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Filling of very deep, wide trenches by BenzoCycloButene polymer

Research Authors
Hicham Mahfoz Kotb, K. Isoird, F. Morancho, L. Théolier, T. Do Conto
Research Abstract

A process for deep trench filling by BenzoCycloButene (BCB) polymer is explored. Deep trenches with 100-μm depth and different aspect ratios from 1.4 to 20 have been successfully filled by BCB. Besides, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of BCB is studied with the main goals of smoothing surface topography of substrate after BCB filling and removing excess BCB coating which may be necessary in some applications. Removal rate for BCB, V RR, of about 0.24 μm/min has been achieved for hard cured BCB films using acid slurry. After CMP, the BCB layer showed a roughness of about 1.36 nm (Rq, measured by atomic force microscopy, AFM).

Research Department
Research Journal
Microsyst Technol
Research Publisher
Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol. 15. No. 1
Research Year
2009
Research Pages
PP. 1395–1400