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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Globalfoundries Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Qiang Fang, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Shafaat Ahmed, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Changhong Wu, Rexford, NY (US);
Zhiguo Sun, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Jiehui Shu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A method of forming hybrid Co and Cu CA/CB contacts and the resulting device are provided. Embodiments include forming a forming a plurality of trenches through an ILD down to a substrate; forming a first metal liner on side and bottom surfaces of each trench and over the ILD; annealing the first metal liner; forming a second metal liner over the first metal liner; forming a first plating layer over a portion of the second metal liner in each trench; forming a second plating layer over the second metal liner and first plating layer in a remaining portion of each trench, the first and second plating layers being different materials; and planarizing the second plating layer and the second and first metal liners down to the ILD.