Process for forming improved titanium-containing barrier layers

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PATENT NO 5858184
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08482379

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An improved titanium nitride barrier layer that prevents spiking between an overlying aluminum layer and a silicon substrate is formed by first sputter depositing a titanium layer onto the substrate, forming an oxygen-containing titanium layer thereover, and sputter depositing a titanium nitride layer over the oxygen-containing layer. The oxygen-containing layer can be formed in an oxygen-containing plasma, or titanium can be sputtered in the presence of oxygen. The titanium-containing layers can be deposited in a single sputtering chamber fitted with a source of RF power to the substrate support to form the plasma. An aluminum contact layer is sputter deposited over the titanium nitride layer.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Chen, Fusen Cupertino, CA 68 3066
Fu, Jianming Sunnyvale, CA 136 4865

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