公开(公告)号：US20140053866A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-27

申请号：US13970176

申请日：2013-08-19

Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

Inventor： Sanjeev BALUJA ,  Alexandros T. DEMOS ,  Kelvin CHAN ,  Juan Carlos ROCHA-ALVAREZ ,  Scott A. HENDRICKSON ,  Abhijit KANGUDE ,  Inna TUREVSKY ,  Mahendra CHHABRA ,  Thomas NOWAK ,  Daping YAO ,  Bo XIE ,  Daemian RAJ

IPC: B08B7/00

CPC classification number: C23C16/4405 ,  B08B7/0021 ,  B08B7/0057 ,  C11D11/0041 ,  C23C16/45565 ,  C23C16/482

Abstract: A cleaning method for a UV chamber involves providing a first cleaning gas, a second cleaning gas, and a purge gas to one or more openings in the chamber. The first cleaning gas may be an oxygen containing gas, such as ozone, to remove carbon residues. The second cleaning gas may be a remote plasma of NF3 and O2 to remove silicon residues. The UV chamber may have two UV transparent showerheads, which together with a UV window in the chamber lid, define a gas volume proximate the UV window and a distribution volume below the gas volume. A purge gas may be flowed through the gas volume while one or more of the cleaning gases is flowed into the distribution volume to prevent the cleaning gases from impinging on the UV transparent window.

Abstract translation: 用于UV室的清洁方法包括向腔室中的一个或多个开口提供第一清洁气体，第二清洁气体和净化气体。 第一清洁气体可以是含氧气体，例如臭氧，以除去碳残留物。 第二清洁气体可以是NF3和O2的远程等离子体以除去硅残余物。 UV室可以具有两个UV透明花洒，其与室盖中的UV窗口一起限定靠近UV窗口的气体体积和低于气体体积的分布体积。 吹扫气体可以流过气体体积，同时一个或多个清洁气体流入分配容积以防止清洁气体撞击到UV透明窗口上。

公开(公告)号：US20130344704A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13904468

申请日：2013-05-29

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Mahendra CHHABRA ,  Scott A. HENDRICKSON ,  Sanjeev BALUJA ,  Tsutomu KIYOHARA ,  Juan Carlos ROCHA-ALVAREZ ,  Alexandros T. DEMOS

IPC: H01L21/768

CPC classification number: C23C16/4405 ,  B05D3/066 ,  C23C14/00 ,  C23C16/56 ,  G02B1/00 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02203 ,  H01L21/02337 ,  H01L21/02348 ,  H01L21/67115 ,  H01L21/6719 ,  H01L21/76825

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide methods for curing an ultra low-k dielectric film within a UV processing chamber. In one embodiment, the method includes depositing an ultra low-k dielectric layer on a substrate in a deposition chamber, and subjecting the deposited ultra low-k dielectric layer to a UV curing processes in a UV processing chamber. The method includes stabilizing the UV processing chamber by flowing an oxygen gas and a purge gas into the UV processing chamber at a flow ratio of about 1:50000 to about 1:100. While flowing the oxygen-doped purge gas, the substrate is exposed to UV radiation to cure the deposited ultra low-k dielectric layer. The inventive oxygen-doped purge curing process provides an alternate pathway to build silicon-oxygen network of the ultra low-k dielectric material, thereby accelerating cross-linking efficiency without significantly affecting the film properties of the deposited ultra low-k dielectric material.

Abstract translation: 本发明的实施例提供了在UV处理室内固化超低k电介质膜的方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括在沉积室中的衬底上沉积超低k电介质层，以及在UV处理室中对沉积的超低k电介质层进行UV固化过程。 该方法包括通过以约1：50000至约1:100的流量比将氧气和净化气体流入UV处理室来稳定UV处理室。 在流过氧掺杂的净化气体的同时，将衬底暴露于UV辐射以固化沉积的超低k电介质层。 本发明的氧掺杂清洗固化方法提供构建超低k电介质材料的硅 - 氧网络的替代途径，从而加速交联效率而不显着影响沉积的超低k电介质材料的膜性质。

公开(公告)号：US20160296981A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-13

申请号：US15180514

申请日：2016-06-13

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Sanjeev BALUJA ,  Alexandros T. DEMOS ,  Kelvin CHAN ,  Juan Carlos ROCHA-ALVAREZ ,  Scott A. HENDRICKSON ,  Abhijit KANGUDE ,  Inna TUREVSKY ,  Mahendra CHHABRA ,  Thomas NOWAK ,  Daping YAO ,  Bo XIE ,  Daemian RAJ

