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公开(公告)号:US11646207B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-09
申请号:US16766256
申请日:2018-11-29
发明人: Ce Qin , Zhongkui Tan , Qian Fu , Sam Do Lee
IPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/311
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31144
摘要: A method for forming a stair-step structure in a stack on a substrate is provided. The method comprises at least one stair step cycle. Each stair step cycle comprises trimming the mask and etching the stack. Etching the stack is provided in a plurality of cycles wherein each cycle comprises etching a SiO2 layer and etching a SiN layer. Etching a SiO2 layer comprises flowing a SiO2 etching gas into the plasma processing chamber, wherein the SiO2 etching gas comprises a hydrofluorocarbon, an inert bombardment gas, and at least one of SF6 and NF3, generating a plasma from the SiO2 etching gas, providing a bias, and stopping the SiO2 layer etch. The etching a SiN layer comprises flowing a SiN etching gas into the plasma processing chamber, comprising a hydrofluorocarbon and oxygen, generating a plasma from the SiN etching gas, providing a bias, and stopping the SiN layer etch.
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公开(公告)号:US10446394B2
公开(公告)日:2019-10-15
申请号:US15881506
申请日:2018-01-26
发明人: Mirzafer Abatchev , Qian Fu , Yoko Yamaguchi , Aaron Eppler
IPC分类号: H01L21/033 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/311
摘要: Methods and apparatuses for spacer profile control using atomic layer deposition (ALD) in multi-patterning processes are described herein. A silicon oxide spacer is deposited over a patterned core material and a target layer of a substrate in a multi-patterning scheme. A first thickness of the silicon oxide spacer is deposited by multiple ALD cycles under a first oxidation condition that includes an oxidation time, a plasma power, and a substrate temperature. A second thickness of the silicon oxide spacer is deposited by multiple ALD cycles under a second oxidation condition, where the second oxidation condition is different than the first oxidation condition by one or more parameters. After etching the patterned core material, a resulting profile of the silicon oxide spacer is dependent at least in part on the first and second oxidation conditions.
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公开(公告)号:US09824896B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-21
申请号:US14932458
申请日:2015-11-04
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Qian Fu , Ying Wu , Qing Xu , John Drewery
IPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/308 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3213 , H01L21/67
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01J37/32082 , H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32165 , H01J37/32174 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32715 , H01J2237/334 , H01L21/30655 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31122 , H01L21/31138 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/32136 , H01L21/67069
摘要: A substrate is disposed on a substrate holder within a process module. The substrate includes a mask material overlying a target material with at least one portion of the target material exposed through an opening in the mask material. A plasma is generated in exposure to the substrate. For a first duration, a bias voltage is applied at the substrate holder at a first bias voltage setting corresponding to a high bias voltage level. For a second duration, after completion of the first duration, a bias voltage is applied at the substrate holder at a second bias voltage setting corresponding to a low bias voltage level. The second bias voltage setting is greater than 0 V. The first and second durations are repeated in an alternating and successive manner for an overall period of time necessary to remove a required amount of the target material exposed on the substrate.
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公开(公告)号:USRE46464E1
公开(公告)日:2017-07-04
申请号:US14846479
申请日:2015-09-04
发明人: Qian Fu , Ce Qin , Hyun-Yong Yu
IPC分类号: B44C1/22 , H01L21/302 , H01L21/3213 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/02 , H01L27/11556 , H01L27/11551
CPC分类号: H01L21/3086 , H01L21/02164 , H01L21/02274 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/3081 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/32139 , H01L27/11551 , H01L27/11556
摘要: A method for forming a stair-step structure in a substrate is provided. An organic mask is formed over the substrate. A hardmask with a top layer and sidewall layer is formed over the organic mask. The sidewall layer of the hard mask is removed while leaving the top layer of the hardmask. The organic mask is trimmed. The hardmask is removed. The substrate is etched. The forming the hardmask, removing the sidewall layer, trimming the organic mask, and etching the substrate are repeated a plurality of times.
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公开(公告)号:US09466502B2
公开(公告)日:2016-10-11
申请号:US15016040
申请日:2016-02-04
发明人: Shih-Yuan Cheng , Shenjian Liu , Youn Gi Hong , Qian Fu
IPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/67
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/0271 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/3081 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/67069
摘要: A method for forming lines in an etch layer on a substrate may comprise providing a ultra-violet (UV) producing gas to a vacuum chamber having a photoresist mask, ionizing the UV producing gas to produce UV rays to irradiate the photoresist mask, and etching the lines into the etch layer through the photoresist mask.
