|Publication number||US7223695 B2|
|Application number||US 10/957,117|
|Publication date||May 29, 2007|
|Filing date||Sep 30, 2004|
|Priority date||Sep 30, 2004|
|Also published as||US20060071340|
|Publication number||10957117, 957117, US 7223695 B2, US 7223695B2, US-B2-7223695, US7223695 B2, US7223695B2|
|Inventors||Ting Zhong, Fay Hua, Valery M. Dubin|
|Original Assignee||Intel Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (31), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (11), Classifications (61), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor fabrication and processing and more particularly to the field of the electroless deposition of metal alloy barrier layers over copper.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Copper presents different engineering challenges during different stages of the semiconductor fabrication process. One such challenge is the formation of copper and tin intermetallic compounds on the interface between copper bumps on a die and the tin-based solder used to electrically connect that die to a substrate package, such as a ball grid array (BGA) or pin grid array (PGA), in a flip-chip process. The flip-chip process is a method to electrically connect the die to the package carrier. The package carrier, either a substrate or a leadframe, then provides the connection from the die to the exterior of the package. The interconnection between the die and the carrier in flip chip packaging is made through a conductive “bump” that is placed directly on the die surface. That bump may be formed of copper. The bumped die is then flipped over and aligned with tin-based solder bumps formed on the package carrier. The copper bumped die is attached to the package carrier through a metallic bond formed between the copper bumps on the die and the tin-based solder bumps on the package carrier. This metallic bond is formed by reflowing the tin-based solder to attach the solder to the copper bumps on the die. The direct contact of the copper of the copper bumps with the tin-based solder causes the diffusion of the copper from the copper bumps and the tin from the solder to form copper-tin intermetallic compounds. The diffusion of the copper and of the tin creates voids within the connection between the die and the package carrier. The voids cause shorts, excessive heat, and eventually failure of the device. Cobalt based barrier layers, such as CoBP and CoP, have been formed over the copper bumps to prevent the diffusion of the copper and tin and thus the formation of the intermetallic compounds and voids. But, these barrier layers do not effectively block the diffusion of copper and tin. These refractory metal based barrier layers also became very brittle under the stresses placed on the package during fabrication and during the use of the device. Once the barrier layer material becomes brittle and breaks apart, there is further free diffusion of copper and tin through the cracks in the barrier layer and the formation of intermetallic compounds.
Another challenge of copper is the electromigration of copper from the interconnect lines and the vias of an integrated circuit into the surrounding dielectric material, particularly when the surrounding dielectric material is a porous low-k dielectric material. The diffusion of copper often requires the use of a diffusion barrier encapsulating or capping the copper interconnects or vias. A variety of materials are known for forming diffusion barriers on copper. Such materials include CoBP or CoWP alloys. However, these materials may be oxidized, removed, or corroded during the etching or cleaning of vias or trenches. Also, copper may migrate through the cobalt containing materials into the surrounding dielectrics causing shorts, or oxygen may migrate into the copper through the cobalt based material causing oxidation of the copper interconnects.
Described herein are methods of forming metal alloy group VIII-based diffusion barriers over copper. In the following description numerous specific details are set forth. One of ordinary skill in the art, however, will appreciate that these specific details are not necessary to practice embodiments of the invention. While certain exemplary embodiments of the invention are described and shown in the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that such embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive of the current invention, and that this invention is not restricted to the specific constructions and arrangements shown and described because modifications may occur to those ordinarily skilled in the art. In other instances, well known semiconductor fabrication processes, techniques, materials, equipment, etc., have not been set forth in particular detail in order to not unnecessarily obscure embodiments of the present invention.
