Materials Science Forum, Vol.449-4, 473-476, 2004
Effect of UV illumination on deposition of low-k Si-O-C(-H) films by PECVD
The characteristics of plasma are important for the deposition of SiOC(-H) low dielectric thin film. The effect of UV light illumination on the plasma parameter in the capacitive coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (CCP-CVD) system is investigated. The electron density is almost not changed, but the electron temperature decreases by UV light illumination. The deposition rate increases and the dielectric constant of the film is lowered with UV light.