Abstract:
A method for trimming a carbon-containing film includes: (i) providing a substrate having a carbon-containing film formed thereon; (ii) supplying a trimming gas and a rare gas to the reaction space, which trimming gas includes an oxygen-containing gas; and (iii) applying RF power between the electrodes to generate a plasma using the trimming gas and the rare gas and to thereby trim the carbon-containing film while controlling a trimming rate at 55 nm/min or less as a function of at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a flow rate of an oxygen-containing gas, a flow rate of nitrogen-containing gas to be added to the oxygen-containing gas, pressure in the reaction space, RF power, a duty cycle of RF power, a distance between the electrodes, and a temperature of a susceptor on which the substrate is placed.
Abstract:
A method for forming an oxide film by plasma-assisted processing includes: (i) supplying a precursor reactive to none of oxygen, CxOy, and NxOy (x and y are integers) without a plasma to a reaction space wherein a substrate is placed; (ii) exposing the precursor to a plasma of CxOy and/or NxOy in the reaction space; and (iii) forming an oxide film on the substrate using the precursor and the plasma.
Abstract translation:通过等离子体辅助处理形成氧化膜的方法包括:(i)将没有氧的C x O y和N x O y(x和y是整数)的反应性的前体供给到其中放置基板的反应空间; (ii)将前体暴露于反应空间中的C x O y和/或N x O y的等离子体; 和(iii)使用前体和等离子体在衬底上形成氧化膜。
Abstract:
Provided is a thin film deposition process that allows high-precision control of the in-plane distribution of a thin film being deposited on a substrate. The process is a process of depositing a thin film on a substrate in a chamber by atomic layer deposition (ALD) which includes repeating a deposition cycle to deposit the thin film on the substrate. The deposition cycle includes the steps of: feeding a reactive gas and a carrier gas to the chamber and feeding a source gas at a reduced concentration to the chamber to allow the source gas to adsorb on the substrate; feeding the reactive gas and the source gas to the chamber to allow the source gas to adsorb on the substrate; feeding the reactive gas and the carrier gas to the chamber to purge, from the chamber, the source gas not adsorbing on the substrate; applying RF power to the chamber to turn the reactive gas into a plasma so that the source gas activated by the plasma is allowed to come into contact with a surface of the substrate; and feeding the reactive gas and the carrier gas to the chamber to purge, from the chamber, the source gas remaining unreacted and the reactive gas.
Abstract:
A method for forming an oxide film by plasma-assisted cyclic processing, includes: (i) supplying a precursor to a reaction space wherein a substrate is placed; (ii) applying a first RF power to the reaction space for a first period of time without supplying a precursor; and (iii) applying a second RF power to the reaction space for a second period of time without supplying the precursor, wherein the first RF power is lower than the second RF power, and/or the first period of time is shorter than the second period of time.
Abstract:
Methods of forming patterned structures suitable for a multiple patterning process and manipulating film properties are disclosed. Exemplary methods include forming a layer overlying the substrate, followed by treating the layer, wherein the layer is formed by providing a precursor to the reaction chamber for a precursor pulse period, providing a reactant to the reaction chamber for a reactant pulse period, applying a first plasma power having a first frequency for a first plasma power period, and optionally applying a second plasma power having a second frequency for a second plasma power period, wherein the first frequency is different than the second frequency. Exemplary methods can further include a step of treating the deposited material.
Abstract:
A method for forming an oxide film by plasma-assisted cyclic processing, includes: (i) supplying a precursor to a reaction space wherein a substrate is placed; (ii) applying a first RF power to the reaction space for a first period of time without supplying a precursor; and (iii) applying a second RF power to the reaction space for a second period of time without supplying the precursor, wherein the first RF power is lower than the second RF power, and/or the first period of time is shorter than the second period of time.
Abstract:
A method for controlling in-plane uniformity of a substrate processed by plasma-assisted process in a reactor, includes: supplying a principal gas to a reaction space, and discharging radially the principal gas from the reaction space through an annular duct; and supplying an secondary gas to the reaction space from an area in close proximity to an outer periphery of a susceptor, outside an outer circumference of the substrate as viewed from above, so as to flow at least partially in an inward direction passing the outer circumference of the substrate, reversing the direction of the secondary gas to flow toward the annular duct in a vicinity of the outer circumference of the substrate, and discharging radially the secondary gas together with the principal gas from the reaction space through the annular duct.
Abstract:
A method for trimming a carbon-containing film includes: (i) providing a substrate having a carbon-containing film formed thereon; (ii) supplying a trimming gas and a rare gas to the reaction space, which trimming gas includes an oxygen-containing gas; and (iii) applying RF power between the electrodes to generate a plasma using the trimming gas and the rare gas and to thereby trim the carbon-containing film while controlling a trimming rate at 55 nm/min or less as a function of at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a flow rate of an oxygen-containing gas, a flow rate of nitrogen-containing gas to be added to the oxygen-containing gas, pressure in the reaction space, RF power, a duty cycle of RF power, a distance between the electrodes, and a temperature of a susceptor on which the substrate is placed.
Abstract:
A method for processing a substrate in a reactor by pulsing RF power, includes: applying RF power in pulses in the reactor to process the substrate; monitoring data from the reactor indicative of anomalous pulses of RF power, including data from a photo sensor equipped in the reactor; counting the number of anomalous pulses of RF power in the monitored data; determining whether or not the number of anomalous pulses of RF power is acceptable; and initiating a pre-designated sequence if the number of anomalous pulses of RF power is determined to be unacceptable.
Abstract:
Methods of forming patterned features on a surface of a substrate are disclosed. Exemplary methods include using a plasma-enhanced cyclical deposition process to form a transformable layer including a first material and exposing the transformable layer to energy to form a second material. The first or second material can be selectively etched relative to the other of the first and second material.