A method and apparatus for depositing a low dielectric constant film by
plasma assisted copolymerization of p-xylylene and a comonomer having
carbon-carbon double bonds at a constant RF power level from about 0W to
about 100W or a pulsed RF power level from about 20W to about 160W. The
copolymer film has a dielectric constant from about 2.2 to about 2.5.
Preferred comonomers include tetravinyltetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane,
tetraallyloxysilane, and trivinylmethylsilane. The copolymer films include
at least 1% by weight of the comonomer.