公开(公告)号：US20050221001A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-06

申请号：US10814713

申请日：2004-03-31

申请人： Raymond Joe ,  John Gumpher ,  Anthony Dip

发明人： Raymond Joe ,  John Gumpher ,  Anthony Dip

IPC分类号： C23C16/34 ,  C23C16/44 ,  H01L21/318 ,  C23C16/00 ,  B32B9/00

CPC分类号： C23C16/4404 ,  H01L21/3185

摘要： A method for extending time between chamber cleaning processes in a process chamber of a processing system. A particle-reducing film is formed on a chamber component in the process chamber to reduce particle formation in the process chamber during substrate processing, at least one substrate is introduced into the process chamber, a manufacturing process is performed in the process chamber, and the at least one substrate is removed from the process chamber. The particle-reducing film may be deposited on a clean chamber component or on a material deposit formed on a chamber component. Alternatively, the particle-reducing film may be formed by chemically modifying at least a portion of a material deposit on a chamber component. The particle-reducing film may be formed after each manufacturing process or at selected intervals after multiple manufacturing processes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在处理系统的处理室中延长室清洁过程之间的时间的方法。 在处理室中的腔室部件上形成颗粒减少膜，以减少衬底处理期间处理室中的颗粒形成，至少一个衬底被引入到处理室中，在处理室中执行制造工艺， 从处理室移除至少一个基板。 颗粒减少膜可以沉积在清洁室部件上或者形成在室部件上的材料沉积物上。 或者，可以通过化学改变室内部件上的材料沉积物的至少一部分来形成颗粒减少膜。 减少颗粒的膜可以在每个制造过程之后形成，或者在多个制造过程之后以选定的间隔形成。

公开(公告)号：US06869892B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-22

申请号：US10767470

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Keisuke Suzuki ,  Toshiyuki Ikeuchi ,  Kimiya Aoki ,  David Paul Brunco ,  Steven Robert Soss ,  Anthony Dip

发明人： Keisuke Suzuki ,  Toshiyuki Ikeuchi ,  Kimiya Aoki ,  David Paul Brunco ,  Steven Robert Soss ,  Anthony Dip

IPC分类号： C23C8/10 ,  H01L21/316 ,  H01L21/31

CPC分类号： H01L21/02238 ,  C23C8/10 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/31662

摘要： A method of oxidizing work pieces according to the present invention comprises the steps of: containing a plurality of work pieces W in a processing vessel 22 which has a predetermined length and is capable forming a vacuum therein, oxidizing surfaces of the work pieces in an atmosphere including active oxygen species and active hydroxyl species which are generated by supplying an oxidative gas and a reductive gas into the processing vessel to interact the gases. The oxidative gas and the reductive gas are respectively supplied into the processing vessel in the longitudinal direction. Parts of the reductive gas are additionally supplied from at least two or more independently controlled gas nozzles located at separate locations in the longitudinal direction of the processing vessel. The gas flow rate through each nozzle is set depending on any combination of the work pieces composed of product wafers, dummy wafers, and monitor wafers in the processing vessel.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的氧化工件的方法包括以下步骤：在具有预定长度并且能够形成真空的处理容器22中容纳多个工件W，在工作气氛中氧化工件的表面 包括通过将氧化性气体和还原性气体供应到处理容器中以与气体相互作用而产生的活性氧和活性羟基。 氧化性气体和还原气体分别沿长度方向供给到处理容器内。 部分还原气体从位于处理容器的纵向方向上的分开位置的至少两个或多个独立控制的气体喷嘴另外供应。 通过每个喷嘴的气体流速根据由处理容器中的产品晶片，虚拟晶片和监视晶片组成的工件的任何组合来设定。

公开(公告)号：US20050048742A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10647534

