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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2000
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method for reducing the high aspect ratios, encountered when forming, and filling, narrow diameter contact holes, in thick insulator layers, has been developed, featuring a two step contact hole opening and filling procedure. First, lower narrow diameter contact holes are opened in lower levels of insulator layers, then filled with tungsten. After deposition of upper levels of insulator layers, upper narrow diameter contact holes are formed, exposing the tungsten filled, lower diameter contact holes. A second tungsten layer fills the upper, narrow diameter contact hole, resulting in a final narrow diameter contact hole, in thick insulator layers, formed with reduced aspect ratios, via use of the two contact hole openings, and the two tungsten fill procedures. In addition these procedures allow a damascene, tungsten bit line structure, to be formed in a dual shaped opening, in lower insulator layers.