Planarization method for a semiconductor substrate using a silicon-containing composition
A method for flatly covering a semiconductor substrate using a silicon-containing composition. A method for producing a polysiloxane-coated substrate, including a first step for forming a first polysiloxane coating film by applying a first polysiloxane composition for coating to a stepped substrate and firing the composition thereon and a second step for forming a second film by applying a second polysiloxane composition for coating to the first film and firing the composition thereon. The second film has an Iso-dense bias of 50 nm or less; the first polysiloxane contains a hydrolysis-condensation product of a hydrolyzable silane starting material containing a first hydrolyzable silane having four hydrolyzable groups in each molecule at a ratio of 0-100% by mole in all the silanes; and the second polysiloxane contains silanol groups at a ratio of 30% by mole or less relative to Si atoms, while having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-50,000.
1. A method for producing a polysiloxane coated substrate comprising the first step of applying a first coating polysiloxane composition comprising a first coating polysiloxane onto a stepped substrate and baking the applied composition to form a first polysiloxane coating film, and the second step of further applying onto the first polysiloxane coating film a second coating polysiloxane composition comprising a second coating polysiloxane different from the first coating polysiloxane and baking the applied composition to form a second polysiloxane coating film,
wherein the first coating polysiloxane comprises a first hydrolysate condensation product of a first hydrolyzable silane raw material comprising a first hydrolyzable silane having four hydrolyzable groups per molecule in a proportion of 0 to 100 mol % in all silane,
the second coating polysiloxane comprises a second hydrolysate condensation product of a second hydrolyzable silane raw material comprising a second hydrolyzable silane represented by formula (1):
R 1 a Si(R 2 ) 4-a Formula (1)
where R 1 is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si−C bonding and represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, R 2 represents an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group, and a represents 1,
the second polysiloxane coating film has an iso-dense bias of 50 nm or less, and
the second coating polysiloxane comprises a silanol group in a proportion of 30 mol % or less relative to Si atom, and has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 50,000.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first hydrolyzable silane is represented by formula (1),
where R 1 is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si−C bonding and represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, R 2 represents an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group, and a represents an integer of 0 to 2, and
the first hydrolyzable silane raw material comprises 0 to 50 mol % of the first hydrolyzable silane wherein a is 0, and 50 (exclusive) to 100 mol % of the first hydrolyzable silane wherein a is 1 or 2.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second hydrolyzable silane raw material comprises 100 to 50 mol % of the second hydrolyzable silane wherein a is 1, and
0 to 50 mol % of the second hydrolyzable silane wherein a is 2.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second coating polysiloxane is a modified polysiloxane having a capped silanol group of a polysiloxane which is a hydrolyzed and condensed product of the second hydrolyzable silane raw material, the modified polysiloxane comprising the silanol group in the proportion of 30 mol % or less relative to Si atom,
wherein the modified polysiloxane comprises the second hydrolysate condensation product of the second hydrolyzable silane raw material, and the second hydrolyzable silane raw material comprises 0 to 100 mol % of the second hydrolyzable silane.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second coating polysiloxane film is not photosensitive.
6. A method for producing a semiconductor device, the method comprising:
a first step of applying a first coating polysiloxane composition comprising a first coating polysiloxane onto an organic pattern substrate and baking the applied composition to form a first polysiloxane coating film,
a second step of further applying onto the first polysiloxane coating film a second coating polysiloxane composition comprising a second coating polysiloxane different from the first coating polysiloxane and baking the applied composition to form a second polysiloxane coating film,
etching back a polysiloxane coated substrate produced by the first and second steps so that the organic pattern is exposed, and
removing the organic pattern by etching so that a reverse pattern remains,
wherein the second coating polysiloxane comprises a hydrolysate condensation product of a hydrolyzable silane raw material comprising a hydrolyzable silane represented by formula (1):
R 1 a Si(R 2 ) 4-a Formula (1)
where R 1 is bonded to a silicon atom through a Si−C bonding and represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, a haloalkyl group, a haloaryl group, an alkoxyaryl group, an alkenyl group, or an organic group having an epoxy group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a mercapto group, or a cyano group, R 2 represents an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, or a halogen group, and a represents 1.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the second coating polysiloxane film is not photosensitive.