Ceramic composition for an apparatus and method for processing a substrate
    3.
    发明授权
    Ceramic composition for an apparatus and method for processing a substrate 有权
    用于处理衬底的装置和方法的陶瓷组合物

    公开(公告)号:US06352611B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-05

    申请号:US09589871

    申请日:2000-06-02

    IPC分类号: H05H100

    摘要: A ceramic composition of matter for a process kit and a dielectric window of a reactor chamber wherein substrates are processed in a plasma of a processing gas. The ceramic composition of matter contains a ceramic compound (e.g. Al2O3) and an oxide of a Group IIIB metal (e.g., Y2O3). A method for processing (e.g. etching) a substrate in a chamber containing a plasma of a processing gas. The method includes passing processing power through a dielectric window which is formed from the ceramic composition of matter.

    摘要翻译: 用于处理试剂盒的物质陶瓷组合物和反应器室的介电窗口,其中基板在处理气体的等离子体中进行处理。 物质的陶瓷组合物含有陶瓷化合物(例如Al 2 O 3)和IIIB族金属(例如Y 2 O 3)的氧化物。 一种用于在包含处理气体的等离子体的室中处理(例如蚀刻)基板的方法。 该方法包括使处理能力通过由陶瓷组合物形成的电介质窗口。

    Method for recovering metal from etch by-products
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for recovering metal from etch by-products 失效
    从蚀刻副产物中回收金属的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06413389B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-02

    申请号:US09467295

    申请日:1999-12-17

    IPC分类号: C02F1461

    CPC分类号: C22B11/042 Y02P10/214

    摘要: A method and assembly for recovering a metal from by-products produced from etching a metal (e.g., platinum, iridium, aluminum, etc.) in a plasma processing chamber. The method includes recovering from the plasma processing chamber a deposit of the by-products containing the metal. The deposit is dissolved in an acid, and the metal is recovered from the acid by inserting a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode into the acid and applying a difference in potential between the working and reference electrodes to cause current to flow through the working and counter electrodes and the metal to be removed from the liquid and deposit on the working electrode. The metal is removed from the working electrode to recover the metal. The assembly for recovering the metal from the by-products includes a potentiostat for effecting a difference in potential between the working and reference electrodes and causing current to flow through the working and counter electrodes in response to the difference in potential between the working and reference electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于从在等离子体处理室中蚀刻金属(例如,铂,铱,铝等)产生的副产物中回收金属的方法和组件。 该方法包括从等离子体处理室回收含有金属的副产物的沉积物。 将沉积物溶解在酸中,通过将工作电极,参比电极和对电极插入酸中并在工作电极和参考电极之间施加电位差以使电流流动从酸中回收金属 通过工作电极和对电极以及从液体中除去的金属沉积在工作电极上。 从工作电极上除去金属以回收金属。 用于从副产物中回收金属的组件包括用于实现工作电极和参考电极之间的电位差的恒电位仪,并且响应于工作电极和参考电极之间的电位差而导致电流流过工作电极和对电极 。

    Method for monitoring the quality of a protective coating in a reactor chamber
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for monitoring the quality of a protective coating in a reactor chamber 失效
    监测反应室中保护涂层质量的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06466881B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-15

    申请号:US09298073

    申请日:1999-04-22

    IPC分类号: C23C1434

    摘要: A method for determining the quality of a protective coating or layer on a structure inside of a reactor chamber. The method includes generating a basis, such as a standard scatter band of impedance, as an acceptable standard for the quality of a protective layer on the inside of a reactor chamber. At least one substrate is processed within a reactor chamber containing a protective coating for protecting the inside of the reactor chamber during processing of the substrate. The method further includes determining the quality of the protective coating, such as by measuring protective characteristics of the protective coating. A method for on-line monitoring of a quality of a coating on the inside of a reactor chamber.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定反应器室内的结构上的保护涂层或层的质量的方法。 该方法包括产生诸如标准散射带阻抗的基准,作为反应室内部的保护层质量的可接受的标准。 在包含保护涂层的反应器室内处理至少一个基板,以在基板的加工期间保护反应室的内部。 该方法还包括确定保护涂层的质量,例如通过测量保护涂层的保护特性。 用于在线监测反应室内部的涂层质量的方法。

    Method of etching dielectric layers using a removable hardmask
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of etching dielectric layers using a removable hardmask 失效
    使用可拆卸硬掩模蚀刻介电层的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06458516B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-01

