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Low-k materials developed for ULSI interconnects should have sufficient resistance to processing plasma. CO2 plasma is being considered as a promising candidate for low damage photoresist ash and as a surface activation chemistry for self-assembled monolayers and atomic layer deposition on low-k materials. This article explores the interaction of two organosilicate (OSG) based low-k materials with different k-values (OSG2.4 and OSG2.2) with CO2 plasma in both CCP and ICP-remote plasma chambers. Time dependent exposure of the materials to CO2 plasma revealed quick and effective sealing of OSG2.4 surface whereas it takes longer time for OSG2.2. The sealing reduces further plasma damage and leads to accumulation of CO2 in the pores of both materials. The same behavior occurs in ICP-remote plasma but without a complete sealing of the surface. This suggests the important role of ion bombardment. Damage to low-k by conventional O-2 plasma was studied alongside and it was found that for t < 60 s, O-2 plasma exerts more damage on OSG2.2 than CO2. This trend is reversed at t > 60 s. Furthermore, lesser time exposure to CO2 plasma was investigated with respect to source power at constant pressure and it was discovered that damage although small, increases with varying source power

Modification of Ultra Low-k Dielectric Films by O2and CO2Plasmas

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