IP Library Granted Patent US 8,178,428
Granted Patent B2
US 8,178,428 · App. 12/656,415 · Granted May 15, 2012

Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,178,428
App. No.
12/656,415
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device is provided, comprising: loading a substrate into a processing chamber; forming a first film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; forming a second film on the first film by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas and the boron atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

Claims (51)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising:

loading a substrate into a processing chamber;

forming a first poly-crystalline film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber;

forming a second poly-crystalline film on the first poly-crystalline film by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas and the boron atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and

unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

2. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the first poly-crystalline film is a boron atom-containing silicon germanium film, and the second poly-crystalline film is a boron atom-containing silicon film.

3. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a germanium atomic ratio in a film of the first poly-crystalline film is 29% or more and 100% or less.

4. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein in the first poly-crystalline film forming step and second poly-crystalline film forming step,

the silicon atom-containing gas is silane gas or disilane gas or dichlorosilane gas;

the boron atom-containing gas is Boron trichloride gas or diborane gas or Boron trifluoride gas; and

the germanium atom-containing gas is Germane gas or digermane gas.

5. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein a resistance film having a prescribed film thickness is formed by forming the first poly-crystalline film and the second poly-crystalline film, and by varying a ratio of a film thickness of the first poly-crystalline film in the resistance film, a prescribed resistance value is secured.

6. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein in the first poly-crystalline film forming step and the second poly-crystalline film forming step, substrate temperatures are 380° C. or more and 480° C. or less, and the first poly-crystalline film forming step and the second poly-crystalline film forming step are performed in a state that the substrate temperatures are controlled to be the same temperatures.

7. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 1 further comprising:

forming a metal film on the second poly-crystalline film.

8. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device, comprising:

loading a substrate into a processing chamber;

forming a first poly-crystalline film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber;

forming a second poly-crystalline film on the first poly-crystalline film, having a smaller germanium atomic ratio than that of the first poly-crystalline film, by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas, the boron atom-containing gas, and the germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and

unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

9. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device according to claim 8 further comprising:

forming a metal film on the second poly-crystalline film.

10. A substrate processing method, comprising:

loading a substrate into a processing chamber;

forming a first poly-crystalline film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber;

forming a second poly-crystalline film on the first poly-crystalline film by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas and the boron atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and

unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

11. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 , wherein the first poly-crystalline film is a boron atom-containing silicon germanium film, and the second poly-crystalline film is a boron atom-containing silicon germanium film having smaller germanium atomic ratio than that of the first poly-crystalline film.

12. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 , wherein a germanium atomic ratio in a film of the second poly-crystalline film is 22% or more and 58% or less, and the germanium atomic ratio in the film of the second poly-crystalline film is smaller than the germanium atomic ratio in the film of the first poly-crystalline film.

13. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 , wherein in the first poly-crystalline film forming step and second poly-crystalline film forming step,

the silicon atom-containing gas is silane gas or disilane gas or dichlorosilane gas;

the boron atom-containing gas is Boron trichloride gas or diborane gas or Boron trifluoride gas; and

the germanium atom-containing gas is Germane gas or digermane gas.

14. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 , wherein a resistance film having a prescribed film thickness is formed by forming the first poly-crystalline film and the second poly-crystalline film, and by varying a ratio of the film thickness of the first poly-crystalline film in the resistance film, a prescribed resistance value is secured.

15. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 , wherein in the first poly-crystalline film forming step and the second poly-crystalline film forming step, a temperature of the substrate is 380° C. or more and 480° C. or less, and the steps are performed in a state that the temperature of the substrate is controlled to be the same temperature.

16. The substrate processing method according to claim 10 further comprising:

forming a metal film on the second poly-crystalline film.

17. A substrate processing method, comprising:

loading a substrate into a processing chamber;

forming a first poly-crystalline film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber;

forming a second poly-crystalline film on the first poly-crystalline film, having a smaller germanium atomic ratio than that of the first poly-crystalline film, by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas, the boron atom-containing gas, and the germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and

unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

18. The substrate processing method according to claim 17 further comprising:

forming a metal film on the second poly-crystalline film.

19. A film forming method, comprising:

loading a substrate into a processing chamber;

forming a first poly-crystalline film on the substrate by supplying silicon atom-containing gas, boron atom-containing gas, and germanium atom-containing gas into the processing chamber;

forming a second poly-crystalline film on the first poly-crystalline film, by supplying the silicon atom-containing gas and the boron atom-containing gas into the processing chamber; and

unloading the substrate from the processing chamber.

20. The film forming method according to claim 19 further comprising:

forming a metal film on the second poly-crystalline film.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048008/0206 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2010
From: NODA, TAKAAKI; WANG, JIE; TONARI, KAZUAKI; SUGIYAMA, SATORU
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.; ELPIDA MEMORY, INC.
Reel/Frame 024522/0583 →