Moisture repellant integrated circuit dielectric material combination
US6028013A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/76819
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of making an inter-metal oxide layer over a patterned metallization layer of a substrate, and the resulting structure having the inter-metal oxide layer are provided. The method includes depositing a fluorine doped high density plasma (HDP) oxide layer over the patterned metallization layer. The fluorine doped HDP oxide layer is configured to evenly deposit in high aspect ratio regions of the patterned metallization layer. The method also includes depositing a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) oxide layer over the fluorine doped HDP oxide layer. The PECVD oxide layer is doped with a phosphorous material. A CMP operation is then performed over the PECVD oxide layer to remove topographical oxide variations, such that the CMP operation will be configured to preferably leave at least a coating of the PECVD oxide layer over the HDP oxide layer. In this example, the phosphorous material in the PECVD oxide is configured to assist in creating a substantial moisture barrier over the fluorine doped HDP oxide layer and thus protect metallization lines from corrosion. In an alternative example, a non-conductive, highly moisture resistant barrier layer can be deposited …
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