摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for integrating a Ru barrier film with good barrier properties into Cu metallization. The method includes exposing a substrate to a Ta-, Ti-, or W-containing precursor at a substrate temperature below the thermal decomposition temperature of the Ta-, Ti-, or W-containing precursor on the substrate to form a chemisorbed seed layer of partially decomposed Ta-, Ti-, or W-containing precursor on the substrate. The method further includes depositing a Ru barrier film on the chemisorbed seed layer, and forming bulk Cu metal on the Ru barrier film. According to additional embodiments, an interconnect structure and method of forming are provided.
摘要:
A method for forming a thin film on a substrate layer by layer using plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition is described. The method comprises using a low power reduction step for at least one cycle in order to substantially avoid partial layer film growth, followed by using a high power reduction step for each cycle thereafter in order to increase deposition rate.
摘要:
A method light enhanced atomic layer deposition for forming a film on a substrate. The method includes disposing the substrate in a process chamber of a light enhanced atomic layer deposition (LEALD) system configured to perform a LEALD process; and depositing a film on the substrate using the LEALD process, where the depositing includes (a) exposing the substrate to a first process material, (b) exposing the substrate to a second process material containing a reducing agent and irradiating the substrate with a first light radiation having either no or at least partial temporal overlap with the exposing of the substrate to the second process material, (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the desired film has been deposited. According to one embodiment of the invention, the deposited film can be a TaCN film or a TaC film.
摘要:
A method for forming a modified TaC or TaCN film that may be utilized as a barrier film for Cu metallization. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber of a plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system configured to perform a PEALD process, depositing a TaC or TaCN film on the substrate using the PEALD process, and modifying the deposited TaC or TaCN film by exposing the deposited TaC or TaCN film to plasma excited hydrogen or atomic hydrogen or a combination thereof in order to remove carbon from at least the plasma exposed portion of the deposited TaCN film. The method further includes forming a metal film on the modified TaCN film, where the modified TaCN film provides stronger adhesion to the metal film than the deposited TaCN film. According to one embodiment, a TaCN film is deposited from alternating exposures of TAIMATA and plasma excited hydrogen.
摘要:
A method, computer readable medium, and system for vapor deposition on a substrate that maintain a first assembly of the vapor deposition system at a first temperature, maintain a second assembly of the vapor deposition system at a reduced temperature lower than the first temperature, dispose the substrate in a process space of the first assembly that is vacuum isolated from a transfer space in the second assembly, and deposit a material on the substrate. As such, the system includes a first assembly having a process space configured to facilitate material deposition, a second assembly coupled to the first assembly and having a transfer space to facilitate transfer of the substrate into and out of the deposition system, a substrate stage connected to the second assembly and configured to support the substrate, and a sealing assembly configured to separate the process space from the transfer space. The first assembly is configured to be maintained at a first temperature and the second assembly is configured to be maintained at a reduced temperature lower than the first temperature.
摘要:
A method for processing a substrate includes disposing the substrate in a deposition chamber configured to perform a deposition process and depositing a film on the substrate using the deposition process. The substrate having the film thereon is then transferred from the deposition chamber into a treatment chamber and a plasma cleaning process is performed on the substrate in the treatment chamber. Further processing of the substrate is performed after the plasma cleaning process.
摘要:
A plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system includes a first chamber component coupled to a second chamber component to provide a processing chamber defining an isolated processing space within the processing chamber. A substrate holder is provided within the processing chamber and configured to support a substrate, a first process material supply system is configured to supply a first process material to the processing chamber and a second process material supply system is configured to supply a second process material to the processing chamber. A power source is configured to couple electromagnetic power to the processing chamber, and a sealing assembly interposed between the first and second chamber components. The sealing assembly includes a plurality of sealing members configured to reduce the amount of external contaminants permeating through an interface of the first and second components into the isolated processing space of the processing chamber, wherein the film is formed on the substrate by alternatingly introducing the first process material and the second process material.
摘要:
Method for operating a processing system and refurbishing a ceramic substrate holder within a process chamber of the processing system are described. The method includes plasma processing one or more substrates on the ceramic substrate holder, where the processing causes erosion of a nitride material of the ceramic substrate holder. The method further includes refurbishing the ceramic substrate holder in-situ without a substrate residing on the ceramic substrate holder, where the refurbishing includes exposing the ceramic substrate holder to a plasma-excited nitrogen-containing gas in the process chamber to at least partially reverse the erosion of the nitride material.
摘要:
A deposition method for forming a thin film on a processed substrate by supplying a first gas including a metal, nitrogen, and carbon and a second gas reducing the first gas into a process vessel where a substrate holding table for holding the processed substrate is provided inside thereof, the deposition method includes a first step supplying the first process gas into the process vessel, and a second step supplying the second process gas so that the second process gas is plasma-excited by a plasma-exciting part provided in the process vessel. A content of at least one of the metal, nitrogen, and carbon in the thin film is controlled by changing a radio frequency power applied to the plasma-exciting part.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a via-hole in an interlayer insulation film such that a metal interconnection pattern formed underneath the interlayer insulation film is exposed at a bottom of the via-hole, forming a conductive barrier film on the interlayer insulation film so as to cover a sidewall surface of the via-hole and the exposed metal interconnection pattern in conformity with a shape of the via-hole and forming a metal film on the conductive barrier film, wherein there is provided a preprocessing step, after the step of forming the via-hole but before the step of forming the conductive barrier film, of processing the interlayer insulation film including the sidewall surface of the via-hole and a bottom surface of the via-hole, with plasma containing hydrogen having energy not causing sputtering of the metal interconnection pattern.