Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Composite
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-20
2007-03-20
Zacharia, Ramsey (Department: 1773)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Composite
C428S421000, C428S500000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10207652
ABSTRACT:
Methods and products of Transport co-polymerization (“TCP”) that are useful for preparations of low Dielectric Constant (“ε”) thin films are disclosed. Transport co-polymerization (“TCP”) of reactive intermediates that are generated from a first precursor with a general structural formula (Z)m—Ar—(CX′X″Y)n(VI) with a second reactive intermediate that is generated from a cage compound (e.g. Fullerenes, Methylsilsesquioxane, Hydrosilsesquioxane, and Adamantanyl) or a cyclic-compounds (e.g. Cyclo-Siloxanes and 2,2-Paracyclophanes) results in co-polymer films that are useful for making porous low ε (≦2.0) thin films. The porous thin films of this invention consist of nano-pores with uniform pore distribution thus retain high rigidity thus are suitable for manufacturing of future ICs using copper as conductor. Preparation methods and stabilization processes for low k co-polymers that consist of sp2C—Z and HC-sp3Cα—X bonds are also revealed. A preparation method is achieved by controlling the substrate temperature and feed rate of the major precursors. One stabilization process includes a post annealing of as-deposited co-polymer films under the presence of hydrogen under high temperatures. The reductive annealing of these films is conducted at temperatures from −20° C. to −50° C. to +20° C. to +50° C. of their Reversible Crystal Transformation (“CRT”) temperatures, then quenching the resulting films to −20° C. to −50° C. below their “CRT” temperatures. The reductive annealing is conducted before the as-deposited film was removed from a deposition system and still under the vacuum. “Re-stabilization” processes of co-polymer surfaces that are exposed to reactive plasma etching are also disclosed; thus, further coating by barrier metal, cap layer or etch-stop layer can be safely applied.
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Kumar Atul
Lee Chung J.
Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
Dielectric Systems Inc.
Zacharia Ramsey
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