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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Joon-young Moon, Uiwang-si, KR;
Youn-jin Cho, Uiwang-si, KR;
Sung-jae Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
You-jung Park, Uiwang-si, KR;
Yong-woon Yoon, Uiwang-si, KR;
Chul-ho Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Chung-heon Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Joon-Young Moon, Uiwang-si, KR;
Youn-Jin Cho, Uiwang-si, KR;
Sung-Jae Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
You-Jung Park, Uiwang-si, KR;
Yong-Woon Yoon, Uiwang-si, KR;
Chul-Ho Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Chung-Heon Lee, Uiwang-si, KR;
Cheil Industries, Inc., Gumi-si, Kyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Abstract
Forming a dual damascene structure includes forming a first insulation layer and a second insulation layer, forming a resist mask, forming a via hole down to a lower end of the first insulation layer, forming a hardmask layer in the via hole and on the second insulation layer using a spin-coating method, forming a resist mask, forming a first trench hole down to a lower end of the second insulation layer, respectively removing a part of the hardmask layer in the via hole and a part of the hardmask layer on the second insulation layer, forming a second trench hole by removing a part of the first insulation layer between a top corner of the hardmask layer remaining in the via hole and a bottom corner of the first trench hole, removing the hardmask layer, and filling the via hole and the second trench hole with a conductive material.