IP Library Granted Patent US 9,777,370
Granted Patent B2
US 9,777,370 · App. 14/591,544 · Granted Oct 3, 2017

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium

Inventors: Atsushi Sano (Toyama, JP); Yoshiro Hirose (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
C23C16/36C23C16/30C23C16/45527C23C16/45529C23C16/45531C23C16/45546H01L21/0217H01L21/0228H01L21/02211
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Patent No.
US 9,777,370
App. No.
14/591,544
Granted
Oct 3, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times. The cycle includes forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen, and forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen. A composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film is different from that in the first film. The first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film.

Claims (76)

1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film, and

wherein, in the act of performing the cycle, at least one of an initially-formed layer and a finally-formed layer does not contain a borazine ring skeleton.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate;

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first set further comprises supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the second film includes performing a second set a third predetermined number of times, the second set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second set further comprises supplying a carbon-containing gas to the substrate.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the second film includes performing a second set a third predetermined number of times, the second set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate;

supplying a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the second film includes performing a second set a third predetermined number of times, the second set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a borazine-ring-skeleton-containing gas to the substrate.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate; and

supplying a borazine-ring-skeleton-containing gas to the substrate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first film and the second film has a thickness ranging from 0.1 nm to 5 nm.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the laminated film is composed of the first film and the second film which are laminated at a nanoscale thickness.

11. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film, and

wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate;

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate;

supplying a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate.

12. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film,

wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate; and

supplying a borazine-ring-skeleton-containing gas to the substrate, and

wherein the first set further comprises supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate.

13. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film,

wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate;

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate,

wherein forming the second film includes performing a second set a third predetermined number of times, the second set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a borazine-ring-skeleton-containing gas to the substrate, and

wherein the second set further comprises supplying a nitrogen-containing gas to the substrate.

14. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a first predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film,

wherein the cycle further comprises forming a third film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the third film being different from that in the first film and that in the second film,

wherein the first film, the second film and the third film are laminated to form the laminated film on the substrate by performing the cycle the first predetermined number of times.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein forming the first film includes performing a first set a second predetermined number of times, the first set comprising:

supplying a precursor gas containing the predetermined element to the substrate;

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate,

wherein forming the second film includes performing a second set a third predetermined number of times, the second set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate, and

wherein forming the third film includes performing a third set a fourth predetermined number of times, the third set comprising:

supplying a boron-containing gas to the substrate; and

supplying a nitrogen-containing gas or a nitrogen- and carbon-containing gas to the substrate.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform a process of forming a laminated film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising:

forming a first film which contains a predetermined element, boron, and nitrogen; and

forming a second film which contains boron and nitrogen, a composition ratio of boron to nitrogen in the second film being different from that in the first film,

wherein the first film and the second film are laminated to form the laminated film, and

wherein, in the act of performing the cycle, at least one of an initially-formed layer and a finally-formed layer does not contain a borazine ring skeleton.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047995/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2015
From: SANO, ATSUSHI; HIROSE, YOSHIRO
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 034666/0312 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-003756 · Jan 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150200085A1 · Jul 16, 2015