IP Library Granted Patent US 8,871,644
Granted Patent B2
US 8,871,644 · App. 14/016,744 · Granted Oct 28, 2014

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Yukiteru Matsui (Nagoya, JP); Akifumi Gawase (Kuwana, JP); Gaku Minamihaba (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
H01L21/30625
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Patent No.
US 8,871,644
App. No.
14/016,744
Granted
Oct 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprises forming a to-be-processed film includes a convex potion and concave potion on its surface on a semiconductor substrate via layers having a relative dielectric constant smaller than that of SiO 2 , planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film, and etching the planarized surface of the to-be-processed film.

Claims (27)

1. A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device comprising:

forming a to-be-processed film comprising a convex potion and concave potion on its surface on a semiconductor substrate via layer having a relative dielectric constant smaller than that of SiO 2 ;

planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film; and

etching the planarized surface of the to-be-processed film.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film comprises chemically mechanically polishing the to-be-processed film by sliding the to-be-processed film and a polishing pad with a negative Rsk value while bringing the surface of the to-be-processed film into contact with a surface of the polishing pad.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film further comprises conditioning the polishing pad by making the surface temperature of the polishing pad 40° C. or more while bringing a dresser into contact with the surface of the polishing pad.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the conditioning the polishing pad, the surface temperature of the polishing pad is 80° C. or less.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the surface temperature of the polishing pad is adjusted by supplying a water vapor to the polishing pad.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film further comprises conditioning the polishing pad by bringing a dresser with a positive Rsk value into contact with the surface of the to-be-processed film.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film comprises:

forming a surface layer along the convex potion and concave potion on the to-be-processed film; and

removing the surface layer on the convex portion while leaving the surface layer on the concave portion by a processing body in a processing solution for dissolving the to-be-processed film, and selectively dissolving the convex portion of the to-be-processed film by the processing solution by making the dissolution degree of the convex portion larger than the dissolution degree of the concave portion.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the processing body comprises a resin material.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the processing body comprises a catalyst material.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the to-be-processed film comprises SiO 2 , and the processing solution comprises fluoro hydrogen solution, ammonium fluoride solution, or strong alkaline solution.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the surface layer is a layer of a surfactant.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the surfactant comprises polyvinyl pyrrolidone or polyethyleneimine.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the surfactant further comprises polyacrylic acid.

14. The method of claim 7 , wherein the surface layer is a self-assembled monolayer.

15. The method of claim 7 , wherein the surface layer is a water-repellent treated layer.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film comprises:

forming a surface layer on the to-be-processed film along the convex potion and concave potion, the surface layer being formed by bringing a processing solution containing a component for forming the surface layer into contact with the to-be-processed film; and

removing the surface layer on the convex portion while leaving the surface layer on the concave portion by a processing body in a processing solution containing a component for dissolving the to-be-processed film, and selectively dissolving the convex portion of the to-be-processed film by the processing solution by making the dissolution degree of the convex portion larger than the dissolution degree of the concave portion.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer is an air gap.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer is a porous layer.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the to-be-processed film after the planarizing the surface of the to-be-processed film is 480 nm or more.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the etching the planarized surface of the to-be-processed film is executed by RIE or wet etching.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043709/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2014
From: MATSUI, YUKITERU; GAWASE, AKIFUMI; MINAMIHABA, GAKU
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 032292/0548 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-057178 · Mar 19, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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