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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jim Shih-Chun Liang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Pouya Hashemi, Purchase, NY (US);
Michael Robbins, Danbury, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an interconnect structure having a via contact coupled to a middle of line (MOL) contact, a bottom of the via contact being free of a tantalum liner. A metal line is connected to the via contact, an interface between a top of the via contact and the metal line being free of the tantalum liner, the via contact and the metal line comprising copper, the via contact and the metal line being encapsulated with a cobalt liner.
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