[[abstract]] An improved dual damascene structure is provided for use in the wiring-line structures of multi-level interconnects in integrated circuit. In this dual damascene structure, low-K (low dielectric constant) dielectric materials are used to form both the dielectric layers and the etch-stop layers between the metal interconnects in the IC device. With this feature, the dual damascene structure can prevent high parasite capacitance to occur therein that would otherwise cause large RC delay to the signals being transmitted through the metal interconnects and thus degrade the performance of the IC device. With the dual damascene structure, such parasite capacitance can be reduced, thus assuring the performance of the IC device.[[filen...
A computer-efficient algorithm to determine the parasitic capacitances and inductances associated wi...
The Information Revolution and enabling era of silicon ul-tralarge-scale integration (ULSI) have spa...
[[abstract]]A method of manufacturing copper interconnects includes the steps of first providing a s...
[[abstract]]A dielectric layer in a dual-damascene interconnect is described. A dual-damascene inter...
[[abstract]]A dual damascene process forms a two level metal interconnect structure by first providi...
[[abstract]]A method of forming a dual damascene structure comprises the steps of providing a substr...
[[abstract]]A method of fabricating a dual damascene structure. A low k dielectric layer and a cap l...
[[abstract]]PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid excessively polishing a metal line which would increase t...
The various embodiments of the present invention provide a stress-relieving, second-level interconne...
textThe function of an interconnect system is to distribute signals and power to various circuits i...
[[abstract]]A method of fabricating an unlanded metal via of multi-level interconnection. The method...
[[abstract]]A method for forming dual damascene is provided. First, a first inter-metal dielectric l...
[[abstract]]The impact of dielectric materials on the reliability of advanced copper (Cu) interconne...
The influence of parasitic effects on the performance of VLSI circuits can be improved by reducing t...
[[abstract]]A multilevel interconnect structure is formed in a manner that reduces the problems asso...
A computer-efficient algorithm to determine the parasitic capacitances and inductances associated wi...
The Information Revolution and enabling era of silicon ul-tralarge-scale integration (ULSI) have spa...
[[abstract]]A method of manufacturing copper interconnects includes the steps of first providing a s...
[[abstract]]A dielectric layer in a dual-damascene interconnect is described. A dual-damascene inter...
[[abstract]]A dual damascene process forms a two level metal interconnect structure by first providi...
[[abstract]]A method of forming a dual damascene structure comprises the steps of providing a substr...
[[abstract]]A method of fabricating a dual damascene structure. A low k dielectric layer and a cap l...
[[abstract]]PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid excessively polishing a metal line which would increase t...
The various embodiments of the present invention provide a stress-relieving, second-level interconne...
textThe function of an interconnect system is to distribute signals and power to various circuits i...
[[abstract]]A method of fabricating an unlanded metal via of multi-level interconnection. The method...
[[abstract]]A method for forming dual damascene is provided. First, a first inter-metal dielectric l...
[[abstract]]The impact of dielectric materials on the reliability of advanced copper (Cu) interconne...
The influence of parasitic effects on the performance of VLSI circuits can be improved by reducing t...
[[abstract]]A multilevel interconnect structure is formed in a manner that reduces the problems asso...
A computer-efficient algorithm to determine the parasitic capacitances and inductances associated wi...
The Information Revolution and enabling era of silicon ul-tralarge-scale integration (ULSI) have spa...
[[abstract]]A method of manufacturing copper interconnects includes the steps of first providing a s...