JP5878116B2 - 磁性層のパターニングと接続 - Google Patents
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Description
磁性層と、下部導電性電極と、その反対側で磁性層サブスタックを電気的に接続する上部導電性電極とを含む磁性層サブスタックを含む磁気スタックを形成する工程と、
磁気スタックの上に犠牲柱を形成する工程であって、犠牲柱は上に横たわる第2の犠牲材料に対するアンダーカットと、磁気スタックに向かって断面寸法が大きくなる傾斜フットを有する工程と、
磁気スタックのパターニングのために犠牲柱を使用する工程と、
その後に犠牲柱の周囲に絶縁層を堆積する工程と、
その後に犠牲柱を選択的に除去し、これによりパターニングされた磁気スタックに向かうコンタクトホールを形成する工程と、
コンタクトホールを電気的に導電性の材料で埋める工程と、
を含む。
磁性層を含む磁気スタックを形成し、これにより多層磁性層サブスタックを形成する工程であって、磁気スタックは、多層磁性層サブスタックの下にある下部金属層と、上にある上部金属層を有する工程と、
次に、第1犠牲層を堆積する工程と、
次に、例えばフォトリソグラフィ層のような第2犠牲層を堆積する工程と、
例えばリソグラフィパターニングのような第2犠牲層のパターニングを行う工程と、
パターニングした第2犠牲層をエッチングマスクに用いて第1犠牲層をパターニングして、第1犠牲層の側壁の形状が、リソグラフィマスクの下の上部のアンダーカットと、磁気スタックに近い下部に向かう傾斜形状とを含むようにする工程と、
磁気スタックの上部金属層と少なくとも幾つかの磁性層とをイオンミリングして磁性柱を形成し、これにより磁性材料の一部を、パターニングされた犠牲層の傾斜した側壁上に再堆積し、磁性層の上には堆積しない工程と、
次に、パターニングされた第1犠牲層の少なくとも周囲に、絶縁層を堆積する工程と、
次に、第2犠牲層により形成されたマスクのレベルの下に、絶縁層を平坦化し、これによりパターニングされた第1犠牲層の十分な部分を残す工程と、
第1犠牲層を選択的に除去して、コンタクトホールを形成する工程と、
次に、残された絶縁層の上に導電性材料の層を堆積し、これにより例えば金属のような電気的に導電性の材料によりコンタクトホールを完全に充填する工程と、
導電性の材料をパターニングして、互いに電気的に絶縁された、個々の電気的に接続可能な磁気デバイスを形成する工程と、
を含む。
Claims (13)
- 磁気スタック(40)をパターニングし、電気的に接続する方法であって、
磁性層(41)と、下部導電性電極(43)と、その反対側で磁性層サブスタックを電気的に接続する上部導電性電極(44)とを含む磁性層サブスタックを含む磁気スタック(40)を形成する工程と、
磁気スタック(40)の上に犠牲柱(46)を形成する工程であって、犠牲柱(46)は上に横たわる第2犠牲材料(45)に対するアンダーカットと、磁気スタック(41)に向かって断面寸法が大きくなる傾斜フット(47)を有する工程と、
犠牲柱(46)を磁気スタック(40)のパターニングのために使用する工程と、
犠牲柱(46)の周囲に絶縁層(70)を堆積する工程と、
第2犠牲材料(45)のレベルの下に絶縁層(70)を平坦化し、これにより犠牲柱(46)の重要な部分を残し、続いて犠牲柱(46)を選択的に除去し、これによりパターニングされた磁気スタックに向かってコンタクトホール(80)を形成する工程と、
コンタクトホール(80)を電気的な導電性材料(81)で埋める工程と、を含み、
磁気スタック(40)をパターニングするために犠牲柱を用いる工程が、
上部導電性電極(44)および磁性層(41)を、イオンミリングによりパターニングして磁性柱を形成し、これにより、磁性材料(48)の一部を、パターニングされた第1犠牲層(46)の傾斜した側壁上に再堆積し、磁性層(41)の上に再堆積しない工程である方法。 - 傾斜したフット(47)を有する犠牲柱(46)を形成する工程が、
第1犠牲層を形成する工程と、
第1犠牲層の上に第2犠牲材料を形成する工程と、
第2犠牲材料をパターニングする工程と、
パターニングした第2犠牲材料(45)をマスクに用いて第1犠牲層をパターニングし、これにより、磁気スタック(40)から離れたパターニングされた第1犠牲層(46)の部分が、マスク(45)の幅より小さい幅を有し、磁気スタック(40)に近いパターニングされた第1犠牲層(46)の部分が、磁気スタック(40)との界面においてマスクと実質的に等しい幅を有する傾斜した下部の部分(70)を有するように、第1犠牲層中にアンダーカットを形成する工程と、を含む請求項1に記載の方法。 - 更に、再堆積された磁性材料(48)に囲まれた柱(46)の周囲に絶縁層(70)を堆積する工程を含む請求項1に記載の方法。
- 更に、コンタクトホール(80)を充填する導電性材料(81)をパターニングする工程を含む請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 磁気スタック(40)は、Co、Fe、Ni、CoFe、CoFeB、NiFe、IrMn、PtMnから選択される磁性層(41)を形成する工程を含む請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 磁性スタック(40)を形成する工程が、更に、絶縁層(42)を形成する工程を含む請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 磁気スタックをパターニングする工程が、絶縁層(42)の中で停止する請求項6に記載の方法。
- 磁性スタック(40)を形成する工程が、1またはそれ以上の以下に示す層:Ta、CoFeB、MgO、CoFeB、Ru、CoFe、InMn、FeCuN、およびTa層を含む多層磁性層を形成する工程を含む請求項1〜7のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 磁気スタック(40)を形成する工程が、1nmから10nmの範囲の膜厚を有する磁性層(41)を形成する工程を含む請求項1〜8のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 犠牲柱を形成する工程が、100nmから500nmの高さを有する犠牲柱を形成する工程を含む請求項1〜9のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 第1犠牲層をパターニングする工程が、パターニングされた第2犠牲材料の下にある上部でアンダーカットを達成し、下部に向かって傾斜した形状を達成するように調整された異方性の反応性イオンエッチングを用いる工程を含み、この調整は、反応性イオンプラズマの化学的組成に対する反応性イオンプラズマの指向性を注意深く最適化することで達成される請求項2に記載の方法。
- 絶縁層(70)を平坦化する工程が、化学機械研磨を用いる工程を含む請求項4〜11のいずれかに記載の方法。
- 犠牲柱(46)を選択的に除去してコンタクトホール(80)を形成する工程が、選択的ドライエッチング工程を用いて行われる請求項1〜12のいずれかに記載の方法。
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