JP7427155B2 - 別の金属及び誘電体に対してチューニング可能な選択性を有するチタン含有材料層の非プラズマエッチング - Google Patents
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本出願は、2019年8月23日に出願された「NON-PLASMA ETCH OF TITANIUM-CONTAINING MATERIAL LAYERS WITH TUNABLE SELECTIVITY TO ALTERNATE METALS AND DIELECTRICS」と題する米国仮特許出願第62/891,115号の優先権を主張し、その全体が参照として本明細書に組み込まれる。
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- チタン含有材料層及び少なくとも1つの追加の材料層を含む露出した材料層を有する基板をプロセスチャンバ内に収容することと、
ハロゲン含有ガスを含む制御された環境に前記基板を曝すことにより、前記チタン含有材料層と比較して前記少なくとも1つの追加の材料層を選択性エッチングすることと、
前記選択性エッチングの後、第2の制御された環境で非選択性エッチングを実行することであって、前記非選択性エッチングでは、前記少なくとも1つの追加の材料層及び前記チタン含有材料層の両方がエッチングされる、ことと、を含み、
前記選択性エッチングは前記非選択性エッチングの少なくとも一部よりも低い温度で実行され、前記少なくとも1つの追加材料層はタングステン含有層を含む、エッチングの方法。 - 前記選択性エッチングは、気相エッチング又はリモートプラズマエッチングのうちの少なくとも1つを使用する、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記チタン含有材料層はチタン又は窒化チタンを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記少なくとも1つの追加の材料層は、タングステン、酸化タングステン、酸化ハフニウム、酸化ケイ素、ケイ素-ゲルマニウム、ケイ素、窒化ケイ素、又は酸化アルミニウムのうちの少なくとも1つを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記選択性エッチング中の前記プロセスチャンバに関するプロセスパラメータを制御して目標エッチングパラメータを実現することを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記選択性エッチング中の前記プロセスチャンバ内の温度を制御して、摂氏35度~摂氏150度の温度範囲にすることを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記ハロゲン含有ガスは、三フッ化塩素、フッ素、又は三フッ化窒素を含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記基板を第2のプロセスチャンバ内に収容し、前記第2のプロセスチャンバ内に前記第2の制御された環境を形成することを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記プロセスチャンバ内のプロセスパラメータを調整することにより、前記プロセスチャンバ内に前記第2の制御された環境を形成することを更に含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- チタン含有材料層及びタングステン含有材料層を含む露出した材料層を有する基板をプロセスチャンバ内に収容することと、
ハロゲン含有ガスを含む制御された環境に前記基板を曝すことにより、前記チタン含有材料層と比較して前記タングステン含有材料層を選択性エッチングすることと、
前記タングステン含有材料層の選択性エッチングの後、昇華を行って前記チタン含有材料層の一部を除去することと、
を含むエッチングの方法。 - 前記チタン含有材料層はチタン又は窒化チタンを含み、前記タングステン含有材料層はタングステン又は酸化タングステンを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記選択性エッチング中の前記プロセスチャンバ内の温度を制御して摂氏100度未満にすることを更に含み、前記ハロゲン含有ガスはフッ素ベースのガスを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記昇華は、前記プロセスチャンバ内の温度を増加させて、摂氏100度を超える温度、又は摂氏80度~摂氏150度の温度範囲にすることを含む、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記チタン含有材料層の前記昇華は、前記基板上に露出された前記タングステン含有材料層もエッチングする、請求項10に記載の方法。
- 前記選択性エッチングは、前記少なくとも1つの追加材料層と反応する前記ハロゲン含有ガスによって行われ、前記少なくとも1つの追加材料層を除去し、
前記非選択性エッチングは昇華によって行われる、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記昇華は、前記選択性エッチングよりも高い温度の窒素環境で行われる、
請求項15に記載の方法。 - チタン含有材料層及び少なくとも1つの追加の材料層を含む露出した材料層を有する基板をプロセスチャンバ内に収容することと、
ハロゲン含有ガスを含む第1の制御された環境に前記基板を曝すことにより、前記チタン含有材料層と比較して前記少なくとも1つの追加の材料層を選択性エッチングすることと、
前記選択性エッチングの後、第2の制御された環境で非選択性エッチングを実行することであって、前記非選択性エッチングでは、前記少なくとも1つの追加の材料層及び前記チタン含有材料層の両方がエッチングされる、ことと、
を含み、
前記選択性エッチングは、非プラズマ環境で行われ、
前記非選択性エッチングは不活性ガス環境で行われ、前記非選択性エッチングの前に吸着されたプロセスガスが前記チタン含有材料層及び他の材料層のうちの少なくとも一つを活性化し、前記非選択性エッチングで温度が上昇すると、前記チタン含有材料層及び前記他の材料層のうちの一部が昇華によって除去される、
エッチングの方法。 - 前記選択性エッチングは、気相エッチング又はリモートプラズマエッチングのうちの少なくとも1つで行われ、
前記昇華は、前記選択性エッチングよりも高い温度の窒素環境で行われる、
請求項10に記載の方法。 - 前記昇華中に、前記タングステン含有材料層及び前記チタン含有材料層の両方が非選択性エッチングで除去される、
請求項18に記載の方法。 - 前記選択性エッチング中に、前記チタン含有材料層の一部をガス吸着によって活性化して活性化部分を提供し、前記活性化部分を昇華中に除去する、
請求項18に記載の方法。 - 前記非選択性エッチングは、前記選択性エッチングよりも高い温度で実行される、
請求項17に記載の方法。
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