Background technology
The rapid increase of and the lead number of plies more and more little along with the critical size (Critical Dimension) of electronic package, resistance time lag (RC Time Delay) will have a strong impact on the operating speed of integrated circuit.In order to improve,, replace Al-alloy metal so select the low and high copper conductor material of anti-electronic migration destructiveness of resistivity along with the metal inline line width is dwindled time lag and the electronic migration integrity problem that is caused.Yet,, must change and adopt another kind (Damascene) mode of inlaying and form the copper plain conductor because the copper metal has and be difficult for etched characteristic.
Inlay (Damascene) mode processing procedure and be different from tradition elder generation definition metal pattern is filled out ditch again with dielectric layer metallization process; Its method is earlier after etching the groove of metal wire on the smooth dielectric; Again metal level is inserted; At last unnecessary metal is removed, had the flat structures of damascene in dielectric layer and obtain one.Inserted processing procedure has the following advantages compared with traditional metallization process: (1) can make substrate surface keep smooth at any time; (2) can get rid of the shortcoming that dielectric materials in the conventional process is difficult for inserting the plain conductor gap: (3) can solve the problem, the particularly etching of copper metal that the metallic substance etching is difficult for.
In addition; For contact hole structure in the processing procedure that overcomes traditional interconnect needs to make respectively with wire pattern; Make the shortcoming that whole fabrication steps is extremely complicated, develop in addition at present and a kind of dual damascene (dual damascene) processing procedure that its making processes is to carry out selective etch twice; After respectively lead dielectric substance (line dielectric) and interlayer dielectric substance (via dielectric) erosion being opened; Once finish the barrier layer of metal level and connector, and once conducting metal is inserted interlayer hole and interconnect groove, reach the effect of simplifying fabrication steps.In recent years; Be the development of matable assembly dimension shrinksization and the demand that improves assembly operation speed; Have the copper metal of low resistance constant and high electron mobility impedance, be used to material gradually, replace aluminum metal processing procedure technology in the past as the metal interconnect.The inserted interconnect technology of copper metal not only can reach the downsizing of interconnect and can reduce the RC time lag, has also solved the problem that the metallic copper etching is difficult for simultaneously, has therefore become the main development trend of multiple now interconnect.
No matter be singly to inlay or the copper wiring of dual damascene, after the filling of accomplishing the copper metal, all need carry out the planarization processing procedure, with metal removal unnecessary on the dielectric layer.At present, reach this purpose by the cmp processing procedure usually.Usually with copper-cmp processing procedure, be divided into two steps.Fs removes most copper with grinding rate faster, to increase the unit quantum of output.Subordinate phase is then removed remaining little copper with slower grinding rate mill, uses and avoids the copper in the groove is caused excessive abrasive phenomenon.Usually, the copper of two-stage grinds processing procedure, needs to change the different grinding composites of forming, and grinds demand with the copper that meets different steps.
Generally speaking; The cmp of metal level (copper) all carries out (different under alkaline condition with dielectric layer) under about about 4 the acid range of pH value; And the cmp constituent can add small amounts agent (like hydrogen peroxide) usually, to improve grinding rate.Yet; Because the copper metal corroded and very easily oxidation easily, and copper can't look like aluminium and can form the self-protection zone of oxidation, therefore after grinding under such condition; Final copper conductor usually receives the corrosive situation, thereby badly influences the quality of interconnect.
For addressing the above problem, prior art is in process of lapping, to add a corrosion inhibitor, like benzotriazole (1H-benzotriazole; BTA), to avoid copper metal or its alloy under acidic medium, to be corroded.Yet; Grinding later, this benzotriazole can have residue in processing object (chip) remained on surface; And this residue is not easy to be removed by clean-out systems such as deionized waters, makes this processing object (chip) surface formed uneven surface by residue, and influences the successive process of this processing object (chip).
Embodiment
Characteristics of the present invention can be consulted the detailed description of the graphic and embodiment of this case and obtained to be well understood to.
The present invention is creatine compound used as corrosion inhibitor; This corrosion inhibitor is creatine compound used or its mixtures such as musculamine acid and salt compounds thereof; And this corrosion inhibitor is used for the cmp constituent; Can when cmp, form layer protecting film in the surface in processing object, corroded, can improve the inhibition corrosive power of processing object to avoid processing object; This cmp constituent also further includes except corrosion inhibitor: abrasive particle, oxygenant, accelerator, suppressor factor and solvent.
