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公开(公告)号:US11594398B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-28
申请号:US16790028
申请日:2020-02-13
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Yusuke Aoki , Fumiya Takata , Toshikatsu Tobana , Shinya Morikita , Kazunobu Fujiwara , Jun Abe , Koichi Nagami
IPC: C23C16/00 , H01L21/306 , H01J37/32 , B08B5/00
Abstract: An apparatus for plasma processing is configured to generate plasma in a chamber and periodically apply a pulsed negative DC voltage to an upper electrode from a DC power supply in the plasma processing on a substrate and in plasma cleaning. A duty ratio of the pulsed negative DC voltage used for the plasma processing is smaller than a duty ratio of the pulsed negative DC voltage used for the plasma cleaning. An absolute value of an average value of an output voltage of the DC power supply used for the plasma processing is smaller than an absolute value of an average value of the output voltage of the DC power supply used for the plasma cleaning.
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公开(公告)号:US11569094B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US17190651
申请日:2021-03-03
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Kota Ishiharada , Fumiya Takata , Toshikatsu Tobana , Shinya Morikita
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/67 , H01J37/32
Abstract: An etching method includes: (a) providing, on a support, a substrate having the first region covering the second region and the second region defining a recess receiving the first region, (b) etching the first region until or immediately before the second region is exposed, (c) exposing the substrate to plasma generated from a first process gas containing C and F atoms using a first RF signal and forming a deposit on the substrate, (d) exposing the deposit to plasma generated from a second process gas containing an inert gas using a first RF signal and selectively etching the first region to the second region, and (e) repeating (c) and (d). (c) includes using the RF signal with a frequency of 60 to 300 MHz and/or setting the support to 100 to 200° C. to control a ratio of C to F atoms in the deposit to greater than 1.
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公开(公告)号:US10192750B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-29
申请号:US15605531
申请日:2017-05-25
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Shinya Morikita , Ryosuke Niitsuma , Weichien Chen
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/3065 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/308 , H01L21/67 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/3213 , H01L21/683
Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma processing method for processing a workpiece that includes: a silicon-containing etching target layer, an organic film provided on the etching target layer, an antireflective film provided on the organic layer, and a first mask provided on the antireflective layer, using a plasma processing apparatus having a processing container. The plasma processing method includes: etching the antireflective film using plasma generated in the processing container and the first mask to form a second mask from the antireflective film; etching the organic film using plasma generated in the processing container and the second mask to form a third mask from the organic film; generating plasma of a mixed gas including the first gas and the second gas in the processing container; and etching the etching target layer using plasma generated in the processing container and the third mask.
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公开(公告)号:US10886138B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-05
申请号:US16416424
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Timothy Tianshyun Yang , Shinya Morikita , Kiyohito Ito , Michiko Nakaya , Masanobu Honda
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/02
Abstract: An etching shape can be suppressed from having non-uniform pattern. A substrate processing method includes burying an organic film in a recess surrounded by a silicon-containing film formed on a sidewall of a pattern of photoresist on a target film; and etching or sputtering the organic film and the silicon-containing film under a condition in which a selectivity thereof is about 1:1.
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公开(公告)号:US10770268B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-08
申请号:US15865841
申请日:2018-01-09
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Shinya Morikita , Takanori Banse , Takahisa Iwasaki , Ryosuke Niitsuma , Hiroki Taoka
IPC: H01J37/32 , C23C16/44 , B08B7/00 , C23C16/455 , C23C16/26 , C23C16/505 , C23C16/40 , H01L21/67
Abstract: In a plasma processing method, a carbon-containing film is formed on surfaces of components in a chamber by using a plasma of a carbon-containing gas, and a silicon-containing film whose film thickness is determined based on a film thickness of the carbon-containing film is formed on a surface of the carbon-containing film by a silicon-containing gas. Then, a target object is loaded into the chamber and processed by a plasma of a processing gas after the formation of the silicon-containing film. The silicon-containing film is removed from the surface of the carbon-containing film by using a plasma of a fluorine-containing gas after the target object processed by the plasma is unloaded from the chamber, and the carbon-containing film is removed from the surfaces of the components by using a plasma of an oxygen-containing gas.
