且上述基板110上例如已完成有電晶體結構112、114、記憶體結構或其他需要利用金屬導線來進行電性連結的電路元件。本發明以半導體基板上已完成有電晶體結構112、114為解說範例,且電晶體結構 112、114上方更包括完成有介電層116與金屬層介層窗(via plug)117,但電晶體結構、金屬層介層窗並不限制於圖示中所繪示的數量。值得一提的是,上述第一阻障層120形成於介電層116與金屬層介層窗117的上方。 The substrate 110 may be a semiconductor substrate (for example, a germanium substrate) or a metal substrate, and the substrate 110 has, for example, completed a transistor structure 112, 114, a memory structure, or other circuit elements that need to be electrically connected by metal wires. The invention has completed the transistor structure 112, 114 on the semiconductor substrate as an illustrative example, and the transistor structure The upper portion 112, 114 further includes a dielectric layer 116 and a metal via plug 117, but the transistor structure and the metal layer via are not limited to the number shown in the drawing. It is worth mentioning that the first barrier layer 120 is formed above the dielectric layer 116 and the metal via 117.
此外上述第一阻障層120的材質可選自純金屬(例如鉭(Ta)、鎢(W)、鈷(Co)、鈦(Ti)或釕(Ru))、多元金屬合金(例如鈦鎢合金(Ti-W))、金屬氮化物(例如氮化鈦(Ti-N)、氮化鉭(Ta-N)、氮化鎢(W-N)或氮化鈮(NbN))、金屬碳化物(例如碳化鈦(TiC)、碳化鉭(Ta-C)、碳化鎢(W-C))、金屬氧化物(例如氧化釕(Ru-O)、氧化銥(Ir-O)、氧化錳(Mn-O)、氧化鋁(Al-O))或其組合。且上述第一阻障層(薄膜)的厚度例如為數個奈米。此外第一阻障層例如由上述一種或多種材料複合而成,其中第一阻障層可為單層、複合層或漸進層。此外,可於上述金屬材料膜層中,將不同濃度的碳、氮或氧等原子進行縱向深度之植入而得到上述的漸進層。此外上述複合材料通常以具有促進黏著力或降低接面電阻特性之材料為其底層材料,例如用於鎢栓塞製程中之Ti\TiN複合材料,以及用於銅製程中之TaN\Ta複合材料。然而本發明之第一阻障層的材質與厚度並不以上述為限。 In addition, the material of the first barrier layer 120 may be selected from a pure metal (such as tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), cobalt (Co), titanium (Ti) or ruthenium (Ru)), a multi-metal alloy (such as titanium tungsten). Alloy (Ti-W)), metal nitride (such as titanium nitride (Ti-N), tantalum nitride (Ta-N), tungsten nitride (WN) or tantalum nitride (NbN)), metal carbide ( For example, titanium carbide (TiC), tantalum carbide (Ta-C), tungsten carbide (WC), metal oxides (such as ruthenium oxide (Ru-O), iridium oxide (Ir-O), manganese oxide (Mn-O) , alumina (Al-O)) or a combination thereof. Further, the thickness of the first barrier layer (film) is, for example, several nanometers. Furthermore, the first barrier layer is for example compounded from one or more of the above materials, wherein the first barrier layer can be a single layer, a composite layer or a progressive layer. Further, the above-described progressive layer may be obtained by implanting atoms of different concentrations of carbon, nitrogen or oxygen in a longitudinal depth in the above-mentioned metal material film layer. In addition, the above composite materials generally have a material having a property of promoting adhesion or lowering junction resistance, such as a Ti/TiN composite material used in a tungsten embedding process, and a TaN\Ta composite material used in a copper process. However, the material and thickness of the first barrier layer of the present invention are not limited to the above.
