IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,581,878
Granted Patent B2
US 12,581,878 · App. 17/824,583 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Method of processing substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium

Inventors: Motomu Degai (Toyama, JP); Kimihiko Nakatani (Toyama, JP); Yoshitomo Hashimoto (Toyama, JP); Takayuki Waseda (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: Kokusai Electric Corporation
H01L21/02359C23C16/0236C23C16/52
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,581,878
App. No.
17/824,583
Granted
Mar 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a technique that includes (a) supplying a fluorine-containing gas to a substrate including a first surface and a second surface; (b) supplying an oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas and a catalyst to the substrate after performing (a); (c) supplying a modifying agent to the substrate after performing (b); and (d) supplying a film-forming agent to the substrate after performing (c).

Claims (30)

1 . A method of processing a substrate, comprising:

(a) supplying a fluorine-containing gas to the substrate including a first surface and a second surface;

(b) supplying an oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas and a catalyst to the substrate after performing (a);

(c) supplying a modifying agent to the substrate after performing (b); and

(d) supplying a film-forming agent to the substrate after performing (c),

wherein the fluorine-containing gas is HF gas, and the oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas is H 2 O gas.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in (a), a native oxide film formed on the second surface is removed, and

wherein in (b), fluorine adsorbed on a surface of the substrate is removed and an OH termination is formed on the first surface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (b) is performed under a condition that formation of an OH termination on the second surface is suppressed and an OH termination is formed on the first surface.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (b) is performed under a condition that oxidation of the second surface is suppressed and an OH termination is formed on the first surface.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (b) is performed under a condition that an amount of OH termination formed on the second surface is smaller than an amount of OH termination formed on the first surface.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in (c), the first surface is modified to form a film-formation inhibiting layer by adsorbing at least a portion of a molecular structure of molecules constituting the modifying agent on the first surface.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in (d), a film is formed on the second surface.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the film-forming agent includes a precursor, a catalyst, and an oxidizing agent.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein (d) includes performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle including non-simultaneously performing:

(d 1 ) supplying the precursor or the precursor and the catalyst to the substrate; and

(d 2 ) supplying the oxidizing agent and the catalyst to the substrate.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the oxidizing agent is an oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas, and

wherein a condition for supplying the oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas and the catalyst in (b) is set to be different from a condition for supplying the oxidizing agent and the catalyst in (d 2 ).

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the oxidizing agent is an oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas, and

wherein a time for supplying the oxygen- and hydrogen-containing gas and the catalyst in (b) is set to be longer than a time for supplying the oxidizing agent and the catalyst in (d 2 ).

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (a), (b), (c), and (d) are performed in a same process chamber.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (b) is performed:

simultaneously with performing (a);

after performing (a); or

simultaneously with and after performing (a).

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (a) is started prior to (b).

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein (a) is completed prior to (b).

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first surface contains an oxygen-containing material, and the second surface contains an oxygen-free material.

17 . A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprising the method of claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: DEGAI, MOTOMU; NAKATANI, KIMIHIKO; HASHIMOTO, YOSHITOMO; WASEDA, TAKAYUKI
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060202/0488 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-122751 · Jul 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230058808A1 · Feb 23, 2023
References Cited (46)
US 11855192B2 · Lin · 2023 [cited by examiner]
US 20100075508A1 · Seino et al. · 2010 [cited by applicant]
US 20140287596A1 · Hirose et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20170200618A1 · Hada et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20170342553A1 · Yu et al. · 2017 [cited by applicant]
US 20200185413A1 · Kim et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200258747A1 · Narushima et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200303185A1 · Nakagawa et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210035801A1 · Waseda et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210104412A1 · Hada et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210143001A1 · Ashihara et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210159088A1 · Degai et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210202245A1 · Waseda et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210366706A1 · Nakatani · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220277955A1 · Waseda et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
CN 105934843B · 2019 [cited by examiner]
CN 110943037A · 2020 [cited by examiner]
CN 111063690A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
CN 112838003A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
EP 4080548A1 · 2022 [cited by applicant]
EP 4124673A1 · 2023 [cited by examiner]
EP 4343814A1 · 2024 [cited by examiner]
JP 2014183218A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
JP 2017126734A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2017222928A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020128581A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020155452A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2020155607A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021027067A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021106242A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
KR 20210021050A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
TW 202006169A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
TW 202101649A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
WO 2008139621A1 · 2008 [cited by applicant]
WO 2020016915A1 · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO WO2022054216A1 · 2022 [cited by examiner]
WO WO2022125231A1 · 2022 [cited by examiner]
WO WO2023047918A1 · 2023 [cited by examiner]
Taiwan Office Action issued on Jan. 31, 2023 for Taiwan Patent Application No. 111113838. [cited by applicant]
Korean Office Action issued on Feb. 24. 2023 for Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0064194. [cited by applicant]
Japanese Office Action issued on Feb. 14, 2023 for Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-122751. [cited by applicant]
Extended European Search Report issued on Nov. 18, 2022 for European Patent Application No. 22175384.1. [cited by applicant]
Singapore Search Report issued on Aug. 29, 2024 for Singapore Patent Application No. 10202205681T. [cited by applicant]
Singapore Written Opinion issued on Aug. 29, 2024 for Singapore Patent Application No. 10202205681T. [cited by applicant]
Japanese Office Action issued on Jun. 27, 2023 for Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-122751. [cited by applicant]
Chinese Office Action issued on Dec. 24, 2025 for Chinese Patent Application No. 202210487617.5. [cited by applicant]