Composite ALD-formed diffusion barrier layers. In a preferred embodiment, a composite conductive layer is composed of a diffusion barrier layer and/or a low-resistivity metal layer formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD) lining a damascene opening in dielectrics, serving as diffusion blocking and/or adhesion improvement. The preferred composite diffusion barrier layers are dual titanium nitride layers or dual tantalum nitride layers, triply laminar of tantalum, tantalum nitride and tantalum-rich nitride, or tantalum, tantalum nitride and tantalum, formed sequentially on the opening by way of ALD.

 
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