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Method for forming a thin film of a silicon oxide on a silicon substrate, by BCR plasma
Assignee: Tokyo Electron Ltd
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A method for forming a thin film of a silicon oxide on a silicon substrate is disclosed. An Si oxide film is formed by an ECR plasma. CVD with the use of a silicon compound gas containing fluorine, whereby the generation of particles can be suppressed to improve the quality of the device and the yield, the planarity of the Si oxide film functioning as an interlayer dielectric film or a passivation film can be improved, and the higher speed operation in a semiconductor device can be accomplished.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Fukada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:02
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/22; C23C16/30; C23C16/40; C23C16/401; C23C16/402
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for forming a laminated film comprising a silicon oxide which contains fluorine and a silicon oxide which does not contain fluorine on a silicon substrate by a plasma CVD method using an ECR plasma system, comprising the steps of: (a) setting a substrate on a stage in a vacuum chamber or of an ECR plasma system; (b) exhausting a gas in said vacuum chamber to reduce the gas pressure; (c) supplying an O 2 gas and/or an N 2 O gas into said vacuum chamber; (d) generating an ECR plasma by applying a microwave of determined frequency and applying a determined magnetic flux density; (e) forming Al lines or Al alloy lines; (f) depositing a first silicon oxide film which does not contain fluorine on a surface of said lines by supplying a silicon compound gas into said vacuum chamber; (g) depositing a second silicon oxide film which contains fluorine on said first silicon oxide film by supplying a silicon fluoride gas into said vacuum chamber.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
168 words
A method for forming a laminated film comprising a silicon oxide which contains fluorine and a silicon oxide which does not contain fluorine on a silicon substrate by a plasma CVD method using an ECR plasma system, comprising the steps of: (a) setting a substrate on a stage in a vacuum chamber or of an ECR plasma system; (b) exhausting a gas in said vacuum chamber to reduce the gas pressure; (c) supplying an O 2 gas and/or an N 2 O gas into said vacuum chamber; (d) generating an ECR plasma by applying a microwave of determined frequency and applying a determined magnetic flux density; (e) forming Al lines or Al alloy lines; (f) depositing a first silicon oxide film which does not contain fluorine on a surface of said lines by supplying a silicon compound gas into said vacuum chamber; (g) depositing a second silicon oxide film which contains fluorine on said first silicon oxide film by supplying a silicon fluoride gas into said vacuum chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of claim 1, wherein said first silicon oxide film and/or said second silicon oxide film is deposited by applying a negative voltage to the substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method of claim 1, wherein said first silicon oxide film and/or said second silicon oxide film is deposited by applying a high-frequency voltage to the substrate.
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