摘要:
An echo canceler removes the echo of a receive signal from a transmit signal while also controlling the signal level of the transmit signal. The echo canceler generates signal level data for the transmit signal, updates the signal level data when the transmit signal is active and the receive signal is inactive, and amplifies the transmit signal according to the signal level data. The echo canceler also generates an echo cancellation signal from the receive signal, amplifies the echo cancellation signal according to the signal level data, and subtracts the amplified echo cancellation signal from the amplified transmit signal to obtain a transmit output signal.
摘要:
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, which etches a layer to be etched on a substrate into a predetermined pattern based on a first pattern of photoresist produced by exposing and developing a photoresist film, the manufacturing method includes the steps of, patterning an organic membrane based on a first pattern of the photoresist, forming an SiO2 film on the patterned organic membrane, etching the SiO2 film so that the SiO2 remains only in a side wall section of the organic membrane and forming a second pattern of the SiO2 film by removing the organic membrane.
摘要:
An ashing method of a target substrate is applied after plasma-etching a part of a low-k film by using a patterned resist film as a mask in a vacuum processing chamber. The method includes a process of removing the resist film in the vacuum processing chamber, and a pre-ashing process, performed prior to the main ashing process, for ashing the target substrate for a time period while maintaining the target substrate at a temperature in a range of from about 80 to 150° C.
摘要:
A substrate processing method that can remove a silicon nitride film without damaging a thermally-oxidized film. A substrate having at least a thermally-oxidized film and a silicon nitride film formed on the thermally-oxidized film is heated to a temperature of not less than 60° C. Then, hydrogen fluoride gas is supplied toward the substrate.
摘要:
A low dielectric constant film containing a silicon, a carbon, an oxygen, and a hydrogen is formed on a substrate as a semiconductor wafer, and a resist film is formed on the low dielectric constant film. Then, the low dielectric constant film is etched with the use of the resist film as a mask to form an exposed surface of the low dielectric constant film. Next, there is deposited a protective film that covers the exposed surface of the low dielectric constant film formed by etching. Thereafter, by ashing with the use of a plasma containing an oxygen, the protective film and the resist film are removed. During the ashing, desorption of the carbon from an insulation film is restrained by the protective film.
摘要:
A method of processing a substrate that enables the amount removed of an insulating film to be controlled precisely, without damaging an electronic device. An insulating film on a substrate of a solid-state imaging device is exposed to an atmosphere of a mixed gas containing ammonia and hydrogen fluoride under a predetermined pressure. The insulating film that has been exposed to the atmosphere of the mixed gas is heated to a predetermined temperature.
摘要:
A parallel-plate plasma etching apparatus includes a susceptor electrode and a shower electrode which are arranged in a process chamber. A semiconductor wafer is placed on the susceptor electrode. A shower region defined by a plurality of process gas supply holes is formed in the shower electrode. The shower electrode is cooled by a cooling block and causes an effective electrode portion of the shower electrode to have a temperature gradient such that a temperature at the central portion of the effective electrode portion is lower than a temperature at the peripheral portion of the effective electrode portion. The diameter of the shower region is selected to be smaller than the diameter of the wafer by 5 to 25% such that degradation of planar uniformity of a degree of etching anisotropy on the wafer caused by the temperature gradient of the effective electrode portion is compensated for. The diameter of the effective electrode portion is selected to be larger than the size of a wafer by 5 to 35% such that a taper angle of a side wall to be etched formed by etching is set to be 85.degree. to 90.degree..
摘要:
A parallel multiplier consists of a systolic array of AND gates and full adders organized in stages so that each stage generates a partial product, adds it to the preceding partial products, and furnishes the sum to the next stage. A control circuit is provided that disables the outputs of each stage of the array until the operation in the particular stage is completed. The disabling of outputs reduces power consumption.
摘要:
A plasma processing method in which performing a plasma etching on metal layers formed on a substrate is conducted to form a pattern having the metal layers in a stacked structure, and then a deposit containing a metal that forms the metal layers and being deposited on a sidewall portion of the pattern is removed, the method includes: forming a protective layer by forming an oxide or chloride of the metal on sidewall portions of the metal layers; removing the deposit by applying a plasma of a gas containing fluorine atoms; and reducing the oxide or chloride of the metal by applying a plasma containing hydrogen after forming the protective layer and removing the deposit.
摘要:
Disclosed is a substrate processing method capable of preventing an etching rate from being deteriorated when a high aspect ratio hole or trench is formed on an oxide film. When a high aspect ratio hole or trench is formed on an oxide film by etching the oxide film formed on a wafer using a hard mask layer having an opening and made of silicon, the oxide film corresponding to the opening is etched using plasma generated from a processing gas containing a C4F6 gas and a methane gas. Subsequently, a reactive product generated by the etching and deposited on an inner surface of the hole of the oxide film is ashed with plasma generated from a processing gas containing an oxygen gas, and the etching and the ashing processes are repeated in sequence.