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公开(公告)号:WO2022098517A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-12
申请号:PCT/US2021/055989
申请日:2021-10-21
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , O'MEARA, David L. , HIGUCHI, Hisashi , AIZAWA, Hirokazu , ZANDI, Omid , WAJDA, Cory , LEUSINK, Gerrit J.
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/04 , C23C16/02 , C23C16/06 , C23C16/56
Abstract: A method for filling recessed features with a low-resistivity metal includes providing a patterned substrate containing a recessed feature formed in a first layer and a second layer that is exposed in the recessed feature, pre-treating the substrate with a surface modifier that increases metal deposition selectivity on the second layer relative to on the first layer, and depositing a metal layer on the substrate by vapor phase deposition, where the metal layer is preferentially deposited on the second layer in the recessed feature. The method further includes removing metal nuclei deposited on the first layer, including on a field area and on sidewalls of the first layer in the recessed feature, to selectively form the metal layer on the second layer in the recessed feature, where the removing includes exposing the patterned substrate to an etching gas containing ozone.
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公开(公告)号:WO2019183035A1
公开(公告)日:2019-09-26
申请号:PCT/US2019/022882
申请日:2019-03-19
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: CLARK, Robert , TAPILY, Kandabara , YU, Kai-Hung
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/027 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/285
Abstract: Method for forming a fully self-aligned via is provided. Workpiece having a pattern of features in a dielectric layer is received into a common manufacturing platform. Metal caps are deposited on the metal features, and a barrier layer is deposited on the metal caps. A first dielectric layer is added to exposed dielectric material. The barrier layer is removed and an etch stop layer is added on the exposed surfaces of the first dielectric layer and the metal caps. Additional dielectric material is added on top of the etch stop layer, then both the additional dielectric material and a portion of the etch stop layer are etched to form a feature to be filled with metal material. An integrated sequence of processing steps is executed within one or more common manufacturing platforms to provide controlled environments. Transfer modules transfer the workpiece between processing modules within and between controlled environments.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018035120A1
公开(公告)日:2018-02-22
申请号:PCT/US2017/046936
申请日:2017-08-15
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , TAPILY, Kandabara N. , LEUSINK, Gerrit J.
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/02
CPC classification number: H01L21/76882 , C23C16/0272 , C23C16/045 , C23C16/06 , C23C16/16 , C23C16/45525 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/28556 , H01L21/28562 , H01L21/76876 , H01L21/76877 , H01L21/76879 , H01L21/76883 , H01L21/76895 , H01L23/485 , H01L23/53242 , H01L23/53266 , H01L23/535
Abstract: A method of void-less metal filling of recessed features in a substrate is provided. The method includes providing a substrate containing recessed features therein, and filling the recessed features with a metal, where the metal is deposited in the recessed features by gas phase deposition at substrate temperature and a gas pressure that promotes bottom-up void-less filling. According to one embodiment, the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ru, Rh, Os, Pd, Ir, Pt, Ni, Co, W, and a combination thereof.
Abstract translation: 提供了一种在衬底中的凹陷特征的无空隙金属填充的方法。 该方法包括提供其中包含凹陷结构的衬底,并且用金属填充凹陷结构,其中金属通过气相沉积在衬底温度和促进自底向上无空隙填充的气体压力下沉积在凹陷结构中。 根据一个实施方案,金属选自由Ru,Rh,Os,Pd,Ir,Pt,Ni,Co,W及其组合组成的组。
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公开(公告)号:WO2021158748A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-12
申请号:PCT/US2021/016556
申请日:2021-02-04
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: LU, Yen-Tien , YU, Kai-Hung , SUN, Xinghua , RALEY, Angelique
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/67
Abstract: Methods and systems for selective deposition of conductive a cap for FAV features are described. In an embodiment, a method may include receiving a substrate having an interlayer dielectrics (ILD) layer, the ILD layer having a recess, the recess having a conductive layer formed therein, the conductive layer comprising a first conductive material. Additionally, such a method may include forming a cap within a region defined by the recess and in contact with a surface of the conductive layer, the cap comprising a second conductive material. The method may also include forming a conformal etch stop layer in contact with a surface of the cap and in contact with a region of the ILD layer. Further, the method may include selectively etching the etch stop layer using a plasma etch process, wherein the plasma etch process removes the etch stop layer selective to the second conductive material comprising the cap.
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公开(公告)号:WO2020077112A1
公开(公告)日:2020-04-16
申请号:PCT/US2019/055676
申请日:2019-10-10
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , O'MEARA, David , JOY, Nicholas , PATTANAIK, Gyanaranjan , CLARK, Robert , TAPILY, Kandabara , HAKAMATA, Takahiro , WAJDA, Cory , LEUSINK, Gerrit
IPC: H01L21/768
Abstract: A method for filling recessed features with a low-resistivity metal. The method includes providing a patterned substrate containing a recessed feature formed in a first layer and a second layer that is exposed in the recessed feature, and pre-treating the substrate with a surface modifier that increases metal deposition selectivity on the second layer relative to on the first layer, depositing a metal layer on the substrate by vapor phase deposition, where the metal layer is preferentially deposited on the second layer in the recessed feature, and removing metal nuclei deposited on the first layer, including on a field area and on sidewalls of the first layer in the recessed feature, to selectively form the metal layer on the second layer in the recessed feature. The steps of pre-treating, depositing and removing may be repeated at least once to increase a thickness of the metal layer in the recessed feature.
