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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: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: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:US20210193474A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-24
申请号:US17196778
申请日:2021-03-09
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
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:US09997366B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-12
申请号:US15726120
申请日:2017-10-05
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Hua Xiang , Wenbing Hu , Qing Xu , Qian Fu
IPC分类号: H01L21/302 , H01L21/461 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/02 , C01B21/068 , C01B33/113
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , C01B21/068 , C01B33/113 , H01J37/321 , H01J2237/3343 , H01L21/02019 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31138 , H01L21/31144 , H01L27/11575
摘要: A method for ion-assisted etching a stack of alternating silicon oxide and silicon nitride layers in an etch chamber is provided. An etch gas comprising a fluorine component, helium, and a fluorohydrocarbon or hydrocarbon is flowed into the etch chamber. The gas is formed into an in-situ plasma in the etch chamber. A bias of about 10 to about 100 volts is provided to accelerate helium ions to the stack and activate a surface of the stack to form an activated surface for ion-assisted etching, wherein the in-situ plasma etches the activated surface of the stack.
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公开(公告)号:US09991128B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-05
申请号:US15421189
申请日:2017-01-31
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Yiting Zhang , Ying Wu , Qing Xu , Qian Fu , Yoko Yamaguchi , Lin Cui
IPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/67 , H01J37/32 , C23C16/52 , H01L21/311 , C23C16/455 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/3213 , H01L21/683
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , C23C16/45536 , C23C16/45544 , C23C16/52 , H01J37/32082 , H01J37/32119 , H01J37/32183 , H01J37/32449 , H01J37/32697 , H01J37/32715 , H01J37/32926 , H01J2237/332 , H01J2237/334 , H01L21/3085 , H01L21/31122 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/32136 , H01L21/32139 , H01L21/67069 , H01L21/67259 , H01L21/6833
摘要: Methods and apparatus for etching substrates using self-limiting reactions based on removal energy thresholds determined by evaluating the material to be etched and the chemistries used to etch the material involve flow of continuous plasma. Process conditions permit controlled, self-limiting anisotropic etching without alternating between chemistries used to etch material on a substrate. A well-controlled etch front allows a synergistic effect of reactive radicals and inert ions to perform the etching, such that material is etched when the substrate is modified by reactive radicals and removed by inert ions, but not etched when material is modified by reactive radicals but no inert ions are present, or when inert ions are present but material is not modified by reactive radicals.
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公开(公告)号:US20170125216A1
公开(公告)日:2017-05-04
申请号:US14932416
申请日:2015-11-04
发明人: Zhongkui Tan , Qian Fu , Ying Wu , Qing Xu
IPC分类号: H01J37/32 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/3065
CPC分类号: H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32165 , H01J37/32422 , H01J2237/0656 , H01J2237/334 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/308
摘要: For a first period of time, a higher radiofrequency power is applied to generate a plasma in exposure to a substrate, while applying low bias voltage at the substrate level. For a second period of time, a lower radiofrequency power is applied to generate the plasma, while applying high bias voltage at the substrate level. The first and second periods of time are repeated in an alternating and successive manner for an overall period of time necessary to produce a desired effect on the substrate. In some embodiments, the first period of time is shorter than the second period of time such that on a time-averaged basis the plasma has a greater ion density than radical density. In some embodiments, the first period of time is greater than the second period of time such that on a time-averaged basis the plasma has a lower ion density than radical density.
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公开(公告)号:US20170040176A1
公开(公告)日:2017-02-09
申请号:US15139045
申请日:2016-04-26
发明人: Maolin Long , Zhongkui Tan , Ying Wu , Qian Fu , Alex Paterson , John Drewery
IPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/67
CPC分类号: H01L21/3065 , H01J37/321 , H01J37/32146 , H01J37/32422 , H01L21/67069
摘要: Systems and methods for reverse pulsing are described. One of the methods includes receiving a digital signal having a first state and a second state. The method further includes generating a transformer coupled plasma (TCP) radio frequency (RF) pulsed signal having a high state when the digital signal is in the first state and having a low state when the digital signal is in the second state. The method includes providing the TCP RF pulsed signal to one or more coils of a plasma chamber, generating a bias RF pulsed signal having a low state when the digital signal is in the first state and having a high state when the digital signal is in the second state, and providing the bias RF pulsed signal to a chuck of the plasma chamber.
摘要翻译: 描述了用于反向脉冲的系统和方法。 方法之一包括接收具有第一状态和第二状态的数字信号。 该方法还包括当数字信号处于第一状态时产生具有高状态的变压器耦合等离子体(TCP)射频(RF)脉冲信号,并且当数字信号处于第二状态时具有低状态。 该方法包括将TCP RF脉冲信号提供给等离子体室的一个或多个线圈,当数字信号处于第一状态时产生具有低状态的偏置RF脉冲信号,并且当数字信号处于 并且将偏压RF脉冲信号提供给等离子体室的卡盘。
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公开(公告)号:US11037784B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-15
申请号:US16964515
申请日:2019-01-28
发明人: Ce Qin , Zhongkui Tan , Yisha Mao , Yansha Jin , Austin Casey Faucett
IPC分类号: H01L21/027 , H01L21/033
摘要: A method for opening an amorphous carbon layer mask below a hardmask is provided. The opening an amorphous carbon layer mask comprises performing one or more cycles, where each cycle comprises an amorphous carbon layer mask opening phase and a cleaning phase. The amorphous carbon layer mask opening phase comprises flowing an opening gas into a plasma processing chamber, wherein the opening gas comprises an oxygen containing component, creating a plasma from the opening gas, which etches features in the amorphous carbon layer mask, and stopping the flow of the opening gas. The cleaning phase comprises flowing a cleaning gas into the plasma processing chamber, wherein the cleaning gas comprises a hydrogen containing component, a carbon containing component, and a halogen containing component, creating a plasma from the cleaning gas; and stopping the flow of the cleaning gas into the plasma processing chamber.
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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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