Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080200002 | Plasma Sputtering Film Deposition Method and Equipment - A method for generating metal ions by sputtering a metal target ( | 08-21-2008 |
20100015799 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A semiconductor device, which suppresses formation of an organic impurity layer and has excellent adhesiveness to a copper film and a metal to be a base, is manufactured. A substrate (wafer W) coated with a barrier metal layer (base film) | 01-21-2010 |
20100075035 | FILM FORMATION METHOD AND FILM FORMATION APPARATUS - A film formation method is disclosed for depositing a metal film on a target substrate by supplying a metal carbonyl source in gas phase to a surface of the target substrate and decomposing the source near the surface of the target substrate. The method includes a step of preferentially decomposing the metal carbonyl source in an area near the outer peripheral portion of the target substrate when the metal film is being deposited on the surface of the target substrate. As a result, a CO concentration in the atmosphere is increased locally near the outer peripheral portion of the target substrate and the depositing of the metal film on the outer peripheral portion is better controlled. | 03-25-2010 |
20110092070 | METHOD FOR FILM FORMATION, APPARATUS FOR FILM FORMATION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Disclosed is a method for film formation, characterized by comprising allowing a treatment gas stream containing a metal carbonyl-containing treatment gas and a carbon monoxide-containing carrier gas to flow into a region on the upper outside of the outer periphery of a substrate to be treated in a diameter direction of the substrate while avoiding the surface of the substrate and diffusing the metal carbonyl from the treatment gas stream into the surface of the substrate to form a metal film on the surface of the substrate. | 04-21-2011 |
20110203310 | RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY METHOD AND TRAPPING MECHANISM FOR RECOVERING RAW MATERIAL - A raw material recovery method for recovering a raw material of an organic metallic compound, which has the property of being stable toward a specific refrigerant without being decomposed thereby, from exhaust gas discharged from a treatment container in which a metallic thin film is formed on the surface of an object to be treated by using source gas obtained by vaporizing the raw material is characterized by being provided with a solidification step for solidifying the unreacted source gas by cooling the exhaust gas by bringing the exhaust gas into contact with the refrigerant and reprecipitating the raw material, and a recovery step for separating and recovering the raw material reprecipitated in the solidification step from the refrigerant. To provide a method for controlling an exhaust gas flow rate so that flow of gas in a processing chamber becomes uniform. | 08-25-2011 |
20110206585 | METAL RECOVERY METHOD, METAL RECOVERY APPARATUS, GAS EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FILM FORMING DEVICE USING SAME - A metal recovery apparatus recovers metal components from an exhaust gas exhausted from a processing chamber in which a thin film is formed on the surface of a target substrate by using a source gas formed of an organic metal compound serving as a source, and scrubs the exhaust gas. The metal recovery apparatus | 08-25-2011 |
20110263123 | PLACING TABLE STRUCTURE - Provided is a placing table structure which is disposed in a processing container and has a subject to be processed thereon so as to form a thin film on the subject in the processing container by using raw material gas which generates thermal decomposition reaction having reversibility. The placing table structure is provided with a placing table for placing the subject to be processed on a placing surface, i.e., an upper surface of the placing table structure, and a decomposition restraint gas supply means which is arranged in the placing table for the purpose of supplying decomposition restraint gas, which restraints thermal decomposition of the raw material gas, toward a peripheral section of the subject placed on the placing surface of the placing table. | 10-27-2011 |
20120196052 | METHOD OF FORMING COPPER WIRING AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING COPPER FILM - A method of forming a Cu wiring in a trench or hole formed in a substrate is provided. The method includes forming a barrier film on the surface of the trench or hole, forming a Ru film on the barrier film, and embedding Cu in the trench or hole by forming a Cu film on the Ru film using PVD while annealing the substrate such that migration of copper into the trench or hole occurs. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196437 | METHODS OF FORMING COPPER WIRING AND COPPER FILM, AND FILM FORMING SYSTEM - A method of forming a Cu wiring in a trench or hole formed in a substrate is provided. The method includes forming a barrier film on the surface of the trench or hole, forming a Ru film on the barrier film, and embedding copper in the trench or hole by forming a Cu film on the Ru film using PVD while heating the substrate such that migration of copper into the trench or hole occurs. | 08-02-2012 |