The diffusion of elements through barrier layers formed of group VIII metals, and in particular the diffusion of copper through these barrier layers, may be eliminated by increasing the alloy qualities of the barrier layer. The group VII metals include cobalt, nickel, iron, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, osmium and iridium. Metal alloy barrier layers formed of a group VII metal alloyed with boron (B) and/or phosphorous (P) and an at least one element from glyoxylic acid, such as carbon (C), hydrogen (H), or carbon and hydrogen (CH) by electroless plating prevent more copper diffusion than other barrier layers without this combination of elements. These metal alloy barrier layers also demonstrate greater stress resistance and thus do not become brittle and fall apart under the pressures of processing and use. Therefore, barrier layers formed of a metal alloy layer of a group VII metal alloyed with B and/or P and an at least one element from glyoxylic acid over a copper layer may be used to prevent the formation of intermetallic compounds between copper and tin when the barrier layer is formed over copper bumps that are soldered to a tin-based solder. Such metal alloy barrier layers may also be used as barrier layer liners within trenches in which copper interconnects or vias are formed and as capping layers over copper interconnects or vias to prevent the electromigration of copper.
A metal alloy barrier layer formed of a group VIII metal alloyed with boron (B) and/or phosphorous (P) and an at least one element from glyoxylic acid may be formed over a copper layer by an electroless plating process. Electroless plating is a process for depositing a layer of material onto a surface by the chemical reduction of an electrolytic solution in the absence of an external electric current. The electroless deposition of the metal alloy barrier layer may result from the electrochemical reaction between the metal ions of the electrolytic solution and the reducing agents on the catalytic surface. Complexing agents and pH adjusters may also effect the deposition of the layer of material onto a surface. Other components within the electroless plating solution, such as the reducing agent, may contribute elements to the metal alloy barrier layer such as boron or phosphorous.
The electroless plating solution contains a group VIII metal containing compound, a reducing agent containing B and/or P, glyoxylic acid, a complexing agent, a buffer agent, and a pH adjuster. The solution may also include other additives such as a stabilizer. The group VIII metal containing compound is a compound where the group VIII metal is chemically bound to another type of element and where the group VIII metal may dissociate from the other element to become part of the electroless plating solution and be available to be plated onto the substrate along with B and/or P and an element from glycolic acid. The group VIII containing compound may be a chloride, a sulfate or an acetate combined with the group VII metal. In one particular embodiment, the group VIII metal may be cobalt and the cobalt-containing compound may be CoCl2·6H2O, cobalt sulfate, or cobalt acetate. In an embodiment where CoCl2·6H2O is the cobalt containing compound in the solution, the amount of CoCl2·6H2O may be in the approximate range of 5 g/L and 40 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 8 g/L and 28 g/L. In another embodiment the group VIII metal may be nickel. The reducing agent containing B may be an amino borane such as dimethylaminoborane (DMAB) or trimethylaminoborane (TMAB). The reducing agent containing P may be a hypophosphite such as ammonium hypophosphite or sodium hypophosphite. These reducing agents contribute B and/or P to the metal alloy being plated, but also serve the purpose of assuring the continued deposition of the metal alloy barrier layer as the surface of the copper layer changes from the original copper to the metal alloy barrier layer. Although the initial deposition of the metal alloy barrier layer 240 may be autocatalytic, the changing chemical environment of the substrate surface may interrupt the autocatalytic environment. Therefore, a reducing agent may be provided to assure continued deposition of the metal alloy barrier layer. The amount of the reducing agent added to the electroless plating solution may be an amount sufficient to provide B and/or P to the metal alloy barrier layer as well as function as a reducing agent and ensure the continued deposition of the metal alloy barrier layer. In an embodiment where DMAB is the reducing agent, the amount of DMAB in the electroless plating solution may be in the approximate range of 5 g/L to 22 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 2 g/L to 30 g/L.
