| CPC H01L 23/53223 (2013.01) [H01L 21/7685 (2013.01); H01L 21/76864 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/53238 (2013.01); H01L 21/76846 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A semiconductor structure, comprising:
a substrate having a semiconductor device; and
an interconnect, disposed over the substrate and electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, comprising:
a metallization layer, disposed over the substrate, and comprising a via portion and a line portion connecting to the via portion;
a capping layer, covering the line portion, wherein the line portion is sandwiched between the via portion and the capping layer, and the capping layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers; and
a dielectric layer, laterally covering the metallization layer,
wherein:
the plurality of sub-layers independently comprise a material comprising MXn1, wherein M is a transition metal selected from the groups IVB, VB, or VIB of the periodic table, X is an element selected from a group consisting of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium, and n1 is in a range of 0.5-2, or
the plurality of sub-layers independently comprise a material comprising Tan2Sn3, wherein n2 is in a range of 1-2, and n3 is in a range of 2-5.
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