IP Library Patent Application 15383903
Patent Application
App. No. 15/383,903

METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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15/383,903
Abstract

A substrate processing apparatus includes a reception part configured to receive film thickness distribution data of a substrate on which a channel region, an insulating film on the channel region, and a first silicon-containing layer as a portion of a silicon-containing film on the insulating film are formed; a substrate mounting part configured to mount the substrate; and a gas supply part configured to supply a gas to form a second silicon-containing layer as a portion of the silicon-containing film on the first silicon-containing layer to have a film thickness distribution different from a film thickness distribution of the film thickness distribution data, thereby correcting a film thickness of the silicon-containing film.

Claims (19)

1 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprising:

generating film thickness distribution data of a substrate on which a channel region, an insulating film on the channel region, and a first silicon-containing layer as a portion of a silicon-containing film on the insulating film are formed, by measuring a film thickness of the substrate;

receiving the film thickness distribution data of the substrate;

mounting the substrate on a substrate mounting part; and

forming a second silicon-containing layer as a portion of the silicon-containing film on the first silicon-containing layer to have a film thickness distribution different from a film thickness distribution of the film thickness distribution data to thereby correct a film thickness of the silicon-containing film.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting an exposure amount of a main component of a process gas per unit area of the substrate on a peripheral surface of the substrate smaller than that on a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer further includes setting a temperature of the central surface of the substrate higher than that of the peripheral surface thereof when the film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that the film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting an amount of a process gas supplied to a peripheral surface of the substrate smaller than that supplied to a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer further includes setting a temperature of the central surface of the substrate higher than that of the peripheral surface thereof when the film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that the film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting a concentration of a main component of a process gas supplied to a peripheral surface of the substrate smaller than that supplied to a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein setting the concentration of the main component of the process gas includes setting a supply amount of an inert gas added to the process gas supplied to the peripheral surface greater than a supply amount of an inert gas added to the process gas supplied to the central surface.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting a temperature of a central surface of the substrate higher than that of a peripheral surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is greater than that of the central surface thereof.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting an exposure amount of a main component of a process gas per unit area of the substrate on a peripheral surface of the substrate greater than that on a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer further includes setting a temperature of the peripheral surface of the substrate higher than that of the central surface when the film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that the film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting an amount of a process gas supplied to a peripheral surface of the substrate greater than that supplied to a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer further includes setting a temperature of the peripheral surface of the substrate higher than that of the central surface thereof when the film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that the film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting a concentration of a main component of a process gas supplied to a peripheral surface of the substrate greater than that supplied to a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein setting the concentration of the main component of the process gas includes setting a supply amount of an inert gas added to the process gas supplied to the central surface greater than a supply amount of an inert gas added to the process gas supplied to the peripheral surface.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein forming the second silicon-containing layer includes setting a temperature of a peripheral surface of the substrate higher than that of a central surface thereof when a film thickness distribution of the first silicon-containing layer in the film thickness distribution data indicates that a film thickness of the peripheral surface of the substrate is smaller than that of the central surface thereof.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047995/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2016
From: OHASHI, NAOFUMI; TAKANO, SATOSHI; KIKUCHI, TOSHIYUKI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 041164/0715 →