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公开(公告)号:WO2019070545A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-11
申请号:PCT/US2018/053675
申请日:2018-10-01
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , JOY, Nicholas , LIU, Eric , O'MEARA, David , ROSENTHAL, David , IGETA, Masanobu , WAJDA, Cory , LEUSINK, Gerrit
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/28 , H01L21/285 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/02 , H01L21/324
Abstract: A method is provided for void-free Ru metal filling of features in a substrate. The method includes providing a substrate containing features, depositing a Ru metal layer in the features, removing the Ru metal layer from a field area around an opening of the features, and depositing additional Ru metal in the features, where the additional Ru metal is deposited in the features at a higher rate than on the field area. According to one embodiment, the additional Ru metal is deposited until the features are fully filled with Ru metal.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022240677A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-17
申请号:PCT/US2022/028050
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: HAN, Yun , LIU, Eric Chih-Fang , YU, Kai-Hung , CHANG, Shihsheng , RANJAN, Alok
IPC: H01L21/8234 , H01L21/311 , H01L21/31116 , H01L21/31144 , H01L29/401 , H01L29/66545 , H01L29/66795
Abstract: A method including providing a substrate including metal gate stacks and source/drain contact regions in alternating arrangement along a surface of the substrate, each of the source/drain contact regions being recessed within a respective opening between adjacent metal gate stacks such that source/drain contact regions provide a bottom of the opening and adjacent metal gate stacks provide sidewalls, and a dielectric covering the substrate such that the dielectric fills each opening. The substrate is exposed to an initial plasma etch process to remove a first portion of the dielectric from each opening down to a first depth, and a sacrificial gate capping layer is formed on the substrate while leaving each of the openings uncovered. The substrate is exposed to another plasma etch process to remove the sacrificial gate capping layer while removing a second portion of the dielectric from each opening down to a second depth.
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公开(公告)号:WO2022197479A1
公开(公告)日:2022-09-22
申请号:PCT/US2022/019152
申请日:2022-03-07
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , CHANG, Shihsheng , TRICKETT, Ying , LIU, Eric Chih-Fang , HAN, Yun , ZHANG, Henan , WAJDA, Cory , CLARK, Robert D , LEUSINK, Gerrit J , PATTANAIK, Gyanaranjan , NIIMI, Hiroaki
IPC: H01L21/768 , H01L21/285 , C23C16/04 , C23C16/02 , C23C16/06
Abstract: A method for filling recessed features with a low-resistivity metal. The method includes providing a patterned substrate containing a recessed feature formed in a first layer and a second layer that is exposed in the recessed feature, forming a nucleation enhancement layer on a sidewall of the first layer in the recessed feature and depositing a metal layer in the recessed feature by vapor phase deposition, where the metal layer is deposited on the second layer and on the nucleation enhancement layer. An initial metal layer may be selectively formed on the second layer in the recessed feature before forming the nucleation enhancement layer.
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公开(公告)号:WO2021021456A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-04
申请号:PCT/US2020/042322
申请日:2020-07-16
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: LU, Yen-Tien , YU, Kai-Hung , RALEY, Angelique
IPC: H01L21/033 , C23C16/06 , C23C16/455 , H01L21/311
Abstract: A method of processing substrates, in one example microelectronic workpieces, is disclosed that includes forming a multi-layer metal hard mask (MHM) layer in which at least one lower layer of the multi-layer MHM is comprised of ruthenium (Ru). The Ru MHM layer may be an atomic layer deposition (ALD) Ru MHM layer formed over one or more underlying layers on a substrate. The ALD Ru MHM layer may be etched to provide a patterned ALD Ru MHM layer, and then the one or more underlying layers may be etched using, at least in part, the patterned ALD Ru MHM layer as a mask to protect portion of the one or more underlying layers. In one embodiment, at least one of the underlying layers is a hard mask layer.
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公开(公告)号:WO2017143180A1
公开(公告)日:2017-08-24
申请号:PCT/US2017/018356
申请日:2017-02-17
Applicant: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED , TOKYO ELECTRON U.S. HOLDINGS, INC.
Inventor: YU, Kai-Hung , LEUSINK, Gerrit J. , WAJDA, Cory , ISHIZAKA, Tadahiro , HAKAMATA, Takahiro
IPC: C23C16/18 , C23C16/04 , C23C16/44 , C23C16/448 , H01L21/285
CPC classification number: C23C16/16 , C23C16/4408 , C23C16/4481 , C23C16/45523 , C23C16/45557
Abstract: A method for material deposition is described in several embodiments. According to one embodiment, the method includes providing a substrate defining features to receive a deposition of material, initiating a flow of a Ru carbonyl precursor to the substrate, the Ru carbonyl precursor decomposing within the defined features such that a Ru metal film is deposited on surfaces of the defined features and CO gas is released, and stopping the flow of the Ru carbonyl precursor to the substrate. The method further includes flowing additional CO gas to the substrate after stopping the flow of the Ru carbonyl precursor to the substrate, and repeatedly cycling between process steps of flowing the Ru carbonyl precursor to the substrate and flowing the additional CO gas to the substrate. In one embodiment, the Ru carbonyl precursor contains Ru 3 (CO) 12 .
Abstract translation: 在几个实施例中描述了用于材料沉积的方法。 根据一个实施例,该方法包括提供限定特征的衬底,以接收材料的沉积,开始羰基Ru前体向衬底的流动,Ru羰基前体在限定的特征内分解,使得Ru金属膜沉积在 限定特征的表面和CO气体被释放,并且停止羰基Ru前体向基底的流动。 该方法进一步包括在停止羰基Ru前体向基材的流动之后,将额外的CO气体流入基材,并且在使羰基Ru前体流至基材并使另外的CO气体流至基材的工艺步骤之间重复循环。 在一个实施方案中,Ru羰基前体含有Ru 3(CO)12。 p>
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