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公开(公告)号:US10519542B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US15847980
申请日:2017-12-20
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Takeshi Itatani
IPC: C23C16/44 , H01L21/673 , H01L21/687 , H01L21/67 , C23C16/458
Abstract: A purging method for purging an interior of a processing container of a substrate processing apparatus after a film forming process is executed on a wafer in the processing container, includes a first process of pressurizing a first gas in a first line of the substrate processing apparatus and then discharging the first gas into the processing container, and a second process of supplying a second gas into the processing container. The second process is executed after execution of the first process, the first gas includes an inert gas, and the second gas includes a hydrogen gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, a rare gas or a combination of these gases.
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公开(公告)号:US10504740B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-10
申请号:US16038863
申请日:2018-07-18
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Takamichi Kikuchi , Seishi Murakami
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/768 , H01J37/00 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/683
Abstract: Provided is a method of removing a silicon oxide film of a workpiece having an insulating film and the silicon oxide film exposed at a bottom portion of an opening formed in the insulating film, including: forming a protective film containing carbon on a surface of the workpiece, wherein the protective film has a first region extending along a side wall surface of the insulating film that defines the opening and a second region extending on the silicon oxide film: removing the second region of the protective film and the silicon oxide film by sputter etching with ions from plasma of a first inert gas; and removing a residue of the silicon oxide film by chemical etching. The step of forming the protective film includes executing a plurality of cycles.
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公开(公告)号:US09133548B2
公开(公告)日:2015-09-15
申请号:US14156372
申请日:2014-01-15
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Shinya Okabe , Takeshi Yamamoto , Toru Onishi
IPC: H01L21/44 , C23C16/56 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/44 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/033 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/321
CPC classification number: C23C16/56 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/4404 , C23C16/4405 , H01L21/0332 , H01L21/31144 , H01L21/3205 , H01L21/321 , H01L21/76856
Abstract: A TiN film forming method repeatedly performs for a plurality of substrates to be processed, a step of loading each substrate into a processing chamber, supplying a Ti-containing gas and a nitriding gas into the processing chamber, and forming a TiN film on a surface of the substrate by generating a plasma of the supplied gases. The TiN film forming method includes a Ti film forming step of forming a Ti film by supplying a processing gas containing Ti-containing gas into the processing chamber in a state where no substrate exists in the processing chamber after the TiN films are formed on a predetermined number of the substrates.
Abstract translation: 对于多个待处理基板重复执行TiN膜形成方法,将每个基板装载到处理室中,将含Ti气体和氮化气体供给到处理室中的步骤,以及在表面上形成TiN膜 通过产生所供应的气体的等离子体。 TiN膜形成方法包括:Ti膜形成步骤,通过在形成TiN膜之后,在处理室中不存在基板的状态下将预定的含Ti气体的处理气体供给到处理室中来形成Ti膜, 基板数量。
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公开(公告)号:US10968514B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-06
申请号:US16193297
申请日:2018-11-16
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Kohichi Satoh , Hideaki Yamasaki , Motoko Nakagomi , Junya Oka
IPC: H01L21/687 , C23C16/458 , H01J37/32 , C23C16/505 , C23C16/08 , H01L21/285
Abstract: There is provided a substrate mounting table for use in a plasma-based processing apparatus that performs a plasma-based process on a substrate inside a processing container, which includes a substrate mounting portion having a front surface subjected to a mirroring treatment and on which the substrate is mounted, and an edge portion located around the substrate mounting portion and treated to have an uneven shape.
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公开(公告)号:US10903086B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US15955188
申请日:2018-04-17
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Kensaku Tanaka , Yuji Kobayashi
IPC: H01L21/3213 , H01L21/3205 , C23C16/02 , C23C16/00 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/54 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/509 , C23C16/458 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/687
Abstract: A titanium silicide region forming method includes: performing a pretreatment to expose a clean surface of a silicon layer of a workpiece; forming a titanium-containing region and a titanium silicide region on the silicon layer after performing the pretreatment; and supplying a fluorine-containing gas to the workpiece including the titanium-containing region and the titanium silicide region so as to selectively etch the titanium-containing region with respect to the titanium silicide region.
