IP Library Granted Patent US 7,267,127
Granted Patent B2
US 7,267,127 · App. 11/222,749 · Granted Sep 11, 2007

Method for manufacturing electronic device

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Patent No.
US 7,267,127
App. No.
11/222,749
Granted
Sep 11, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for manufacturing an electronic device comprising the steps of: dry-etching a Ti-containing metal film formed on a substrate with a gas containing fluorine; and treating the substrate with a chemical solution containing fluorine ions after the dry etching step.

Claims (27)

1. A method for manufacturing an electronic device comprising the steps of:

dry-etching a Ti-containing metal film formed on a substrate with a gas containing fluorine;

treating the substrate with a chemical solution containing fluorine ions, and

removing a deposit containing TiFx generated on the substrate after the dry etching step.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein

the chemical solution is an aqueous solution containing 0.1% by weight or more of hydrofluoric acid.

3. A method according to claim 1 , wherein

the step of treating the substrate with the chemical solution includes the step of reducing electron density at the surface of the deposit by adsorbing H + on the surface of the deposit.

4. A method according to claim 3 , wherein

the chemical solution used to treat the substrate to reduce the electron density at the surface of the deposit has a pH of 1 or less.

5. A method according to claim 3 , wherein

the chemical solution used to treat the substrate to reduce the electron density at the surface of the deposit contains hydrochloric acid.

6. A method according to claim 3 , wherein

a voltage is applied to the substrate to reduce the electron density at the surface of the deposit.

7. A method for manufacturing an electronic device comprising the steps of:

dry-etching a Ti-containing metal film formed on a substrate with a gas containing fluorine;

reducing the electron density at the surface of the substrate by adsorbing H + on the surface of the substrate after the dry etching step; and

treating the substrate with a chemical solution containing fluorine ions after the step of reducing the electron density.

8. A method according to claim 7 , wherein

the electron density at the surface of the substrate is reduced by treating the surface of the substrate with hydrochloric acid.

9. A method according to claim 7 , wherein

a voltage is applied to the substrate to reduce the electron density at the surface of the substrate.

10. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of reducing the electron density at the surface of the deposit by adsorbing H + on the surface of the deposit after the dry etching step and before the step of treating the substrate with the chemical solution.

11. A method according to claim 10 , wherein

the electron density at the surface of the deposit is reduced by treating the surface of the deposit with hydrochloric acid.

12. A method according to claim 11 , wherein

a voltage is applied to the substrate to reduce the electron density at the surface of the deposit.