Suppression of water vapor absorption in glass encapsulation

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PATENT NO 5094984
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07722363

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A method for encapsulation of an integrated circuit array that suppresses or eliminates absorption and subsequent out-gassing of water vapor and suppresses or eliminates out-gassing of toxic constituents of the encapsulation layer such as trimethyl borate. A first layer of borophosphosilicate glass is deposited on the integrated circuit array, followed immediately by deposit of a thin cap layer of undoped oxide of silicon. The method also allows use of boron and phosphorous concentrations in the borophosphosilicate glass as high as 9 weight percent with no loss of stability of that layer, before or after thermal treatment. Reflow processing temperatures as low as T.sub.r =700.degree.-900.degree. C. may be used here. Alternatively, silicon nitride can replace the silicon oxide in the cap layer, using either a high temperature process or a lower temperature plasma-enhanced process.

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HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANYPALO ALTO CALIFORNIA 94303-0890

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Liu, Charles C Mt. View, CA 2 65
Nauka, Krzysztof Mt. View, CA 129 497

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