摘要:
Structures and methods for preventing fluorine diffusion from a fluorinated dielectric material having a low dielectric constant are disclosed. Various fluorine diffusion barriers are described, each of which comprises doped or undoped silicon in combination with tantalum, tantalum nitride, tantalum silicide, cobalt, cobalt silicide, or mixtures thereof. Fluorine diffusion from fluorinated dielectrics is stopped by the barriers at temperatures as high as 450° C. In practice, one of the disclosed fluorine diffusion barriers is positioned between a fluorine-containing insulator and a conductive metal interconnect or metal interconnect diffusion barrier, thereby preventing diffusion of the fluorine atoms into the adjacent interconnect/barrier.
摘要:
Cobalt thin films were prepared by atomic layer deposition (ALD). The precursor cobalt(II) acetylacetonate [Co(C5H7O2)2] was used to selectively deposit films onto iridium substrates using hydrogen reduction. Cobalt growth was observed on SiO2, silicon, fluorinated silica glass (FSG), and tantalum when silane was used as a reducing agent.
摘要翻译:通过原子层沉积(ALD)制备钴薄膜。 使用乙酸丙酮前体钴(II)[Co(C 5 H 7 O 2)2]使用氢还原将膜选择性地沉积在铱底物上。 当使用硅烷作为还原剂时,在SiO2,硅,氟化石英玻璃(FSG)和钽上观察到钴生长。
摘要:
A nanostructure includes a plurality of metal nanoblades positioned with one edge on a substrate. Each of the plurality of metal nanoblades has a large surface area to mass ratio and a width smaller than a length. A method of storing hydrogen includes coating a plurality of magnesium nanoblades with a hydrogen storage catalyst and storing hydrogen by chemically forming magnesium hydride with the plurality of magnesium nanoblades.
摘要:
A method and an apparatus for fabricating an integrated circuit entail directing a vapor flux toward a substrate surface from a plurality of directions associated with a plurality of azimuth angles, and selecting a deposition angle of the vapor flux, relative to a normal incidence, to obtain a substantially conformal film. The surface feature can be associated with, for example, one or more vias and/or one or more trenches.
摘要:
Low dielectric compositions and methods of use thereof in integrated circuits are disclosed. The low dielectric compositions are derived from carbosilane polymers and oligomers containing imbedded sila- or disilacyclobutane rings and, after heating to induce cross-linking, may be used as an interlayer dielectric as well as a capping layer within an integrated circuit.
摘要:
A method of depositing a polymer film onto a semiconductor wafer is provided which includes the steps of connecting the wafer to one terminal of a voltage source, connecting an electrode to an other pole of the voltage source and placing the electrode and substrate in superposed orientation to form a parallel plate capacitor, wherein an electric field is produced between the electrode and substrate. The parallel plate capacitor is placed in a chamber where pressure andc temperature are maintained at predetermined levels and gaseous monomers of the desired film to be polymerized are introduced into the chamber. The gaseous monomers are then permitted to flow between the electrode and wafer while the voltage of the electric field is maintained at a level sufficient to polarize the monomers without breaking their chemical bonds wherein the polarized monomers react to form a polymer film on the wafer at an enhanced rate.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for forming a conformal coating having a reactive surface. In the method, an ultrathin layer composed of a polymer having repeating units derived from unsubstituted p-xylylene, substituted p-xylylene, phenylene vinylene, phenylene ethynylene, 1,4-methylene naphthalene, 2,6-methylene naphthalene, 1,4-vinylene naphthalene, 2,6-vinylene naphthalene, 1,4-ethynylene naphthalene, 2,6-ethynylene naphthalene, combinations thereof, precursors therefor or combinations of precursors therefor, is deposited on a substrate by a thermal CVD process. The ultrathin layer is optionally exposed to a source of oxygen and then exposed to a reagent selected from ammonium hydroxide, tetramethylammonium hydroxide, ammonium sulfide, dimethyl sulfide, thioacetic acid, sodium hydrosulfide, sodium sulfide, hydrazine, acetamide and combinations thereof. The surface may be modified readily after the treatment.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices employing siloxane epoxy polymers as low-κ dielectric films are disclosed. The devices include a semiconductor substrate, one or more metal layers or structures and one or more dielectric films, wherein at least one dielectric film in the devices is a siloxane epoxy polymer. Use of siloxane epoxy polymers is advantageous, in part, because the polymers adhere well to metals and have dielectric constants as low as 1.8. Thus, the disclosed semiconductor devices offer much better performance than devices fabricated using conventional dielectric materials. Furthermore, the siloxane epoxy polymer dielectrics are fully curable at low temperatures, exhibit low leakage currents, and remain stable at temperatures greater than 400° C. making them particularly attractive for use in the semiconductor industry
摘要:
A method for treating the surfaces of materials to improve wettability and adhesion of subsequently deposited polymer layers is disclosed. Suitable materials for practice of the method include polymeric materials and silicon-containing materials is disclosed. The method involves contacting at least a portion of the surface of the material with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid, followed by rinsing with water. After the acid treatment, the contact angle of the surface decreases, and subsequently deposited polymer coatings easily wet the material's surface and exhibit enhanced adhesion. The method may be used to fabricate useful structures, such as semiconductor structures, optical waveguide structures, and coated articles.
摘要:
Semiconductor devices employing siloxane epoxy polymers as low-κ dielectric films are disclosed. The devices include a semiconductor substrate, one or more metal layers or structures and one or more dielectric films, wherein at least one dielectric film in the devices is a siloxane epoxy polymer. Use of siloxane epoxy polymers is advantageous, in part, because the polymers adhere well to metals and have dielectric constants as low as 1.8. Thus, the disclosed semiconductor devices offer much better performance than devices fabricated using conventional dielectric materials. Furthermore, the siloxane epoxy polymer dielectrics are fully curable at low temperatures, exhibit low leakage currents, and remain stable at temperatures greater than 400° C. making them particularly attractive for use in the semiconductor industry