摘要:
A wafer is exposed to a plasma. Here, the wafer includes a semiconductor or a conductor 1 provided on an insulator 6, an insulator 2 formed thereon and having a region the thickness of which has been made locally thin, and a 2nd conductor 4 provided on the insulator 2, one of the semiconductor or the conductor 1 and the 2nd conductor 4 having a 1st region from the surface of which a substantially total solid angle is formed, the other having a 2nd region a solid angle formed from the surface of which is made smaller than the 1st region. Then, a voltage is applied to the semiconductor or the conductor 1 and the 2nd conductor 4 so as to measure a time elapsing until the insulator 2 undergoes a dielectric breakdown. Moreover, the ion current density is determined from an electric charge required therefor and an area exposed onto the surface of the 2nd conductor 4. Consequently, it becomes possible to measure, on the wafer, the current density of the ions launched into the wafer, thereby allowing the measuring method of the icon current density to be made suitable for the mass production.
摘要:
Insulating films 34 through 38 (of which insulating films 34, 36, 38 are silicon nitride films and insulating films 35, 38 are silicon oxide films) are sequentially formed on the wires 33 of the fourth wiring layer and groove pattern 40 is transferred into the insulating film 38 by means of photolithography. An anti-reflection film 41 is formed to fill the grooves 40 of the insulating film 38 and then a resist film 42 carrying a hole pattern 43 is formed. The films are subjected to an etching operation in the presence of the resist film 42 to transfer the hole pattern into the insulating films 38, 37, 36 and part of the insulating film 35. Subsequently, the resist film 42 and the anti-reflection film 41 are removed and the groove pattern 40 and the hole pattern 43 are transferred respectively into the insulating film 37 and the insulating film 35 by using the insulating film 38 as mask.
摘要:
Disclosed is apparatus for treating samples, and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes processing apparatus (a) for treating the samples (e.g., plasma etching apparatus, the samples being selectively etched through use of a resist mask), (b) for removing (ashing) the resist mask, (c) for wet-processing of the samples and (d) for dry-processing the samples. Samples are passed sequentially from a supply cassette (containing a plurality of samples) to the plasma etching apparatus, through the other apparatus and to a discharge cassette (which can hold a plurality of the samples). At least two of the samples can be processed simultaneously in a path from (and including), the plasma etching apparatus to (and including) the wet-processing structure.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising first n-channel MISFETs constituting the memory cells of a storage system, second n-channel MISFETs constituting the peripheral circuits of the storage system, and third n-channel MISFETs constituting the output circuit among the peripheral circuits. The respective threshold voltages of the first n-channel MISFETs, the second n-channel MISFETs and the third n-channel MISFETs are decreased in that order when the respective gate lengths of those MISFETs are substantially the same.
摘要:
The facsimile apparatus includes a casing with a handset arranged on a side thereof. Within the casing are disposed a network control section adjacent the handset and a power supply section opposite the network control section. A control board is arranged above the network control and power supply sections. The control board includes an analog signal control section adjacent to the network control section, a driving control section adjacent to the power supply section for driving a preselected electrical part, and a digital signal control section between the analog signal control section and the driving control section.
摘要:
A plasma processing apparatus has a waveguide along which microwaves are propagated from a microwave generator to a plasma-forming region in a low-pressure processing chamber. The waveguide has a large cross-sectional area, to enable a large region of plasma to be achieved. Uniformity and stability of the plasma are improved by a mode restrictor which inhibits mixing of propagation modes which is otherwise liable to occur in a wide waveguide. The mode restrictor consists of electrically-conductive dividers which divide the waveguide cross-section into an array of sub-guides before the plasma-forming region.
摘要:
Disclosed is apparatus for treating samples, and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes processing apparatus (a) for treating the samples (e.g., plasma etching apparatus), (b) for removing residual corrosive compounds formed by the sample treatment, (c) for wet-processing of the samples and (d) for dry-processing the samples. A plurality of wet-processing treatments of a sample can be performed. The wet-processing apparatus can include a plurality of wet-processing stations. The samples can either be passed in series through the plurality of wet-processing stations, or can be passed in parallel through the wet-processing stations.
摘要:
With a view to providing a technique for highly-selective etching of Ru (ruthenium) using a photoresist as an etching mask, an Ru-film, which is an lower electrode material deposited on the side walls and bottom surface of a hole, is covered with a photoresist film, followed by isotropic dry etching in a gas atmosphere containing an ozone gas, whereby a portion of the Ru film outside of the hole is removed.
摘要:
Disclosed is apparatus for treating samples, and a method of using the apparatus. The apparatus includes processing apparatus (a) for treating the samples (e.g., plasma etching apparatus), (b) for removing residual corrosive compounds formed by the sample treatment, (c) for wet-processing of the samples and (d) for dry-processing the samples. A plurality of wet-processing treatments of a sample can be performed. The wet-processing apparatus can include a plurality of wet-processing stations. The samples can either be passed in series through the plurality of wet-processing stations, or can be passed in parallel through the wet-processing stations.
摘要:
Described is a manufacturing method of an integrated circuit which uses a thin film such as platinum or BST as a hard mask upon patterning ruthenium or the like, thereby making it possible to form a device without removing the hard mask. In addition, the invention method makes it possible to interpose a protecting film such as platinum in order to prevent, upon removing a resist used for the patterning of the hard mask, an underlying ruthenium film or the like from being damaged.