Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Coating of substrate containing semiconductor region or of... – Insulative material deposited upon semiconductive substrate
Reexamination Certificate
2002-12-17
2004-03-02
Ghyka, Alexander (Department: 2812)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Coating of substrate containing semiconductor region or of...
Insulative material deposited upon semiconductive substrate
C438S785000, C427S397700, C423S326000, C423S327100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06699797
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to semiconductor manufacturing and more particularly the invention relates to the preparation of a porous metal silicate film having a low dielectric constant.
2. Background
Silica films, such as SiO
2
, are used in the microelectronics industry as dielectrics. A dielectric is described by its dielectric constant, more commonly known as the k-value of the dielectric. Dielectrics are used to isolate metal lines or layers from one another. Using a dielectric with a low dielectric constant helps to lessen crosstalk, the undesired capacitive or inductive interaction of one part of the circuit to another. As device density on integrated circuits increases, the metal lines become smaller, and the distance between metal layers decreases. As device geometries decrease, crosstalk effects become significant. Crosstalk effects can be reduced by lowering the k-value of the dielectric. Current technology uses dielectrics with a k-value between 2.5 and 4.0.
Silica has a dielectric constant of about 4.0, which is too high to be useful for next generation integrated circuits. Since air has a dielectric constant of 1.0, one way to lower the dielectric constant of silica is to incorporate voids or pores into the silica. There are several drawbacks to using this approach in an integrated circuit manufacturing process. First, porous dielectrics are generally not mechanically stable enough to support subsequent polishing operations. Additionally, the porous dielectric may allow transport of metal through the dielectric layer, or may contain organic materials that would cause electrical breakdown at high frequencies.
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Holmes Justin D.
Lawton Willie J.
Morris Michael A.
Ryan Kevin M.
Ghyka Alexander
Intel Corporation
Wheeler Cyndi M.
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