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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shashi Vyas, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Sudipto Naskar, Portland, OR (US);
Charles Wallace, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/53295 (2013.01); H01L 21/76831 (2013.01); H01L 21/76832 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 23/5283 (2013.01);
Abstract
An integrated circuit structure includes a first interconnect level including a first dielectric between a pair of interconnect structures, a second interconnect level above the first interconnect level. The second interconnect level includes a cap structure including a second dielectric on the first dielectric, the cap structure includes a top surface and a sidewall surface and a liner comprising a third dielectric on the top surface and on the sidewall surface.