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US 7,829,159 · App. 11/325,167 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Method of forming organosilicon oxide film and multilayer resist structure

Assignee: ASM Japan K.K.
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Patent No.
US 7,829,159
App. No.
11/325,167
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of forming an organosilicon oxide film by plasma CVD includes: (i) adjusting a temperature of a susceptor on which a substrate is placed to lower than 300° C.; (ii) introducing at least tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and oxygen into a reactor in which the susceptor is disposed; (iii) applying high-frequency RF power and low-frequency RF power; and (iv) thereby depositing an organosilicon oxide film on the substrate.

Claims (15)

1. A method of forming a multilayer resist structure, comprising:

forming a first resist layer on a substrate;

forming an organosilicon oxide film as a mask on the first resist layer by a method comprising:

adjusting a temperature of a susceptor on which the substrate is placed to lower than 300° C.;

introducing at least tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) gas and oxygen-supplying gas into a reactor in which the susceptor is disposed, wherein the reactor is a capacitively-coupled plasma CVD reactor wherein a showerhead and the susceptor are disposed parallel to each other, wherein the TEOS gas is introduced at a flow rate of 60 to 80 sccm, and the oxygen-supplying gas is introduced at a flow rate of 1,400 to 2,600 sccm;

applying high-frequency RF power and low-frequency RF power between the showerhead and the susceptor, wherein the high-frequency RF power has a frequency of 10 MHz to 30 MHz and the low-frequency RF power has a frequency of 350 kHz to 500 kHz, the low-frequency RF power is 0.4 W/cm 2 to 0.6 W/cm 2 , and the high-frequency RF power is 0.1 W/cm 2 to 0.3 W/cm 2 ; and

thereby depositing the organosilicon oxide film on the substrate; and

forming a second resist layer on the organosilicon oxide film.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the introducing step further comprises introducing an inert gas.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein a flow rate of the TEOS, that of the oxygen, and that of the inert gas satisfies the following inequity: TEOS<inert gas<oxygen.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the temperature of the susceptor is about 250° C. or lower.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the depositing step is controlled to deposit the organosilicon oxide film at a growth rate of about 400 nm/minutes or less.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the organosilicon oxide film is about 30 nm to about 200 nm.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the low-frequency RF power is 0.44 W/cm 2 to 0.58 W/cm 2 , and the high-frequency RF power is 0.13 W/cm 2 to 0.27 W/cm 2 .

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the high-frequency RF power has a frequency of 13.56 MHz and the low-frequency RF power has a frequency of 430 kHz.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2006
From: NAKANO, RYU
To: ASM JAPAN K.K.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 1130310100 · Dec 16, 2005
Related Publication 20070141273A1 · Jun 21, 2007