申请日：2003-08-26

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  Pradip Roy ,  Raymond Joe

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  Pradip Roy ,  Raymond Joe

IPC分类号： H01L21/28 ,  H01L21/306 ,  H01L21/302 ,  H01L21/322 ,  H01L21/461

CPC分类号： H01L21/28238 ,  H01L21/02049 ,  H01L21/02052 ,  H01L21/28255

摘要： This invention provides a method for modifying the surface properties of a Si or Si alloy substrate by performing repeated etch-grow cycles of thermal oxide to yield a more defect free substrate with a more uniform nucleating surface which provides an improved interface for dielectric formation. Additionally, this method of processing does not expose the substrate to ambient atmosphere and preserves the improved surface until subsequent processing steps are performed.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种通过进行热氧化物的重复蚀刻生长循环来改善Si或Si合金衬底的表面性质的方法，以产生具有更均匀的成核表面的更无缺陷的衬底，其提供用于电介质形成的改进的界面。 此外，这种处理方法不会使衬底暴露于环境大气中并保留改进的表面，直到执行后续的处理步骤。

公开(公告)号：US08465591B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US12491313

申请日：2009-06-25

申请人： Hitoshi Kato ,  Manabu Honma ,  Anthony Dip

发明人： Hitoshi Kato ,  Manabu Honma ,  Anthony Dip

IPC分类号： C23C16/00

CPC分类号： C23C16/402 ,  C23C16/45521 ,  C23C16/45551

摘要： A disclosed film deposition apparatus includes a turntable having in one surface a substrate receiving portion along a turntable rotation direction; a first reaction gas supplying portion for supplying a first reaction gas; a second reaction gas supplying portion for supplying a second reaction gas; a separation area between a first process area where the first reaction gas is supplied and a second process area where the second reaction gas is supplied, the separation area including a separation gas supplying portion for supplying a first separation gas in the separation area, and a ceiling surface opposing the one surface to produce a thin space; a center area having an ejection hole for ejecting a second separation gas along the one surface; and an evacuation opening for evacuating the chamber.

公开(公告)号：US08263474B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US11622204

申请日：2007-01-11

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  John Gumpher ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  John Gumpher ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

IPC分类号： H01L21/76

CPC分类号： H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/0245 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02639

摘要： A method is provided for reduced defect such as void free or reduced void Si or SiGe deposition in a micro-feature on a patterned substrate. The micro-feature includes a sidewall and the patterned substrate contains an isolation layer on the field area and on the sidewall and bottom of the micro-feature. The method includes forming a Si or SiGe seed layer at the bottom of the micro-feature, and at least partially filling the micro-feature from the bottom up by selectively growing Si or SiGe onto the Si or SiGe seed layer. According to one embodiment, the Si or SiGe seed layer is formed by depositing a conformal Si or SiGe layer onto the patterned substrate, removing the Si or SiGe layer from the field area, heat treating the Si or SiGe layer in the presence of H2 gas to transfer at least a portion of the Si or SiGe layer from the sidewall to the bottom of the micro-feature, and etching Si or SiGe residue from the field area and the sidewall.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种减少缺陷的方法，例如在图案化衬底上的微特征中的无空隙或减少的空隙Si或SiGe沉积。 微型特征包括侧壁，并且图案化衬底在场区域和微特征的侧壁和底部上包含隔离层。 该方法包括在微特征的底部形成Si或SiGe种子层，并且通过在Si或SiGe种子层上选择性地生长Si或SiGe，从底部至少部分地填充微特征。 根据一个实施例，Si或SiGe种子层通过将沉积Si或SiGe层保护到图案化衬底上而形成，从场区去除Si或SiGe层，在H 2气体存在下热处理Si或SiGe层 以将Si或SiGe层的至少一部分从侧壁传递到微特征的底部，并且从场区域和侧壁蚀刻Si或SiGe残留物。

公开(公告)号：US20110241085A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

申请号：US12751891

申请日：2010-03-31

申请人： David L. O'Meara ,  Anthony Dip ,  Aelan Mosden ,  Pao-Hwa Chou ,  Richard A. Conti