接著,請參閱圖1B,於第一阻障層120上形成犧牲層130,其中犧牲層130包含感光材料。之後,再對犧牲層130進行曝光、顯影、硬烤等微影製程,以於犧牲層130中形成至少一開口。本發明以形成開口132、134於犧牲層130中為解說範例,然而開口之數目不以上述為限。其中開口132、134分別位於部分電晶體結構112、114以及金屬層介層窗117的上方,且開口132、134貫穿犧牲層130並使得開口132、134底部之第一阻障層120暴露出來。上述貫穿犧牲層130之開口132、134可以是溝槽(slot)或通孔(via)等類型。值得一提的是,上述犧牲層130例如是光阻材料或絕緣材料。而本發明提出利用微影 製程來製作後續用以成長金屬導線之開口,可免除傳統複雜的蝕刻製程控制與伴隨的電漿損傷(plasma damage)。 Next, referring to FIG. 1B, a sacrificial layer 130 is formed on the first barrier layer 120, wherein the sacrificial layer 130 comprises a photosensitive material. Thereafter, the sacrificial layer 130 is subjected to a lithography process such as exposure, development, and hard baking to form at least one opening in the sacrificial layer 130. The present invention is illustrated in the formation of openings 132, 134 in sacrificial layer 130, however the number of openings is not limited to the above. The openings 132, 134 are respectively located above the partial transistor structures 112, 114 and the metal layer via 117, and the openings 132, 134 extend through the sacrificial layer 130 and expose the first barrier layer 120 at the bottom of the openings 132, 134. The openings 132, 134 extending through the sacrificial layer 130 may be of a type such as a slot or a via. It is worth mentioning that the sacrificial layer 130 is, for example, a photoresist material or an insulating material. The present invention proposes to utilize lithography The process is used to create subsequent openings for growing metal wires, eliminating the need for traditional complex etching process control and accompanying plasma damage.
於上述犧牲層130中形成開口132、134後,接著對開口132、134底部所暴露出之第一阻障層120進行表面改質製程(圖中未能示出)。表面改質製程例如為物理電漿轟擊法或利用氧化劑之氧化法,亦可利用浸泡酸鹼溶液或是浸泡氫氟酸稀釋溶液(Diluted HF,簡稱DHF)之化學改質方法。 After the openings 132 and 134 are formed in the sacrificial layer 130, the first barrier layer 120 exposed at the bottom of the openings 132 and 134 is subjected to a surface modification process (not shown). The surface modification process is, for example, a physical plasma bombardment method or an oxidation method using an oxidizing agent, or a chemical modification method of soaking an acid-base solution or a diluted HF (DHF) solution.
請合併參閱圖1C,對開口132、134底部所暴露出之第一阻障層120進行表面改質製程之後,利用金屬成長製程,例如電鍍製程(electroplating process)、無電鍍製程(electroless process)或其他濕式化學製程(如電泳製程(electrophoresis process)或以超臨界流體方式鍍膜製程等),於開口132、134底部之第一阻障層120上方,以由底部往上沉積之異向性成長(anisotropic growth)方式,成長出金屬導線140、142至接近開口132、134頂端。本發明之金屬成長製程,可藉由控制金屬導線之成長高度,而可免去後續之化學機械研磨(Chemical Mechanical Polishing,簡稱CMP)製程。然而本發明亦可於金屬成長製程之後,再利用化學機械研磨製程以控制金屬導線的成長高度。 Referring to FIG. 1C, after the surface modification process of the first barrier layer 120 exposed at the bottom of the openings 132, 134, a metal growth process, such as an electroplating process, an electroless process, or Other wet chemical processes (such as electrophoresis processes or supercritical fluid plating processes, etc.), above the first barrier layer 120 at the bottom of the openings 132, 134, are anisotropically grown from the bottom up. In the anisotropic growth mode, the metal wires 140, 142 are grown to the top of the openings 132, 134. The metal growth process of the present invention can eliminate the subsequent chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process by controlling the growth height of the metal wires. However, the present invention can also utilize a chemical mechanical polishing process to control the growth height of the metal wires after the metal growth process.
