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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Junichi Koike, Sendai, JP;
Akihiro Shibatomi, Sendai, JP;
Inventors:
Junichi Koike, Sendai, JP;
Akihiro Shibatomi, Sendai, JP;
Assignee:
Advanced Interconnect Materials LLC, Sendai-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A copper interconnection structure includes an insulating layer, an interconnection body including copper in an opening provided on the insulating layer, and a diffusion barrier layer formed between the insulating layer and the interconnection body. The diffusion barrier layer includes an oxide layer including manganese having a compositional ratio of oxygen to manganese (y/x) less than 2.