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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:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Nace Layadi, Singapore, SG;
Alvaro Maury, Singapore, SG;
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an interconnect structure. The method may include forming a nucleation layer, including a first metal, over a barrier layer and within an opening formed in a dielectric layer, forming an intermediate layer, including a second metal such as titanium nitride, over the nucleation layer and within the opening, and forming a plug portion layer, including the first metal, over the intermediate layer and within the opening. The first metal may be tungsten and the second metal may be a titanium nitride layer.
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