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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Kang-Min Kuo, Hsin-chu, TW;
Wen-Hsiang Tang, Taipei, TW;
Su-Ying Su, Taipei, TW;
Chi-Ming Wu, Hsinchu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A process for etching back SOG during planarization is described. A mix of CHF.sub.3 and CF.sub.4 in an argon carrier gas is used, with the latter having a flow rate of about 175 SCCM. An RF discharge is initiated for about 10 seconds during which time etching occurs. The system is then cleared of all reactive gases by a brief pumpdown to base pressure. In a key feature of the invention, argon alone is now admitted to the reaction chamber at a greater than normal flow rate of about 273 SCCM. This high flow rate is maintained for about 40 seconds (including about 10 seconds to reach an equilibrium pressure of about 225 mtorr) following which the system is pumped out again and the process is terminated. If this procedure is followed, no polymeric residue is generated at the surface of any exposed titanium nitride.