    申请号:US09551255

    申请日:2000-04-18

    IPC分类号: G03C556

    摘要: A method of patterning a layer of dielectric material having a thickness greater than 1,000 Å, and typically a thickness greater than 5,000 Å. The method is particularly useful for forming a high aspect ratio via or a high aspect ratio contact including self-aligned contact structures, where the aspect ratio is typically greater than 3 and the feature size of the contact is about 0.25 &mgr;m or less. In particular, an organic, polymeric-based masking material is used in a plasma etch process for transferring a desired pattern through an underlying layer of dielectric material. The combination of masking material and plasma source gas must provide the necessary high selectivity toward etching of the underlying layer of dielectric material. The selectivity is preferably greater than 3:1, where the etch rate of the dielectric material is at least 3 times greater than the etch rate of the organic, polymeric-based masking material. The dielectric material may be inorganic, for example, silicon oxide; doped silicon oxide; carbon-containing silicon oxide; SOG; BPSG; and similar materials. The dielectric material may be also be organic, where a high temperature organic-based masking material is used for transferring a desired pattern, and the underlying dielectric material is of a chemical and structural composition which is sufficiently different from the masking material that the required selectivity is provided. In any case, the organic, polymeric-based masking material is easily removed from the substrate etch process after completion of etch without damage to underlying device structures.

    摘要翻译: 图案化厚度大于1000,通常大于5,000的厚度的电介质材料层的方法。 该方法对于形成包括自对准接触结构的高纵横比通孔或高纵横比接触特别有用,其中纵横比通常大于3,接触的特征尺寸为约0.25μm或更小。 特别地,在等离子体蚀刻工艺中使用有机的基于聚合物的掩模材料,用于将期望的图案转移通过介电材料的下层。 掩模材料和等离子体源气体的组合必须为蚀刻介电材料的下层提供必要的高选择性。 选择性优选大于3:1,其中介电材料的蚀刻速率比有机聚合物基掩模材料的蚀刻速率高至少3倍。 介电材料可以是无机的,例如氧化硅; 掺杂氧化硅; 含碳氧化硅; SOG; BPSG; 和类似的材料。 介电材料也可以是有机的,其中使用高温有机基掩蔽材料来转移所需的图案,并且下面的介电材料具有与掩蔽材料充分不同的化学和结构组成,所需的选择性 被提供。 在任何情况下,有机的基于聚合物的掩蔽材料在蚀刻完成之后容易地从基底蚀刻工艺中去除而不损坏下面的器件结构

    ALTERNATIVE INTEGRATION SCHEME FOR CMOS S/D SiGe PROCESS
    8.
    发明申请
    ALTERNATIVE INTEGRATION SCHEME FOR CMOS S/D SiGe PROCESS 审中-公开
    CMOS S / D SiGe工艺的替代整合方案

    公开(公告)号:US20070287244A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-13

    申请号:US11739099

    申请日:2007-04-24

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8236

    摘要: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device with adjacent PMOS and NMOS devices on a substrate includes forming a PMOS gate electrode with a PMOS hardmask on a semiconductor substrate with a PMOS gate dielectric layer in between, forming an NMOS gate electrode with an NMOS hardmask on a semiconductor substrate with an NMOS gate dielectric layer in between, forming an oxide liner over a portion of the PMOS gate electrode and over a portion of the NMOS gate electrode, forming a lightly doped N-Halo implant, depositing a nitride layer over the oxide liner, depositing photoresist on the semiconductor substrate in a pattern that covers the NMOS device, etching the nitride layer from the PMOS device, wherein the etching nitride layer leaves a portion of the nitride layer on the oxide liner, etching semiconductor substrate to form a Si recess, and depositing SiGe into the Si recesses, wherein the SiGe and the nitride layer enclose the oxide liner. The method can also include implanting in the semiconductor substrate a source and drain region for the PMOS.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在衬底上制造具有相邻PMOS和NMOS器件的半导体器件的方法包括在半导体衬底上形成具有PMOS硬掩模的PMOS栅电极,其间具有PMOS栅极介电层,在NMOS栅极上形成NMOS栅极 半导体衬底,其间具有NMOS栅极介电层,在PMOS栅电极的一部分上方和NMOS栅电极的一部分之上形成氧化物衬垫,形成轻掺杂的N-Halo注入,在氧化物衬垫上沉积氮化物层 以覆盖所述NMOS器件的图案沉积在所述半导体衬底上的光致抗蚀剂,从所述PMOS器件蚀刻所述氮化物层,其中所述蚀刻氮化物层离开所述氧化物衬底上的所述氮化物层的一部分,蚀刻半导体衬底以形成Si凹槽 并且将SiGe沉积到Si凹部中,其中SiGe和氮化物层包围氧化物衬垫。 该方法还可以包括在半导体衬底中注入用于PMOS的源极和漏极区域。

