US5474949A
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Method of fabricating capacitor or contact for semiconductor device by forming uneven oxide film and reacting silicon with metal containing gas
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-01-26
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Granted: 1995-12-12
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Expires: 2013-01-26
Abstract
Abstract A method of the invention for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on silicon; reducing at least a portion of the oxide film using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film containing the metal element on the silicon by reacting an exposed surface of the silicon with the gas; and removing the metal film.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuji Hirao
- 👤 Hisashi Ogawa
- 👤 Yuka Terai
- 👤 Mitsuru Sekiguchi
- 👤 Masanori Fukumoto
- 👤 Isao Miyanaga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 07:45
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D1/00; H10D1/60; H10D1/68; H10D1/692; H10D1/711; H10D1/712; H10P; H10P50/00; H10P50/20; H10P50/26; H10P50/262; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S148/00; Y10S148/014; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/964
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: oxidizing a surface of silicon using an oxidizing solution to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said surface of said silicon, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in the range of from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film to expose a portion of said silicon surface using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film containing said metal element on said surface of said silicon by reacting said exposed portion of said surface of said silicon with said gas, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; and removing said metal film.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
120 words
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: oxidizing a surface of silicon using an oxidizing solution to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said surface of said silicon, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in the range of from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film to expose a portion of said silicon surface using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film containing said metal element on said surface of said silicon by reacting said exposed portion of said surface of said silicon with said gas, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; and removing said metal film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein a tungsten film is grown as said metal film by using gas containing WF 6 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising the steps of: forming a capacitive insulating film on said surface of said silicon after said step of removing said metal film; and depositing a conductive film on said capacitive insulating film to form a capacitor which includes said surface of said silicon, said capacitive insulating film and said conductive film.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of forming a contact on a silicon surface comprising the steps of: forming an insulating film which covers said silicon surface; forming a contact hole in said insulating film for exposing a portion of said silicon surface; oxidizing said exposed portion of said silicon surface to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said exposed portion of said silicon surface, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in the range of from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film on said exposed portion of said silicon surface, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; removing said metal film; and forming a conductive material on said portion of said silicon surface which is exposed through said contact hole, thus electrically connecting said silicon surface to said conductive material.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of forming a contact on a silicon surface comprising the steps of: forming an insulating film which covers said silicon surface; forming a contact hole in said insulating film for exposing a portion of said silicon surface; oxidizing said exposed portion of said silicon surface to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said exposed portion of said silicon surface, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in the range of from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film on said exposed portion of said silicon surface, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; removing said metal film; and forming a conductive material on said portion of said silicon surface which is exposed through said contact hole, thus electrically connecting said silicon surface to said conductive material.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: oxidizing a surface of silicon using an oxidizing solution to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said surface of said silicon, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in a range from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film to expose a portion of said silicon surface using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film containing said metal element on said surface of said silicon by reacting said exposed portion of said surface of said silicon with said gas, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; forming a capacitive insulating film on said metal film; and depositing a conductive film on said capacitive insulating film to form a capacitor which includes said surface of said silicon, said metal film, said capacitive insulating film and said conductive film.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
155 words
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, the method comprising the steps of: oxidizing a surface of silicon using an oxidizing solution to form an oxide film having a non-uniform thickness on said surface of said silicon, said non-uniform thickness of said oxide film being in a range from 10 to 50 angstroms; reducing at least a portion of said oxide film to expose a portion of said silicon surface using gas containing a metal element, and growing a metal film containing said metal element on said surface of said silicon by reacting said exposed portion of said surface of said silicon with said gas, said metal film growing with positional non-uniformity of thickness; forming a capacitive insulating film on said metal film; and depositing a conductive film on said capacitive insulating film to form a capacitor which includes said surface of said silicon, said metal film, said capacitive insulating film and said conductive film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said capacitive insulating film is a Ta 2 O 5 film.
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