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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/3213 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 21/28556 (2013.01); H01L 21/32139 (2013.01); H01L 21/76879 (2013.01); H01L 21/76885 (2013.01); H01L 23/53223 (2013.01); H01L 23/53238 (2013.01); H01L 23/53266 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes etching a mandrel layer to form mandrel strips, and selectively depositing metal lines on sidewalls of the mandrel strips. During the selective deposition, top surfaces of the mandrel strips are masked by dielectric masks. The method further includes removing the mandrel layer and the dielectric masks, filling spaces between the metal lines with a dielectric material, forming via openings in the dielectric material, with top surfaces of the metal lines exposed to the via openings, and filling the via openings with a conductive material to form vias.