IP Library Granted Patent US 8,029,859
Granted Patent B2
US 8,029,859 · App. 11/507,829 · Granted Oct 4, 2011

Method of depositing Ge-Sb-Te thin film

Assignee: Integrated Process Systems Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,029,859
App. No.
11/507,829
Granted
Oct 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method of depositing a Ge—Sb—Te thin film, including: a Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step of feeding and purging a first precursor including any one of Ge, Sb and Te, a second precursor including another one of Ge, Sb and Te and a third precursor including the other one of Ge, Sb and Te into and from a chamber in which a wafer is mounted and forming the Ge—Sb—Te thin film on the wafer; and a reaction gas feeding step of feeding reaction gas while any one of the first to third precursors is fed.

Claims (19)

1. A method of depositing a Ge—Sb—Te thin film, comprising:

a Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step of feeding and purging a first precursor including any one of Ge, Sb and Te, a second precursor including another one of Ge, Sb and Te and a third precursor including the other one of Ge, Sb and Te into and from a chamber in which a wafer is mounted and forming the Ge—Sb—Te thin film on the wafer; and

a reaction gas feeding step of feeding reaction gas while any one of the first to third precursors is fed and purged,

wherein the reaction gas comprises NH 3 .

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein plasma is applied into the chamber while the reaction gas is fed.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step is performed by sequentially performing a feeding step of feeding the first precursor, a purging step of purging the first precursor, a feeding step of feeding the second precursor, a purging step of purging the second precursor, a feeding step of feeding the third precursor, a purging step of purging the third precursor, a feeding step of feeding the second precursor again, and a purging step of purging the second precursor again, the first precursor includes Ge, the second precursor includes Te, and the third precursor includes Sb.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the composition of the elements of the Ge—Sb—Te thin film can be adjusted by adjusting the vapor pressures and the temperatures of the first to third precursors or adjusting times for feeding the first to third precursors or the amount of carrier gas in a state where the vapor pressures and the temperatures are fixed.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step is performed by sequentially performing a feeding step of feeding the first precursor, a purging step of purging the first precursor, a feeding step of feeding the second precursor, a purging step of purging the second precursor, a feeding step of feeding the third precursor and a purging step of purging the third precursor.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the composition of the elements of the Ge—Sb—Te thin film can be adjusted by adjusting the vapor pressures and the temperatures of the first to third precursors or adjusting times for feeding the first to third precursors or the amount of carrier gas in a state where the vapor pressures and the temperatures are fixed.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step is performed by sequentially performing a feeding step of simultaneously feeding the first precursor and the second precursor, a purging step of simultaneously purging the first precursor and the second precursor, a feeding step of simultaneously feeding the second precursor and the third precursor and a purging step of simultaneously purging the second precursor and the third precursor.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the composition of the elements of the Ge—Sb—Te thin film can be adjusted by adjusting the vapor pressures and the temperatures of the first to third precursors or adjusting a time for feeding the first and second precursors and a time for feeding the second and third precursors or the amount of carrier gas in a state where the vapor pressures and the temperatures are fixed.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Ge—Sb—Te thin-film forming step is performed by sequentially performing a feeding step of simultaneously feeding the first to third precursors and a purging step of simultaneously purging the first to third precursors.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition of the elements of the Ge—Sb—Te thin film can be adjusted by adjusting the vapor pressures and the temperatures of the first to third precursors or adjusting a time for feeding the first to third precursors or the amount of carrier gas in a state where the vapor pressures and the temperatures are fixed.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaction gas further comprises inert gas.

12. The method of claim 2 , wherein the reaction gas further comprises He and inert gas.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the wafer is in a range of 20° C. to 700° C.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressure of the chamber is in a range of 0.1 Torr to 100 Torr.

15. The method of claim 2 , wherein the temperature of the wafer is in a range of 20° C. to 700° C.

16. The method of claim 2 , wherein the pressure of the chamber is in a range of 0.1 Torr to 100 Torr.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2016
From: WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
To: WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038523/0270 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 15, 2011
From: ATTO CO., LTD.
To: WONIK IPS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027231/0896 →
MERGER Recorded Nov 13, 2011
From: INTEGRATED PROCESS SYSTEMS LTD.
To: ATTO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027218/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2006
From: LEE, JUNG-WOOK; CHO, BYUNG-CHUL; LEE, KI-HOON; SEO, TAE-WOOK
To: INTEGRATED PROCESS SYSTEMS LTD.
Reel/Frame 018218/0767 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2005-0078009 · Aug 24, 2005 · national
KR 10-2005-0078010 · Aug 24, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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