发明人： David L. O'Meara ,  Anthony Dip ,  Aelan Mosden ,  Pao-Hwa Chou ,  Richard A. Conti

IPC分类号： H01L29/78 ,  H01L21/311

CPC分类号： H01L29/4983 ,  H01L29/665 ,  H01L29/6656 ,  H01L29/6659 ,  H01L29/7833

摘要： A semiconducting device with a dual sidewall spacer and method of forming are provided. The method includes: depositing a first spacer layer over a patterned structure, the first spacer layer having a seam propagating through a thickness of the first spacer layer near an interface region of a surface of the substrate and a sidewall of the patterned structure, etching the first spacer layer to form a residual spacer at the interface region, where the residual spacer coats less than the entirety of the sidewall of the patterned structure, depositing a second spacer layer on the residual spacer and on the sidewall of the patterned structure not coated by the residual spacer, the second spacer layer being seam-free on the seam of the residual spacer, and etching the second spacer layer to form a second spacer coating the residual spacer and coating the sidewall of the patterned structure not coated by the residual spacer.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有双侧壁间隔件和成形方法的半导体器件。 该方法包括：在图案化结构上沉积第一间隔层，第一间隔层具有在衬底的表面的界面区附近传播穿过第一间隔层的厚度的接缝和图案化结构的侧壁，蚀刻 第一间隔层，以在界面区域处形成残留间隔物，其中残余间隔物涂覆小于图案化结构的侧壁的整体，在剩余间隔物上和在图案化结构的侧壁上沉积第二间隔层， 所述剩余间隔物，所述第二间隔层在所述残余间隔物的接缝上是无缝的，并且蚀刻所述第二间隔层以形成涂覆所述剩余间隔物并涂覆未被所述残留间隔物涂覆的所述图案化结构的侧壁的第二间隔物。

公开(公告)号：US07910494B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11277814

申请日：2006-03-29

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  Eric J. Malstrom

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  Eric J. Malstrom

IPC分类号： H01L21/31 ,  C30B23/03

CPC分类号： H01L21/0214 ,  C30B25/14 ,  C30B31/16 ,  C30B35/00 ,  H01L21/02249 ,  H01L21/02255 ,  H01L21/28202 ,  H01L21/3145 ,  H01L21/324 ,  H01L21/67109 ,  Y10S438/935

摘要： A gas delivery system for supplying a process gas from a gas supply to a thermal processing furnace, a thermal processing furnace equipped with the gas delivery system, and methods for delivering process gas to a thermal processing furnace. The gas delivery system comprises a plurality of regulators, such as mass flow controllers, in a process gas manifold coupling a gas supply with a thermal processing furnace. The regulators establish a corresponding plurality of flows of a process gas at a plurality of flow rates communicated by the process gas manifold to the thermal processing furnace. The gas delivery system may be a component of the thermal processing furnace that further includes a liner that surrounds a processing space inside the thermal processing furnace.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将气体从气体供给到热处理炉的气体输送系统，配备有气体输送系统的热处理炉，以及将处理气体输送到热处理炉的方法。 气体输送系统包括多个调节器，例如质量流量控制器，其在将气体供应与热处理炉连接的工艺气体歧管中。 调节器以工艺气体歧管连接到热处理炉的多个流速建立相应的多个工艺气体流。 气体输送系统可以是热处理炉的组件，其还包括围绕热处理炉内的处理空间的衬套。

公开(公告)号：US07524769B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-28

申请号：US11094462

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

IPC分类号： H01L21/302

CPC分类号： H01L21/02046 ,  C23C16/0245 ,  C23C16/46 ,  H01J37/32357 ,  H01L21/02063 ,  H01L21/0237 ,  H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02639 ,  H01L21/02658 ,  H01L21/3185 ,  H01L21/76814

摘要： A method and system for processing a substrate includes providing the substrate in a process chamber, where the substrate contains an oxide layer formed thereon, exciting a hydrogen-containing gas in a remote plasma source coupled to the process chamber, and exposing the substrate to a flow of the excited hydrogen-containing gas at a first substrate temperature lower than about 900° C. to remove the oxide layer from the substrate. The substrate is then maintained at a second temperature different than the first substrate temperature, and a silicon-containing film is formed on the substrate at the second substrate temperature.

