SPUTTERED TA-SI-N DIFFUSION-BARRIERS IN CU METALLIZATIONS FOR SI

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作者
KOLAWA, E [1 ]
POKELA, PJ [1 ]
REID, JS [1 ]
CHEN, JS [1 ]
RUIZ, RP [1 ]
NICOLET, MA [1 ]
机构
[1] CALTECH,JET PROP LAB,PASADENA,CA 91109
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10.1109/55.82074
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Electrical measurements on shallow Si n+-p junction diodes with a 30-nm TiSi2 contacting layer demonstrate that an 80-nm-thick amorphous Ta36Si14N50 film prepared by reactive RF sputtering of a Ta5Si3 target in an Ar/N2 plasma very effectively prevents the interaction between the Si substrate with the TiSi2 contacting layer and a 500-nm Cu overlayer. The Ta36Si14N50 diffusion barrier maintains the integrity of the I-V characteristics up to 900-degrees-C for 30-min annealing in vacuum.
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