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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2021
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Yann Mignot, Slingerlands, NY (US);
James J. Kelly, Schenectady, NY (US);
Muthumanickam Sankarapandian, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Yongan Xu, San Jose, CA (US);
Hsueh-Chung Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Daniel J. Vincent, Albany, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor device includes a stack structure having at least first, second and third interconnect levels. Each interconnect level has a patterned metal conductor including a first metallic material. A via spans the second and third interconnect levels and electrically couples with the patterned metal conductor of the first interconnect level. At least a segment of the super via includes a second metallic material different from the first metallic material.