摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus for generating a precursor gas used in a vapor deposition process system. The apparatus contains a canister or an ampoule for containing a chemical precursor and a splash guard contained within the ampoule. The splash guard is positioned to obstruct the chemical precursor in a liquid state from being bumped or splashed into a gas outlet during the introduction of a carrier gas into the ampoule. The carrier gas is usually directed into the ampoule through a gas inlet and combines with the vaporized chemical precursor to form a precursor gas. The splash guard is also positioned to permit the passage of the precursor gas from the gas outlet. In one example, the gas outlet contains a stem with a tapered tip and the splash guard is positioned at an angle parallel to the plane of the tapered tip.
摘要:
Methods for depositing ruthenium-containing films are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate may include depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate using a ruthenium-containing precursor, the deposited ruthenium-containing film having carbon incorporated therein; and exposing the deposited ruthenium-containing film to an oxygen-containing gas to remove at least some of the carbon from the deposited ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the oxygen-containing gas exposed ruthenium-containing film may be annealed in a hydrogen-containing gas to remove at least some oxygen from the ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the deposition, exposure, and annealing may be repeated to deposit the ruthenium-containing film to a desired thickness.
摘要:
Embodiments herein provide methods for forming an aluminum contact on a cobalt silicide junction. In one embodiment, a method for forming materials on a substrate is provided which includes forming a cobalt silicide layer on a silicon-containing surface of the substrate during a silicidation process, forming a fluorinated sublimation film on the cobalt silicide layer during a plasma process, heating the substrate to a sublimation temperature to remove the fluorinated sublimation film, depositing a titanium-containing nucleation layer over the cobalt silicide layer, and depositing an aluminum-containing material over the titanium-containing nucleation layer. In one example, the method further provides forming the cobalt silicide layer by depositing a cobalt-containing layer on the silicon-containing surface, heating the substrate during a rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, etching away any remaining portions of the cobalt-containing layer from the substrate, and subsequently heating the substrate during another RTA process.
摘要:
Methods for forming barrier/seed layers for interconnect structures are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of processing a substrate having an opening formed in a first surface of the substrate, the opening having a sidewall and a bottom surface, the method may include forming a layer comprising manganese (Mn) and at least one of ruthenium (Ru) or cobalt (Co) on the sidewall and bottom surface of the opening; and depositing a conductive material on the layer to fill the opening. In some embodiments, one of ruthenium (Ru) or cobalt (Co) is deposited on the sidewall and bottom surface of the opening. The materials may be deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or by physical vapor deposition (PVD).
摘要:
Methods for depositing ruthenium-containing films are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate may include depositing a ruthenium-containing film on a substrate using a ruthenium-containing precursor, the deposited ruthenium-containing film having carbon incorporated therein; and exposing the deposited ruthenium-containing layer to a hydrogen-containing gas to remove at least some of the carbon from the deposited ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the hydrogen-containing gas exposed ruthenium-containing film may be subsequently exposed to an oxygen-containing gas to at least one of remove at least some carbon from or add oxygen to the ruthenium-containing film. In some embodiments, the deposition and exposure to the hydrogen-containing gas and optionally, the oxygen-containing gas may be repeated to deposit the ruthenium-containing film to a desired thickness.
摘要:
Embodiments described herein provide a method for forming two titanium nitride materials by different PVD processes, such that a metallic titanium nitride layer is initially formed by a PVD process in a metallic mode and a titanium nitride retarding layer is formed over a portion of the metallic titanium nitride layer by a PVD process in a poison mode. Subsequently, a first aluminum layer, such as an aluminum seed layer, may be selectively deposited on exposed portions of the metallic titanium nitride layer by a CVD process. Thereafter, a second aluminum layer, such as an aluminum bulk layer, may be deposited on exposed portions of the first aluminum layer and the titanium nitride retarding layer during an aluminum PVD process.
摘要:
Metal gate structures and methods for forming thereof are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for forming a metal gate structure on a substrate having a feature formed in a high k dielectric layer may include depositing a first layer within the feature atop the dielectric layer; depositing a second layer comprising cobalt or nickel within the feature atop the first layer; and depositing a third layer comprising a metal within the feature atop the second layer to fill the feature, wherein at least one of the first or second layers forms a wetting layer to form a nucleation layer for a subsequently deposited layer, wherein one of the first, second, or third layers forms a work function layer, and wherein the third layer forms a gate electrode.