Abstract:
A composition suitable for cleaning and methods of cleaning etch residue are provided. The composition includes at least one source of a fluoride ion and at least one organic solvent.
Abstract:
A method of forming (and an apparatus for forming) a metal oxide layer on a substrate, particularly a semiconductor substrate or substrate assembly, using a vapor deposition process and one or more precursor compounds that include organo-amine ligands and one or more precursor compounds that include organo-oxide ligands.
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and systems for the electrolytic removal of platinum and/or other of the Group 8-11 metals from substrates.
Abstract:
A method directed to the use of a nonvolatile precursor, either a solid or liquid precursor, suitable for CVD, including liquid source CVD (LSCVD). Using the method of the invention the nonvolatile precursor is dissolved in a solvent. Choice of solvent is typically an inorganic compound that has a moderate to high vapor pressure at room temperature, which can be liquified by combination of pressure and cooling. The solution is then transported at an elevated pressure and/or a reduced temperature to the CVD chamber. The solution evaporates at a higher temperature and a lower pressure upon entry to the CVD chamber, and the nonvolatile precursor, in its gaseous state, along with a gas reactant, produces a product which is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. In LSCVD the liquid enters the chamber, contacts the wafer, evaporates, produces a product which is deposited as a thin film.
Abstract:
A film is provided on a mold used during semiconductor device fabrication through surface modifications to the mold to provide non-stick characteristics and a mold surface that is resistant to abrasion or wear. Such surface modifications are particularly useful in a mold having a quartz planar surface adapted to contact a photocurable polymer material applied to a semiconductor wafer surface during a fabrication process. The planar surface of the mold is capable of allowing transmission of ultraviolet light therethrough to cure the polymer material. A non-stick film is formed on the planar surface of the mold by a coating or deposition process in order to modify the mold surface. The non-stick film can be formed of a fluoroalkylsilane compound, or a hard material such as diamond or diamond-like carbon. The non-stick film of diamond or diamond-like carbon provides protection against abrasion or wear on the planar surface of the mold. In addition, the non-stick film of diamond or diamond-like carbon can be fluorine-terminated, or can have a coating layer of a fluoroalkylsilane compound formed thereover.
Abstract:
A titanium layer is formed on a substrate with chemical vapor deposition (CVD). First, a seed layer is formed on the substrate by combining a first precursor with a reducing agent by CVD. Then, the titanium layer is formed on the substrate by combining a second precursor with the seed layer by CVD. The titanium layer is used to form contacts to active areas of substrate and for the formation of interlevel vias.
Abstract:
A titanium layer is formed on a substrate with chemical vapor deposition (CVD). First, a seed layer is formed on the substrate by combining a first precursor with a reducing agent by CVD. Then, the titanium layer is formed on the substrate by combining a second precursor with the seed layer by CVD. The titanium layer is used to form contacts to active areas of substrate and for the formation of interlevel vias.
Abstract:
A method of removing an oxide layer from an article. The article may be located in a reaction chamber into which an interhalogen compound reactive with the oxide layer is introduced. A temperature of the reaction chamber may be modified so as to remove the oxide layer. The interhalogen compound may form volatile by-product gases upon reaction with the oxide layer. Unreacted interhalogen compound and volatile by-product gases may then be removed from the reaction chamber.
Abstract:
A titanium layer is formed on a substrate with chemical vapor deposition (CVD). First, a seed layer is formed on the substrate by combining a first precursor with a reducing agent by CVD. Then, the titanium layer is formed on the substrate by combining a second precursor with the seed layer by CVD. The titanium layer is used to form contacts to active areas of substrate and for the formation of interlevel vias.
Abstract:
A titanium layer is formed on a substrate with chemical vapor deposition (CVD). First, a seed layer is formed on the substrate by combining a first precursor with a reducing agent by CVD. Then, the titanium layer is formed on the substrate by combining a second precursor with the seed layer by CVD. The titanium layer is used to form contacts to active areas of substrate and for the formation of interlevel vias.