- Patent Title: Techniques for trench isolation using flowable dielectric materials
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Application No.: US15224987Application Date: 2016-08-01
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Publication No.: US10147634B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Ritesh Jhaveri , Jeanne L. Luce , Sang-Won Park , Dennis G. Hanken
- Applicant: INTEL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Finch & Maloney PLLC
- Main IPC: H01L21/762
- IPC: H01L21/762 ; H01L29/06 ; H01L27/092 ; H01L29/78 ; H01L29/66 ; H01L21/02 ; H01L21/8234

Abstract:
Techniques are disclosed for providing trench isolation of semiconductive fins using flowable dielectric materials. In accordance with some embodiments, a flowable dielectric can be deposited over a fin-patterned semiconductive substrate, for example, using a flowable chemical vapor deposition (FCVD) process. The flowable dielectric may be flowed into the trenches between neighboring fins, where it can be cured in situ, thereby forming a dielectric layer over the substrate, in accordance with some embodiments. Through curing, the flowable dielectric can be converted, for example, to an oxide, a nitride, and/or a carbide, as desired for a given target application or end-use. In some embodiments, the resultant dielectric layer may be substantially defect-free, exhibiting no or an otherwise reduced quantity of seams/voids. After curing, the resultant dielectric layer can undergo wet chemical, thermal, and/or plasma treatment, for instance, to modify at least one of its dielectric properties, density, and/or etch rate.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160343609A1 TECHNIQUES FOR TRENCH ISOLATION USING FLOWABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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