Method for forming low compressive stress fluorinated ozone/TEOS oxide film

A method and apparatus for forming a halogen-doped silicon oxide film, preferably a fluorinated silicon glass (FSG) film, having compressive stress less than about -5x108 dynes/cm2. In a specific embodiment, the FSG film is formed by a sub-atmospheric CVD thermal process at a pressure of between abo...

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Main Authors NGUYEN; BANG, LEE; PETER, YIEH; ELLIE, ROBLES; STUARDO, ZHANG; XIN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.09.2000
Edition7
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT
CHEMISTRY
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATIONOR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY IONIMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL
COATING METALLIC MATERIAL
DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL
ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION INGENERAL
METALLURGY
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THESURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION
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Summary:A method and apparatus for forming a halogen-doped silicon oxide film, preferably a fluorinated silicon glass (FSG) film, having compressive stress less than about -5x108 dynes/cm2. In a specific embodiment, the FSG film is formed by a sub-atmospheric CVD thermal process at a pressure of between about 60-650 torr. The relatively thin film, besides having a low dielectric constant and good gap fill capability, has low compressive stress, and is particularly suitable for use as an intermetal (IMD) layer.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19970957058