Patent ID: 6248673
Filing Date: 2001-06-19
Classification: H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for fabricating a microelectronic fabrication comprising:providing a substrate;forming over the substrate a microelectronic device;forming over the microelectronic device a passivating dielectric layer formed from a passivating dielectric material selected from the group consisting of fluorosilicate glass (FSG) passivating dielectric materials, atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposited (APCVD) passivating dielectric materials, subatmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposited (SACVD) passivating dielectric materials and spin-on-glass (SOG) passivating dielectric materials to form from the microelectronic device a passivated microelectronic device; andannealing thermally, while employing a thermal annealing method employing an atmosphere comprising hydrogen at a pressure from about 700 to about 800 torr, the passivated microelectronic device to form a stabilized passivated microelectronic device.