Method of manufacturing 3-dimensional memories including high aspect ratio memory hole patterns
According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first film on a substrate. The method further includes forming a second film on the first film. The method further includes simultaneously flowing a first gas with a second gas containing a metal element to form a first opening in the second film and forming a third film containing the metal element on a side surface of the first opening. The method further includes forming a second opening in the first film below the first opening using the second film as a mask.
1. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a first film on a substrate;
forming a second film on the first film;
flowing a mixture gas to form a first opening in the second film using plasma of the mixture gas that includes a first gas and a second gas containing a metal element;
forming a third film containing the metal element on a side surface of the first opening; and
forming a second opening in the first film below the first opening using the second film as a mask,
wherein the second film contains carbon,
wherein the first gas includes at least one of an oxygen (O 2 ) gas, a hydrogen (H 2 ) gas, and a nitrogen (N 2 ) gas,
wherein the second gas includes at least one of a tungsten hexafluoride (WF 6 ) gas, a molybdenum hexafluoride (MoF 6 ) gas, a rhenium hexafluoride (ReF 6 ) gas, a platinum hexafluoride (PtF 6 ) gas, an iridium hexafluoride (IrF 6 ) gas, a titanium tetrachloride (TiCl 4 ) gas, a ruthenium tetroxide (RuO 4 ) gas, and a trimethylaluminum ((CH 3 ) 3 Al) gas, and
wherein a ratio of a flow rate of the second gas in the mixture gas to a total flow rate of the first gas and the second gas in the mixture gas is equal to or less than 5 percent.
2. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first film includes a plurality of first layers alternating with a plurality of second layers, and
wherein the second opening is formed in each of the plurality of first layers and each of the plurality of second layers.
3. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
forming a first insulation film, a charge storage layer, a second insulation film, and a semiconductor layer in the second opening,
wherein each of the first layers are substituted with a plurality of electrode layers after the semiconductor layer is formed, and
wherein the each of the second layers comprise an insulation layer.
4. The method according to claim 1 ,
wherein the flow rate of the second gas in the mixture gas is 5 sccm.
5. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:
forming a first film on a substrate;
forming a second film on the first film;
forming a first opening in the second film using plasma of a mixture gas of a first gas and second gas by simultaneously using the first gas to form the first opening in the second film and the second gas containing a metal element to form a third film containing the metal element on a side surface of the first opening; and
forming a second opening in the first film below the first opening using the second film as a mask
wherein the second film contains carbon,
wherein the first gas includes at least one of an oxygen (O 2 ) gas, a hydrogen (H 2 ) gas, and a nitrogen (N 2 ) gas,
wherein the second gas includes at least one of a tungsten hexafluoride (WF 6 ) gas, a molybdenum hexafluoride (MoF 6 ) gas, a rhenium hexafluoride (ReF 6 ) gas, a platinum hexafluoride (PtF 6 ) gas, an iridium hexafluoride (IrF 6 ) gas, a titanium tetrachloride (TiCl 4 ) gas, a ruthenium tetroxide (RuO 4 ) gas, and a trimethylaluminum ((CH 3 ) 3 Al) gas, and
wherein a ratio of a flow rate of the second gas in the mixture gas to a total flow rate of the first gas and the second gas in the mixture gas is equal to or less than 5 percent.
6. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the first film includes a plurality of first layers alternating with a plurality of second layers, and
wherein the second opening is formed in each of the plurality of first layers and each of the plurality of second layers.
7. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
forming a first insulation film, a charge storage layer, a second insulation film, and a semiconductor layer in the second opening,
wherein each of the first layers are substituted with a plurality of electrode layers after the semiconductor layer is formed, and
wherein the each of the second layers comprise an insulation layer.
8. The method according to claim 5 ,
wherein the flow rate of the second gas in the mixture gas is 5 sccm.