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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Globalfoundries, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Torsten Huisinga, Dresden, DE;
Carsten Peters, Dresden, DE;
Andreas Ott, Dresden, DE;
Axel Preusse, Radebeul, DE;
Assignee:
GLOBALFOUNDRIES, INC., Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/522 (2006.01); H01L 23/485 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/528 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/5226 (2013.01); H01L 21/76814 (2013.01); H01L 21/76849 (2013.01); H01L 23/485 (2013.01); H01L 23/528 (2013.01); H01L 23/53238 (2013.01); H01L 23/53295 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, an integrated circuit includes a metal contact structure, an electrically conductive capping layer formed on the metal contact structure, and a conductive via electrically connected to the metal contact structure through the electrically conductive capping layer.