Method for manufacturing germamde interconnect structures and corresponding interconnect structures

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PATENT NO 9997458
APP PUB NO 20150130062A1
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14400769

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Method for forming an interconnect structure, comprising the steps of: forming a recessed structure in a dielectric material on a substrate; at least partially filling said recessed structure with a metal chosen from the group consisting of copper, nickel and cobalt; introducing the substrate in a CVD reactor; bringing the substrate in the CVD reactor to a soak temperature and subsequently performing a soak treatment by supplying a germanium precursor gas to the CVD reactor at the soak temperature, thereby substantially completely converting the metal in the recessed structure to a germanide.

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IMEC VZWKAPELDREEF 75 3001 LEUVEN BELGIUM

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Carbonell, Laure Elisa Leuven, BE 2 808
Peter, Antony Premkumar Leuven, BE 5 24
Schaekers, Marc Leuven, BE 7 368
Tokei, Zsolt Leuven, BE 17 25
Van, Elshocht Sven Leuven, BE 8 59

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