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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Li-Qun Xia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ping Xu, Fremont, CA (US);
Louis Yang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tzu-Fang Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Wen H. Zhu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/131 ;
Abstract
A method for depositing a silicon oxycarbide hard mask on a low k dielectric layer is provided. Substrates containing a silicon oxycarbide hard mask on a low k dielectric layer are also disclosed. The silicon oxycarbide hard mask may be formed by a processing gas comprising a siloxane.