Silicon oxide

About: Silicon oxide is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 22220 publications have been published within this topic receiving 260986 citations.

Methods for etch of metal and metal-oxide films

Abstract: A method of selectively etching a metal-containing film from a substrate comprising a metal-containing layer and a silicon oxide layer includes flowing a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma generation region of a substrate processing chamber, and applying energy to the fluorine-containing gas to generate a plasma in the plasma generation region. The plasma comprises fluorine radicals and fluorine ions. The method also includes filtering the plasma to provide a reactive gas having a higher concentration of fluorine radicals than fluorine ions, and flowing the reactive gas into a gas reaction region of the substrate processing chamber. The method also includes exposing the substrate to the reactive gas in the gas reaction region of the substrate processing chamber. The reactive gas etches the metal-containing layer at a higher etch rate than the reactive gas etches the silicon oxide layer.

Method of silicon oxide and silicon glass films deposition

Abstract: A method for fabricating a silicon oxide and silicon glass layers at low temperature using soft power-optimized Plasma-Activated CVD with a TEOS-ozone-oxygen reaction gas mixture (TEOS O3/O2 PACVD) is described. It combines advantages of both low temperature Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) and TEOS-ozone Sub-Atmospheric Chemical Vapor Deposition (SACVD) and yields a coating of silicon oxide with stable and high deposition rate, no surface sensitivity, good film properties, conformal step coverage and good gap-fill. Key features of the invention's O3/O2 PACVD process are: a plasma is maintain throughout the entire deposition step in a parallel plate type reactor chamber, the precise RF plasma density, ozone concentration in oxygen and the deposition temperature. These features provide the reaction conditions for the proper O3/O2 reaction mechanism that deposits a conformal silicon oxide layer. The process has significant implication for semiconductor device manufacturing involving the deposition of a dielectric over a conducting non-planar surface.

Etch process for dielectric materials comprising oxidized organo silane materials

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel etching technique for etching a layer of C-doped silicon oxide, such as a partially oxidized organo silane material. This technique, employing CH2F2/Ar chemistry at low bias and low to intermediate pressure, provides high etch selectivity to silicon oxide and improved selectivity to organic photoresist. Structures including a layer of partially oxidized organo silane material (1004) deposited on a layer of silicon oxide (1002) were etched according to the novel technique, forming relatively narrow trenches (1010, 1012, 1014, 1016) and wider trenches. The technique is also suitable for forming dual damascene structures In additional embodiments, manufacturing systems are provided for fabricating IC structures of the present invention. These systems include a controller that is adapted for interacting with a plurality of fabricating stations.

HDP-CVD deposition process for filling high aspect ratio gaps

Abstract: A method for forming a silicon oxide layer over a substrate disposed in a high density plasma substrate processing chamber. The method includes flowing a process gas that includes a silicon-containing source, an oxygen-containing source and a fluorine-containing source into the substrate processing chamber and forming a plasma from said process gas. The substrate is heated to a temperature above 450° C. during deposition of said silicon oxide layer and the deposited layer has a fluorine content of less than 1.0 atomic percent.

Semiconductor device having an interlayer insulating film of high crack resistance

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a flat surface and an interlayer insulating film having superior crack resistance is disclosed. A first silicon oxide film having a superior crack resistance is formed on a semiconductor substrate so as to cover the surface of a stepped pattern. A second silicon oxide film having a superior step coverage is deposited on the above-mentioned first silicon oxide film so as to fill the recessed portions of said stepped pattern and to cover said stepped pattern. The above-described second silicon oxide film is etched to a prescribed thickness. A third silicon oxide film superior in filling of recesses is placed into the recessed portions existing on the surface of the above-described second silicon oxide film after its etching. A fourth silicon oxide film is formed on said semiconductor substrate including the above-described second silicon oxide film and third silicon oxide film.