IP Library Granted Patent US 10,014,186
Granted Patent B2
US 10,014,186 · App. 14/989,241 · Granted Jul 3, 2018

Substrate treatment method and substrate treatment apparatus

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Patent No.
US 10,014,186
App. No.
14/989,241
Granted
Jul 3, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with an embodiment, a substrate treatment method includes bringing a first metallic film on a substrate into contact with a first liquid, mixing a second liquid into the first liquid, and bringing the first metallic film or a second metallic film different from the first metallic film into contact with a liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed together to etch the first or second metallic film. The first liquid includes an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and water (H 2 O) of a first content rate to etch the first metallic film. The second liquid includes water (H 2 O) at a second content rate higher than the first content rate after the etching has started.

Claims (20)

1. A substrate treatment method comprising:

bringing a first metallic film on a substrate into contact with a first liquid comprising an oxidizing agent, a complexing agent, and water (H 2 O) of a first content rate to etch the first metallic film;

mixing, into the first liquid, a second liquid comprising water (H 2 O) at a second content rate higher than the first content rate after the etching has started; and

bringing the first metallic film or a second metallic film different from the first metallic film into contact with a liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed together to etch the first or second metallic film.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the metallic film which has been etched by the first liquid and the metallic film which has been etched by the liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed are provided on the same substrate.

3. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the metallic film etched by the first liquid and the metallic film etched by the liquid in which the first liquid and the second liquid are mixed are provided on different substrates.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the temperature of the first liquid is 80° or more.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first metallic film etched by the first liquid comprises tungsten.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the oxidizing agent comprises at least one of a nitric acid (HNO 3 ), hydrogen peroxide water (H 2 O 2 ), and ozone (O 3 ).

7. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the complexing agent comprises a phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ).

8. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first liquid further comprises a buffer.

9. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein the buffer comprises an acetic acid (CH 3 COOH).

Assignments (6)
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE POSTAL CODE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 043027 FRAME 0072. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 1, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043747/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 28, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043027/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2016
From: AKEBOSHI, YUYA; TOMITA, HIROSHI; OKUCHI, HISASHI; YOSHIMIZU, YASUHITO; YAMADA, HIROAKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 037421/0465 →