值得一提的是,上述對第一阻障層120進行表面改質的主要目的,是為了讓金屬導線140、142能平均成長於改質後之第一阻障層120表面,提高金屬導線140、142於金屬成長製程中的潤濕特性,以形成良好的金屬導線140、142。此外上述金屬導線140、142的材質是選自銀、鎢、鉬、釕、鎳或其他金屬元素其中之一,但不以上述為限。 It is worth mentioning that the main purpose of surface modification of the first barrier layer 120 is to allow the metal wires 140 and 142 to grow on the surface of the modified first barrier layer 120 on average, and to improve the metal wires 140. , 142 the wetting characteristics in the metal growth process to form good metal wires 140, 142. Further, the material of the metal wires 140 and 142 is one selected from the group consisting of silver, tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, nickel or other metal elements, but is not limited thereto.
請參閱圖1D,於完成金屬導線140、142的成長製程之後,接著則去除犧牲層130,並於金屬導線140、142的上方、側壁以及第一阻障層120上方等位置形成第二阻障層150。上述形成第二阻障 層150之方法例如是原子層沉積法。值得一提的是,第二阻障層150主要用以阻擋金屬導線中的金屬元素往外擴散,亦可用以提升金屬導線與後續形成之絕緣層之間的附著力。此外第二阻障層150的材質可選自純金屬(例如鉭、鎢、鈷、鈦或釕)、多元金屬合金(例如鈦鎢合金)、金屬氮化物(例如氮化鈦、氮化鉭、氮化鎢或氮化鈮)、金屬碳化物(例如碳化鈦、碳化鉭、碳化鎢)、金屬氧化物(例如氧化釕、氧化銥、氧化錳、氧化鋁)或其組合。 Referring to FIG. 1D, after the growth process of the metal wires 140 and 142 is completed, the sacrificial layer 130 is removed, and a second barrier is formed above the metal wires 140 and 142, the sidewalls, and the first barrier layer 120. Layer 150. Forming the second barrier The method of layer 150 is, for example, an atomic layer deposition method. It is worth mentioning that the second barrier layer 150 is mainly used for blocking the diffusion of metal elements in the metal wires, and can also be used to enhance the adhesion between the metal wires and the subsequently formed insulating layer. In addition, the material of the second barrier layer 150 may be selected from pure metal (such as tantalum, tungsten, cobalt, titanium or tantalum), multi-metal alloy (such as titanium tungsten alloy), metal nitride (such as titanium nitride, tantalum nitride, Tungsten nitride or tantalum nitride), metal carbides (such as titanium carbide, tantalum carbide, tungsten carbide), metal oxides (such as yttria, yttria, manganese oxide, aluminum oxide) or a combination thereof.
請參閱圖1E,接著對第二阻障層150進行非等向性蝕刻製程,以移除部分第二阻障層150與部分第一阻障層120,而留下位於金屬導線140、142側壁之第二阻障層150,並留下位於第二阻障層150下方與金屬導線140、142下方之第一阻障層120。且上述完成非等向性蝕刻製程後之第二阻障層150,其靠近第一阻障層120之厚度例如大於遠離第一阻障層120之厚度。此外,上述第二阻障層150具有弧面側壁152與平面側壁154,平面側壁154與金屬導線140、142之側壁接觸,且弧面側壁152與平面側壁154相接於第二阻障層150之遠離第一阻障層120之一端。 Referring to FIG. 1E , an anisotropic etching process is performed on the second barrier layer 150 to remove a portion of the second barrier layer 150 and a portion of the first barrier layer 120 while leaving sidewalls of the metal wires 140 and 142 . The second barrier layer 150 is left with a first barrier layer 120 under the second barrier layer 150 and under the metal wires 140, 142. The thickness of the second barrier layer 150 after the non-isotropic etching process is completed is close to the thickness of the first barrier layer 120, for example, greater than the thickness of the first barrier layer 120. In addition, the second barrier layer 150 has a curved sidewall 152 and a planar sidewall 154. The planar sidewall 154 is in contact with the sidewalls of the metal wires 140 and 142, and the curved sidewall 152 and the planar sidewall 154 are in contact with the second barrier layer 150. It is away from one end of the first barrier layer 120.
