Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric wiring of an integrated circuit. SOLUTION: The electric wiring of the integrated circuit is provided with a substrate (1), conducting layer (2) which is arranged on the substrate (1) and structured to have a first conductor path (3), second conductor path (4) and a trench (5) between the first conductor path (3) and the second conductor path (4), and first dielectric layer (6) which is arranged on the conducting layer (2) and with which the trench (5) is at least partially filled. In this case, the first dielectric layer (6) contains one from among polybenzo-oxazole and/or polynorbornene and/or their derivatives, as the polymeric material.
Abstract:
According to the invention, a carbon hard mask layer (2) is applied to a substrate to be structured (1) by means of a plasma-enhanced deposition method in such a way that it has a diamond-like hardness in at least one vertical section of a layer. During the production of said diamond-type vertical section of a layer, the deposition parameters are adjusted in such a way that certain diamond-type growth regions are removed in situ by means of subsequent etching processes, and other diamond-type regions remain.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for production of a semiconductor structure, comprising the steps: preparation of a semiconductor substrate (1), generation of a lower first, a middle second and an upper third masking layer (5, 7, 9) on a surface of the semiconductor substrate (1), formation of at least one first window (11, 11a-h) in the upper third masking layer (9), structuring the middle second masking layer (7) using the first window (11, 11a-h) in the upper third masking layer (9) for the transfer of the first window (11, 11a-h), structuring the lower first masking layer (5) using the first window (11, 11a-h) in the middle second masking layer (7) for the transfer of the first window (11, 11a-h), enlarging the first window (11, 11a-h) in the upper third masking layer (9) to form a second window (13, 13a-b) in a maskless process step, restructuring the middle second masking layer (7) using the second window (13, 13a-b) in the upper third masking layer (9) for the transfer of the second window (13, 13a-b), structuring the semiconductor substrate (1), using the structured lower third masking layer (5), restructuring the lower first masking layer (5) using the second window (13, 13a-b) in the middle second masking layer (7) and restructuring the semiconductor substrate (1) using the restructured lower third masking layer (5).
Abstract:
Process for forming a structure in a semiconductor substrate (1) comprises producing an anti-reflective coating (2) on the semiconductor substrate and a buffer layer (3) on the anti-reflective coating layer, depositing a photoresist layer on the buffer layer, photolithographically producing a structure on the photoresist layer, and transferring this structure into the anti-reflective layer, buffer layer and semiconductor substrate arranged below the photoresist layer. An Independent claim is also included for the production of insulated regions between construction elements, especially trench capacitors, formed in a semiconductor substrate. Preferred Features: The buffer layer is a carbon layer or carbon-containing layer that is produced by a PECVD process. The anti-reflective layer consists of an organic substance or an SiO, SiON or SiN layer having a layer thickness less than 70 nm, especially about 45 nm.
Abstract:
Process for forming a structure in a semiconductor substrate (1) comprises producing an anti-reflective coating (2) on the semiconductor substrate and a buffer layer (3) on the anti-reflective coating layer, depositing a photoresist layer on the buffer layer, photolithographically producing a structure on the photoresist layer, and transferring this structure into the anti-reflective layer, buffer layer and semiconductor substrate arranged below the photoresist layer. An Independent claim is also included for the production of insulated regions between construction elements, especially trench capacitors, formed in a semiconductor substrate. Preferred Features: The buffer layer is a carbon layer or carbon-containing layer that is produced by a PECVD process. The anti-reflective layer consists of an organic substance or an SiO, SiON or SiN layer having a layer thickness less than 70 nm, especially about 45 nm.
Abstract:
Production of a trench (5) in a semiconductor substrate (1) comprises: (i) arranging a mask (2) on the substrate having a window (3) in which a substrate surface (4) is exposed; (ii) electrochemically etching the substrate from the substrate surface exposed by the window; (iii) forming a porous substrate (6) in a trench-like region from the substrate surface; and (iv) removing the porous substrate from the trench-like region. Preferred Features: The porous substrate has a thickness of 20-80% of the substrate. The porous substrate is etched using an alkaline etching agent, preferably KOH. The porous substrate is oxidized to form a porous substrate oxide. The substrate contains silicon.
Abstract:
A method for the shrink-hole-free filling of trenches in semiconductor circuits which utilizes selective growth of a layer to be applied is described. In the method, a layer of a selective growing material is applied simultaneously to a growth-promoting layer and to a growth-inhibiting layer. Wherein raised portions which, before the layer of selective growing material is applied, are covered by the growth-inhibiting layer at least on their sides. After the growth-inhibiting layer has been applied, the growth-promoting layer is generated by anisotropic treatment on surfaces parallel to the substrate on and between the raised portions and the layer is then removed again on surfaces parallel to the substrate on the raised portions. The method makes it possible to produce in a particularly simple manner a pattern on the raised portions of which are covered by the growth-inhibiting layer on their sides and on their top whereas the bottom of trenches is covered with a growth-promoting layer.