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A process for deep trench filling by BenzoCycloButene (BCB) polymer is explored. Deep trenches with 100-μm depth and different aspect ratios from 1.4 to 20 have been successfully filled by BCB. Besides, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of BCB is studied with the main goals of smoothing surface topography of substrate after BCB filling and removing excess BCB coating which may be necessary in some applications. Removal rate for BCB, V RR, of about 0.24 μm/min has been achieved for hard cured BCB films using acid slurry. After CMP, the BCB layer showed a roughness of about 1.36 nm (Rq, measured by atomic force microscopy, AFM).
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The authors would like to thank Dr Magali Brunet for valuable discussions and encouragement.
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Mahfoz Kotb, H.E., Isoird, K., Morancho, F. et al. Filling of very deep, wide trenches by BenzoCycloButene polymer. Microsyst Technol 15, 1395–1400 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-009-0894-2
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