Pulsed dielectric etch process for in-situ metal hard mask shape control to enable void-free metallization

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PATENT NO 8906810
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13888901

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An all-in-one trench-over-via etch wherein etching of a low-k material beneath a metal hard mask of titanium nitride containing material is carried out in alternating steps of (a) etching the low-k material while maintaining chuck temperature at about 45 to 80° C. and (b) metal hard mask rounding and Ti-based residues removal while maintaining chuck temperature at about 90 to 130° C.

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  • LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION

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Choi, Tom Sunnyvale, US 28 964
Indrakanti, Ananth Fremont, US 5 49
Jensen, Alan Mountain House, US 8 136
Nagabhirava, Bhaskar Albany, US 9 40

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