Abstract:
A method for processing a substrate is described. The method includes forming a metal containing resist layer onto a substrate, patterning the metal containing resist layer, and performing a post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer. The post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer is a field guided post exposure bake operation and includes the use of an electric field to guide the ions or charged species within the metal containing resist layer. The field guided post exposure bake operation may be paired with a post development field guided bake operation.
Abstract:
Exemplary processing methods may include providing a silicon-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed in the processing region. The substrate may define a feature. The methods may include forming plasma effluents of the silicon-containing precursor. The methods may include depositing a silicon-containing material on the substrate. The methods may include providing an oxygen-containing precursor to the processing region, forming plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor, and contacting the silicon-containing material with the plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor to form a silicon-and-oxygen-containing material. The methods may include providing a fluorine-containing precursor to the processing region, forming plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor, and etching the silicon-and-oxygen-containing material from a top, a sidewall, or both of the feature with the plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor.
Abstract:
Methods of the disclosure include a BN ALD process at low temperatures using a reactive nitrogen precursor, such as thermal N2H4, and a boron containing precursor, which allows for the deposition of ultra thin (less than 5 nm) films with precise thickness and composition control. Methods are self-limiting and provide saturating atomic layer deposition (ALD) of a boron nitride (BN) layer on various semiconductors and metallic substrates.
Abstract:
Implementations described herein relate to methods for forming gap fill materials. After the gap fill material is deposited and before a CMP process is performed on the gap fill material, one or more ion implantation processes are utilized to treat the deposited gap fill material. The one or more ion implantation processes include implanting a first ion species in the gap fill material using a first ion energy, and then implanting a second ion species in the gap fill material using a second ion energy that's lower than the first ion energy. The one or more ion implantation processes minimize CMP dishing and improve recess profile.
Abstract:
A substrate carrier with contacts is described that is balanced for thermal stress. In one example workpiece carrier has a rigid substrate configured to support a workpiece to be carried for processing, a first dielectric layer over the substrate, an electrostatic conductive electrode over the first dielectric layer to electrostatically hold the workpiece to be carried, a second dielectric layer over the electrode to electrically isolate the workpiece from the electrode, and a third dielectric layer under the substrate to counter thermal stress applied to the substrate by the first and second dielectric layers.
Abstract:
Methods for forming fin structure with desired materials formed on different locations of the fin structure using a selective deposition process for three dimensional (3D) stacking of fin field effect transistor (FinFET) for semiconductor chips are provided. In one embodiment, a method of forming a structure with desired materials on a substrate includes forming a patterned self-assembled monolayer on a circumference of a structure formed on a substrate, wherein the patterned self-assembled monolayer includes a treated layer formed among a self-assembled monolayer, and performing an atomic layer deposition process to form a material layer predominantly on the self-assembled monolayer from the patterned self-assembled monolayer.
Abstract:
Species are supplied to a flowable layer over a substrate. A property of the flowable layer is modified by implanting the species to the flowable layer. The property comprises a density, a stress, a film shrinkage, an etch selectivity, or any combination thereof.
Abstract:
A first portion of a multiple cycle spacer is formed on a sidewall of a patterned feature over a substrate. A spacer layer is deposited on the first portion using a first plasma process. The spacer layer is etched to form a second portion of the multiple cycle spacer on the first portion using a second plasma process. A cycle comprising depositing and etching of the spacer layer is continuously repeated until the multiple cycle spacer is formed.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide semiconductor devices CFET in particular and methods of manufacturing such devices having a fully strained superlattice structure with channel layers that are substantially free of defects and release layers having a reduced selective removal rate. The CFET described herein comprise a vertically stacked superlattice structure on a substrate, the vertically stacked superlattice structure comprising: a first hGAA structure on the substrate; a sacrificial layer on a top surface of the first hGAA structure, the sacrificial layer comprising silicon germanium (SiGe) having a germanium content in a range of from greater than 0% to 50% on an atomic basis; and a second hGAA structure on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Each of the first hGAA and the second hGAA comprise alternating layers of nanosheet channel layer that comprise silicon (Si) and nanosheet release layer that comprise doped silicon germanium (SiGe).
Abstract:
Exemplary processing methods may include providing a silicon-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be housed in the processing region. The substrate may define a feature. The methods may include forming plasma effluents of the silicon-containing precursor. The methods may include depositing a silicon-containing material on the substrate. The methods may include providing an oxygen-containing precursor to the processing region, forming plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor, and contacting the silicon-containing material with the plasma effluents of the oxygen-containing precursor to form a silicon-and-oxygen-containing material. The methods may include providing a fluorine-containing precursor to the processing region, forming plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor, and etching the silicon-and-oxygen-containing material from a top, a sidewall, or both of the feature with the plasma effluents of the fluorine-containing precursor.