20130081938 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A magnetron sputtering apparatus in which a target is disposed to face a substrate includes a magnet array body including a magnet group arranged on a base body, and a rotating mechanism for rotating the magnet array body around an axis perpendicular to the substrate. In the magnet array body, N poles and S poles constituting the magnet group are arranged to be spaced from each other along a surface facing the target such that a plasma is generated based on a drift of electrons by a cusp magnetic field. Magnets located on the outermost periphery of the magnet group are arranged in a line to prevent the electrons from being released from constraint of the cusp magnetic field and jumping out of the cusp magnetic field. A distance between the target and the substrate during sputtering is equal to or less than 30 mm. | 04-04-2013 |
20130237053 | FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming method which generates metal ions from a metal target with a plasma in a processing chamber and attracts the metal ions with a bias to deposit a metal thin film on a target object wherein trenches are formed. The method includes: generating metal ions from a target and attracting the metal ions into a target object with a bias to form a base film in a trench; ionizing a rare gas with the bias in a state where no metal ion is generated and attracting the generated ions into the target object to etch the base film; and plasma sputtering the target to generate metal ions and attracting the metal ions into the object with a high frequency power for bias to deposit a main film as a metal film, while reflowing the main film by heating. | 09-12-2013 |
20140030886 | METHOD FOR FORMING COPPER WIRING - A copper (Cu) wiring forming method includes forming a barrier film on the entire surface of a wafer which has a trench, forming a ruthenium (Ru) film on the barrier film, and filling the trench by forming a pure copper film on the ruthenium film by a physical vapor deposition (PVD). The method further includes forming a copper alloy film on the pure copper film by the PVD, forming a copper wiring by polishing the entire surface by a chemical mechanical polishing, forming a cap layer made of a dielectric material on the copper wiring, and segregating an alloy component included in the copper alloy film in a region including a portion corresponding an interface between the copper wiring and the cap layer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140045329 | METHOD FOR FORMING CU WIRING - A Cu wiring forming method forms Cu wiring in a recess of a predetermined pattern including a trench formed in an insulating film on a substrate surface. The method includes: forming a barrier film at least on a surface of the recess; forming a Cu film by PVD to fill the recess with the Cu film; forming an additional layer on the Cu film; polishing an entire surface by CMP to form the Cu wiring in the recess; forming a metal cap including a manganese oxide film on an entire surface including the insulating film and the Cu wiring of the substrate after performing the CMP polishing; and forming a dielectric cap on the metal cap. | 02-13-2014 |
20140377947 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - When a recess is formed in a SiCOH film, C is removed from the film to form a damage layer. If the damage layer is removed by hydrofluoric acid or the like, the surface becomes hydrophobic. By supplying a boron compound gas, a silicon compound gas or a gas containing trimethyl aluminum to the SiCOH film, B, Si or Al is adsorbed on the SiCOH film. These atoms bond with Ru and a Ru film is easily formed on the SiCOH film. The Ru film is formed using, for example, Ru | 12-25-2014 |
20150044368 | PLACING TABLE STRUCTURE - Provided is a placing table structure which is disposed in a processing container and has a subject to be processed thereon so as to form a thin film on the subject in the processing container by using raw material gas which generates thermal decomposition reaction having reversibility. The placing table structure is provided with a placing table for the purpose of placing the subject to be processed on a placing surface, i.e., an upper surface of the placing table structure, and a decomposition suppressing gas supply means which is arranged in the placing table for the purpose of supplying decomposition suppressing gas, which suppresses thermal decomposition of the raw material gas, toward a peripheral section of the subject placed on the placing surface of the placing table. | 02-12-2015 |
