US5801101A
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Method of forming metal wirings on a semiconductor substrate by dry etching
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-07
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Granted: 1998-09-01
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Expires: 2016-08-07
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is, a method of forming a metal wiring on a semiconductor substrate dry etching a metal wiring film or a laminated structure film comprising a metal wiring film and a metal barrier film, which includes a first step of performing etching to a metal wiring film and a second dry etching step of overetching the metal wiring film or the metal barrier film under such a condition that the residence time of a gas in an etching chamber in the second dry etching step is shorter than a residence time of a gas in the first etching step.
Inventors
- 👤 Kousuke Miyoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 18:19
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of forming a metal wiring on a semiconductor substrate comprising: a first dry etching step of etching a metal wiring film formed on said semiconductor substrate in an etching chamber and; a second dry etching step of overetching said metal wiring film in said etching chamber, wherein said second dry etching step of overetching is performed under such a condition that a residence time of a gas in said etching chamber is shorter than a residence time in said first dry etching step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of forming a metal wiring on a semiconductor substrate comprising: a first dry etching step of etching a metal wiring film formed on said semiconductor substrate in an etching chamber and; a second dry etching step of overetching said metal wiring film in said etching chamber, wherein said second dry etching step of overetching is performed under such a condition that a residence time of a gas in said etching chamber is shorter than a residence time in said first dry etching step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1 wherein a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is greater than 5.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of a chamber pressure and a total gas flow rate in each of the dry etching steps is controlled to make the residence time of said gas in said second dry etching step shorter than the residence time of said gas in the first dry etching step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1, wherein a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is set to be greater than 5 by controlling at least one of a chamber pressure and a total gas flow rate in each of the etching steps.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
87 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1, wherein a chamber pressure in said second dry etching step is lower than in said first dry etching step and a total gas flow rate in said second dry etching step is higher than in said first dry etching step, so that a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is greater than 5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1, wherein said metal wiring film is an aluminum alloy film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1, wherein said dry etching is a reactive ion etching using a gas mixture selected from a group consisting of Cl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 2 F 2 , CHF 3 and N 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a step of forming a resist mask on said metal wiring film, and said dry etching is a reactive ion etching using a gas mixture selected from a group consisting of Cl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 2 F 2 , CHF 3 and N 2 .
Claim 10
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of forming a metal wiring having at least a first metal wiring material and a second metal wiring material formed on said first metal wiring material disposed on a semiconductor substrate comprising: a first dry etching step of etching a film of said second metal wiring material in an etching chamber and; a second dry etching step of etching a film of said first metal wiring material in said etching chamber, wherein said second dry etching step is performed under such a condition that a residence time of a gas in said etching chamber is shorter than a residence time in said first dry etching step.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
108 words
A method of forming a metal wiring having at least a first metal wiring material and a second metal wiring material formed on said first metal wiring material disposed on a semiconductor substrate comprising: a first dry etching step of etching a film of said second metal wiring material in an etching chamber and; a second dry etching step of etching a film of said first metal wiring material in said etching chamber, wherein said second dry etching step is performed under such a condition that a residence time of a gas in said etching chamber is shorter than a residence time in said first dry etching step.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 9, wherein said second metal wiring material is an aluminum alloy, and said first metal wiring material is selected from any one of titanium, titanium nitride or a laminated structure of titanium and titanium nitride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 9, further comprising a step of forming a resist mask on said second metal wiring material, and said dry etching is a reactive ion etching using a gas mixture selected from a group consisting of Cl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 2 F 2 , CHF 3 and N 2 .
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is greater than 5.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein at least one of a chamber pressure and a total gas flow rate in each of the dry etching steps is controlled to make the residence time of said gas in said second dry etching step shorter than the residence time of said gas in the first dry etching step.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
69 words
The method forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is set to be greater than 5 by controlling at least one of a chamber pressure and a total gas flow rate in each of the etching steps.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
87 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein a chamber pressure in said second dry etching step is lower than in said first dry etching step and a total gas flow rate in said second dry etching step is higher than in said first dry etching step, so that a ratio of said residence time of a gas in said first dry etching step to said residence time of a gas in said second dry etching step is greater than 5.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of forming a metal wiring as set forth in claim 2, wherein said dry etching is a reactive ion etching using a gas mixture selected from a group consisting of Cl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 2 F 2 , CHF 3 and N 2 .
Claim 19
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of vacating reaction products formed during etching from a reaction chamber comprising the steps of: a first dry etching for a first resident gas time, said first dry etching depositing reaction products on inner surfaces of said reaction chamber; a second dry etching for a second resident gas time, said second dry etching removing said reaction products from said chamber, wherein said first resident gas time is more than five times greater than said second resident gas time.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
80 words
A method of vacating reaction products formed during etching from a reaction chamber comprising the steps of: a first dry etching for a first resident gas time, said first dry etching depositing reaction products on inner surfaces of said reaction chamber; a second dry etching for a second resident gas time, said second dry etching removing said reaction products from said chamber, wherein said first resident gas time is more than five times greater than said second resident gas time.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 17, wherein said first resident gas time is more than seven and one-half times greater than said second resident gas time.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 17, wherein said dry etching steps use a reactive ion etching using a gas mixture selected from the group consisting of Cl 2 , BCl 3 , CH 2 F 2 , CHF 3 and N 2 .
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 18, wherein said first resident gas time is determined by monitoring photo-emission intensity.
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