Abstract:
A method of manufacturing semiconductor device that improves the alignment margin between a contact hole and a device pattern includes a layer having an upper vertically shaped portion and a lower symmetrically inclined shaped portion. That is, the lower portion is tapered.
Abstract:
A method of forming a low-k dielectric insulating layer includes forming the dielectric insulating layer and then removing hydrogen bonds in the dielectric insulating layer. The dielectric layer as formed is preferably a HSQ film which contains the structure Si--O--H. Hydrogen is removed from the dielectric layer by either: a heat treatment in plasma, an ozone reduction process, an ion implantation process, or electron beam bombardment.