    CMOS S/D SiGe DEVICE MADE WITH ALTERNATIVE INTEGRATION PROCESS
    9.
    发明申请
    CMOS S/D SiGe DEVICE MADE WITH ALTERNATIVE INTEGRATION PROCESS 审中-公开
    CMOS S / D SiGe器件与替代整合过程

    公开(公告)号:US20070284668A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-13

    申请号:US11739103

    申请日:2007-04-24

    IPC分类号: H01L21/8238

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having regions filled with an additive that forms a source/drain for a MOS device, a gate dielectric layer deposited over the substrate, the gate dielectric layer electrically isolates the substrate from subsequently deposited layers, a gate electrode deposited over the gate dielectric layer, an oxide liner formed along laterally opposite sidewalls of the gate electrode, a nitride layer formed along the oxide liner extending above the gate electrode, and wherein the additive and the nitride layer enclose the gate electrode.

    摘要翻译: 半导体器件包括具有填充有添加剂的区域的衬底,其形成用于MOS器件的源极/漏极,沉积在衬底上的栅极电介质层,栅极介电层将衬底与随后沉积的层电隔离,栅极电极沉积在 栅极电介质层,沿着栅电极的横向相对的侧壁形成的氧化物衬垫,沿着在栅电极上方延伸的氧化物衬垫形成的氮化物层,并且其中添加剂和氮化物层包围栅电极。

    RF plasma etch reactor with internal inductive coil antenna and
electrically conductive chamber walls
    10.
    发明授权
    RF plasma etch reactor with internal inductive coil antenna and electrically conductive chamber walls 失效
    RF等离子体蚀刻反应器,具有内部感应线圈天线和导电室壁

    公开(公告)号:US6071372A

    公开(公告)日:2000-06-06

    申请号:US869798

    申请日:1997-06-05

    CPC分类号: H01J37/32477 H01J37/321

    摘要: An RF plasma etch reactor having an etch chamber with electrically conductive walls and a protective layer forming the portion of the walls facing the interior of the chamber. The protective layer prevents sputtering of material from the chamber walls by a plasma formed within the chamber. The etch reactor also has an inductive coil antenna disposed within the etch chamber which is used to generate the plasma by inductive coupling. Like the chamber walls, the inductive coil antenna is constructed to prevent sputtering of the material making up the antenna by the plasma. The coil antenna can take on any configuration (e.g. location, shape, orientation) that is necessary to achieve a desired power deposition pattern within the chamber. Examples of potential coil antenna configurations for achieving the desired power deposition pattern include constructing the coil antenna with a unitary or a segmented structure. The segmented structure involves the use of at least two coil segments wherein each segment is electrically isolated from the other segments and connected to a separate RF power signal. The unitary coil antenna or each of the coil segments can have a planar shape, a cylindrical shape, a truncated conical shape, a dome shape, or any combination thereof. The conductive walls are electrically grounded to serve as an electrical ground (i.e. anode) for a workpiece-supporting pedestal which is connected to a source of RF power to create a bias voltage at the surface of the workpiece.

    摘要翻译: RF等离子体蚀刻反应器具有具有导电壁的蚀刻室和形成面向腔室内部的部分壁的保护层。 保护层防止在室内形成的等离子体从室壁溅射材料。 蚀刻反应器还具有设置在蚀刻室内的感应线圈天线,其用于通过感应耦合产生等离子体。 类似于室壁,感应线圈天线被构造成防止由等离子体溅射构成天线的材料。 线圈天线​​可以承受在室内实现期望的功率沉积图案所必需的任何配置(例如位置,形状,取向)。 用于实现期望的功率沉积模式的电位线圈天线配置的示例包括以整体或分段结构构造线圈天线。 分段结构涉及使用至少两个线圈段,其中每个段与其它段电隔离并连接到单独的RF功率信号。 单线圈天线或每个线圈段可以具有平面形状,圆柱形,截顶圆锥形,圆顶形或其任何组合。 导电壁电接地以用作工件支撑基座的电接地(即阳极),工件支撑基座连接到RF功率源,以在工件的表面产生偏置电压。