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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1998
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method of fabricating a metal contact in a reduced aspect ratio contact hole. The method begins by forming a first insulating layer and a first barrier layer having a first barrier opening over a substrate. The first insulating layer is anisotropically etched through the first barrier opening forming an upper contact hole. A second barrier layer is formed on the first barrier layer and the first insulating layer. The second barrier layer is anisotropically etched forming spacers on sidewalls of the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is anisotropically etched using the first barrier layer and the spacers as an etch mask forming a lower contact hole. The first barrier layer and the spacers are removed to form the reduced aspect ratio contact hole. The reduced aspect ratio contact hole is comprised by the upper and lower contact holes. The reduced aspect ratio contact hole is filled with a contact metal to contact the contact region in the substrate.
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