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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2013
Applicants:

Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, TX (US);

Douglas M. Reber, Austin, TX (US);

Edward O. Travis, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mehul D. Shroff, Austin, TX (US);

Douglas M. Reber, Austin, TX (US);

Edward O. Travis, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/48 (2006.01); H01L 23/532 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 23/53238 (2013.01); H01L 21/768 (2013.01); H01L 23/5329 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract

A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a dielectric layer supported by the substrate, an interconnect adjacent the dielectric layer, the interconnect including a conduction material and a barrier material disposed along sidewalls of the interconnect between the conduction material and the dielectric layer, and a layer disposed over the interconnect to establish an interface between the conduction material, the barrier material, and the layer. A plate is disposed along a section of the interconnect to interrupt the interface.


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