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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2006
I-i Chen, Taipei, TW;
Tien-i Bao, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Shwang-ming Cheug, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
I-I Chen, Taipei, TW;
Tien-I Bao, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Shwang-Ming Cheug, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Chen-Hua Yu, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a low-k dielectric layer is provided. An embodiment comprises forming a dielectric layer on a substrate, wherein the layer comprises a pore generating material dispersed in an uncured matrix. A second step comprises forming pores in the uncured matrix by irradiating the layer with radiation having a first wavelength. After pore forming, a third step comprises cross-linking the dielectric by irradiating it at a second wavelength, the second being less than the first. In an embodiment, the irradiating wavelengths comprise ultra-violet radiation. Embodiments may further include repairing processing damage wherein the damage includes dangling bonds or silanol formation. The repairing includes annealing in a carbon-containing ambient such as CH, CH, or hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS).