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Method of making a multi-layer interconnection structure

US6093637A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 1997
Grant dateJul 25, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L2924/0002
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-layer interconnection structure in a semiconductor device has a interlevel dielectric layer of three SiO.sub.2 films. The first SiO.sub.2 film has a small thickness not lower than 25 nm and is formed by a dual-frequency plasma enhanced CVD process using alkoxysilane as a reactive gas. The second SiO.sub.2 film has a large thickness ranging between 300 and 800 nm and is formed on the first SiO.sub.2 film by an atmospheric pressure CVD process using a mixture of alkoxysilane and ozone as a reactive gas. The third SiO.sub.2 film has a thickness of 50 nm and is flattened by an etch-back process of the same together with an overlying sacrificial spin-on glass film. A second layer interconnect pattern is formed on or above the flattened third SiO.sub.2 film with an excellent reliability.

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