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1 PublicationTheoretical investigation of in situ k-restore processes for damaged ultra-low-k dielectrics
Förster, A.; Wagner, C.; Schuster, J.; Gemming, S.
Abstract
Ultra-low-k (ULK) materials are essential for today's production of integrated circuits (ICs). However, during the manufacturing process, the ULK's low dielectric constant (k-value) increases due to the replacement of hydrophobic species with hydrophilic groups. We investigate the use of plasma enhanced fragmented silylation precursors to repair this damage. The fragmentation of the silylation precursors octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS) and bis(dimethylamino)-dimethylsilane (DMADMS) and their possible repair reactions are studied using density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
Keywords: k-Restore; Low-k materials; DFT; MD; Plasma repair
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Microelectronic Engineering 156(2016), 121-125
Online First (2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.mee.2015.12.012
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