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20080311297 | CVD METHOD USING METAL CARBONYL GAS AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A CVD method for forming a metal film on a substrate by using a metal carbonyl gas includes a preparing step for setting a vacuum chamber at a vacuum pressure and heating the substrate in the vacuum chamber to a first temperature where the metal carbonyl gas is decomposed. Also included are a supplying step for supplying the metal carbonyl gas into the vacuum chamber while exhausting the vacuum chamber with a first vacuum pumping speed and a removing step for removing a decomposed gas of the metal carbonyl gas by stopping supplying of the metal carbonyl gas and quickly exhausting the vacuum chamber with a second vacuum pumping speed sufficiently higher than the first vacuum pumping speed. The supplying step and the removing step can be repeatedly as desired. | 12-18-2008 |
20100015800 | METHOD FOR FORMING METAL FILM USING CARBONYL MATERIAL, METHOD FOR FORMING MULTI-LAYER WIRING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A film forming method includes a first step of supplying a carbonyl material including a metallic element onto a surface of a substrate to be processed in a form of gas phase molecules along with a suppressor gas suppressing a decomposition of the carbonyl material, wherein a partial pressure of the suppressor gas is set to a first partial pressure at which the decomposition of the carbonyl material is suppressed; and a second step of changing the partial pressure of the suppressor gas in the surface of the substrate to a second partial pressure which causes the decomposition of the carbonyl material to thereby deposit the metallic element on the surface of the substrate. | 01-21-2010 |
20110300291 | Method for Film Formation, Apparatus for Film Formation, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium - Disclosed is a method for film formation, characterized by comprising allowing a treatment gas stream containing a metal carbonyl-containing treatment gas and a carbon monoxide-containing carrier gas to flow into a region on the upper outside of the outer periphery of a substrate to be treated in a diameter direction of the substrate while avoiding the surface of the substrate and diffusing the metal carbonyl from the treatment gas stream into the surface of the substrate to form a metal film on the surface of the substrate. | 12-08-2011 |
20120055403 | MOUNTING TABLE STRUCTURE, FILM FORMING APPARATUS AND RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY METHOD - Provided is a mounting table structure for use in forming a thin film on a surface of a target object mounted on the mounting table structure by using a raw material gas including an organic metal compound in a processing chamber. The mounting table structure includes: a mounting table main body which mounts thereon the target object and has therein a heater; and a base which supports the mounting table main body while surrounding a side surface and a bottom surface of the mounting table main body, the base having therein a coolant path where a coolant flows therethrough and being maintained at a temperature higher than the solidification temperature or the liquefaction temperature of the raw material gas, but lower than the decomposition temperature of the raw material gas. | 03-08-2012 |
20120064717 | METHOD FOR FORMING CVD-RU FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - In a CVD-Ru film forming method, an Ru-film is formed on a substrate by means of CVD using a ruthenium carbonyl as a film-forming material before forming a Cu film. Then the substrate on which the aforementioned Ru film is formed is annealed in a hydrogen containing atmosphere. | 03-15-2012 |
20120222782 | METHOD FOR FORMING Cu WIRING - In a Cu wiring forming method which is followed by a post-process including a treatment of a temperature of 500° C. or higher, an adhesion film made of a metal having a lattice spacing that differs from the lattice spacing of Cu by 10% or less is formed on a substrate having a trench and/or a hole in the surface such that the adhesion film is deposited on at least the bottom and side surfaces of the trench and/or hole. A Cu film is formed on the adhesion film to fill the trench and/or hole. An annealing process is performed on the substrate on which the Cu film has been formed at 350° C. or higher. The CU film is polished to leave only the part of the Cu film which corresponds to the trench and/or hole. A cap is formed on the polished Cu film to form a Cu wiring. | 09-06-2012 |