IPC: B08B7/00 ,  B08B5/00 ,  C23C16/48 ,  C23C16/44 ,  C23C16/455 ,  B08B9/08 ,  B08B17/02

CPC classification number: C23C16/4405 ,  B08B7/0021 ,  B08B7/0057 ,  C11D11/0041 ,  C23C16/45565 ,  C23C16/482

Abstract: A cleaning method for a UV chamber involves providing a first cleaning gas, a second cleaning gas, and a purge gas to one or more openings in the chamber. The first cleaning gas may be an oxygen containing gas, such as ozone, to remove carbon residues. The second cleaning gas may be a remote plasma of NF3 and O2 to remove silicon residues. The UV chamber may have two UV transparent showerheads, which together with a UV window in the chamber lid, define a gas volume proximate the UV window and a distribution volume below the gas volume. A purge gas may be flowed through the gas volume while one or more of the cleaning gases is flowed into the distribution volume to prevent the cleaning gases from impinging on the UV transparent window.

Abstract translation: 用于UV室的清洁方法包括向腔室中的一个或多个开口提供第一清洁气体，第二清洁气体和净化气体。 第一清洁气体可以是含氧气体，例如臭氧，以除去碳残留物。 第二清洁气体可以是NF3和O2的远程等离子体以除去硅残余物。 UV室可以具有两个UV透明花洒，其与室盖中的UV窗口一起限定靠近UV窗口的气体体积和低于气体体积的分布体积。 吹扫气体可以流过气体体积，同时一个或多个清洁气体流入分配容积以防止清洁气体撞击到UV透明窗口上。

公开(公告)号：US20160020090A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-21

申请号：US14799988

申请日：2015-07-15

Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.

Inventor： Kang Sub YIM ,  Mahendra CHHABRA ,  Kelvin CHAN ,  Alexandros T. DEMOS ,  Priyanka DASH

IPC: H01L21/02

CPC classification number: H01L21/02203 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/0272 ,  H01L21/3105

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to methods for processing a dielectric film on a substrate with UV energy. In one embodiment, a precursor film is deposited on the substrate, and the precursor film includes a plurality of porogen molecules. The precursor film is first exposed to UV energy at a first temperature to initiate a cross-linking process. After a first predetermined time, the temperature of the precursor film is increased to a second temperature for a second predetermined time to remove porogen molecules and to continue the cross-linking process. The resulting film is a porous low-k dielectric film having improved elastic modulus and hardness.

Abstract translation: 本文描述的实施方案一般涉及用UV能量处理衬底上的电介质膜的方法。 在一个实施方案中，前体膜沉积在基底上，并且前体膜包括多个致孔剂分子。 首先在第一温度下将前体膜暴露于UV能以引发交联过程。 在第一预定时间之后，将前体膜的温度升至第二温度第二预定时间以除去致孔剂分子并继续进行交联过程。 所得膜是具有改善的弹性模量和硬度的多孔低k电介质膜。

公开(公告)号：US20150368803A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-24

申请号：US14766964

申请日：2014-02-13

Applicant: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.

Inventor： Kang Sub YIM ,  Mahendra CHHABRA ,  Alexandros T. DEMOS

IPC: C23C16/50 ,  C23C16/24 ,  C23C16/455

CPC classification number: C23C16/50 ,  C23C16/24 ,  C23C16/455 ,  H01L21/02126 ,  H01L21/02203 ,  H01L21/02274 ,  H01L21/0234 ,  H01L21/02348 ,  H01L21/324

Abstract: A low k porous dielectric film with improved mechanical strength and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. A method of forming a dielectric layer can include positioning a substrate in a processing chamber, delivering a deposition gas to the processing chamber, depositing a dense organosilicon layer using the deposition gas on the surface of the substrate, the dense organosilicon layer comprising a porogenic carbon, forming a pore-forming plasma from a reactant gas, exposing the dense organosilicon layer to the pore-forming plasma to create a porous organosilicon layer, wherein the pore-forming plasma removes at least a portion of the porogenic carbon and exposing the porous organosilicon layer to ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了具有改进的机械强度的低k多孔介电膜及其制造方法。 形成电介质层的方法可以包括将衬底定位在处理室中，将沉积气体输送到处理室中，使用沉积气体在衬底的表面上沉积致密的有机硅层，致密有机硅层包含致孔碳 ，从反应气体形成成孔等离子体，将致密的有机硅层暴露于成孔等离子体以产生多孔有机硅层，其中造孔等离子体去除至少一部分致孔碳并暴露多孔有机硅 层到紫外（UV）辐射。