IP Library Granted Patent US 9,905,413
Granted Patent B2
US 9,905,413 · App. 15/453,163 · Granted Feb 27, 2018

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Risa Yamakoshi (Toyama, JP); Takashi Ozaki (Toyama, JP); Masato Terasaki (Toyama, JP); Naonori Akae (Toyama, JP); Hideki Horita (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC, INC.
H01L21/0214C23C16/34C23C16/45527H01L21/0228
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Patent No.
US 9,905,413
App. No.
15/453,163
Granted
Feb 27, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include: performing a cycle a predetermined number of times to form an oxynitride film on a substrate, the cycle including: (a) supplying a source gas to the substrate via a first nozzle; and (b) supplying a nitriding gas and an oxidizing gas to the substrate via a second nozzle different from the first nozzle, wherein (a) and (b) are performed non-simultaneously, wherein (b) may include: (b-1) supplying only the oxidizing gas while suspending a supply of the nitriding gas; and (b-2) simultaneously supplying the nitriding gas and the oxidizing gas, wherein (b-1) and (b-2) are consecutively performed.

Claims (15)

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

performing a cycle a predetermined number of times to form an oxynitride film on a substrate, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a source gas to the substrate via a first nozzle; and (b) supplying a nitriding gas and an oxidizing gas to the substrate via a second nozzle different from the first nozzle, wherein (a) and (b) are performed non-simultaneously,

wherein (b) comprises: (b-1) supplying only the oxidizing gas while suspending a supply of the nitriding gas; and (b-2) simultaneously supplying the nitriding gas and the oxidizing gas, wherein (b-1) and (b-2) are consecutively performed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein (b-1) comprises at least one of: (b-1-1) supplying the oxidizing gas before supplying the nitriding gas; and (b-1-2) supplying the oxidizing gas after suspending the supply of the nitriding gas.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein (b-1) comprises: (b-1-1) supplying the oxidizing gas before supplying the nitriding gas, and (b-1-1) and (b-2) are consecutively performed in (b).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein (b-1) comprises: (b-1-2) supplying the oxidizing gas after suspending the supply of the nitriding gas, and (b-2) and (b-1-2) are consecutively performed in (b).

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein (b-1) comprises: (b-1-1) supplying the oxidizing gas before supplying the nitriding gas; and (b-1-2) supplying the oxidizing gas after suspending the supply of the nitriding gas, and (b-1-1), (b-2) and (b-1-2) are consecutively performed in (b).

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein (b) further comprises (b-3) suspending both of the supply of the nitriding gas and a supply of the oxidizing gas.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of a layer formed on the substrate before performing (b-1-1) is oxidized by performing (b-1-1).

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of a layer formed on the substrate before performing (b-1-2) is oxidized by performing (b-1-2) and a portion of nitrogen in the layer formed on the substrate before performing (b-1-2) is removed by performing (b-1-2).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a composition ratio of the oxynitride film is controlled by adjusting a condition of supplying the oxidizing gas in (b-1).

10. The method of claim 2 , wherein a composition ratio of the oxynitride film is controlled by adjusting a condition of supplying the oxidizing gas in (b-1-1).

11. The method of claim 2 , wherein a composition ratio of the oxynitride film is controlled by adjusting a condition of supplying the oxidizing gas in (b-1-2).

12. The method of claim 5 , wherein a condition of supplying the oxidizing gas in (b-1-2) is different from a condition of supplying the oxidizing gas in (b-1-1).

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cycle further comprises supplying to the substrate a gas containing at least one element selected from a group consisting of carbon and boron.

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 Mar 8, 2017
From: YAMAKOSHI, RISA; OZAKI, TAKASHI; TERASAKI, MASATO; AKAE, NAONORI; HORITA, HIDEKI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 041506/0141 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2014073675 · Sep 8, 2014
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