Patent classifications
H10W10/0142
Convex shape trench in RDL for stress relaxation
A method includes: providing a passivation layer with an embedded MIM capacitor; forming a redistribution layer (RDL) above the passivation layer; and forming an opening in the RDL above the MIM capacitor, wherein the opening separates the RDL into first and second RDL structures, wherein each of the first and second RDL structures has a convex-shaped profile on a sidewall that defines the opening that separates the first RDL structure from the second RDL structure, and wherein the convex-shaped profile on the sidewalls resists stress migration from the RDL to the MIM capacitor to resist stress migration induced cracks forming in the MIM capacitor. The forming an opening includes: removing a portion of the RDL to a first depth using first etching operations; and removing a portion of the RDL to a second depth by laterally etching sidewalls of the first and second RDL structures.
Substrate processing method
A method of processing a substrate having a gap includes loading the substrate onto a substrate support unit, supplying an oligomeric silicon precursor and a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate through a gas supply unit on the substrate support unit, and generating a direct plasma in a reaction space by applying a voltage to at least one of the substrate support unit and the gas supply unit, wherein a plurality of sub-steps are performed during the supplying of the oligomeric silicon precursor and the nitrogen-containing gas and the generating a direct plasma, and different plasma duty ratios are applied during the plurality of sub-steps.