IP Library Granted Patent US 9,190,281
Granted Patent B2
US 9,190,281 · App. 14/708,004 · Granted Nov 17, 2015

Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

Inventors: Kazuhiro Harada (Toyama, JP); Arito Ogawa (Toyama, JP); Hiroshi Ashihara (Toyama, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
H01L21/28088H01L21/28556H01L21/28568
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Patent No.
US 9,190,281
App. No.
14/708,004
Granted
Nov 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in accordance with the present invention provides a metal-containing film capable of adjusting a work function. The including: (a) alternately supplying a first source containing a first metal element and a halogen element and a second source containing a second metal element different from the first metal element and at least one selected from the group consisting of a ligand of a methyl group, a ligand of an ethyl group and a ligand of a cyclopenta-based group onto a substrate in a process chamber to form a composite metal-containing film on the substrate; and (b) alternately supplying a third source containing a third metal element and a fourth source containing nitrogen onto the substrate in the process chamber to form a metal nitride film on the composite metal-containing film.

Claims (22)

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

(a) alternately supplying a first source containing a first metal element and a halogen element and a second source containing a second metal element different from the first metal element and at least one selected from the group consisting of a ligand of a methyl group, a ligand of an ethyl group and a ligand of a cyclopenta-based group onto a substrate in a process chamber to form a composite metal-containing film on the substrate; and

(b) alternately supplying a third source containing a third metal element and a fourth source containing nitrogen onto the substrate in the process chamber to form a metal nitride film on the composite metal-containing film.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite metal-containing film comprises a composite metal nitride film.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite metal-containing film comprises a composite metal carbide film.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first metal element comprises one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten, tantalum, zirconium, hafnium, ruthenium, nickel and cobalt.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third metal element comprises one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, tungsten, tantalum, zirconium, hafnium, ruthenium, nickel and cobalt.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first metal element is same as the third metal element.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

(c) supplying a reducing gas onto the substrate before performing the step (b).

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein (c) comprises exciting the reducing gas.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal-containing film is formed on the substrate having a high-k dielectric film formed on a surface thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composite metal-containing film has a thickness of 5 nm or less and the metal nitride film has a thickness of 1 nm or more.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

(d) retaining a time gap between (a) and (b) using an inert gas.

12. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:

a process chamber configured to accommodate a substrate;

a source supply system configured to supply a first source containing a first metal element and a halogen element, a second source containing a second metal element different from the fist metal element and at least one selected from the group consisting of a ligand of a methyl group, a ligand of an ethyl group and a ligand of a cyclopenta-based group, a third source containing a third metal element and a fourth source containing nitrogen onto the substrate; and

a control unit configure to control the source supply system to perform: alternately supplying the first source and the second source onto the substrate in the process chamber to form a composite metal-containing film on the substrate; and alternately supplying the third source and the fourth source onto the substrate to form a metal nitride film on the composite metal-containing film.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform:

(a) alternately supplying a first source containing a first metal element and a halogen element and a second source containing a second metal element different from the first metal element and at least one selected from the group consisting of a ligand of a methyl group, a ligand of an ethyl group and a ligand of a cyclopenta-based group onto a substrate in a process chamber to form a composite metal-containing film on the substrate; and

(b) alternately supplying a third source containing a third metal element and a fourth source containing nitrogen onto the substrate in the process chamber to form a metal nitride film on the composite metal-containing film.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2018
From: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
To: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047995/0490 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2015
From: HARADA, KAZUHIRO; OGAWA, ARITO; ASHIHARA, HIROSHI
To: HITACHI KOKUSAI ELECTRIC INC.
Reel/Frame 035601/0199 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-039088 · Feb 28, 2013 · national
JP 2013-047105 · Mar 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14187799 · Feb 24, 2014
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