Methods are provided for forming a structure that includes an air gap. In
one embodiment, a method is provided for forming a damascene structure
comprises depositing a porous low dielectric constant layer by a method
including reacting an organosilicon compound and a porogen-providing
precursor, depositing a porogen-containing material, and removing at
least a portion of the porogen-containing material, depositing an organic
layer on the porous low dielectric constant layer by reacting the
porogen-providing precursor, forming a feature definition in the organic
layer and the porous low dielectric constant layer, filing the feature
definition with a conductive material therein, depositing a mask layer on
the organic layer and the conductive material disposed in the feature
definition, forming apertures in the mask layer to expose the organic
layer, removing a portion or all of the organic layer through the
apertures, and forming an air gap adjacent the conductive material.