CPC H01L 21/76831 (2013.01) [H01L 21/7681 (2013.01); H01L 21/76811 (2013.01); H01L 21/76813 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 21/76804 (2013.01); H01L 23/485 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A device comprising:
a first metal structure;
a dielectric structure over the first metal structure, the dielectric structure having a stepped sidewall structure, the stepped sidewall structure comprising a lower sidewall and an upper sidewall laterally set back from the lower sidewall;
a dielectric residue embedded in a recessed region in the lower sidewall of the stepped sidewall structure of the dielectric structure, the dielectric residue having a width decreasing as a distance from the first metal structure increases; and
a second metal structure extending through the dielectric structure to the first metal structure.
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