Patent ID: 7470597

Claim:
A method of generating a multilayered dielectric diffusion barrier layer comprising: applying a coating of a polymeric preceramic precursor by a solvent based approach to a surface of an interlayer dielectric, said polymeric preceramic precursor is selected from a polysilazane, a polycarbosilane, a polysilasilazane, a polysilane, a polysilacarbosilane, a polysiloxazane, a polycarbosilazane, a polysilylcarbodiimide, a polysilsesquiazane and a polysilacarbosilazane, and wherein the polymeric preceramic precursor includes pendant functional groups bonded to the chain backbone, said pendent function groups are selected from the group consisting of amines, amides, imides, thioesters, thioethers, ureas, urethanes, nitriles, isocyanates, thiols, sulfones, phosphines, phosphine oxides, phosphonimides, benzotriazoles, pyridines, imidazoles, imides, oxazoles, benzoxazoles, thiazoles, pyrazoles, triazoles, thiophenes, oxadiazoles, thiazines, thiazoles, quionoxalines, benzimidazoles, oxindoles, indolines, hydride, vinyl, allyl, alkoxy, silyl and alkyl; converting the polymeric preceramic precursor into the low-k sublayer having a composition of Si V N W C X O Y H Z where 0.1≦v0.8,0≦w≦0.8, 0.05≦x≦0.8, 0y≦0.3, 0.05≦z≦0.8 for v+w+x+y+z=1, said converting is selected from one of thermal curing, electron irradiation, ion irradiation, irradiation with ultraviolet and/or visible light; applying a coating of an air barrier sublayer by chemical vapor deposition, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition or physical vapor deposition; and exposing the air barrier sublayer to a reactive plasma.