The instance of this abrasive particle comprises, but the non-silicon-dioxide that is limited to calcination; The silicon dioxide gel that forms from water glass or potassium silicate hydrolysis or silane hydrolyzate and condensation; The aluminium dioxide of deposition or calcination; The titanium oxide of deposition or calcination; Macromolecular material; And MOX and macromolecular material mixtinite (hybrid).The preferably is a silicon dioxide gel.If the abrasive particle consumption is low excessively, be unfavorable for mechanical mill, can't reach desired grinding clearance; On the other hand, if the too high effect of then can acceleration mechanical grinding of abrasive particle consumption, increase the clearance of barrier layer and insulating oxide, also be easy to generate the grinding defective of surface abrasion.In a specific examples, this silicon sol accounts for constituent gross weight 0.01 to 30 weight %, preferable 0.1 to the 15 weight % that accounts for.
With regard to the cmp constituent that grinds the copper layer, preferable use hydrogen peroxide is as oxygenant.Usually, this oxygenant accounts for 0.25 to 5 weight % of constituent gross weight, preferable 0.5 to the 3 weight % that accounts for.
The instance that is used for the accelerator of this cmp constituent comprises, but non-Hydrocerol A, oxalic acid, tartrate, histidine, Beta Alanine or the glycine of being limited to.This accelerator is used to promote metal to be ground, for example the dissolving of copper.Improve the accelerator addition in the grinding composite, help to promote the grinding clearance of metal level, be applicable to that the metal level of fs grinds.Yet, improve the accelerator addition in the grinding composite, also can increase static etched speed simultaneously, be unfavorable for the trickle polishing of subordinate phase.In a specific examples, this accelerator accounts for 0.01 to 10 weight % of constituent gross weight, preferable 0.1 to the 5 weight % that accounts for, better 0.3 to the 3 weight % that accounts for.
The corrosion inhibitor of this cmp constituent and suppressor factor; Grind at height under the condition of clearance; Effectively suppress static etch rate, to be applicable to the grinding and polishing processing procedure of fs and subordinate phase, corrosion inhibitor of the present invention can be creatine compound used for musculamine acid and salt compounds thereof etc.; The instance of this musculamine acid and its esters comprises, but non-be limited to musculamine acid (sarcosine),
Formula one
(CH
3NHCH
2COOH,CAS=107-97-1)
Bay vinegar musculamine acid (lauroyl sarcosine),
Formula two
(C
15H
29NO
3,CAS?97-78-9)
N-acyl sarcosine (N-acyl? Sarcosine), coconut acyl sarcosine (cocoyl? Sarcosine), oil acyl sarcosine (oleoyl? Sarcosine), stearyl acyl sarcosine (stearoyl? Sarcosine) , and nutmeg acyl sarcosine (myristoyl? sarcosine) or a lithium salt, sodium salt, potassium salt, or amine salt or a mixture thereof; acyl sarcosine such as sodium lauryl (Sodium? n-Lauroyl? Sarcosinate).
Formula three
【CH
3(CH
2)
10CON(CH
3)CH
2COONa,CAS?137-16-6】
Generally speaking, this corrosion inhibitor accounts for 0.0005 to 1% of constituent gross weight, preferable 0.001 to 0.5% of the constituent gross weight that accounts for, better 0.005 to 0.1% of the constituent gross weight that accounts for.
The instance of this suppressor factor comprises, but the non-imidazolines that is limited to; Triazole class compounds and verivate thereof, for example 1,2,4-triazole, 3-amido-1,2,4-triazole, 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazole, 3-amido-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-H-benzotriazole or 5-methyl isophthalic acid, 2,3-benzotriazole.Generally speaking, this suppressor factor accounts for 0.0001 to 1% of constituent gross weight, preferable 0.005 to 0.8% of the constituent gross weight that accounts for, better 0.01 to 0.5% of the constituent gross weight that accounts for.
Constituent of the present invention can make water as solvent, and preferable use deionized water is as the solvent of this grinding composite.
Below further specify characteristics of the present invention and effect by particular specific embodiment, but non-ly be used to limit category of the present invention.
Embodiment one
Listed according to table one; Use comprises silicon dioxide gel abrasive particle, Beta Alanine, the hydrogen peroxide, 1 of the about 90nm of median size; 2,4-triazole (suppressor factor), cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium (corrosion inhibitor) and solvent are that the ground slurry constituent control sample of water is tested.Wherein, the chemical formula of this cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium is suc as formula four:
Formula four
(RCON(CH
3)CH
2COONa,CAS?61791-59-1)
? |
Oxygenant (hydrogen peroxide) (wt %) |
Accelerator (Beta Alanine) (wt%) |
Suppressor factor (wt%) |
Abrasive particle (silicon dioxide gel) (wt %) |
Corrosion inhibitor ppm |
Reference examples 1 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0.025 |
0.1 |
0 |
Reference examples 2 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0.025 |
0.1 |
50 |
Reference examples 3 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
Reference examples 4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0 |
0.1 |
50 |
Table one
Grinding test is to carry out according to following condition, grind clearance (Removal Rate, RR) and the MV result of etch-rate (Etch Rate) be embedded in table two.
