Effect of under-layer treatment of Ta/TaN barrier film on corrosion between Cu seed and Ta in chemical-mechanical-polishing slurry |
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Authors: | Lee Wen-Hsi Hung Chi-Cheng Wang Yu-Sheng Chang Shih-Chieh Wang Ying-Lang |
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Affiliation: | Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | Tantalum/tantalum nitride (Ta/TaNx) composite film is widely used as a copper (Cu) diffusion barrier layer. In order to reduce via-resistance, an additional argon (Ar) re-sputtering process is used to thin the barrier thickness at the feature bottom. In this study, the effect of Ar re-sputtering of the under-layer of TaNx barrier films on the corrosion between Cu seeds and upper Ta films in chemical-mechanical-polishing (CMP) slurries was investigated. The results show that Ar re-sputtering of the under-layer of the TaNx barrier has a strong influence on the corrosion of Cu seeds and Ta films. The equivalent circuit, simulated using data from electrochemical analysis, reveals changes in resistance and capacitance elements of the Cu-Ta electrochemical system, proving that the phase transformation of upper Ta films under different TaNx conditions leads to different degrees corrosion of Cu seeds and the Ta films. |
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