A precursor liquid comprising silicon in a xylenes solvent is prepared, a substrate is placed within a vacuum deposition chamber, the precursor liquid is misted, and the mist is flowed into the deposition chamber while maintaining the chamber at ambient temperature to deposit a layer of the precursor liquid on the substrate. The liquid is dried, baked, and annealed to form a thin film of silicon dioxide or silicon glass on the substrate. Then an integrated circuit is completed to include at least a portion of the silicon dioxide or silicon glass layer as an insulator for an electronic device in the integrated circuit.