請參閱圖1F,接著再於具有金屬導線140、142、第一阻障層120、第二阻障層150與電晶體結構112、114之基板110上方形成絕緣層160,最後再對絕緣層160進行化學機械研磨等平坦化製程。值得一提的是,若兩金屬導線140、142之相鄰第二阻障層150之間的間距縮小,例如間距小於30nm時,則會因絕緣層160之非均覆特性而自然形成空氣間隙(air-gap)162於兩相鄰第二阻障層150之間。本發明之空氣間隙162不受限於圖1F所繪示的位置。如此之具有空氣間隙之絕緣層160稱之為非均覆性膜層。本發明係利用階梯覆蓋能力較差的絕緣層160,而讓本發明之金屬導線結構同時具有低電阻、低電容特性,如此有助於改善金屬製程所衍生的延遲問題,以提升元件效能。 此外,絕緣層160的材質例如是氧化物或氮化物,但不以此為限。本發明之金屬導線140、142可作為後續成長於金屬導線140、142、第二阻障層150與絕緣層160上方之導體層(圖未示出)與電晶體結構112、114之間的連結導線。此外,金屬介層窗(via plug)117亦可利用本發明之金屬導線製造方法來製得。 Referring to FIG. 1F, an insulating layer 160 is formed over the substrate 110 having the metal wires 140, 142, the first barrier layer 120, the second barrier layer 150, and the transistor structures 112, 114, and finally the insulating layer 160. Perform a flattening process such as chemical mechanical polishing. It is worth mentioning that if the spacing between the adjacent second barrier layers 150 of the two metal wires 140, 142 is reduced, for example, the pitch is less than 30 nm, the air gap is naturally formed due to the non-uniformity of the insulating layer 160. An air-gap 162 is between the two adjacent second barrier layers 150. The air gap 162 of the present invention is not limited to the position depicted in Figure 1F. Such an insulating layer 160 having an air gap is referred to as a non-uniform film layer. The invention utilizes the insulating layer 160 with poor step coverage capability, and the metal wire structure of the invention has both low resistance and low capacitance characteristics, which helps to improve the delay problem derived from the metal process to improve the component performance. In addition, the material of the insulating layer 160 is, for example, an oxide or a nitride, but is not limited thereto. The metal wires 140 and 142 of the present invention can be used as a connection between the conductor layers (not shown) and the transistor structures 112 and 114 which are subsequently grown on the metal wires 140 and 142, the second barrier layer 150 and the insulating layer 160. wire. Further, a via plug 117 can also be produced by using the metal wire manufacturing method of the present invention.
值得一提的是,本發明另提供一種金屬導線之製程方法,類似於圖1A至圖1F的製程流程,不同的是,可省略圖1D之形成第二阻障層150的步驟。詳細來說,於形成金屬導線140、142並將犧牲層130進行去除之後,可選擇不形成第二阻障層150,並直接利用非等向性蝕刻移除部分第一阻障層120,而留下金屬導線140、142下方之第一阻障層120;接著再形成絕緣層160於具有金屬導線140、142、第一阻障層120與電晶體112、114之基板110上方,而利用上述步驟所完成之具有金屬導線之元件結構示意圖如圖2所示。於此製程方法中,省略了主動形成第二阻障層150於金屬導線周圍的製程步驟。因而此方法適於利用較不容易產生擴散現象的金屬材質來形成金屬導線,或是於用以形成金屬導線的主要材質中,額外添加容易與絕緣層160自然進行表面氧化反應或表面氮化反應的金屬材質,例如添加鋁、錳、釕、鎢等金屬元素,但本發明不以此為限。此外,若使用易與絕緣層160自然產生氧化反應或氮化反應之金屬材質,則所完成之金屬導線140、142周圍側壁將自然圍繞有金屬氧化層或金屬氮化層等。另外,當兩金屬導線140、142的間距縮小,則會因絕緣層160之非均覆特性而自然形成空氣間隙162於兩金屬導線140、142之間。 It is worth mentioning that the present invention further provides a method for fabricating a metal wire, similar to the process flow of FIGS. 1A to 1F, except that the step of forming the second barrier layer 150 of FIG. 1D may be omitted. In detail, after the metal wires 140 and 142 are formed and the sacrificial layer 130 is removed, the second barrier layer 150 may not be formed, and a portion of the first barrier layer 120 may be directly removed by anisotropic etching. The first barrier layer 120 under the metal wires 140, 142 is left; then the insulating layer 160 is formed over the substrate 110 having the metal wires 140, 142, the first barrier layer 120 and the transistors 112, 114, A schematic diagram of the structure of the component having the metal wire completed in the step is shown in FIG. 2. In this process method, the process steps of actively forming the second barrier layer 150 around the metal wires are omitted. Therefore, the