Glyoxylic acid is part of the electroless plating solution because it contributes an element to the metal alloy barrier layer. Glyoxylic acid may be present in the electroless plating solution in an amount in the approximate range of 1 g/L to 20 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 1 g/L and 10 g/L. The element or elements that glyoxylic acid contributes to the plating solution may be carbon (C), hydrogen (H), or carbon and hydrogen (CH). The elements that glyoxylic acid contributes to the metal alloy barrier layer significantly increase the ability of the amorphous alloy barrier layer to prevent the diffusion of atoms such as copper, tin, or oxygen through the barrier layer. Also, the shear strength of the metal alloy barrier layer may also be increased meaning that the metal alloy barrier layer may sustain greater amounts of stress and pressure before breaking down. Because the metal alloy barrier layer may sustain greater amounts of stress before breaking down it may remain effective as a barrier layer to the diffusion of atoms for much longer than other barrier layers.
The electroless plating solution also may contain a complexing agent. The complexing agent may be a carboxylic acid, or a derivative of carboxylic acid, such as citric acid, malonic acid, lactic acid, or oxalic acid, or the complexing agent may be an amine such as ethylenediamine (EDA) or ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The complexing agent may serve to complex to the metals in the electroless plating solution to prevent the precipitation of the metals out of the electroless plating solution. The electroless plating solution may contain an amount of the complexing agent that is sufficient to prevent the precipitation of the metals out of the electroless plating solution. In the embodiment where citric acid is the complexing agent the amount of citric acid in the electroless plating solution may be in the approximate range of 20 g/L to 60 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 25 g/L to 45 g/L.
A buffer may also be included in the electroless plating solution to maintain the pH within a particular range. The buffer may be ammonium chloride, NH4Cl. The amount of NH4Cl in the electroless plating solution may be in the approximate range of 10 g/L and 40 g/L and more particularly approximately 15 g/L to 25 g/L. The buffer may be any compound compatible with the electroless plating solution that can help maintain the pH of the solution in the approximate range of 8.6 and 10.5, and more particularly in the approximate range of 9.0 and 9.5. The pH may also be maintained within a target range by adding a pH adjustor to adjust the pH as needed. The pH adjustor may be a basic compound such as tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH), potassium hydroxide (KOH), or dimethylamine (DMA). The pH may be affected by any or all of the components of the electroless plating solution and is therefore hard to predict even with the addition of a buffer. The pH adjuster may therefore be used to adjust the pH to the target pH. The electroless plating solution may also contain a stabilizer such as thiodiglycolic acid. The amount of stabilizer may vary depending on the amount needed to optimize the electroless plating solution.
The components of the electroless plating solution may be combined in a solvent or in a combination of solvents. Solvents that may be used include water and ethylene glycol. The amount of solvent used is based on how much solvent is needed to solvate the components of the electroless plating solution and how large of a volume of the electroless plating solution is required. In a typical example, the amount of solvent used is 1 liter and the chemical concentrations are normalized to 1 liter of solvent (chemicals volume+solvent=1 liter.) It is to be understood that the compounds within the electroless plating solution may dissociate and recombine within the solvent to form different compounds.
In one particular embodiment, the composition of an electroless plating solution to plate a metal alloy barrier layer formed of cobalt, boron, and an element from glyoxylic acid may be a combination of CoCl2·6H2O to contribute cobalt to the plated alloy, glyoxylic acid to serve as a reducing agent and to contribute an element to the plated alloy, citric acid (monohydrate) as a complexing agent, NH4Cl as a buffer agent, dimethylamine (40% solution) as a pH adjustor, dimethylaminoborane (DMAB) as a reducing agent and to contribute boron to the plated alloy, thiodiglycolic acid as a stabilizer, and water to solvate the components of the electroless plating composition. The composition may also include any reaction products of the components in the solution. The amount of CoCl2·6H2O in the solution may be in the approximate range of 5 g/L and 40 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 8 g/L and 28 g/L. The amount of glyoxylic acid in the solution may be in the approximate range of 1 g/L to 20 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 1 g/L and 10 g/L. The amount of citric acid in the solution may be in the approximate range of 20 g/L to 60 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 25 g/L to 45 g/L. The amount of NH4Cl in the solution may be in the approximate range of 10 g/L and 40 g/L and more particularly approximately 15 g/L to 25 g/L. The amount of dimethylamine (40% solution) in the solution depends on the amount required to adjust the pH to be in the approximate range of 8.6 and 10.5, and more particularly in the approximate range of 9.0 and 9.5. The amount of dimethylaminoborane (DMAB) in the solution may be in the approximate range of 5 g/L to 22 g/L and more particularly in the approximate range of 2 g/L to 30 g/L. The amount of thiodiglycolic acid varies depending on the amount needed to optimize the electroless plating solution, and may initially be approximately 10 ppm of the solution before optimization. An amount of water sufficient to solvate the solution is used. The temperature of the electroless plating solution may be in the approximate range of 30° C. and 90° C., and more particularly in the approximate range of 50° C. and 53° C.