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公开(公告)号:US20160196985A1
公开(公告)日:2016-07-07
申请号:US14589424
申请日:2015-01-05
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Qian Fu , Huai-Yu Hsiao
IPC分类号: H01L21/3213 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/67
CPC分类号: H01L21/32136 , H01J37/32449 , H01J2237/334 , H01L21/32138 , H01L21/32139 , H01L21/67069
摘要: Methods for anisotropically etching a tungsten-containing material (such as doped or undoped tungsten metal) include cyclic treatment of tungsten surface with Cl2 plasma and with oxygen-containing radicals. Treatment with chlorine plasma is performed while the substrate is electrically biased resulting in predominant etching of horizontal surfaces on the substrate. Treatment with oxygen-containing radicals passivates the surface of the substrate to etching, and protects the vertical surfaces of the substrate, such as sidewalls of recessed features, from etching. Treatment with Cl2 plasma and with oxygen-containing radicals can be repeated in order to remove a desired amount of material. Anisotropic etching can be performed selectively in a presence of dielectric materials such as silicon oxide, silicon nitride, and silicon oxynitride.
摘要翻译: 含钨材料(例如掺杂或未掺杂的钨金属)的各向异性蚀刻的方法包括用Cl 2等离子体和含氧基团对钨表面进行循环处理。 在对基板进行电偏压的同时进行用氯等离子体的处理,导致基板上的水平表面的主要蚀刻。 用含氧自由基进行处理使基板的表面钝化成蚀刻,并且保护基板的垂直表面(例如凹陷特征的侧壁)不被蚀刻。 可以重复用Cl 2等离子体和含氧基团进行处理以除去所需量的材料。 各向异性蚀刻可以在介电材料如氧化硅,氮化硅和氮氧化硅的存在下选择性地进行。
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公开(公告)号:US09257296B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-09
申请号:US14845188
申请日:2015-09-03
发明人: Wonchul Lee , Qian Fu , John S. Drewery
IPC分类号: H01L21/467 , H01L21/3065
CPC分类号: H01L21/30655 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32449 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/32137 , H01L21/467
摘要: A method for etching features with different aspect ratios in an etch layer is provided. A plurality of cycles is provided wherein each cycle comprises a pre-etch transient conditioning of the etch layer, which provides a transient condition of the etch layer, wherein the transient condition has a duration and etching the etch layer for a duration, wherein the duration of the etching with respect to the duration of the transient condition is controlled to control etch aspect ratio dependence.
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公开(公告)号:US09142417B2
公开(公告)日:2015-09-22
申请号:US13715973
申请日:2012-12-14
发明人: Wonchul Lee , Qian Fu , John S. Drewery
IPC分类号: H01L21/467 , H01L21/3065 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3213
CPC分类号: H01L21/30655 , H01J37/32091 , H01J37/32449 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/32137 , H01L21/467
摘要: A method for etching features with different aspect ratios in an etch layer is provided. A plurality of cycles is provided wherein each cycle comprises a pre-etch transient conditioning of the etch layer, which provides a transient condition of the etch layer, wherein the transient condition has a duration and etching the etch layer for a duration, wherein the duration of the etching with respect to the duration of the transient condition is controlled to control etch aspect ratio dependence.
摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在蚀刻层中蚀刻具有不同纵横比的特征的方法。 提供多个循环,其中每个循环包括蚀刻层的预蚀刻瞬态调节,其提供蚀刻层的瞬态条件,其中瞬态条件具有持续时间并在一定时间内蚀刻蚀刻层,其中持续时间 相对于瞬态条件的持续时间的蚀刻被控制以控制蚀刻纵横比依赖性。
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公开(公告)号:US10763142B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
申请号:US14860078
申请日:2015-09-21
发明人: Marcus Musselman , Juan Valdivia, III , Hua Xiang , Andrew D. Bailey, III , Yoko Yamaguchi , Qian Fu , Aaron Eppler
IPC分类号: G05B19/418 , H01L21/67
摘要: A system for controlling a condition of a wafer processing chamber is disclosed. According the principles of the present disclosure, the system includes memory and a first controller. The memory stores a plurality of profiles of respective ones of a plurality of first control elements. The plurality of first control elements are arranged throughout the chamber. The first controller determines non-uniformities in a substrate processing parameter associated with the plurality of first control elements. The substrate processing parameter is different than the condition of the chamber. The first controller adjusts at least one of the plurality of profiles based on the non-uniformities in the substrate processing parameter and a sensitivity of the substrate processing parameter to the condition.
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公开(公告)号:US10242845B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-26
申请号:US15408326
申请日:2017-01-17
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Yiting Zhang , Qian Fu , Qing Xu , Ying Wu , Saravanapriyan Sriraman , Alex Paterson
IPC分类号: C23C16/02 , H01L21/3213 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/311 , H05H1/46
摘要: A substrate is positioned on a substrate support structure within a plasma processing volume of an inductively coupled plasma processing chamber. A first radiofrequency signal is supplied from a first radiofrequency signal generator to a coil disposed outside of the plasma processing volume to generate a plasma in exposure to the substrate. A second radiofrequency signal is supplied from a second radiofrequency signal generator to an electrode within the substrate support structure. The first and second radiofrequency signal generators are controlled independent of each other. The second radiofrequency signal has a frequency greater than or equal to about 27 megaHertz. The second radiofrequency signal generates supplemental plasma density at a level of the substrate within the plasma processing volume while generating a bias voltage of less than about 200 volts at the level of the substrate.
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