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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
William L Guthrie, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Naftali E Lustig, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines, Corp., Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
438662 ; 21912166 ; 438665 ; 438632 ;
Abstract
A method of laser planarizing metallic thin films minimizes the laser fluences required to melt or nearly melt the metalization. This is accomplished by reducing the optical reflectivity of the metallic lines and vias by using textured thin films. This reduction of optical reflectivity, in turn, reduces the minimum fluence needed to melt or nearly melt the metal using a laser, thus improving the process window and minimizing the damage to the surrounding media.