H ELECTRICITY
H01 ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
H01L SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
21/00 Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
H01L21/02 Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
H01L21/02104 Forming layers
H01L21/02107 Forming insulating materials on a substrate
H01L21/02109 characterised by the type of layer, e.g. type of material, porous/non-porous, pre-cursors, mixtures or laminates
H01L21/02112 characterised by the material of the layer
H01L21/02123 the material containing silicon
H01L21/02164 the material being a silicon oxide, e.g. SiO2