Abstract:
An improved reactor to facilitate new precursor chemistries and transport polymerization processes that are useful for preparations of low null (dielectric constant) films. An improved TP Reactor that consists of UV source and a fractionation device for chemicals is provided to generate useful reactive intermediates from precursors. The reactor is useful for the deposition system.
Abstract:
Preparation methods and stabilization processes for low k polymers that consist of sp2CnullX and HC-sp3CnullnullX bonds. A preparation method is achieved by controlling the substrate temperature and feed rate of the polymer precursors. One stabilization process includes a post annealing of as-deposited polymer films under the presence of hydrogen under high temperatures. The reductive annealing of these films is conducted at temperatures from null20null C. to null50null C. to null20null C. to null50null C. of their Reversible Crystal Transformation (nullCRTnull) temperatures, then quenching the resulting films to null20null C. to null50null C. below their nullCRTnull temperatures. The reductive annealing is conducted before the as-deposited film was removed from a deposition system and still under the vacuum. nullRe-stabilizationnull processes of polymer surfaces that are exposed to reactive plasma etching are also disclosed; thus, further coating by barrier metal, cap layer or etch-stop layer can be safely applied.
Abstract:
Methods and products of Transport co-polymerization (nullTCPnull) that are useful for preparations of low Dielectric Constant (nullnullnull) thin films are disclosed. Transport co-polymerization (nullTCPnull) of reactive intermediates that are generated from a first precursor with a general structural formula (Z)mnullArnull(CXnullXnullY)n (VI) with a second reactive intermediate that is generated from a cage compound (e.g. Fullerenes, Methylsilsesquioxane, Hydrosilsesquioxane, and Adamantanyl) or a cyclic-compounds (e.g. Cyclo-Siloxanes and 2,2-Paracyclophanes) results in co-polymer films that are useful for making porous low null (null2.0) thin films. The porous thin films of this invention consist of nano-pores with uniform pore distribution thus retain high rigidity thus are suitable for manufacturing of future ICs using copper as conductor. Preparation methods and stabilization processes for low k co-polymers that consist of sp2CnullZ and HC-sp3CnullnullX bonds are also revealed. A preparation method is achieved by controlling the substrate temperature and feed rate of the major precursors. One stabilization process includes a post annealing of as-deposited co-polymer films under the presence of hydrogen under high temperatures. The reductive annealing of these films is conducted at temperatures from null20null C. to null50null C. to null20null C. to null50null C. of their Reversible Crystal Transformation (nullCRTnull) temperatures, then quenching the resulting films to null20null C. to null50null C. below their nullCRTnull temperatures. The reductive annealing is conducted before the as-deposited film was removed from a deposition system and still under the vacuum. nullRe-stabilizationnull processes of co-polymer surfaces that are exposed to reactive plasma etching are also disclosed; thus, further coating by barrier metal, cap layer or etch-stop layer can be safely applied.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to a processing method to produce a porous polymer film that consists of sp2CnullX and HC-sp3CnullnullX bonds (wherein, XnullH or F), and exhibits at least a crystal melting temperature, (nullTmnull). The porous polymer films produced by this invention are useful for fabricating future integrated circuits (nullIC'snull). The method described herein is useful for preparing the porous polymer films by polymerizing reactive intermediates, formed from a first-precursor, with a low feed rate and at temperatures equal to or below a melting temperature of intermediate (T1m). Second-precursors that do not become reactive intermediates or have an incomplete conversion to reactive intermediates are also transported to a deposition chamber and become an inclusion of the deposited film. By utilizing a subsequent in-situ, post treatment process the inclusions in the deposited film can be removed to leave micro-pores in the resultant film. Annealing methods are used herein to stabilize the polymer films after reactive plasma etching. Furthermore, the present invention pertains to employment of reductive plasma conditions for patterning polymer films that consist of sp2CnullX and HC-sp3CnullnullX bonds (wherein, XnullH, F).
Abstract:
An improved reactor to facilitate new precursor chemistries and transport polymerization processes that are useful for preparations of low null (dielectric constant) films. An improved TP Reactor that consists of UV source and a fractionation device for chemicals is provided to generate useful reactive intermediates from precursors. The reactor is useful for the deposition system.
Abstract:
A semiconductor equipment that is useful for the fabrication of integrated circuits (nullICnull). More specifically, this invention relates to a nullreactive-reactornull for a transport polymerization (nullTPnull) process module, wherein the process module is useful for the deposition of low dielectric (nullnullnull) thin films in IC manufacture. The reactive-reactor has reactive metal interior surfaces for effective conversion of precursors to intermediates. The resultant reaction products of the precursor and the interior surface material of the reactive-reactor are very stable, and do not cause metallic contamination of the semiconductors. The reactive-reactor of this invention is also equipped with Reactor Re-generating capacity to restore the reactive metal interior surfaces.
Abstract:
A multi-stage transport polymerization (nullTPnull) reactor useful for making a thin film for the fabrication of integrated circuits. One TP reactor has two distinct heating zones that facilitate the cracking of specific precursor materials. The multi-stage reactor comprises a first low temperature heating zone that heats incoming precursor materials to a temperature that is lower than the nullcrackingnull temperature of the precursor. The second heating zone is maintained at a temperature useful for breaking the chemical bonds of a desired leaving groups in the selected precursor. Specialized heating bodies, which transfer heat to the precursor material in the low and high temperature zones, are used as elements of the invention that can simultaneously decrease the total volume and increase the inside surface area of the TP reactor. Chemistries of precursors used in the multi-stage reactor are also provided.
Abstract:
A Process Module (nullPMnull) is designed to facilitate Transport Polymerization (nullTPnull) of precursors that are useful for preparations of low Dielectric Constant (nullnullnull) films. The PM consists primarily of a Material Delivery System (nullMDSnull) with a high temperature Vapor Phase Controller (nullVFCnull), a TP Reactor, a Treatment Chamber, a Deposition Chamber and a Pumping System. The PM is designed to facilitate TP for new precursors and for film deposition and stabilization processes.