Abstract:
A material stack (12) is provided comprising one or more films (14) that have a crack velocity of about IE- 10 m/sec or greater and at least one monolayer (16) within or in direct contact with the one or more films (14), wherein the at least one monolayer (16) reduces the crack velocity of the material stack (12) to a value of less than lE-10 m/sec. The one or more films ( 14) are not limited to low k dielectrics, but may include materials such as a metal. In a preferred embodiment, a low k dielectric stack (12) is provided, having an effective dielectric constant k, of about 3.0 or less, in which the mechanical properties of the stack (12) are improved by introducing at least one nanolayer (16) into the dielectric stack (12). The improvement in mechanical properties is achieved without significantly increasing the dielectric constant of me films within the stack (12) and without the need of subjecting the inventive dielectric stack (12) to any post treatment steps.
Abstract:
A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water each less than 10 ppm. A material is also described by using the method with a dielectric constant of not more than 2.8. The invention overcomes the problem of forming films with low biaxial stress less than 46 MPa.
Abstract:
A method for forming a ultralow dielectric constant layer with controlled biaxial stress is described incorporating the steps of forming a layer containing Si, C, O and H by one of PECVD and spin-on coating and curing the film in an environment containing very low concentrations of oxygen and water each less than 10 ppm. A material is also described by using the method with a dielectric constant of not more than 2.8. The invention overcomes the problem of forming films with low biaxial stress less than 46 MPa.
Abstract:
A material stack (12) is provided comprising one or more films (14) that have a crack velocity of about IE- 10 m/sec or greater and at least one monolayer (16) within or in direct contact with the one or more films (14), wherein the at least one monolayer (16) reduces the crack velocity of the material stack (12) to a value of less than lE-10 m/sec. The one or more films ( 14) are not limited to low k dielectrics, but may include materials such as a metal. In a preferred embodiment, a low k dielectric stack (12) is provided, having an effective dielectric constant k, of about 3.0 or less, in which the mechanical properties of the stack (12) are improved by introducing at least one nanolayer (16) into the dielectric stack (12). The improvement in mechanical properties is achieved without significantly increasing the dielectric constant of me films within the stack (12) and without the need of subjecting the inventive dielectric stack (12) to any post treatment steps.
Abstract:
A method is disclosed of repairing wirebond damage on semiconductor chips such as high speed semiconductor microprocessors, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), and other high speed integrated circuit devices, particularly devices using low-k dielectric materials. The method involves surface modification using reactive liquids. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises applying a silicon-containing liquid reagent precursor such as TEOS to the surface of the chip and allowing the liquid reagent to react with moisture to form a solid dielectric plug or film (50) to produce a barrier against moisture ingress, thereby enhancing the temperature/ humiditylbias (THB) performance of such semiconductor devices.