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公开(公告)号:US20180209033A1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-26
申请号:US15935651
申请日:2018-03-26
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Tomonari Urano
IPC: C23C14/24 , H01L21/768 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/56 , C23C16/08 , C23C16/458 , C23C16/455
CPC classification number: C23C14/24 , C23C16/08 , C23C16/45557 , C23C16/4581 , C23C16/4586 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/28562 , H01L21/76843
Abstract: There is provided a substrate processing apparatus which includes: a substrate mounting table installed in a vacuum vessel; a gas supply part configured to supply a processing gas into the vacuum vessel; a vacuum-exhausting part configured to exhaust the interior of the vacuum vessel; an elevating member configured to lift up and down a substrate while holding the substrate mounted on the mounting table; and a control part configured to output a control signal to execute a first step of supplying the processing gas onto the substrate and setting an internal pressure of the vacuum vessel to a first pressure, a second step of changing the internal pressure to a second pressure lower than the first pressure, and a third step of lifting up the substrate from the mounting table after the first step and before the second step or in parallel with the second step.
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公开(公告)号:US09257278B2
公开(公告)日:2016-02-09
申请号:US14370732
申请日:2012-12-12
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Hideaki Yamasaki , Takeshi Yamamoto
IPC: H01L21/31 , H01L21/033 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/02
CPC classification number: H01L21/0332 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/02274
Abstract: When forming a TiN film to be formed as a metallic hard mask for etching a film formed on a substrate to be processed, a first step and a second step are repeated a plurality of times to form a TiN film having reduced film stress. In the first step (step 1), the substrate to be processed is conveyed into a processing chamber, TiCl4 gas and a nitriding gas are fed into the processing chamber, the interior of which being kept in a depressurized state during this time, and a plasma from the gases is generated to form a TiN unit film. In the second step (step 2), a nitriding gas is fed into the processing container, a plasma of the gas is generated, and the TiN unit film is subjected to plasma nitriding.
Abstract translation: 当形成要形成为用于蚀刻形成在待处理基板上的膜的金属硬掩模的TiN膜时,第一步骤和第二步骤重复多次以形成具有降低膜应力的TiN膜。 在第一步骤(步骤1)中,将待处理的基板输送到处理室中,将TiCl 4气体和氮化气体进料到处理室内,在该处理室内部保持处于减压状态, 产生来自气体的等离子体以形成TiN单元膜。 在第二步骤(步骤2)中,将氮化气体进料到处理容器中,产生气体的等离子体,并对TiN单元膜进行等离子体氮化处理。
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公开(公告)号:US12221693B2
公开(公告)日:2025-02-11
申请号:US18096217
申请日:2023-01-12
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Takuya Kawaguchi , Takanobu Hotta , Hideaki Yamasaki
Abstract: There is provided a stress reducing method comprising: preparing a film forming apparatus configured to form a tungsten film on a substrate in a chamber by supplying a tungsten raw material gas and a reducing gas into the chamber; and making at least a part of a tungsten film deposited on an in-chamber component into a chlorine-containing tungsten film whose film stress is reduced by adjusting a chlorine concentration, when performing pre-coating in the chamber and/or when forming the tungsten film on the substrate, using the tungsten raw material gas and the reducing gas.
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公开(公告)号:US12188125B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-07
申请号:US17805062
申请日:2022-06-02
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Takanobu Hotta , Takuya Kawaguchi , Hideaki Yamasaki , Toshio Takagi , Takashi Kakegawa
IPC: C23C16/455 , C23C16/44
Abstract: A showerhead includes a shower plate, a base member in which a gas flow passage is provided, the base member fixing the shower plate, a plurality of gas supply members disposed in a gas diffusion space and connected to the gas flow passage, the gas diffusion space being formed between the shower plate and the base member, and a flow adjusting plate disposed in the gas diffusion space, the flow adjusting plate being disposed on an outer periphery on an outer side from the plurality of gas supply members.
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公开(公告)号:US11069512B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US15671906
申请日:2017-08-08
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Shinya Okabe , Takashi Mochizuki , Hideaki Yamasaki , Nagayasu Hiramatsu , Kazuki Dempoh
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/04 , C23C16/34 , C23C16/509 , C23C16/14 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/768 , C23C16/06 , C23C16/458 , C23C16/46 , C23C16/50 , H01L21/285
Abstract: A film forming apparatus, for forming a film on a target substrate using a processing gas excited by plasma, includes: a processing chamber for accommodating the substrate; a mounting table for mounting thereon the substrate in the processing chamber; a gas injection member provided to face the substrate mounted on the mounting table and configured to inject the processing gas toward the target substrate on the mounting table; and a plasma generation unit for exciting the processing gas by generating plasma between the gas injection member and the mounting table. The gas injection member has a gas injection surface facing the mounting table. Gas injection holes are formed in the gas injection surface. A gas injection hole forming region, on the gas injection surface, where the gas injection holes are formed is smaller than a region on the gas injection surface which corresponds to the target substrate.
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