Patent
Method of forming dielectric layer
| العنوان: | Method of forming dielectric layer |
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| Patent Number: | 7,648,921 |
| تاريخ النشر: | January 19, 2010 |
| Appl. No: | 11/534583 |
| Application Filed: | September 22, 2006 |
| مستخلص: | A method of forming a dielectric layer is provided. A first dielectric layer is formed on a substrate having metal layers formed thereon. The first dielectric layer includes overhangs in the spaces between two neighboring metal layers and voids under the overhangs. The first dielectric layer is partially removed to cut off the overhangs and expose the voids and therefore openings are formed. A second dielectric layer is formed on the dielectric layer to fill up the opening. |
| Inventors: | Yu, Hsu-Sheng (Hsinchu, TW); Lo, Shing-Ann (Hsinchu, TW); Yang, Ta-Hung (Hsinchu, TW) |
| Assignees: | MACRONIX International Co., Ltd. (Hsinchu, TW) |
| Claim: | 1. A method of forming a dielectric layer, comprising: providing a substrate, on which a plurality of protruding structures is formed, and a space is between two of the adjacent protruding structures; forming a liner layer on the substrate and the plurality of protruding structures; forming a first dielectric layer on the substrate, wherein the first dielectric layer located in the spaces comprises two adjacent overhangs and voids are formed under the overhangs below a top surface of each of the plurality of the protruding structures; and performing an etch-back process to remove a part of the first dielectric layer and a part of the liner layer to at least cutting off the overhangs, and exposing the voids and widening the voids, so as to form a plurality of openings forming a second dielectric layer on the substrate by performing an HDP-CVD process to cover the first dielectric layer and fill up the openings. |
| Claim: | 2. The method of forming dielectric layer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method of forming the first dielectric layer comprises performing an HDP-CVD process. |
| Claim: | 3. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method of forming the second dielectric layer comprises performing an HDP-CVD process. |
| Claim: | 4. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the liner layer comprises silicon-oxy-nitride layer or silicon-rich oxide layer. |
| Claim: | 5. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed claim 1 , wherein the first dielectric layer comprises a silicon oxide layer. |
| Claim: | 6. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed claim 1 , wherein the second dielectric layer comprises a silicon oxide layer. |
| Claim: | 7. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the step of removing the first dielectric layer includes performing an anisotropic etching process. |
| Claim: | 8. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the protruding structures comprise metal layers. |
| Claim: | 9. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the method of forming the liner layer comprises chemical vapor deposition. |
| Claim: | 10. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the etch-back process comprises performing an anisotropic etching process. |
| Claim: | 11. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 10 , the anisotropic etching process includes applying an RF bias, so as to make ions bombard the overhangs. |
| Claim: | 12. The method of forming the dielectric layer as claimed in claim 10 , gas source for the anisotropic etching process includes fluorine-containing gas. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 438/758 |
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| Assistant Examiner: | Singal, Ankush K |
| Primary Examiner: | Toledo, Fernando L |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Patents, J.C. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.07648921 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |