IP Library Granted Patent US 8,790,785
Granted Patent B2
US 8,790,785 · App. 12/374,390 · Granted Jul 29, 2014

Method of forming a porous insulation film

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Patent No.
US 8,790,785
App. No.
12/374,390
Granted
Jul 29, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming a porous insulation film uses an organic silica material gas having a 3-membered SiO cyclic structure and a 4-membered SiO cyclic structure, or an organic silica material gas having a 3-membered SiO cyclic structure and a straight-chain organic silica structure, and uses a plasma reaction in the filming process. A porous interlevel dielectric film having a higher strength and a higher adhesive property can be obtained.

Claims (20)

1. A method of forming an insulation film, said method using plasma reaction of a gas of a plurality of species of materials each having a cyclic organic silica structure to form an organic silica film, wherein said plurality of species of materials include a first material having in a main skeletal frame thereof a 3-membered SiO cyclic structure and a second material having in a main skeletal frame thereof a 4-membered SiO cyclic structure, wherein each Si atom of said 3-membered SiO cyclic structure of said first material is modified by the same one unsaturated hydrocarbon group and the same one saturated hydrocarbon group, and each Si atom of said 4-membered SiO cyclic structure of said second material is modified by the same one unsaturated hydrocarbon group and the same one saturated hydrocarbon group, and wherein a molar ratio of said first material to said second material is from 1:9 to 8:2.

2. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said first material and said second material are vaporized in different carburetors and introduced into a reaction chamber.

3. The method of forming insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said first material and said second material are vaporized in the same carburetor and introduced into a reaction chamber.

4. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said first material includes a compound expressed by the following formula 1, wherein R 1 is a vinyl group, or allyl group, and R 2 is a methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, or butyl group,

5. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said first material includes at least one compound selected from a group consisting of compounds expressed by the following formulas 2, 3 and 5

6. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said second material includes a compound expressed by the following formula 6, wherein R 3 is a vinyl group, allyl group, or methylvinyl group, and R 4 is a methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, or butyl group,

7. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 1 , wherein said second material includes at least one compound selected from a group consisting of compounds expressed by the following formulas 7 and 9,

8. An insulation film manufactured by the method according to claim 1 , wherein said insulation film includes therein at least amorphous carbon.

9. The semiconductor device comprising an insulation film according to claim 8 , wherein said amorphous carbon included in said insulation film has both a Sp2 structure and a Sp3 structure.

10. The semiconductor device according to claim 8 , wherein said insulation film includes at least two insulation layers formed from different ratios of said first material to second materials.

11. A method of forming an insulation film, said method using plasma reaction of a gas of at least one species of material having a cyclic organic silica structure and a gas of at least one species of material having a straight-chain organic silica structure to form an organic silica film, wherein said material having said organic cyclic silica structure includes a first material having a 3-membered SiO cyclic structure in a skeletal frame thereof, and said material having said straight-chain organic silica structure includes a second material having a straight-chain organic silica structure in a skeletal frame thereof, wherein each Si atom of said 3-membered SiO cyclic structure of said first material is modified by the same one unsaturated hydrocarbon group and the same one saturated hydrocarbon group, wherein said second material has a composition ratio of H/C≧1.6, C/Si≧5, H/Si≧8, and wherein said straight-chain organic silica of said second material is modified by the same side chains as present on Si atoms of said 3-membered SiO cyclic structure.

12. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said second material includes a compound expressed by the following formula 11, wherein R 5 is a vinyl group or allyl group, and R 6 , R 7 and R 8 are each independently a methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, or butyl group:

13. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said second material includes a compound expressed by the following formula 12:

14. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said first material and said second material are vaporized in different carburetors and introduced into a reaction chamber.

15. The method of forming insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said first material and said second material are vaporized in the same carburetor and introduced into a reaction chamber.

16. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said first material includes a compound expressed by the following formula 1, wherein R 1 is a vinyl group or allyl group, and R 2 is a methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, isopropyl group, or butyl group,

17. The method of forming an insulation film according to claim 2 , wherein said first material includes at least one compound selected from a group consisting of compounds expressed by the following formulas 2, 3 and 5:

18. An insulation film manufactured by the method according to claim 2 , wherein said insulation film includes therein at least amorphous carbon.

19. The semiconductor device comprising an insulation film according to claim 18 , wherein said amorphous carbon included in said insulation film has both a Sp2 structure and a Sp3 structure.

20. The semiconductor device according to claim 18 , wherein said insulation film includes at least two insulation layers formed from different ratios of said first material to second materials.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 29, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044928/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 28, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025214/0187 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2010
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024524/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2009
From: YAMAMOTO, HIRONORI; ITO, FUMINORI; TADA, MUNEHIRO; HAYASHI, YOSHIHIRO
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022455/0366 →