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Granted Patent B2
US 10,515,795 · App. 15/396,697 · Granted Dec 24, 2019

Method of depositing thin film

Inventors: Young Hoon Kim (Cheonan-si, KR); Dae Youn Kim (Daejeon, KR); Sang Wook Lee (Gunpo-si, KR)
Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
H01L21/02274C23C16/401C23C16/402C23C16/452C23C16/45527C23C16/45542H01L21/0228H01L21/02164H01L21/02211
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Patent No.
US 10,515,795
App. No.
15/396,697
Granted
Dec 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of depositing a thin film includes: repeating a first gas supply cycle a first plurality of times, the first gas supply cycle including supplying a source gas to a reaction space; supplying first plasma while supplying a reactant gas to the reaction space; repeating a second gas supply cycle a second plurality of times, the second gas supply cycle including supplying the source gas to the reaction space; and supplying second plasma while supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space, wherein the supplying of the first plasma includes supplying remote plasma, and the supplying of the second plasma includes supplying direct plasma.

Claims (66)

1. A method of depositing a thin film, the method comprising:

supplying a source gas to a reaction space;

repeating a first gas supply cycle a first plurality of times, the first gas supply cycle comprising supplying first plasma while supplying a reactant gas to the reaction space;

supplying the source gas to the reaction space; and

repeating a second gas supply cycle a second plurality of times, the second gas supply cycle comprising supplying second plasma while supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space,

wherein the supplying of the first plasma is executed by supplying remote plasma, and the supplying of the second plasma is executed by supplying direct plasma,

wherein the first gas supply cycle is firstly repeated the first plurality of times at initial step of depositing the thin film to reduce sub-layer oxidation, and then the second gas supply cycle is repeated the second plurality of times, and

wherein the repeating of the first plurality of times comprises repeating the first gas supply cycle up to ten times.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the source gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a first time;

supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for a second time; and

supplying the first plasma while supplying the reactant gas together with the purge gas to the reaction space for a third time.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for a fourth time.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a first time, a second time, a third time, and a fourth time;

supplying the source gas for the first time; and

supplying the first plasma for the third time.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space for a first time, a second time, a third time, and a fourth time;

supplying the source gas for the first time; and

supplying the first plasma for the third time,

wherein the reactant gas has lower reactivity in a non-activation state.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the source gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a fifth time;

supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for a sixth time; and

supplying the second plasma while supplying the reactant gas together with the purge gas to the reaction space for a seventh time.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for an eighth time.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a fifth time, a sixth time, a seventh time, and an eighth time;

supplying the source gas for the fifth time; and

supplying the second plasma for the seventh time.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space for a fifth time, a sixth time, a seventh time, and an eighth time;

supplying the source gas for the fifth time; and

supplying the second plasma for the seventh time,

wherein the reactant gas has lower reactivity in a non-activation state.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source gas comprises silicon, and the reactant gas comprises an oxygen gas.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the source gas comprises at least one of TSA, (SiH 3 ) 3 N; DSO, (SiH 3 ) 2 ; DSMA, (SiH 3 ) 2 NMe; DSEA, (SiH 3 ) 2 NEt; DSIPA, (SiH 3 ) 2 N(iPr); DSTBA, (SiH 3 ) 2 N(tBu); DEAS, SiH 3 NEt 2 ; DIPAS, SiH 3 N(iPr) 2 ; DTBAS, SiH 3 N(tBu) 2 ; BDEAS, SiH 2 (NEt 2 ) 2 ; BDMAS, SiH 2 (NMe 2 ) 2 ; BTBAS, SiH 2 (NHtBu) 2 ; BITS, SiH 2 (NHSiMe 3 ) 2 ; TEOS, Si(OEt) 4 ; SiCl 4 ; HCD, Si 2 Cl 6 ; DCS, SiH 2 Cl 2 ; 3DMAS, SiH(N(Me) 2 ) 3 ; BEMAS, Si H 2 [N(Et)(Me)] 2 ; AHEAD, Si 2 (NHEt) 6 ; TEAS, Si(NHEt) 4 ; and Si 3 H 8 .

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the reactant gas comprises at least one of O 2 , O 3 , NO 2 , and CO 2 .

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the repeating of the first plurality of times comprises repeating the first gas supply cycle about ten times.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the source gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a first time;

supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for a second time; and

supplying the first plasma while supplying the reactant gas together with the purge gas to the reaction space for a third time.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a first time, a second time, a third time, and a fourth time;

supplying the source gas for the first time; and

supplying the first plasma for the third time.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space for a first time, a second time, a third time, and a fourth time;

supplying the source gas for the first time; and

supplying the first plasma for the third time,

wherein the reactant gas has lower reactivity in a non-activation state.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the source gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a fifth time;

supplying the purge gas to the reaction space for a sixth time; and

supplying the second plasma while supplying the reactant gas together with the purge gas to the reaction space for a seventh time.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas together with a purge gas to the reaction space for a fifth time, a sixth time, a seventh time, and an eighth time;

supplying the source gas for the fifth time; and

supplying the second plasma for the seventh time.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second gas supply cycle further comprises:

supplying the reactant gas to the reaction space for a fifth time, a sixth time, a seventh time, and an eighth time;

supplying the source gas for the fifth time; and

supplying the second plasma for the seventh time,

wherein the reactant gas has lower reactivity in a non-activation state.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0135036 · Nov 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14526811 · Oct 29, 2014
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