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A deposition method of reducing fixed charge in a layer of silicon dioxide includes: a) providing a gaseous organosilicon compound to a chemical vapor deposition reactor having a semiconductor wafer positioned therein; b) providing an oxidizing gas to the reactor for reaction with the organosilicon compound; c) feeding a gaseous hydrogen containing source to the reactor; and d) reacting the organosilicon compound, oxidizing gas and gaseous hydrogen containing source to deposit a layer of silicon dioxide on the wafer, the hydrogen containing source gas effectively reacting with the organosilicon compound to produce reduced fixed charge in the deposited silicon dioxide layer over that which would be present if no hydrogen containing source gas were fed to the reactor under otherwise identical reacting conditions. Another method of depositing a layer of silicon dioxide on a semiconductor wafer comprises: a) providing a gaseous organosilicon compound to a chemical vapor deposition reactor having a semiconductor wafer positioned therein; and b) providing an oxidizing gas to the reactor, and reacting the oxidizing gas with the gaseous organosilicon compound in the reactor to deposit a layer of silicon dioxide on the wafer, the oxidizing gas comprising a compound having an N--O bond.

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