CONTACT FAILURES DUE TO POLYMER-FILMS FORMED DURING VIA-HOLE ETCHING

被引:6
作者
MAYUMI, S [1 ]
NISHIDA, S [1 ]
UEDA, S [1 ]
机构
[1] MATSUSHITA ELECT IND CO LTD,DIV MEMORY,KYOTO 617,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 1990年 / 29卷 / 04期
关键词
Contact failure; Contact resistance; Multilevel interconnection; Polymer film; Via hole;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.29.L559
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
The contact resistance between the first metal and the second metal for double-level metallization was increased due to the polymer film formed during via-hole etching with C2F6/CHF3plasma. The resistance increases with increasing over-etching time and etching pressure, or with decreasing electrode temperature for the via-hole etching. A Si-coated electrode is more effective in reducing the contact resistance than a carbon electrode is. Furnace heating at 380°C as a post-treatment is very effective in removing the etching polymer and in decreasing the contact resistance. © 1990 IOP Publishing Ltd.
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页码:L559 / L562
页数:4
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