method is suitable for forming a metal wire by using a metal material which is less prone to diffusion, or for additionally forming a metal wire, and additionally adding a surface oxidation reaction or surface nitridation reaction with the insulating layer 160. The metal material is added with a metal element such as aluminum, manganese, tantalum or tungsten, but the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, if a metal material which easily generates an oxidation reaction or a nitridation reaction with the insulating layer 160 is used, the side walls around the completed metal wires 140 and 142 are naturally surrounded by a metal oxide layer or a metal nitride layer. In addition, when the pitch of the two metal wires 140, 142 is reduced, an air gap 162 is naturally formed between the two metal wires 140, 142 due to the non-uniform characteristics of the insulating layer 160.
圖3A為本發明之另一實施例之具有金屬導線的元件結構示意圖。請參閱圖3A,本發明之具有金屬導線的元件300包括基板310、位於基板310上方之絕緣層360,以及鑲嵌於絕緣層360中之第一金屬導線結構370與第二金屬導線結構372。基板310與基板110的 結構相同,於此不再贅述。此外基板310上例如已完成有電晶體結構312、314,且電晶體結構312、314上方更包括完成有介電層316與金屬層介層窗(via plug)317。本發明之絕緣層360以鑲嵌有兩個金屬導線結構362為解說範例,然而絕緣層360可鑲嵌有單一個或三個以上之金屬導線結構,本發明不以上述為限。 3A is a schematic view showing the structure of an element having a metal wire according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3A, the component 300 having a metal wire of the present invention includes a substrate 310, an insulating layer 360 over the substrate 310, and a first metal wire structure 370 and a second metal wire structure 372 embedded in the insulating layer 360. Substrate 310 and substrate 110 The structure is the same and will not be described here. In addition, the transistor structure 312, 314 is completed on the substrate 310, and the dielectric layer 316 and the metal via plug 317 are further included above the transistor structures 312, 314. The insulating layer 360 of the present invention is illustrated by inlaid with two metal wire structures 362. However, the insulating layer 360 may be embedded with one or more metal wire structures, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
上述第一金屬導線結構370與第二金屬導線結構372分別包括金屬導體層340、342、第一阻障層320、第二阻障層350。其中第一阻障層320位於基板310上之電晶體結構312、314與金屬導體層340、342之間,第二阻障層350位於金屬導體層340、342側壁,且位於第一阻障層320之上方。此外靠近第一阻障層320之第二阻障層350的厚度例如大於遠離第一阻障層320之第二阻障層350的厚度。請參閱圖3B。圖3B係為本發明之圖3A中之虛線圓圈範圍之放大圖。上述第二阻障層350例如具有弧面側壁352與平面側壁354。其中平面側壁354與金屬導體層340、342之側壁接觸,且弧面側壁352與平面側壁354相接於第二阻障層350之遠離第一阻障層320之一端。 The first metal wire structure 370 and the second metal wire structure 372 respectively include metal conductor layers 340, 342, a first barrier layer 320, and a second barrier layer 350. The first barrier layer 320 is located between the transistor structures 312 and 314 on the substrate 310 and the metal conductor layers 340 and 342. The second barrier layer 350 is located on the sidewalls of the metal conductor layers 340 and 342 and is located at the first barrier layer. Above 320. In addition, the thickness of the second barrier layer 350 adjacent to the first barrier layer 320 is greater than the thickness of the second barrier layer 350 away from the first barrier layer 320, for example. Please refer to Figure 3B. Fig. 3B is an enlarged view of the range of the dotted circle in Fig. 3A of the present invention. The second barrier layer 350 has, for example, a curved sidewall 352 and a planar sidewall 354. The planar sidewall 354 is in contact with the sidewalls of the metal conductor layers 340 and 342 , and the sidewall 352 and the planar sidewall 354 are adjacent to one end of the second barrier layer 350 away from the first barrier layer 320 .
