IP Library Granted Patent US 7,972,979
Granted Patent B2
US 7,972,979 · App. 12/857,942 · Granted Jul 5, 2011

Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus

Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,972,979
App. No.
12/857,942
Granted
Jul 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a substrate processing method comprising: loading a substrate, on which polysilazane is applied, into a substrate process chamber; maintaining an inside of the substrate process chamber, into which the substrate is loaded, in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at a temperature of 400° C.; performing a first heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in the water vapor atmosphere and the depressurization atmosphere at the temperature of 400° C.; next, increasing an inner temperature of the substrate process chamber from the temperature of 400° C. in the first heat treatment process to a temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.; and performing a second heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.

Claims (16)

1. A substrate processing method comprising:

loading a substrate, on which polysilazane is applied, into a substrate process chamber;

maintaining an inside of the substrate process chamber, into which the substrate is loaded, in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at a temperature ranging from 350° C. to 450° C.;

performing a first heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in the water vapor atmosphere and the depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 350° C. to 450° C.;

next, increasing an inner temperature of the substrate process chamber from the temperature ranging from 350° C. to 450° C. in the first heat treatment process to a temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.; and

performing a second heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.

2. The substrate processing method of claim 1 , comprising, after the second heat treatment process, performing a third heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in inert gas atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.

3. The substrate processing method of claim 1 , wherein, before applying the polysilazane, a silicon nitride film is formed on the substrate.

4. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:

a substrate process chamber configured to accommodate a substrate;

a heater configured to heat the substrate accommodated in the substrate process chamber;

a water vapor generator;

a water vapor supply pipe configured to supply water vapor from the water vapor generator into the substrate process chamber;

an exhaust pipe configured to exhaust atmosphere in the substrate process chamber; and

a control part,

wherein the control part executes a control to perform a first heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where an inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at a temperature ranging from 350° C. to 450° C.; to increase an inner temperature of the substrate process chamber from the temperature ranging from 350° C. to 450° C. in the first heat treatment process to a temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.; to perform a second heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in water vapor atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.; and then, to perform a third heat treatment process on the substrate in a state where the inside of the substrate process chamber is maintained in inert gas atmosphere and depressurization atmosphere at the temperature ranging from 900° C. to 1000° C.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2019
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049636/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2010
From: HARADA, TORU; MINAMI, MASAYOSHI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.
Reel/Frame 025226/0906 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2009-214452 · Sep 16, 2009 · national
JP 2010-135000 · Jun 14, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110065288A1 · Mar 17, 2011