IP Library Granted Patent US 11,591,691
Granted Patent B2
US 11,591,691 · App. 16/937,758 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Method of forming a thin film using a surface protection material

Inventors: Geun Su Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jae Min Kim (Bucheon-si, KR); Ha Na Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Woong Jin Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Eun Ae Jung (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dong Hyun Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Myung Soo Lee (Seoul, KR); Ji Won Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Dong Hak Jang (Suwon-si, KR); Hyun Sik Noh (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignees: EGTM CO., LTD.; SK HYNIX INC.
C23C16/45534C23C16/0272C23C16/06C23C16/45553C23C16/45561
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Patent No.
US 11,591,691
App. No.
16/937,758
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method of forming a thin film using a surface protection material, the method comprising supplying the surface protection material to the inside of a chamber on which a substrate is placed so that the surface protection material is adsorbed to the substrate, discharging the unadsorbed surface protection material from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber, supplying a metal precursor to the inside of the chamber so that the metal precursor is adsorbed to the substrate, discharging the unadsorbed metal precursor from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber, and supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed metal precursor to form the thin film.

Claims (22)

1. A method of forming a thin film using a surface protection material, the method comprising:

supplying the surface protection material to the inside of a chamber on which a substrate is placed so that the surface protection material is adsorbed to the substrate;

discharging unadsorbed surface protection material from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber;

supplying a metal precursor to the inside of the chamber so that the metal precursor is adsorbed to the substrate;

discharging unadsorbed metal precursor from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber; and

supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed metal precursor to form the thin film,

wherein the surface protection material is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:

wherein n is 1 or 2, and X is selected from the CH 2 , O, S, NH, and R is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface protection material is represented by the following Chemical Formula 3:

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reaction material is selected from water vapor (H 2 O), oxygen (O 2 ) and ozone (O 2 ).

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal precursor is a compound including at least one of a trivalent metal containing Al, a tetravalent metal containing Zr or Hf, and a pentavalent metal containing Nb or Ta.

5. A method of forming a thin film using a surface protection material, the method comprising:

supplying the surface protection material to the inside of a chamber on which a substrate is placed so that the surface protection material is adsorbed to the substrate;

discharging unadsorbed surface protection material from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber;

supplying a metal precursor to the inside of the chamber so that the metal precursor is adsorbed to the substrate;

discharging unadsorbed metal precursor from the inside of the chamber by purging the interior of the chamber; and

supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed metal precursor to form the thin film,

wherein the surface protection material is represented by the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein n is 1 or 2, and X is selected from the CH 2 , O, S, NH, and R is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the surface protection material is represented by the following Chemical Formula 4:

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the reaction material is selected from water vapor (H 2 O), oxygen (O 2 ) and ozone (O 3 ).

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the metal precursor is a compound including at least one of a trivalent metal containing Al, a tetravalent metal containing Zr or Hf, and a pentavalent metal containing Nb or Ta.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 8, 2022
From: EUGENETECH MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: EGTM CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058966/0055 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 23, 2020
From: LEE, GEUN SU; KIM, JAE MIN; KIM, HA NA; CHOI, WOONG JIN; JUNG, EUN AE; LEE, DONG HYUN; LEE, MYUNG SOO; MOON, JI WON; JANG, DONG HAK; NOH, HYUN SIK
To: EUGENETECH MATERIALS CO., LTD.; SK HYNIX INC.
Reel/Frame 054743/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2020
From: LEE, GEUN SU; KIM, JAE MIN; KIM, HA NA; CHOI, WOONG JIN
To: EUGENETECH MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053301/0043 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0140104 · Nov 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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