High-Quality, High-Rate SiO₂ and SiN Films Formed by 400 kHz Bias Electron Cyclotron Resonance-Chemical Vapor Deposition

A new electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma CVD system is proposed to form high-quality SiO 2 and SiN films at high rates. The system applies 400 kHz voltages which ions can follow to the substrate. The system efficiently produces, without heating: 1) SiO 2 films in which density and Si-O bond strength are equivalent to those of a thermally oxidized (about 1000° C) film for which deposition rate is higher than 1.2 µ m/min and 2) Si-H bond-free SiN films in which density and resistivity are higher than those of films formed by conventional plasma CVD systems and for which deposition rate is higher than 0.8 µ m/min.