Process for forming low k silicon oxide dielectric material while suppressing pressure spiking and inhibiting increase in dielectric constant

摘要

A process for forming low k silicon oxide dielectric material having a dielectric constant no greater than 3.0, while suppressing pressure spikes during the formation of the low k silicon oxide dielectric material comprises reacting an organo-silane and hydrogen peroxide in a reactor chamber containing a silicon substrate while maintaining an electrical bias on the substrate. In a preferred embodiment the reactants are flowed into the reactor at a reactant flow ratio of organo-silane reactant to hydrogen peroxide reactant of not more than 10.6 sccm of organo-silane reactant per 0.1 grams/minute of hydrogen peroxide reactant; and the substrate is biased with either a positive DC bias potential, with respect to the grounded reactor chamber walls, of about +50 to +300 volts, or a low frequency AC bias potential ranging from a minimum of +50/-50 volts up to a maximum of about +300/-300 volts.