20140103529 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In order to obtain a semiconductor device having an embedded electrode with low cost and high reliability, a semiconductor device manufacturing method includes forming a first film made of a metal oxide within an opening which is formed in an insulating film formed on a surface of a substrate; performing a hydrogen radical treatment by irradiating atomic hydrogen to the first film; forming a second film made of a metal within the opening after the performing of the hydrogen radical treatment; and forming an electrode made of a metal within the opening after the forming of the second film. | 04-17-2014 |
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20080230375 | Sputtering method and sputtering apparatus - The objective of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of easily forming an alloy layer containing an additive metal on an object to provide a concentration gradient in a thickness direction by sputtering in one treatment vessel. That is, the present invention can form a film with the desired concentration, and includes a first film forming process and a second film forming process that changes at least one of, the pressure in the treatment vessel, and the electric power so they are different from the first film forming process, so that the concentration of the additive metal is different from the concentration of the additive metal of the first alloy film. | 09-25-2008 |
20120247949 | FILM FORMING METHOD, RESPUTTERING METHOD, AND FILM FORMING APPARATUS - A film forming method includes depositing a metal thin film on a target substrate by generating an inductively coupled plasma in a processing chamber while introducing a plasma generating gas in the processing chamber with the substrate disposed on a placing table, by supplying DC power to a metal target from a DC power source, and by applying high-frequency bias to the placing table. A resputtering method includes resputtering the deposited metal thin film by stopping the generating of the inductively coupled plasma, by stopping the power supply from the DC power source, and by applying the high-frequency bias to the placing table while introducing the plasma generating gas in the processing chamber to form a capacitively coupled plasma in the processing chamber and by attracting ions of the plasma generating gas to the target substrate where the metal thin film is deposited. | 10-04-2012 |
20130203250 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: modifying a surface of a burying recess, of which surface is hydrophobic and which is formed in a dielectric film, to a hydrophilic state by supplying a plasma containing H ions and H radicals or a plasma containing NHx (x being 1, 2 or 3) ions and NHx radicals to the dielectric film formed on a substrate and containing silicon, carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, a bottom portion of the burying recess being exposed with a lower conductive layer; and directly forming an adhesion film formed of a Ru film on the hydrophilic surface of the recess. The method further includes burying copper forming a conductive path in the recess. | 08-08-2013 |
20130252417 | THIN FILM FORMING METHOD - A thin film forming method in which a thin film is formed on a surface of a target object to be processed to fill a recess formed in the surface of the target object includes the steps of forming a metal layer for filling on the surface of the target object to fill the recess formed in the surface of the target object and forming a metal film for preventing diffusion on an entire surface of the target object to cover the metal layer for filling. The thin film forming method further includes the step of annealing the target object having the metal film for preventing diffusion formed thereon. | 09-26-2013 |
20140287163 | METHOD OF FORMING COPPER WIRING AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING COPPER FILM - A method of forming a Cu wiring in a trench or hole formed in a substrate is provided. The method includes forming a barrier film on the surface of the trench or hole, forming a Ru film on the barrier film, and embedding Cu in the trench or hole by forming a Cu film on the Ru film using PVD while annealing the substrate such that migration of copper into the trench or hole occurs. | 09-25-2014 |
20140346037 | SPUTTER DEVICE - There is provided a sputter device in which a conductive target having a planar and circular shape is disposed so as to face a workpiece substrate mounted on a mounting part located within a vacuum chamber, includes: a direct current power supply configured to apply a negative direct current voltage to the target; an opposing electrode installed at the opposite side of the workpiece substrate from the target so as to face the target; and a target high-frequency power supply connected to the target and configured to supply high-frequency power to the target in order to generate a high-frequency electric field between the opposing electrode and the target, wherein the distance between the target and the workpiece substrate during a sputtering process being 30 mm or less. | 11-27-2014 |