Method of making interconnect structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8946074
APP PUB NO 20120045893A1
SERIAL NO

13285007

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A method of forming a semiconductor device, comprising: providing a Si-containing layer; forming a barrier layer over said Si-containing layer, said barrier layer comprising a compound including a metallic element; forming a metallic nucleation_seed layer over said barrier layer, said nucleation_seed layer including said metallic element; and forming a metallic interconnect layer over said nucleation_seed layer, wherein said barrier layer and said nucleation_seed layer are formed without exposing said semiconductor device to the ambient atmosphere.

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  • INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

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Koerner, Heinrich Bruckmeuhl, DE 31 431

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