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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor device having a barrier layer which can fully suppress diffusion of copper on a conductive layer containing copper. SOLUTION: The semiconductor device includes a substrate, the conductive layer 20 arranged on the substrate, and the barrier film 30 disposed above the conductive layer 20. The barrier film 30 is obtained by heating polybenzoxazole. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polymer which can form a film which is usable as, e.g., an interlayer insulation film in a semiconductor element or the like, has a low dielectric constant, is excellent in mechanical strength and adhesiveness, and has a homogeneous quality; and a method for producing the polymer. SOLUTION: In the polymer production method, (A) a hydrolyzable-group-containing silane monomer and/or its hydrolyzed condensate and (B) a cyclic carbosilane are mixed and heated. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for forming an insulating film and the insulating film, wherein the insulating film at a low relative dielectric constant and excellent in resistance or the like to a process such as etching, ashing or wet cleaning can be formed. SOLUTION: The method for forming the insulating film contains steps of forming a polysiloxane series insulating film of a substrate, forming a polycarbosilane series insulating film on the polysiloxane series insulating film, and forming an organic series insulating film on the polycarbosilane series insulating film. The polysiloxane series insulating film is formed by hydrolyzing and condensing at least one kind of a silane compound selected from a group of compounds represented by a general formula (1): R a Si(OR 1 ) 4-a , a general formula (2): Si(OR 2 ) 4 , and a general formula (3): R 3 b (R 4 O) 3-b Si-(R 7 ) d -Si(OR 5 ) 3-c R 6 c , and the polycarbosilane series insulating film is formed by heating a coated film after coating a solution obtained by dissolving a polycarbosilane compound represented by a general formula (4) in a solvent. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a copper damassin structure wherein the mismatch of dynamical characteristics between inorganic insulating layers used for a copper diffusion prevention insulating layer, a wiring layer, and a via layer is eliminated, and troubles such as exfoliation and cracking ocurring in a CMP process in damascene formation and upon a heat cycle are solved. SOLUTION: In the manufacture of a copper damassin structure, when copper and a barrier metal layer or either of them provided on an inorganic insulating film are chemically and mechanically polished, at least one kind of a metal oxide layer selected from among B, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Ge, Sn, Pb, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Zn, Cd, P, As, Sb, Bi, and Ce, or a silicon oxide layer with higher density than the inorganic insulating film is made to exist on the inorganic insulating film. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem in generation of peeling and crack which are generated in the CMP process to form damascene and in the heat cycle, by eliminating mismatch of dynamics characteristic among inorganic system insulation films used for copper diffusion preventing layer, wiring layer and via layer. SOLUTION: In this method of fabricating a copper damascene structure, an organic insulation film in the thickness of 1 to 100 nm is provided between an inorganic system insulation film and copper diffusion preventing layer, at the time of chemically and mechanically grinding the inorganic system insulation film formed on the copper diffusion preventing layer.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a forming method of an insulating film for a semiconductor, which is superior in adhesion to a film formed by the CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) method as an interlayer insulating film material, in a semiconductor element or the like. SOLUTION: A laminate is constituted by laminating a film (A) formed by heat curing an alkoxysilane compound hydrolysis condensate (a), with an average inertial radius of 10 to 30 nm and a film (B) formed by heat curing an alkoxysilane hydrolysis condensate (b) with an average inertial radius of less than 10 nm. The difference in the average inertial radii between the alkoxysilane hydrolysis condensate (a) and the alkoxysilane hydrolysis condensate (b) is more than 5 nm.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a film-forming composition capable of forming a silica- based film having high crack resistance of the coated film and small baking temperature dependence of relative dielectric constant as an interlaminar insulation material in a semiconductor element, etc. SOLUTION: This method for producing a film-forming composition comprises mixing (A) at least one kind of hydrolysis condensate obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing an alkoxysilane compound in the presence of water and a catalyst and having 10-30 nm average inertial radius with (B) at least one kind of hydrolysis condensate obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing an alkoxysilane compound in the presence of water and a catalyst and having an average inertial radius different by >=3 nm from average inertial radius of hydrolysis condensate in the component A.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a film that shows an extremely low relative dielectric constant of 2.2 or less and has improved mechanical strength as interlayer insulation in a semiconductor device and the like. SOLUTION: In the formation method of a silica film, a film containing a siloxane compound (A) and a compound (B) that is compatible or dispersed to the constituent (A) is treated in a super-critical medium. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a film-forming composition capable of giving a coating film having a low relative dielectric constant as an interlaminar electrical film material in a semiconductor device, or the like, and scarcely causing foreign materials even when stored as a varnish for a long period. SOLUTION: The film-forming composition contains (A) a hydrolyzed condensation product which is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing an alkylalkoxysilane, (B) an organic solvent, and (C) a compound expressed by the formula (4): R R R Si-O-SiR R R (R to R are each an alkyl or an aryl, and are same or different from each other).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition capable of forming a silica film having a small water absorption and relative permittivity less than 2.1 to be used for a layer-to-layer insulation film of a semiconductor element. SOLUTION: The compound for forming the film contains A) a hydrolysis condensate of a silane compound of more than one kind in general formulas 1 to 3, Ra Si(OR )4-a ...(1) (R is H, F or a univalent organic group, R is a univalent organic group, a is an integer of 1-2), Si(OR )4 ...(2) (R is a univalent organic group), and R b (R O)3-b Si-(R )d -Si(OR )3-c R c ...(3) [R to R are each a univalent organic group, b and c are each an integer of 0-2, R is O, a phenylene group or -(CH2 )n - (n is an integer of 1-6), d is 0-1], B). Compound with its boiling point of decomposition temperature of 250-450 deg.C and compatible and dispersible with A and C) Organic solvent. The compound whose B portion is 50-250 wt. parts against A portion of 100 wt. parts (conversion as a complete hydrolysis condensate) is also provided.