Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for forming an insulating layer, comprising coating a substrate with an insulating film material to form a coated film, the insulating film material containing at least first and second polymers differing from each other in average molecular weight, and heating the coated film while irradiating the coated film with an electron beam.
Abstract:
A method of forming an insulating film which includes the steps of: dissolving in a solvent a first and second polymer which each comprise methylpolysiloxane as the main component and one of which has a weight average molecular weight at least 10 times that of the other to thereby prepare a chemical solution; applying the chemical solution to a semiconductor substrate to form a coating film; and heat-treating the coating film to thereby form an organosilicon oxide film. The weight-average molecular weight of the first polymer is preferably at least 100 times that of the second polymer. Thus, an insulating organosilicon oxide film having a low dielectric constant and high cracking resistance is formed from a coating fluid.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising controlling a humidity in an atmosphere around a low dielectric constant insulating film at 30% or less, during a processing period and a transfer period between processing equipments, in which at least a part of said low dielectric constant insulating film is exposed to the atmosphere
Abstract:
There is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a conductive layer above the semiconductor substrate, wherein the conductive layer contains copper, a surface region of the conductive layer contains at least one of CnullH bonds and CnullC bonds, and a total amount of C atoms forming the CnullH bonds and C atoms forming the CnullC bonds in the surface region is 30 atomic % or more of a whole amount of elements in the surface region.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, there is provided a polishing method having the steps of forming a film to be polished, having a depressed portion and a protruding portion on a surface of a substrate, and polishing the film to be polished by relatively moving the substrate and a polishing table, while pressing the substrate having the film to be polished, onto a polishing cloth of the polishing table and supplying a polishing solution containing polishing grains, between the film to be polished and the polishing cloth, wherein an organic compound having a molecular weight of 100 or more, and containing at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of COOM1 (M represents an atom or a functional group which can form a salt when substituted with a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group), SO3H (sulfo group) and SO3M2 (M2 represents an atom or a functional group which can form a salt when substituted with a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group) is added to the polishing solution. Further, there are provided a polishing solution in which polishing grains are dispersed into a dispersion medium, and a polishing agent containing an organic compound having a molecular weight of 100 or more and containing at least one hydrophilic group selected from the group consisting of COOM1 (M represents an atom or a functional group which can form a salt when substituted with a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group), SO3H (sulfo group) and SO3M2 (M2 represents an atom or a functional group which can form a salt when substituted with a hydrogen atom of a carboxyl group) added to the polishing solution.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a low dielectric constant insulating film containing Si atoms over a semiconductor substrate, heating the low dielectric constant insulating film while irradiating the low dielectric constant insulating film with an electron beam, and exposing the low dielectric constant insulating film during or after the heating to a gas promoting the bond formation of the Si atoms.
Abstract:
There is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate and a conductive layer above the semiconductor substrate, wherein the conductive layer contains copper, a surface region of the conductive layer contains at least one of CnullH bonds and CnullC bonds, and a total amount of C atoms forming the CnullH bonds and C atoms forming the CnullC bonds in the surface region is 30 atomic % or more of a whole amount of elements in the surface region.