Patent ID: 7200460
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A computer storage medium containing a software routine that, when executed, causes a general purpose computer to control a deposition chamber using a layer deposition method, comprising: providing a substrate having a metal layer thereon; forming a nitrogen-containing silicon carbide barrier layer on the metal layer, wherein the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide barrier layer is formed by reacting a gas mixture comprising a silicon source, a carbon source, and a nitrogen source in the presence of an electric field; forming a first dielectric layer on the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide barrier layer; forming a nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask on the first dielectric layer, wherein the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask is formed by reacting a silicon source, a carbon source, and a nitrogen source in the presence of an electric field; patterning the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask to define vias therethrough; forming a second dielectric layer on the patterned nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask; patterning the second dielectric layer to define interconnects therethrough, wherein the interconnects are positioned over the vias defined in the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask; transferring the via pattern through the first dielectric layer using the nitrogen-containing silicon carbide hard mask as a mask; and filling the vies and interconnects with a conductive material.