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Super-dry reagent compositions for formation of ultra low k films

US8053375B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 2007
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/02203
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ultra low k dielectric film, including a silicon film containing porosity deriving from a porogen, as formed from a precursor silane and a porogen, wherein the precursor silane has a water content below 10 ppm, based on total weight of the precursor silane, and/or the porogen has a water content below 10 ppm, based on total weight of the porogen. In one implementation, the precursor silane is diethoxymethylsilane, and the porogen is bicyclo[2.2.1]-hepta-2,5-diene having a trace water content below 10 ppm, based on total weight of said bicyclo[2.2.1]-hepta-2,5-diene. These super-dry reagents are unexpectedly polymerization-resistant during their delivery and deposition in the formation of ultra low k films, and are advantageously employed to produce ultra low k films of superior character.

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