IP Library Granted Patent US 7,485,570
Granted Patent B2
US 7,485,570 · App. 11/206,955 · Granted Feb 3, 2009

Silicon oxycarbide, growth method of silicon oxycarbide layer, semiconductor device and manufacture method for semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,485,570
App. No.
11/206,955
Granted
Feb 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: preparing an underlying structure having a silicon carbide layer covering a copper wiring, and growing silicon oxycarbide on the underlying structure by vapor deposition using, as source gas, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, carbon dioxide gas and oxygen gas, a flow rate of said oxygen gas being at most 3% of a flow rate of the carbon dioxide gas. The surface of the silicon carbide layer of the underlying structure may be treated with a plasma of weak oxidizing gas which contains oxygen and has a molecular weight larger than that of O 2 to bring the surface more hydrophilic. Film peel-off and cracks in the interlayer insulating layer decrease.

Claims (6)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:

preparing an underlying structure having a semiconductor substrate, a copper wiring formed above said semiconductor substrate and a silicon carbide layer covering said copper wiring; and

growing a silicon oxycarbide layer on said underlying structure by vapor deposition using, as source gas, tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, carbon dioxide gas and oxygen gas, a flow rate of said oxygen gas being at most 3% of a flow rate of said carbon dioxide gas.

2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the flow rate of said oxygen gas is 0%.

3. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein following the growth of said silicon oxycarbide layer, a surface of said silicon oxycarbide layer is slightly oxidized with CO2 plasma.

4. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of forming a trench in an insulating layer including said silicon oxycarbide layer and burying a wiring in said trench.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2025
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 073964/0516 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2024
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 069454/0333 →
MERGER Recorded May 24, 2023
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064221/0545 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jul 16, 2020
From: AIZU FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053481/0962 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2020
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: AIZU FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053209/0468 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 23, 2016
From: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
To: FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED
Reel/Frame 041188/0401 →