摘要翻译： 用于处理衬底的方法和系统包括在处理室中提供衬底，其中衬底包含其上形成的氧化物层，激发耦合到处理室的远程等离子体源中的含氢气体，并将衬底暴露于 在低于约900℃的第一衬底温度下激发含氢气体的流动，以从衬底去除氧化物层。 然后将衬底保持在不同于第一衬底温度的第二温度，并且在第二衬底温度下在衬底上形成含硅膜。

公开(公告)号：US07405140B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-29

申请号：US11206059

申请日：2005-08-18

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  Allen John Leith ,  Seungho Oh

IPC分类号： H01L21/36 ,  H01L21/20

CPC分类号： H01L21/02381 ,  H01L21/02532 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02636 ,  H01L21/32135

摘要： A method for selectively forming an epitaxial Si containing film on a semiconductor structure at low temperature. The method includes providing the structure in a process chamber, the structure containing a Si substrate having an epitaxial Si surface area and a patterned film area thereon. A Si film is non-selectively deposited onto the structure, the Si film comprising an epitaxial Si film deposited onto the epitaxial Si surface and a non-epitaxial Si film deposited onto an exposed surface of the patterned film. The non-epitaxial Si film is selectively dry etched away to form a patterned epitaxial Si film. The Si film may be a SiGe film.

摘要翻译： 一种在低温下在半导体结构上有选择地形成外延含Si膜的方法。 该方法包括在处理室中提供结构，该结构包含具有外延Si表面积的Si衬底和其上的图案化膜区域。 将Si膜非选择性地沉积到该结构上，该Si膜包含沉积在外延Si表面上的外延Si膜和沉积在图案化膜的暴露表面上的非外延Si膜。 非外延Si膜被选择性地干蚀刻去除以形成图案化的外延Si膜。 Si膜可以是SiGe膜。

公开(公告)号：US20080035055A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-14

申请号：US11463180

申请日：2006-08-08

申请人： Anthony Dip ,  Shinji Asari ,  Meenakshisundaram Gandhi

发明人： Anthony Dip ,  Shinji Asari ,  Meenakshisundaram Gandhi

IPC分类号： C23C16/00

CPC分类号： H01L21/67109 ,  C23C16/45578 ,  C23C16/45591 ,  H01L21/67098 ,  H01L21/67103 ,  H01L21/67115

摘要： A thermal processing system with improved gas flow and method for injecting a process gas into a thermal processing system. The thermal processing system has an injection section with injection outlets that inject process gas into a processing space and a delivery section that delivers process gas to the injection section. The delivery section may be coupled with the injection section at an inlet disposed between opposite ends of the injection section. A fluid lumen of the injection section may have a larger cross-sectional area than a fluid lumen of the delivery section. The thermal processing system may include an inner tube, which surrounds the processing space, having a slit through which the processing space communicates with an annular pumping space defined between the inner tube and an outer tube of the thermal processing system.

摘要翻译： 具有改善气流的热处理系统和将工艺气体注入热处理系统的方法。 热处理系统具有注射部分，其具有将处理气体注入处理空间的注射出口和将处理气体输送到注射部分的输送部分。 输送部分可以在设置在喷射部分的相对端之间的入口处与喷射部分联接。 注射部分的流体腔可以具有比输送部的流体腔更大的横截面面积。 热处理系统可以包括围绕处理空间的内管，其具有狭缝，处理空间通过狭缝与限定在热处理系统的内管和外管之间的环形泵送空间连通。