公开(公告)号：DE69632768T2

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：DE69632768

申请日：1996-09-04

Applicant: IBM ,  INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

Inventor： HO HERBERT ,  HAMMERL ERWIN ,  DOBUZINSKY DAVID M ,  PALM J HERBERT ,  FUGARDI STEPHEN ,  AJMERA ATUL ,  MOSEMAN JAMES E ,  RAMAC SAMUEL C

IPC: H01L21/76 ,  H01L21/3105 ,  H01L21/318 ,  H01L21/32 ,  H01L21/762 ,  H01L21/763 ,  H01L21/334

Abstract: Silicon integrated circuits use a crystalline layer of silicon nitride (Si3N4) in shallow trench isolation (STI) structures as an O2-barrier film. The crystalline Si3N4 lowers the density of electron traps as compared with as-deposited, amorphous Si3N4. Further, a larger range of low-pressure chemical-vapor deposited (LPCVD) Si3N4 films can be deposited, providing a larger processing window for thickness controllability. An LPCVD-Si3N4 film is deposited at temperatures of 720 DEG C to 780 DEG C. The deposited film is in an amorphous state. Subsequently, a high-temperatures rapid-thermal anneal in pure nitrogen or ammonia is conducted at 1050 DEG C to 1100 DEG C for 60 seconds.