摘要:
A method for forming a semiconductor device can include providing a substrate including a via in a dielectric layer, forming a ruthenium metal plug in the via, and at least part of the ruthenium metal plug can be formed directly on the dielectric layer in the via, forming a metal cap layer directly on the ruthenium metal plug, and forming a metallization layer, such as a copper-containing trench, over the ruthenium metal plug, such that the metal cap layer is between the metallization layer and the ruthenium metal plug, which can prevent intermixing of the ruthenium of the ruthenium metal plug with the metal or metals in the metallization layer.
摘要:
A film forming apparatus for forming a film on a substrate by using a magnetron sputtering method. The film forming apparatus includes: a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate; a target holder configured to hold a target made of a ferromagnetic material to face the substrate holder; a magnet provided on a surface of the target holder opposite to the substrate holder, and configured to leak a magnetic field to a front surface of the target held by the target holder that is a surface close to the substrate holder; and a magnetic field strength measurement device configured to measure a strength of the magnetic field.
摘要:
To provide technology that can increase the productivity of an apparatus when magnetron sputtering is carried out using a target formed from magnetic material. The present disclosure is an apparatus provided with: a cylindrical body that is a target formed from magnetic material, disposed above a substrate; a rotating mechanism that rotates this cylindrical body around the axis of the cylindrical body; a magnet array provided inside a hollow part of the cylindrical body; and a power supply that applies voltage to the cylindrical body. Furthermore, the magnet array has a cross sectional profile, orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical body. Thus, even if a target with a comparatively large thickness is used, reductions in the intensity of the magnetic field that leaks from the target can be suppressed, and local progress in erosion can be suppressed.
摘要:
Provided is a placing table structure which is disposed in a processing container and has a subject to be processed thereon so as to form a thin film on the subject in the processing container by using raw material gas which generates thermal decomposition reaction having reversibility. The placing table structure is provided with a placing table for the purpose of placing the subject to be processed on a placing surface, i.e., an upper surface of the placing table structure, and a decomposition suppressing gas supply means which is arranged in the placing table for the purpose of supplying decomposition suppressing gas, which suppresses thermal decomposition of the raw material gas, toward a peripheral section of the subject placed on the placing surface of the placing table.
摘要:
Improved process flows and methods are provided for processing a semiconductor substrate have exposed dielectric and metal-containing surfaces. More specifically, improved process flows and methods are provided for pre-cleaning the metal-containing surfaces prior to depositing a metal material onto the metal-containing surfaces. Hot vapor-phase etching is used to remove a native oxide film from the metal-containing surfaces. Prior to hot vapor-phase etching, the semiconductor substrate is exposed to a first silicon-containing gas to deposit an inhibitor film onto the exposed dielectric and metal-containing surfaces. The inhibitor film protects the dielectric surfaces while the native oxide film is being removed via the hot vapor-phase etching. In some embodiments, the semiconductor substrate is exposed to a second silicon-containing gas, after hot vapor-phase etching, to remove residues of the hot vapor-phase etching process from the pre-cleaned metal-containing surfaces.
摘要:
A film forming apparatus for forming a film by magnetron sputtering includes a substrate support supporting the substrate, a holder holding a target for emitting sputtered particles, a magnet unit having a magnet, first and second movement mechanisms configured to periodically move the substrate support and the magnet unit, respectively, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the first movement mechanism and the second movement mechanism so that a phase in a periodic movement of the substrate support remains the same at a start of film formation and at an end of film formation, a phase in a periodic movement of the magnet unit remains the same at a start of film formation and at an end of film formation, and the phase in the periodic movement of the substrate support and the phase in the periodic movement of the magnet unit do not match during film formation.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides a vacuum-processing apparatus for forming a metal film on a substrate by sputtering targets with ions of plasma, and then oxidizing the metal film, the apparatus including: a first target composed of a material having a property of adsorbing oxygen; a second target composed of a metal; a power supply unit configured to apply a voltage to the targets; a shutter configured to prevent particles generated from one of the targets from adhering to the other of the targets; a shielding member; an oxygen supply unit configured to supply an oxygen-containing gas to the substrate mounted on the mounting unit; and a control unit configured to perform supplying a plasma-generating voltage to the targets and sputtering the targets and supplying the oxygen-containing gas from the oxygen supply unit to the substrate.
摘要:
There is provided a film thickness measurement method which measures a film thickness of a specific film to be measured in a multilayer film in situ in a film formation system that forms the multilayer film on a substrate, the method comprising: regarding a plurality of films located under the film to be measured as one underlayer film, measuring a film thickness of the underlayer film, and deriving an optical constant of the underlayer film by spectroscopic interferometry; and after the film to be measured is formed, deriving a film thickness of the film to be measured by spectroscopic interferometry using the film thickness and the optical constant of the underlayer film.
摘要:
There is provided a film forming position misalignment correction method comprising: replacing a shielding member; loading a substrate into a film forming module by a transfer mechanism and forming a film on the substrate; detecting an amount of film forming position misalignment by transferring the substrate on which the film has been formed to a film thickness measuring device; correcting a transfer position of the substrate for the transfer mechanism; and checking the correction by transferring the substrate used for measuring the amount of film forming position misalignment to the film forming module by the transfer mechanism for which the transfer position has been corrected to form a film and determining the amount of film forming position misalignment by measuring a film thickness of the formed film by the film thickness measuring device in the same manner.
摘要:
A film forming apparatus includes: a processing container; a substrate holder that holds the substrate in the processing container; and a target assembly disposed in an upper side of the substrate holder. The target assembly includes: a target made of metal, including a main body and a flange provided around the main body, and emitting sputter particles from the main body; a target holder including a target electrode configured to supply power to the target, and holding the target; a target clamp that clamps the flange of the target to the target holder; and an anti-deposition shield provided around the main body of the target to cover the flange, the target clamp, and the target holder, and having a labyrinth structure in which an inner tip end thereof is disposed to enter a recess between the main body of the target and the target clamp.