Grinder station: Mirra polisher (Applied Materials)
Type of wafer: 8 inch cover copper film wafer (Ramco Co)
Grind overdraft: 2psig
Platform rotating speed: 90rpm
Carrier rotating speed: 85rpm
Grinding pad: IC 1010 (Rohm and Haas)
Grind slurry flow velocity: 200ml/min.
? |
Cu?RR1.5psi |
Cu?RR3psi |
Etch-rate, A/min |
Reference examples 1 |
4930 |
9790 |
915 |
Reference examples 2 |
3257 |
7729 |
319 |
Reference examples 3 |
7458 |
>15425 |
3023 |
Reference examples 4 |
1470 |
>15425 |
578 |
Table two
Can know that according to table two result in this reference examples 1 and the reference examples 2, the copper grinding clearance of reference examples 1 and etch-rate are greater than reference examples 2; And in reference examples 3 and the reference examples 4, the copper of reference examples 3 grinding clearance and etch-rate are greater than reference examples 4, and the result can know thus; If use cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium as corrosion inhibitor; Can significantly reduce copper and grind clearance and etch-rate,, can avoid processing object to be corroded effectively so this corrosion inhibitor can provide preferable inhibition corrosive power.
Embodiment two
Listed according to table three; Reference examples 5 is used silicon dioxide gel abrasive particle, hydrogen peroxide, Pottasium Hydroxide, the benzotriazole (corrosion inhibitor) that comprises the about 90nm of median size; Reference examples 6 is then used the silicon dioxide gel abrasive particle that comprises the about 90nm of median size, hydrogen peroxide, Pottasium Hydroxide, cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium (corrosion inhibitor) and the solvent ground slurry constituent as water; Be that control sample is tested under 11 the environment in the pH value.
? |
Oxygenant (hydrogen peroxide) (wt%) |
Abrasive particle (silicon dioxide gel) (wt %) |
BTAppm |
Corrosion inhibitor ppm |
KOH (wt%) |
pH |
Reference examples 5 |
0.5 |
30.0 |
50 |
0 |
0.1 |
11 |
Reference examples 6 |
0.5 |
30.0 |
0 |
50 |
0.1 |
11 |
Table three
Grinding test carries out according to following condition, and (Removal Rate, MV result RR) is embedded in table four to grind clearance.
Grinder station: Applied Material Mirra Polisher, (San Jose, CA)
Type of wafer: 8 inch cover copper, TEOS, tantalum films wafer
Grind overdraft: 2psig
Platform rotating speed: 70rpm
Carrier rotating speed: 65rpm
Grinding pad: IC 1010 (Rohm and Haas)
Grind slurry flow velocity: 200ml/min.
? |
Ox grinds clearance (A/min) |
Cu grinds clearance (A/min) |
Ta grinds clearance (A/min) |
Reference examples 5 |
1244 |
657 |
633 |
Reference examples 6 |
1223 |
556 |
601 |
Table four
Can know according to table four result; The copper of this reference examples 5 grinds clearance and tantalum (Ta) grinds clearance greater than reference examples 6; The result can know thus, if use cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium as corrosion inhibitor, can significantly reduce the grinding clearance of copper and tantalum (Ta); So as corrosion inhibitor preferable inhibition corrosive power (compared to benzotriazole as corrosion inhibitor) can be provided with cocounut oil anilide musculamine acid sodium, can avoid processing object to be corroded effectively.
Can know that by above-mentioned each embodiment the present invention utilizes creatine compound used (like musculamine acid and salt compounds thereof) as the corrosion inhibitor in the cmp constituent, utilizes benzotriazole (1H-benzotriazole with habit; BTA) compare as corrosion inhibitor, have preferable inhibition corrosive power, can avoid processing object to be corroded, and also can be in grinding the residual situation generation that residue is arranged of subject surface.
Technology contents of the present invention and technical characterstic the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches disclose as above, yet the personage who is familiar with this technology still possibly do various replacement and the modifications that spirit is invented in this case that do not deviate from based on announcement of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be not limited to embodiment announcement person, and should comprise various do not deviate from replacement of the present invention and modifications, and is contained by following claim.