Fluorosilicate glass

Fluorosilicate glass (FSG) is a low-k dielectric used in between copper metal layers during silicon integrated circuit fabrication process. It has a low dielectric constant (k) and is now widely adopted by semiconductor foundries on geometries sub 0.25μ.Fluorosilicate glass is effectively a fluorine-containing silicon dioxide (k=3.5, while k of undoped silicon dioxide is 3.9).

Fluorosilicate glass

Fluorosilicate glass (FSG) is a low-k dielectric used in between copper metal layers during silicon integrated circuit fabrication process. It has a low dielectric constant (k) and is now widely adopted by semiconductor foundries on geometries sub 0.25μ.Fluorosilicate glass is effectively a fluorine-containing silicon dioxide (k=3.5, while k of undoped silicon dioxide is 3.9).