Integration of Single Damascene 85/85 nm L/S copper trenches in Black Diamond using 193 nm optical lithography with dipole illumination

This paper describes the integration of Single Damascene 85/85 nm L/S copper trenches in Black Diamond (Applied Materials) dielectric (k=2.85). Optical lithography (193 nm) with off-axis illumination was used to print the trenches. Integration issues are discussed, and resistance and RC delay data are presented. The method is applied to study the resistivity for sub 100 nm copper lines.