The present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor
device, which could advance the commercialization of semiconductor
devices with a copper interconnect. In a process of metal interconnect
line fabrication, a TiN thin film combined with an Al intermediate layer
is used as a diffusion barrier on trench or via walls. For the formation,
Al is deposited on the TiN thin film followed by copper filling the
trench. Al diffuses to TiN layer and reacts with oxygen or nitrogen,
which will stuff grain boundaries efficiently, thereby blocking the
diffusion of copper successfully.