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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventors:
Hsiang-Lun Kao, Taoyuan, TW;
Tien-Lu Lin, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yung-Chih Wang, Taoyuan, TW;
Yu-Chieh Liao, Taoyuan, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76847 (2013.01); H01L 21/7682 (2013.01); H01L 21/76819 (2013.01); H01L 21/76829 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metal first, via first process for forming interconnects within a metallization layer of a semiconductor device is provided. In an embodiment a conductive material is deposited and the conductive material is patterned into a conductive line and a via. A dielectric material is deposited over the conductive line and the via, and the dielectric material and the via are planarized.