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Engineered Low Resistivity Titanium-Tantalum Nitride Films by Atomic Layer Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Ana R. Londergan ,
Jereld L. Winkler ,
Kim Vu ,
Lawrence Matthysse ,
Thomas E. Seidel  and
Ofer Sneh
Ana R. Londergan
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Jereld L. Winkler
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Kim Vu
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Lawrence Matthysse
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Thomas E. Seidel
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Ofer Sneh
Affiliation:
Genus Inc., Sunnyvale, CA 94089
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Abstract

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is an emerging ultra-thin film deposition technique for advanced microelectronics applications. Enabling features of ALD are precise control over film thickness, excellent conformality and relative insensitivity to wafer size. Additionally, ALD allows interface and film engineering that can be utilized to maximize device performance within the minimum feature size requirements. This paper reports on the compositional, structural and electrical properties of engineered Ti-Ta-N composite films grown by ALD at 360°C. For a wide range of composition these Ti-Ta-N films exhibit resistivity from 500 to 2000 μω-cm, high density, and 100 % step coverage. Additionally, the ability to control texture by changing film composition is established. Based on experimental results, an approach to grow Composite Engineered Barriers by ALD (CEBA) is described that could provide a solution to the challenging barrier requirements.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 714: Symposium – Materials, Technology and Reliability for Advanced Interconnects and Low-k Dielectrics II , 2001 , L5.3.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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