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公开(公告)号:US20190355588A1
公开(公告)日:2019-11-21
申请号:US16416424
申请日:2019-05-20
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Timothy Tianshyun Yang , Shinya Morikita , Kiyohito Ito , Michiko Nakaya , Masanobu Honda
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01L21/02
Abstract: An etching shape can be suppressed from having non-uniform pattern. A substrate processing method includes burying an organic film in a recess surrounded by a silicon-containing film formed on a sidewall of a pattern of photoresist on a target film; and etching or sputtering the organic film and the silicon-containing film under a condition in which a selectivity thereof is about 1:1.
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公开(公告)号:US11545364B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US17001327
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Peter Ventzek , Alok Ranjan , Kensuke Taniguchi , Shinya Morikita
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/311 , H05H1/46
Abstract: A method includes performing a first on phase including applying an SP pulse to an SP electrode to generate plasma, performing a second on phase after the first on phase, performing a corner etch phase after the second on phase, and performing a by-product management phase after the corner etch phase. The SP pulse terminates at the end of the first on phase. The second on phase includes applying a first BP pulse to a BP electrode coupled to a target substrate. The first BP pulse includes a first BP power level and accelerates ions of the plasma toward to target substrate. The corner etch phase includes applying a BP spike including a second BP power level greater than the first BP power level. The duration of the BP spike is less than the duration of the first BP pulse.
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公开(公告)号:US20220059358A1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-24
申请号:US17001327
申请日:2020-08-24
Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
Inventor: Peter Ventzek , Alok Ranjan , Kensuke Taniguchi , Shinya Morikita
IPC: H01L21/3065 , H01L21/311 , H01J37/32 , H05H1/46
Abstract: A method includes performing a first on phase including applying an SP pulse to an SP electrode to generate plasma, performing a second on phase after the first on phase, performing a corner etch phase after the second on phase, and performing a by-product management phase after the corner etch phase. The SP pulse terminates at the end of the first on phase. The second on phase includes applying a first BP pulse to a BP electrode coupled to a target substrate. The first BP pulse includes a first BP power level and accelerates ions of the plasma toward to target substrate. The corner etch phase includes applying a BP spike including a second BP power level greater than the first BP power level. The duration of the BP spike is less than the duration of the first BP pulse.
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公开(公告)号:US11145490B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US16719325
申请日:2019-12-18
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Akihiro Yokota , Takanori Banse , Joji Takayoshi , Shinya Morikita , Naohiko Okunishi
IPC: H01L21/00 , H01J37/32 , H05H1/46 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/3105 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/768
Abstract: A plasma processing method for a workpiece in a plasma processing apparatus includes (i) performing a first plasma processing on a workpiece, and (ii) performing a second plasma processing on the workpiece. Power of second radio frequency waves set in the second plasma processing is greater than the power of the second radio frequency waves set in the first plasma processing. In the second plasma processing, a magnetic field distribution having a horizontal component on an edge side of the workpiece greater than a horizontal component on a center of the workpiece is formed by an electromagnet.
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公开(公告)号:US10991551B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-27
申请号:US16844449
申请日:2020-04-09
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
Inventor: Mohd Fairuz Bin Budiman , Shinya Morikita , Toshifumi Nagaiwa
Abstract: A cleaning method is provided. In the cleaning method, a cleaning gas is supplied into a processing chamber, a radio frequency (RF) power for plasma generation is applied to one of a first electrode on which a substrate is to be mounted and a second electrode disposed to be opposite to the first electrode in the processing chamber, and a negative voltage is applied to an edge ring disposed to surround the substrate. Further, plasma is generated from the cleaning gas and a cleaning process using the plasma is performed.
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