IP Library Granted Patent US 7,202,184
Granted Patent B2
US 7,202,184 · App. 11/003,926 · Granted Apr 10, 2007

Method for fabricating semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,202,184
App. No.
11/003,926
Granted
Apr 10, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a semiconductor device fabrication method, which includes forming an inter metal dielectric on a semiconductor substrate having wirings and planarizing the inter metal dielectric through a chemical mechanical polishing, wherein the inter metal dielectric is formed by carrying out at least one cycle of depositing polycrystalline silicon, plasma-processing the polycrystalline silicon, and oxidizing the polycrystalline silicon.

Claims (10)

1. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising:

forming an inter metal dielectric on a semiconductor substrate having wirings; and

planarizing the inter metal dielectric through a chemical mechanical polishing,

wherein the inter metal dielectric is formed by carrying out at least one cycle of depositing polycrystalline silicon, plasma-processing the polycrystalline silicon, and oxidizing the polycrystalline silicon.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polycrystalline silicon is deposited at a thickness in the range of 100˜1000Å through PECVD process.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the polycrystalline silicon is formed at a temperature in the range of 350˜450° C. under pressure below 5 mtorr.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polycrystalline silicon is formed using SiCl 2 or SiCl 2 H 2 gas as source gas.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plasma-processing is carried out using one of He, Ar and He as plasma gas.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inter metal dielectric is formed 1.5˜2.5 times thicker than the wirings.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plasma processing removes hydrogen and carbon in the polycrystalline silicon.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052845/0474 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2019
From: DB HITEK CO., LTD.
To: COLUMBA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 049709/0857 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 30, 2017
From: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DB HITEK CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 044555/0913 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
To: DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044533/0523 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNOR PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 017749 FRAME 0335. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNOR SHOULD BE "DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.". Recorded Jun 21, 2006
From: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017821/0670 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2006
From: DONGANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
To: DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017749/0335 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2005
From: LEE, JAE-SUK
To: DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC.
Reel/Frame 015679/0534 →