Ultrathin superlattice of MnO/Mn/MnN and other metal oxide/metal/metal nitride liners and caps for copper low dielectric constant interconnects

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PATENT NO 9472503
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14884193

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An electrical device including an opening in a low-k dielectric material, and a copper including structure present within the opening for transmitting electrical current. A liner is present between the opening and the copper including structure. The liner includes a superlattice structure comprised of a metal oxide layer, a metal layer present on the metal oxide layer, and a metal nitride layer that is present on the metal layer. A first layer of the superlattice structure that is in direct contact with the low-k dielectric material is one of said metal oxide layer and a final layer of the superlattice structure that is in direct contact with the copper including structure is one of the metal nitride layers.

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  • IBM CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Canaperi, Donald F Bridgewater, US 53 815
Edelstein, Daniel C White Plains, US 301 6059
Grill, Alfred White Plains, US 230 8510
Nguyen, Son V Schenectady, US 167 8117
Nogami, Takeshi Albany, US 231 4194
Priyadarshini, Deepika Guilderland, US 63 917
Shobha, Hosadurga Niskayuna, US 101 468

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