MISS TIFFANY THY NGUYEN, PHARMD
Pharmacy at Norwood Ave, San Jose, CA

2006014, Jun 29, 2006

Jan 26, 2004

10/543347

Wenya Fan - Campbell CA, US
Victor Lu - Santa Cruz CA, US
Michael Thomas - Milpitas CA, US
Brian Daniels - La Honda CA, US
Tiffany Nguyen - San Jose CA, US
Ananth Naman - San Jose CA, US
Lei Jin - San Jose CA, US
Anil Bhanap - Miltitas CA, US

H01L 21/00, H01L 21/31

438004000, 438780000

Methods of repairing voids in a material are described herein that include: a) providing a material having a plurality of reactive silanol groups; b) providing at least one reactive surface modification agent; and c) chemically capping at least some of the plurality of reactive silanol groups with the at least one of the reactive surface modification agents. Methods of carbon restoration in a material are also described that include: a) providing a carbon-deficient material having a plurality of reactive silanol groups; b) providing at least one reactive surface modification agent; and c)chemically capping at least some of the plurality of reactive silanol groups with the at least one of the reactive surface modification agents. In addition, methods are described herein for reducing the condensation of a film and/or a carbon-deficient film that include: a) providing a film having a plurality of reactive silanol groups; b) placing the film into a plasma chamber; c) introducing a plurality of reactive organic moieties-containing silanes into the chamber; and d) allowing the silanes to react with at least some of the reactive silanol groups. Dielectric materials and low-k dielectric materials are described herein that comprise: a) an inorganic material having a plurality of silicon atoms; and b) a plurality of organic moiety-containing silane compounds, wherein the silane compounds are coupled to the inorganic material through at least some of the silicon atoms.