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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Adrien R. Lavoie, Beaverton, OR (US);
Juan E. Dominguez, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Aaron A. Budrevich, Portland, OR (US);
Adrien R. Lavoie, Beaverton, OR (US);
Juan E. Dominguez, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Aaron A. Budrevich, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Noble metal barrier layers are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus may include a substrate, a dielectric layer over the substrate, and an interconnect structure within the dielectric layer. The interconnect structure may have a bulk metal and a barrier layer. The barrier layer may be disposed between the bulk metal and the dielectric layer. The barrier layer may include one or more metals selected from iridium, platinum, palladium, rhodium, osmium, gold, silver, rhenium, ruthenium, tungsten, and nickel.