摘要:
A method (100) of fabricating an electronic device (200) formed on a semiconductor wafer. The method forms a layer (215) of a first material in a fixed position relative to the wafer. The first material has a dielectric constant less than 3.6. The method also forms a photoresist layer in (216) a fixed position relative to the layer of the first material. The method also forms at least one void (220) through the layer of the first material in response to the photoresist layer. Further, the method subjects (106) the semiconductor wafer to a plasma which incorporates a gas which includes hydrogen so as to remove the photoresist layer.
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A cleanup process that uses a dilute fluorine in oxygen chemistry in a downstream plasma tool to remove organic and inorganic polymeric residues (116).
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A processing apparatus and method for depositing a silicon oxide layer on a temperature sensitive wafer utilizing a single process chamber provide nitrous oxide gas to the chamber with the excitation energy being provided by a remotely generated plasma while supplying silane gas in combination with illuminating the wafer with an in situ generated ultraviolet energy to produce the silicon oxide layer.
摘要:
A film of mercury-cadmium-telluride (HgCdTe) or zinc sulfide (ZnS) is anisotropically etched utilizing a remote plasma and an in situ plasma utilizing a gas mixture which includes a hydrogen containing and/or an alkyl bearing gas providing an anisotropic etch.
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According to one embodiment of the invention, a surface preparation method for selective and non-selective epitaxial growth includes providing a substrate having a gate region, a source region, and a drain region, etching a first portion of the source region and the drain region, and removing a second portion of the source region and the drain region by a plasma comprising a noble gas and oxygen.
摘要:
An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of fabricating an electronic device formed on a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising the steps of: forming a layer of a first material (layer 622 of FIG. 6a) over the substrate; forming a photoresist layer (layer 626 of FIG. 6b) over the layer of the first material; patterning the layer of the first material; removing the photoresist layer after patterning the layer of the first material; and subjecting the semiconductor wafer to a plasma which incorporates a gas which includes hydrogen or deuterium so as to remove residue from the first material. Preferably, the step of removing the photoresist layer is performed by subjecting the semiconductor wafer to the plasma which incorporates a gas which substantially includes hydrogen or deuterium. The gas which includes hydrogen or deuterium is, preferably, comprised of a gas selected from the group consisting of: NH3, N2H2, H2S, CH4, and deuterated forms of these gases, and may, additionally, include a forming gas. The forming gas is, preferably, comprised of a gas consisting of: argon, nitrogen, and any other inert gas.
摘要翻译:本发明的一个实施例是一种制造形成在半导体晶片上的电子器件的方法,该方法包括以下步骤:在衬底上形成第一材料层(图6C的层622); 在所述第一材料的层上形成光致抗蚀剂层(图6b的层626); 图案化第一材料的层; 在图案化第一材料层之后去除光致抗蚀剂层; 并对半导体晶片进行包含含有氢或氘气体的等离子体,以从第一材料中除去残留物。 优选地,去除光致抗蚀剂层的步骤通过使半导体晶片经受包含基本上包括氢或氘的气体的等离子体来进行。 包括氢或氘的气体优选由选自以下的气体组成:NH 3,N 2 H 2 H 2, ,H 2 S 2 CH 4,以及这些气体的氘代形式,并且还可以包括形成气体。 形成气体优选由由氩,氮和任何其它惰性气体组成的气体组成。
摘要:
An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of fabricating an electronic device formed on a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising the steps of: forming a layer of a first material (layer 622 of FIG. 6a) over the substrate; forming a photoresist layer (layer 626 of FIG. 6b) over the layer of the first material; patterning the layer of the first material; removing the photoresist layer after patterning the layer of the first material; and subjecting the semiconductor wafer to a plasma which incorporates a gas which includes hydrogen or deuterium so as to remove residue from the first material. Preferably, the step of removing the photoresist layer is performed by subjecting the semiconductor wafer to the plasma which incorporates a gas which substantially includes hydrogen or deuterium. The gas which includes hydrogen or deuterium is, preferably, comprised of a gas selected from the group consisting of: NH3, N2H2, H2S, CH4, and deuterated forms of these gases, and may, additionally, include a forming gas. The forming gas is, preferably, comprised of a gas consisting of: argon, nitrogen, and any other inert gas.
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An embodiment of the instant invention is a method of fabricating an electronic device formed on a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising the steps of: forming a conductive structure over the substrate, the conductive structure comprised of an oxygen-sensitive conductor; forming a layer of dielectric material over the conductive structure (step 306 of FIG. 1); forming a photoresist layer over the layer of the dielectric material (step 308 of FIG. 1); patterning the layer of the dielectric material (step 308); removing the photoresist layer after patterning the layer of the dielectric material (step 312 of FIG. 1); and subjecting the semiconductor wafer to a plasma which incorporates the combination of hydrogen or deuterium and a fluorine-containing mixture which is comprised of a gas selected from the group consisting of: CF4, C2F6, CHF3, CFH3 and other fluorine-containing hydrocarbon (step 313 of FIG. 1).
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A process is disclosed through which vias (50) can be formed by the reaction of an etchant species (52) with a mercury cadmium telluride (HgCdTe) or zinc sulfide (ZnS) layer (42). The activating gases (20) are preferably a hydrogen gas or a methane gas which is excited in a diode plasma reactor (100) which has an RF power source (13) applied to one of two parallel electrodes. The etching occurs in selected areas in a photoresist pattern (44) residing over the ZnS or HgCdTe layer (42). Wet etching the layer (42) with a wet etchant (54) following the dry etching, improves the via (50) by making the walls (48) smoother, and allowing for expansion of the vias (50) to a dimension necessary for proper operation of a HgCdTe-based infrared detector.
摘要:
A processing apparatus and method for depositing a passivating layer on a mercury-cadmium-telluride wafer utilizing a single process chamber to provide oxygen gas to the chamber with the excitation energy being provided by a remotely generated plasma in order to remove any organic residue and then supplying either a sulfide or selenide gas in combination with illuminating the wafer with an in situ generated ultraviolet energy to produce a passivating layer.