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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Ying-Hsueh Chang Chien, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Ming Lee, New Taipei, TW;
Man-Kit Leung, Taipei, TW;
Chi-Ming Yang, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/4763 (2006.01); H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76841 (2013.01); H01L 23/5226 (2013.01);
Abstract
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a workpiece including an insulating material layer disposed thereon. The insulating material layer includes a trench formed therein. The method includes forming a barrier layer on the sidewalls of the trench using a surface modification process and a surface treatment process.