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Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having an insulating layer composed of a BPSG film and a plasma-CVD silicon nitride film
Assignee: Kawasaki Microelectronics Inc
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Filing: 1992-01-27
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Granted: 1994-08-09
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Expires: 2012-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A semiconductor device including a semi-conductor substrate having active regions formed therein, at least one metal wiring pattern formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a final insulating layer formed on the metal wiring pattern. The final insulating layer is made of a borophosphosilicate glass and a plasma CVD silicon nitride film formed on the borophosphosilicate glass film. The borophosphosilicate glass film is formed by a chemical vapor deposition by supplying a gaseous mixture of organic silane, alkoxides of boron and phosphorus and ozone into a reaction vessel under the atmospheric pressure. The thus formed borophosphosilicate glass film has excellent step coverage, so that the plasma CVD film can be formed to have a uniform thickness. Further the plasma CVD film has excellent moisture resistance and water proof properties, and thus the whole insulating layer is particularly suitable as the final passivation layer of the semiconductor device.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuyoshi Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:13
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/69; H10P14/692; H10P14/6921; H10P14/6922; H10P14/6923; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/34; C23C16/345; C23C16/40; C23C16/401; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/66; H10P14/662; H10P14/694; H10P14/6943; H10P14/69433; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/40; H10W20/45; H10W20/48; H10W74/00; H10W74/40; H10W74/43; H10P14/6336
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming active regions in a surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming at least one metal wiring pattern on said surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a borophosphosilicate glass film directly on said metal wiring pattern and on an exposed portion of said surface of the semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition by introducing the semiconductor substrate into a reaction vessel kept at atmospheric pressure and supplying a gaseous mixture of an organic silane, alkoxides of boron and phosphorus and ozone into the reaction vessel; and forming a plasma-CVD silicon nitride film on said borophosphosilicate glass film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of: forming active regions in a surface of a semiconductor substrate; forming at least one metal wiring pattern on said surface of the semiconductor substrate; forming a borophosphosilicate glass film directly on said metal wiring pattern and on an exposed portion of said surface of the semiconductor substrate by chemical vapor deposition by introducing the semiconductor substrate into a reaction vessel kept at atmospheric pressure and supplying a gaseous mixture of an organic silane, alkoxides of boron and phosphorus and ozone into the reaction vessel; and forming a plasma-CVD silicon nitride film on said borophosphosilicate glass film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein during said chemical vapor deposition, the semiconductor substrate is heated at a temperature of about 350° to 450° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method according to claim 2, wherein said organic silane gas, alkoxide of boron gas, alkoxide of phosphorus gas and the ozone gas are supplied into the reaction vessel at flow rates within the following flow rate ranges: ______________________________________
organic silane gas 50˜220 SCCM
alkoxide of boron gas 5˜150 SCCM
alkoxide of phosphorus gas
3˜100 SCCM
ozone gas (100%) 0.2˜100 SCCM
______________________________________
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said borophosphosilicate glass film is formed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate as a primary insulating film after the active regions have been formed in the semiconductor substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said borophosphosilicate glass film is formed between successive metal wiring patterns as an interlayer-insulating film.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said borophosphosilicate glass film is formed on the metal wiring pattern as a final passivation layer of the semiconductor device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said organic silane is selected from a group consisting of tetra ethyl ortho silicate, hexa methyl disiloxane and octa methyl cyclo tetrasiloxane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said organic silane gas, alkoxide of boron gas, alkoxide of phosphorus gas and the ozone gas are supplied into the reaction vessel at flow rates within the following flow rate ranges: ______________________________________
organic silane gas 50˜220 SCCM
alkoxide of boron gas 5˜150 SCCM
alkoxide of phosphorus gas
3˜100 SCCM
ozone gas (100%) 0.2˜100 SCCM
______________________________________
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 8, wherein said organic silane gas is a tetra ethoxy silane gas, said alkoxide of boron gas is a tri methyl borate gas and said alkoxide of phosphorus gas is a tri methyl phosphate gas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
A method according to claim 9, wherein said plasma-CVD silicon nitride film is formed by introducing the semiconductor substrate into a plasma CVD reactor, heating the semiconductor substrate at a temperature within a range of 300° to 400° C., and supplying a silane gas, NH 3 gas and N 2 gas at flow rates within the following ranges into the plasma-CVD reactor which is kept at a pressure within a range of 0.2˜1.0 Torr: ______________________________________
SiH.sub.4 300˜2000 SCCM
NH.sub.3 30˜300 SCCM
N.sub.2 400˜2000 SCCM
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Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said borophosphosilicate glass film is deposited to have a thickness of 2000˜10000 Å and said plasma-CVD silicon nitride film is deposited to have a thickness of 2000˜5000 Å.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 11, wherein said borophosphosilicate glass film is deposited to have a thickness of about 6000 Å and said plasma-CVD silicon nitride film is deposited to have a thickness of about 4000 Å.
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