Hihi, To my understanding, the silicon dioxide by PECVD more than one micro is easy to crack. So my advised solution is you can deposite 1 micro silicon dioxide first, after that, you anneal it for about an hour (ramp up). It is followed by deposited another 0.6 micro silicon dioxide on the top, then annel again. The problem should be solved. Best wishes, CHEN udaybhaskar katreddiwrote: Hi Everybody, I have been depositing 1.6 micron silicon dioxide by PECVD process at 300 degrees temperature on silicon wafer coated with silicon nitride,after that I am annealing at 620 degrees.Here I am having a problem that the deposited oxide is peeling off,might be due to high stress ,so someone suggest me some solution to sortout this problem.