IP Library Granted Patent US 10,388,530
Granted Patent B2
US 10,388,530 · App. 16/240,197 · Granted Aug 20, 2019

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus

Inventors: Arito Ogawa (Toyama, JP); Kazuhiro Harada (Toyama, JP); Yukinao Kaga (Toyama, JP); Hideharu Itatani (Toyama, JP); Hiroshi Ashihara (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
H01L21/28088C23C16/0272C23C16/36C23C16/402C23C16/405C23C16/4412C23C16/45523C23C16/45531C23C16/45561C23C16/45578C23C16/52H01L21/02181H01L21/28556H01L21/28568H01L27/1085H01L28/40H01L21/28185H01L21/28194H01L21/28562H01L29/4966H01L29/513H01L29/517
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Patent No.
US 10,388,530
App. No.
16/240,197
Granted
Aug 20, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a technique of adjusting a work function. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: (a) forming a titanium nitride layer on a substrate by supplying a first source containing titanium and a second source containing nitrogen to the substrate; (b) forming a titanium aluminum carbonitride layer on the substrate by supplying the first source, the second source and a third source containing aluminum and carbon to the substrate; (c) forming a laminated film on the substrate by performing (a) and (b); and (d) adjusting ratios of titanium, nitrogen, aluminum and carbon in the laminated film based on how many times (a) and (b) are performed.

Claims (21)

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

(a) forming a titanium nitride layer on a substrate by supplying a first source containing titanium and a second source containing nitrogen to the substrate;

(b) forming a titanium aluminum carbonitride layer on the substrate by supplying the first source, the second source and a third source containing aluminum and carbon to the substrate;

(c) forming a laminated film on the substrate by performing (a) and (b); and

(d) adjusting ratios of titanium, nitrogen, aluminum and carbon in the laminated film based on how many times (a) and (b) are performed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in (b), the first source is supplied after supplying the third source and the second source is supplied after supplying the first source.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first source and the second source are alternately supplied X times in (a) where X is a natural number, and

the third source, the first source and the second source are sequentially supplied Y times in (b) where Y is a natural number.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein (a) and (b) are alternately performed Z times in (c) where Z is a natural number.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein (a) and (b) are alternately performed Z times in (c) where Z is a natural number.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein at least one of X and Y is adjusted in (d) such that a work function of the laminated film is within a predetermined range.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least one of X, Y and Z is adjusted in (d) such that a work function of the laminated film is within a predetermined range.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein X, Y and Z are adjusted in (d) such that a work function of the laminated film is within a predetermined range.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein a product of X and Y and a product of Y and Z are adjusted in (d) such that a work function of the laminated film is within a predetermined range.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein X, Y and Z are adjusted in (d) such that the work function of the laminated film is within a range from 4.52 eV to 4.68 eV.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein (d) is performed such that a ratio of carbon to nitrogen in the laminated film is equal to or less than ¼.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein (d) is performed such that a ratio of carbon to nitrogen in the laminated film is equal to or less than ⅙.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein (d) is performed such that a ratio of carbon to nitrogen in the laminated film is equal to or less than 1/10.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein X is adjusted in (a) such that a thickness of the titanium nitride layer is within a range from 0.03 nm to 20 nm,

Y is adjusted in (b) such that a thickness of the titanium aluminum carbonitride layer is within a range from 0.1 nm to 20 nm, and

Z is adjusted in (c) such that a thickness of the laminated film is within a range from 1.0 nm to 200 nm.

Priority Claims (3)
JP 2013-006965 · Jan 18, 2013 · national
JP 2013-009577 · Jan 22, 2013 · national
JP 2014-005809 · Apr 16, 2014 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 15961277 · Apr 24, 2018
Division 14801984 · Jul 17, 2015
Continuation PCTJP2014050751 · Jan 17, 2014
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