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Granted Patent B2
US 6,930,394 · App. 10/621,638 · Granted Aug 16, 2005

Electronic device includes an insulating film having density or carbon concentration varying gradually in the direction of the thickness and a conductive film formed therein

Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.; Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 6,930,394
App. No.
10/621,638
Granted
Aug 16, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hole is formed in an insulating film containing silicon and carbon. The insulating film has a density or a carbon concentration varying gradually in the direction of the thickness thereof.

Claims (26)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a first insulating film formed on a substrate, a conductive film formed in the first insulating film, and

wherein the first insulating film includes silicon and carbon, and the first insulating film has a density varying gradually in a direction of a thickness thereof.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein an uppermost portion of the first insulating film has a density higher than an average density of the first insulating film.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the density of the uppermost portion is 1.8 g/cm 3 or more and the average density is 1:4 g/cm 3 or less.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a lowermost portion of the first insulating film has a density higher than an average density of the first insulating film.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the density of the lowermost portion is 1.8 g/cm 3 or more and the average density is 1.4 g/cm 3 or less.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film, wherein

an average density of the second insulating film is 1.5 g/cm 3 or more and 1.7 g/cm 3 or less.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film, wherein

an abundance ratio of oxygen to silicon each contained in a portion of the second insulating film located adjacent to the first insulating film is less than 2.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a first insulating film formed on a substrate, a conductive film formed in the first insulating film, and

wherein the first insulating film includes silicon and carbon, and the first insulating film has a carbon concentration varying gradually in a direction of a thickness thereof.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein an uppermost portion of the first insulating film has a carbon concentration higher than an average carbon concentration of the first insulating film.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the carbon concentration of the uppermost portion is 30 at % or more and the average carbon concentration is 20 at % or less.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a lowermost portion of the first insulating film has a carbon concentration higher than an average carbon concentration of the first insulating film.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the carbon concentration of the lowermost portion is 30 at % or more and the average carbon concentration is 20 at % or less.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film, wherein

an average density of the second insulating film is 1.5 g/cm 3 or more and 1.7 g/cm 3 or less.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising:

a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film, wherein

an abundance ratio of oxygen to silicon each contained in a portion of the second insulating film adjacent to the first insulating film is less than 2.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE COVERSHEET TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 014310, FRAME 0350. Recorded Apr 7, 2004
From: YUASA, HIROSHI; SATAKE, TETSUO; MATSUURA, MASAZUMI; GOTO, KINYA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.; MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 015188/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2003
From: YUASA, HIROSHI; SATAKE, TETSUO; MATSUURA, MASAZUMI; GOTO, KINYA
To: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 014310/0350 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-311397 · Oct 25, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040089924A1 · May 13, 2004