In one embodiment, a metal alloy barrier layer formed of a group VIII metal alloyed with boron (B) and/or phosphorous (P) and an at least one element from glyoxylic acid may be formed over the copper bumps of a wafer having integrated circuitry. In this embodiment, the barrier layer serves to prevent the formation of intermetallic compounds composed of copper and tin, where the tin comes from the tin-based solder bumps that are used to couple the dies cut from the wafer having integrated circuitry to a package carrier.
The wafer 200 may be exposed to the electroless plating solution for a time sufficient to form the metal alloy barrier layer 240 to a thickness in the approximate range of 0.1 μm and 10 μm (micrometers) and more particularly in the approximate range of 2 μm and 3 μm. The deposition time depends on several factors such as the amount and strength of reducing agent in the electroless plating solution as well as the temperature of the plating solution. The deposition rate may be increased by a stronger reducing agent, an increased amount of reducing agent, and the temperature of the electroless plating solution. In an embodiment where the electroless plating solution contains approximately 8 g/L to 28 g/L of CoCl2·6H2O, approximately 1 g/L to 10 g/L glyoxylic acid, approximately 25 g/L to 45 g/L citric acid (monohydrate), approximately 15 g/L to 25 g/L NH4Cl, an amount of dimethylamine (40% solution) sufficient to adjust the pH to be in the approximate range of 9.0 and 9.5, approximately 5 g/L to 22 g/L dimethylaminoborane (DMAB), approximately 10 ppm thiodiglycolic acid, and water to solvate the components of the electroless plating composition where the electroless plating solution has a temperature in the approximate range of 50° C. and 53° C., the plating rate may be approximately 0.025 μm/minute. At this rate, to plate a metal alloy barrier layer 240 having a thickness of 3 μm would take approximately 2 hours. The time to plate the metal alloy barrier layer 240 varies depending on the factors described above and on how thick of a layer is to be plated. The metal alloy barrier layer 240 formed over the copper bumps is illustrated at 260.
At block 105, and illustrated at 270 in
Metal alloy barrier layers may also be used as barrier layers around copper interconnect lines to prevent the electromigration of copper into the surrounding dielectric materials. The electromigration of copper occurs when current is applied to copper and can cause shorts and eventually device failure. Copper also migrates into the dielectric materials surrounding the copper interconnect lines due to thermal expansion, oftentimes forming hillocks that can cause shorts within the device. Metal alloy barrier layers may prevent electromigration and hillock formation. Therefore, the metal alloy barrier layers formed of a group VIII metal, such as cobalt (Co) or nickel (Ni), alloyed with boron (B) and/or phosphorous (P) and at least one element from glyoxylic acid may be effective as barrier layers within a trench or via for interconnect lines or as capping layers formed over the interconnect lines.
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Several embodiments of the invention have thus been described. However, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described, but can be practiced with modification and alteration within the scope and spirit of the appended claims that follow.
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|U.S. Classification||438/687, 438/648, 257/E23.021, 257/E21.508, 257/E21.503, 257/E21.174, 257/E23.101|
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