IP Library Granted Patent US 9,018,104
Granted Patent B2
US 9,018,104 · App. 13/637,200 · Granted Apr 28, 2015

Method for manufacturing semiconductor device, method for processing substrate and substrate processing apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,018,104
App. No.
13/637,200
Granted
Apr 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming an insulating film having a prescribed composition and a prescribed film thickness on a substrate by alternately performing the following steps prescribed number of times: supplying one of the sources of a chlorosilane-based source and an aminosilane-based source to a substrate in a processing chamber, and thereafter supplying the other source, to form a first layer containing silicon, nitrogen, and carbon on the substrate; and supplying a reactive gas different from each of the sources, to the substrate in the processing chamber, to modify the first layer and form a second layer.

Claims (36)

1. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising

forming an insulating film on a substrate by alternately performing the following steps one or more times:

supplying one of the sources of a chlorosilane-based source and an aminosilane-based source to a substrate in a processing chamber, and thereafter supplying the other source, to form a first layer containing silicon, nitrogen, and carbon on the substrate; and

supplying a reactive gas different from each of the sources, to the substrate in the processing chamber, to modify the first layer and form a second layer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally or plasma activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon carbonitride layer or a silicon nitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon carbonitride film or a silicon nitride film is formed as the insulating film.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, plasma activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon nitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon nitride film is formed as the insulating film.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated carbon-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally or plasma-activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxycarbonitride layer, a silicon oxycarbide layer, or a silicon oxide layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxycarbonitride film, a silicon oxycarbide film, or a silicon oxide film is formed as the insulating film.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxycarbonitride layer or a silicon oxycarbide layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxycarbonitride film or a silicon oxycarbide film is formed as the insulating film.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, plasma activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxide layer or a silicon oxycarbide layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxide film or a silicon oxycarbide film is formed as the insulating film.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated boron-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon boron carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon boron carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated carbon-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated carbon-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxycarbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxycarbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated boron-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon boron carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon boron carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxycarbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxycarbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated carbon-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon oxycarbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon oxycarbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein in forming the second layer, thermally activated carbon-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated boron-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, and thereafter thermally activated nitrogen-containing gas is supplied to the substrate as the reactive gas, to form a silicon boron carbonitride layer as the second layer, and

in forming the insulating film, a silicon boron carbonitride film is formed as the insulating film.

16. A method for processing a substrate comprising:

forming an insulating film on a substrate by alternately performing the following steps one or more times:

supplying one of the sources of a chlorosilane-based source and an aminosilane-based source to the substrate in a processing chamber, and thereafter supplying the other source, to form a first layer containing silicon, nitrogen, and carbon on the substrate; and

supplying a reactive gas different from each of the sources, to the substrate in the processing chamber, to modify the first layer and form a second layer.

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 Oct 26, 2012
From: HIROSE, YOSHIRO; KANAYAMA, KENJI; MIZUNO, NORIKAZU; TAKASAWA, YUSHIN; OTA, YOSUKE
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 029238/0601 →