US 12,266,607 B2
Bottom barrier free interconnects without voids
Kenneth Chun Kuen Cheng, Shatin (HK); Koichi Motoyama, Clifton Park, NY (US); Kisik Choi, Watervliet, NY (US); Cornelius Brown Peethala, Slingerlands, NY (US); Hosadurga Shobha, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Joe Lee, Albany, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/493,486.
Application 17/493,486 is a division of application No. 16/586,947, filed on Sep. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,164,815.
Prior Publication US 2022/0028797 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01)
CPC H01L 23/53266 (2013.01) [H01L 21/02183 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/76807 (2013.01); H01L 21/76816 (2013.01); H01L 21/76831 (2013.01); H01L 21/76849 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interconnect structure, comprising:
a metal line embedded in a dielectric;
an interlayer dielectric (ILD) disposed over the metal line;
a first interconnect formed in the ILD on top of the metal line, wherein:
the first interconnect directly contacts the metal line;
the first interconnect comprises a plurality of vias; and
all sidewalls of the plurality of vias are parallel to one another;
a barrier layer separating the first interconnect from the ILD;
a selective capping layer disposed on the first interconnect;
a blanket capping layer disposed (i) on the selective capping layer and the ILD and (ii) over the first interconnect and a second interconnect, wherein:
the selective capping layer and the blanket capping layer are different materials; and
top surfaces of the selective capping layer and the ILD are coplanar; and
a second plurality of vias passing through the blanket capping layer and the selective capping layer, wherein the second plurality of vias directly contact the first interconnect.