Chemical vapor deposition processes result in films having low dielectric constants when suitable chemical precursors are utilized. Preferred chemical precursors include siloxanes, (fluoroalkyl)fluorosiloxanes, (fluoroalkyl)silanes, (alkyl)fluorosilanes, (fluoroalkyl)fluorosilanes, alkylsiloxysilanes, alkoxysilanes, alkylalkoxysilanes, silylmethanes, alkoxysilylmethanes, alkylalkoxysilylmethanes, alkoxymethanes, alkylalkoxymethanes, and mixtures thereof. The precursors are particularly suited to thermal CVD for producing low dielectric constant films at relatively low temperatures, particularly without the use of additional oxidizing agents. Such films are useful in the microelectronics industry.
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This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119(e) to the following U.S. provisional applications: Serial No. 60/180,863, filed Feb. 8, 2000; Serial No. 60/180,865, filed Feb. 8, 2000; Serial No. 60/180,883, filed Feb. 8, 2000; Serial No. 60/180,884, filed Feb. 8, 2000; Serial No. 60/180,885, filed Feb. 8, 2000; Serial No. 60/180,946, filed Feb. 8, 2000; and Serial No. 60/192,115, filed Mar. 24, 2000; each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which a substrate is disposed in a chamber and a fluorine-containing silicon oxide film is formed on the substrate using a plasma CVD process. The fluorine-containing silicon oxide film is formed such that the release of fluorine from this silicon oxide layer is suppressed. According to this semiconductor device manufacturing method, a stable semiconductor device can be provided such that the device includes a fluorine-containing silicon oxide film (FSG film) at which the release of fluorine is suppressed, and thus peeling does not occur.
A CVD apparatus (2) forms an insulating film, which is a silicon oxide film, silicon nitride film, or silicon oxynitride film. The CVD apparatus includes a process chamber (8) to accommodate a target substrate (W), a support member (20) to support the target substrate in the process chamber, a heater (12) to heat the target substrate supported by the support member, an exhaust section (39) to vacuum-exhaust the process chamber, and a supply section (40) to supply a gas into the process chamber. The supply section includes a first circuit (42) to supply a first gas of a silane family gas, a second circuit (44) to supply a second gas, which is an oxidizing gas, nitriding gas, or oxynitriding gas, and a third circuit (46) to supply a third gas of a carbon hydride gas, and can supply the first, second, and third gases together.
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which a substrate is disposed in a chamber and a fluorine-containing silicon oxide film is formed on the substrate using a plasma CVD process. The fluorine-containing silicon oxide film is formed such that the release of fluorine from this silicon oxide layer is suppressed. According to this semiconductor device manufacturing method, a stable semiconductor device can be provided such that the device includes a fluorine-containing silicon oxide film (FSG film) at which the release of fluorine is suppressed, and thus peeling does not occur.
A method of depositing a low dielectric constant film on a substrate and post-treating the low dielectric constant film is provided. The post-treatment includes rapidly heating the low dielectric constant film to a desired high temperature and then rapidly cooling the low dielectric constant film such that the low dielectric constant film is exposed to the desired high temperature for about five seconds or less. In one aspect, the post-treatment also includes exposing the low dielectric constant film to an electron beam treatment and/or UV radiation.
A method for depositing a low dielectric constant film is provided. The low dielectric constant film includes alternating sublayers, which include at least one carbon-doped silicon oxide sublayer. The sublayers are deposited by a plasma process than includes pulses of RF power. The alternating sublayers are deposited from two or more compounds that include at least one organosilicon compound. The two or more compounds and processing conditions are selected such that adjacent sublayers have different and improved mechanical properties.
