IP Library Granted Patent US 7,615,500
Granted Patent B2
US 7,615,500 · App. 11/715,847 · Granted Nov 10, 2009

Method for depositing film and method for manufacturing semiconductor device

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Patent No.
US 7,615,500
App. No.
11/715,847
Granted
Nov 10, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for depositing a film includes: (a) processing a wafer, including forming a high dielectric constant film on a first wafer; and achieving nitridation of the high dielectric constant film formed on the first wafer; and (b) performing coating process including forming a high dielectric constant film on a second wafer; and achieving nitridation of the high dielectric constant film formed on the second wafer. The processing the wafer and the performing the coating process are carried out in the same reaction chamber. The coating process is carried out before the processing the wafer.

Claims (39)

1. A method for depositing a film, comprising:

performing a coating process, including:

forming a high dielectric constant film on a first wafer and a reaction chamber wall; and

nitriding said high dielectric constant film formed on said first wafer and said reaction chamber wall to form a nitrided high dielectric film; and

processing a second wafer in said reaction chamber where said chamber wall surface is covered with said nitrided high dielectric film, and the nitrided high dielectric film on said chamber wall is exposed, said processing including:

forming another high dielectric film on said second wafer; and

nitriding said another high dielectric constant film formed on said second wafer.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, in said forming the high dielectric constant film on said first wafer, said high dielectric constant film is formed to have a thickness of not thinner than a diffusion length of nitrogen in said high dielectric constant film at a temperature of said nitridation of said high dielectric constant film formed on said first wafer.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said high dielectric constant film is a HfSiO film.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said processing the wafer is started within 24 hours after completing said coating process.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said forming the another high dielectric constant film on the second wafer is performed while said second wafer is disposed to face to said first wafer.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein said first wafer comprises a non-product wafer and said second wafer comprises a product wafer.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said another high dielectric constant film comprises an HfSiO film.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said first wafer comprises a non-product wafer and said second wafer comprises a product wafer.

9. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

depositing a high dielectric constant film containing nitrogen, said depositing comprising:

performing a coating process, including:

forming a high dielectric constant film on a first wafer and a reaction chamber wall; and

nitriding said high dielectric constant film formed on said first wafer and said reaction chamber wall to form a nitrided high dielectric film; and

processing a second wafer in said reaction chamber where said chamber wall surface is covered with said nitrided high dielectric film, and the nitrided high dielectric film on said chamber wall is exposed, said processing including:

forming another high dielectric constant film on said second wafer; and

nitriding said another high dielectric constant film formed on said second wafer.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein, in said forming the high dielectric constant film on said second wafer, said high dielectric constant film is formed to have a thickness of not thinner than a diffusion length of nitrogen in said high dielectric constant film at a temperature of said nitridation of said another high dielectric constant film formed on said second wafer.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said high dielectric constant film comprises an HfSiO film.

12. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said processing the wafer is started within 24 hours after completing said coating process.

13. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said forming the another high dielectric constant film on the second wafer is performed while said second wafer is disposed to face to said first wafer.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein said first wafer comprises a non-product wafer and said second wafer comprises a product wafer.

15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said another high dielectric constant film comprises an HfSiO film.

16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said first wafer comprises a non-product wafer and said second wafer comprises a product wafer.

17. A method for depositing a film, comprising:

performing a coating process, including:

forming a high dielectric constant film on a non-product wafer and a reaction chamber wall; and

nitriding said high dielectric constant film formed on said non-product wafer and said reaction chamber wall to form a nitrided high dielectric film; and

processing a product wafer in said reaction chamber where said chamber wall surface is covered with said nitrided high dielectric film, and the nitrided high dielectric film on said chamber wall is exposed, said processing including:

forming another high dielectric constant film on said product wafer; and

nitriding said another high dielectric constant film formed on said product wafer,

wherein said processing said product wafer is performed while said product wafer is disposed to face to said non-product wafer.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein said high dielectric constant film and said high dielectric constant film both comprise a same material.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein said material comprises HfSiO.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025311/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2009
From: TAKANO, KENSUKE; YAMAMOTO, ICHIRO; WATANABE, KOJI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023473/0128 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2007
From: TAKANO, KENSUKE; YAMAMOTO, ICHIRO; WATANABE, KOJI
To: NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION; NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019089/0390 →