IP Library Granted Patent US 12690402
Granted Patent B2
US 12690402 · App. 18/286,310 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Surface treatment method, dry etching method, cleaning method, production method for semiconductor device, and etching device

Inventors: Kunihiro Yamauchi (Yamaguchi, JP); Hikaru Kitayama (Yamaguchi, JP); Akiou Kikuchi (Yamaguchi, JP)
Assignee: CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
H10P50/242C09K13/00H10P50/285
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Patent No.
US 12690402
App. No.
18/286,310
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure aims to provide a surface treatment method using a gas composition capable of removing a metal oxide or metal at low temperatures without using plasma. The present disclosure provides a surface treatment method including bringing a gas into contact with a surface of a workpiece, wherein the gas contains a β-diketone, a first additive gas, and a second additive gas, the first additive gas is NO, and the second additive gas is at least one selected from the group consisting of O 2 and NO 2 .

Claims (6)

1 . A dry etching method, comprising:

bringing an etching gas into contact with an etching target film for etching in a non-plasma state, the etching target film being formed on a surface of a workpiece and containing a metal or an oxide of the metal,

wherein the etching gas contains a β-diketone, a first additive gas, and second additive gas,

the first additive gas is NO,

the second additive gas is at least one selected from the group consisting of O 2 and NO 2 , and

the metal or the oxide of the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of group 13 metals, group 14 metals, and oxides of these metals.