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Method of chemical mechanical polishing planarization of an insulating film using an etching stop

US5532191A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 1994
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31053
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of planarizing an insuating film includes the steps of preparing a semiconductor substrate; treating an uneven surface of the substrate with an organic solvent; forming an insulating film on the thus-treated surface of the substrate by a chemical vapor deposition using an organic silicon compound as a raw material or depositing SOG, forming an etching stop film having a chemical mechanical polishing etching speed slower than that of the insulating film by depositing silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride by performing a chemical vapor deposition using an inorganic silicon compound as a raw material; and etching back at least a part of the insulating film formed on the uneven surface of the substrate by a chemical mechanical polishing process using the etching stop film.

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