值得一提的是,位於第一金屬導線結構370與第二金屬導線結構372之間之絕緣層360更包含有空氣間隙362。上述第一金屬導線結構370與第二金屬導線結構372之間距例如小於30nm。其中第一阻障層320、第二阻障層350、金屬導體層340、342的材質分別與上述第一阻障層120、第二阻障層150、金屬導線140、142的材質相同,於此不再贅述。 It is worth mentioning that the insulating layer 360 between the first metal wire structure 370 and the second metal wire structure 372 further includes an air gap 362. The distance between the first metal wire structure 370 and the second metal wire structure 372 is, for example, less than 30 nm. The materials of the first barrier layer 320, the second barrier layer 350, and the metal conductor layers 340 and 342 are the same as those of the first barrier layer 120, the second barrier layer 150, and the metal wires 140 and 142, respectively. This will not be repeated here.
綜上所述,本發明之金屬導線製造方法利用微影製程以製作後續用以成長金屬導線之開口,藉此免除複雜的蝕刻製程與伴隨的電漿損傷。此外利用電鍍、無電鍍或其它濕式化學製程(如電泳製程)以及位於通孔或溝槽底部的第一阻障層,使金屬導線完全由通孔或溝槽底部成長至接近或齊平通孔或溝槽之頂端,以解決微縮化之金屬導 線的製作問題。此外利用本發明之金屬導線製造方法,可自然形成空氣間隙於間距較小之兩相鄰金屬導線之間的絕緣層中,如此所得到之金屬導線結構,具有低電阻及低電容特性,能提升元件效能並改善元件的延遲問題。 In summary, the method of manufacturing a metal wire of the present invention utilizes a lithography process to create an opening for subsequent growth of a metal wire, thereby eliminating complex etching processes and accompanying plasma damage. In addition, electroplating, electroless plating or other wet chemical processes (such as electrophoresis processes) and a first barrier layer at the bottom of the via or trench allow the metal wires to grow completely from the bottom of the via or trench to near or flush. The top of the hole or groove to solve the metallization of the miniaturization Line making problem. In addition, by using the metal wire manufacturing method of the present invention, an air gap can naturally be formed in the insulating layer between two adjacent metal wires having a small pitch, and the metal wire structure thus obtained has low resistance and low capacitance characteristics and can be improved. Component performance and improved component latency issues.
雖然本發明已以較佳實施例揭露如上,然其並非用以限定本發明,任何熟習此技藝者,在不脫離本發明之精神和範圍內,當可作些許之更動與潤飾,因此本發明之保護範圍當視後附之申請專利範圍所界定者為準。 While the present invention has been described in its preferred embodiments, the present invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the present invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.
110‧‧‧基板 110‧‧‧Substrate
112、114‧‧‧電晶體結構 112, 114‧‧‧Optoelectronic structure
116‧‧‧介電層 116‧‧‧Dielectric layer
117‧‧‧金屬層介層窗 117‧‧‧Metal layer window
120‧‧‧第一阻障層 120‧‧‧First barrier layer
140、142‧‧‧金屬導線 140, 142‧‧‧Metal wires
150‧‧‧第二阻障層 150‧‧‧second barrier layer
160‧‧‧絕緣層 160‧‧‧Insulation
162‧‧‧空氣間隙 162‧‧‧Air gap
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