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Method for fabricating semiconductor device with chemical-mechanical polishing process for planarization of interlayer insulation films

US5575886A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 1995
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/98
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The method for fabricating a semiconductor device disclosed is one in which an insulation film is formed on a metal interconnect by an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Chemical Vapor Deposition (ECR CVD) process capable of applying a radio frequency bias to a substrate, a surface of the insulation film is planarized by a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) process, and a surface of the insulation film is cleaned. The ECR CVD process capable of applying a radio frequency bias to a substrate may be a radio frequency bias plasma CVD process or a bias sputtering process. The cleaning of the surface of the insulation film may use a hydrogen fluoride solution. It is easy to control processes without increasing the number of process steps and a high degree of planarization can be realized.

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