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US 12,293,911 · App. 18/225,366 · Granted May 6, 2025

Structure including SiOCN layer and method of forming same

Inventors: YoungChol Byun (Tempe, AZ); Bed Prasad Sharma (Gilbert, AZ); Shankar Swaminathan (Phoenix, AZ); Eric James Shero (Phoenix, AZ)
Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
H01L21/02126C23C16/36C23C16/45553H01L21/02274H01L21/0228H01L21/76829
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Patent No.
US 12,293,911
App. No.
18/225,366
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a layer comprising SiOCN on a substrate is disclosed. An exemplary method includes thermally depositing the layer comprising SiOCN on a surface of the substrate. The layer comprising SiOCN can be used for various applications, including spacers, etch stop layers, and etch resistant layers.

Claims (6)

1. A method of forming a structure, the method comprising the steps of:

using a thermal cyclic deposition process, depositing a layer comprising SiOCN on a surface of a substrate,

wherein a temperature of a susceptor within the reaction chamber during the step of depositing the layer comprising SiOCN is between about 300° C. and about 600° C., and

wherein the thermal cyclic deposition process comprises providing a silicon precursor comprising tetramethyl bis(2,2-dimethylhydrazino) disilane.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the layer comprising SiOCN is conformally deposited onto the substrate.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein only a precursor and no reactant are used during the step of depositing a layer comprising SiOCN.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2023
From: BYUN, YOUNGCHOL; SHARMA, BED PRASAD; SWAMINATHAN, SHANKAR; SHERO, ERIC JAMES
To: ASM IP HOLDING B.V.
Reel/Frame 064358/0860 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16802920 · Feb 27, 2020
Provisional Application 62815841 · Mar 8, 2019
Related Publication 20230369040A1 · Nov 16, 2023
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