摘要:
A method of forming an organic silica film capable of efficiently curing a coating at a lower dose of electron beams in a shorter time at a lower temperature and forming a film which may be suitably used as an interlayer dielectric for semiconductor devices and the like and exhibits a low relative dielectric constant and excellent mechanical strength, adhesion, plasma resistance, and chemical resistance, a film-forming composition used for the method, an organic silica film obtained by the method, a wiring structure including the organic silica film, and a semiconductor device including the wiring structure. A method of forming an organic silica film according to the invention includes forming a coating including a silicon compound having an —Si—O—Si— structure and an —Si—CH2—Si— structure on a substrate, heating the coating, and curing the coating by applying electron beams.
摘要:
A process for producing a silica-based film which comprises irradiating a film comprising at least one siloxane compound with electron beams to thereby convert the film into a film having a dielectric constant of 3 or lower and having silicon carbide bonds represented by Si—C—Si is disclosed. The film has an even thickness, is excellent in storage stability, dielectric constant, mechanical strength, etc., has low hygroscopicity, and is suitable for use as a dielectric film in semiconductor devices and the like.
摘要:
A method for the formation of a silica film which comprises treating a film in a supercritical medium, the film comprising (A) a siloxane compound and (B) at least one member selected from the group consisting of (B-1) a compound compatible with or dispersible in ingredient (A) and having a boiling or decomposition temperature of from 150 to 500° C. and (B-2) a surfactant. The silica film has excellent mechanical strength showing a dielectric constant of generally 2.2 or lower, and hence is useful as a dielectric film in semiconductor devices and the like.
摘要:
A film-forming composition comprising: (A) at least one silane compound selected from the group consisting of a compound shown by the following formula (1), a compound shown by the following formula (2), and a compound shown by the following formula (3) and a hydrolysis condensate of these compounds: R2R3Si(OR1)2 (1) R2Si(OR1)3 (2) Si(OR1)4 (3) wherein R1, R2, and R3 individually represent a monovalent organic group, (B) a polyether shown by the formula (PEO)p—(PPO)q—(PEO)r, wherein PEO represents a polyethylene oxide unit, PPO represents a polypropylene oxide unit, p is a number of 2-200, q is a number of 20-80, and r is a number of 2-200, and (C) an organic solvent. The composition exhibits superior storage stability, is capable of producing a low-density film having a small relative dielectric constant, low water absorption properties, and small vacant space size, and is thus suitable as an interlayer dielectric material in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.