IP Library Granted Patent US 10,170,297
Granted Patent B2
US 10,170,297 · App. 14/457,397 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Compositions and methods using same for flowable oxide deposition

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Patent No.
US 10,170,297
App. No.
14/457,397
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein are compositions or formulations for forming a film in a semiconductor deposition process, such as without limitation, a flowable chemical vapor deposition of silicon oxide. Also described herein is a method to improve the surface wetting by incorporating an acetylenic alcohol or diol surfactant such as without limitation 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyn-3-ol, 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyn-4,7-diol, 4-ethyl-1-octyn-3-ol, and 2,5-dimethylhexan-2,5-diol, and other related compounds.

Claims (10)

1. A formulation consisting of:

(a) an organosilane precursor is selected from the group consisting of: methyltrimethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane, triethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, hexyltrimethoxysilane, isobutyltrimethoxysilane, isobutyltriethoxysilane, hexyltriethoxysilane, tert-butyltrimethoxysilane, tert-butyltriethoxysilane, ethyltrimethoxysilane, ethyltriethoxysilane, and combinations thereof;

(b) a second organosilane precursor selected from the group consisting of 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexamethoxy-1,4-disilabutane, 1-methyl-1,1,4,4,4-pentamethoxy-1,4-disilabutane, 1,1,1,4,4,4-hexaethoxy-1,4-disilabutane, 1-methyl-1,1,4,4,4-pentaethoxy-1,4-disilabutane, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethoxy-1,3-disilapropane, 1-methyl-1,1,3,3,3-pentamethoxy-1,3-disilapropane, 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexaethoxy-1,3-disilapropane, 1-methyl-1,1,3,3,3-pentaethoxy-1,3-disilapropane, and combinations thereof;

(c) a catalyst selected from the group consisting of HCl, HBr, HF, HI, a sulfonic acid, an amine, an imine, and combinations thereof;

(d) a surfactant which is at least one selected from the group consisting of 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyn-3-ol, 2,4,7,9-tetramethyl-5-decyn-4,7-diol, 4-ethyl-1-octyn-3-ol, 2,5-dimethylhexan-2,5-diol, and combinations thereof; and

(e) optionally, a halogenation reagent having a formula II comprising:

R 9 C(O)X  II.

wherein X is a halogen atom and R 9 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom; a C 1 -C 12 linear or branched alkyl group; a C 3 -C 12 aryl group; a C 3 -C 12 cycloalkyl group; a C 1 -C 12 linear or branched acyl group; a C 5 -C 12 aroyl group; and a C 1 -C 12 linear or branched acyl halide group.

2. The formulation of claim 1 wherein the surfactant is 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyn-3-ol.

3. A formulation comprising hexyltrimethoxysilane; di-iso-propylaminosilane; an amine; and 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyn-3-ol.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2019
From: CITIBANK, N.A., AS AGENT
To: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
Reel/Frame 050647/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2017
From: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
To: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
Reel/Frame 041772/0733 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 27, 2016
From: VERSUM MATERIALS US, LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 040503/0442 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2015
From: PEARLSTEIN, RONALD MARTIN; SPENCE, DANIEL P.
To: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 034784/0306 →