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Method for deposition of a conductor in integrated circuits
Assignee: National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia LLC
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Filing: 1994-06-13
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Granted: 1997-09-02
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Expires: 2014-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A method is described for fabricating integrated semiconductor circuits and, more particularly, for the selective deposition of a conductor onto a substrate employing a chemical vapor deposition process. By way of example, tungsten can be selectively deposited onto a silicon substrate. At the onset of loss of selectivity of deposition of tungsten onto the silicon substrate, the deposition process is interrupted and unwanted tungsten which has deposited on a mask layer with the silicon substrate can be removed employing a halogen etchant. Thereafter, a plurality of deposition/etch back cycles can be carried out to achieve a predetermined thickness of tungsten.
Inventors
- 👤 J. Randall Creighton
- 👤 Frank Dominguez
- 👤 A. Wayne Johnson
- 👤 Thomas R. Omstead
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 18:17
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/42; H10P14/43
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition rate of said conductor onto said composite structure and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer; d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with a halogen etchant and inert gas mixture which contains from 0.25 to 100% by volume fluorine, and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer; and e. repeating steps (b-d) to deposit said conductor on said regions of substrate.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition rate of said conductor onto said composite structure and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer; d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with a halogen etchant and inert gas mixture which contains from 0.25 to 100% by volume fluorine, and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer; and e. repeating steps (b-d) to deposit said conductor on said regions of substrate.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising: a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition rate of said conductor onto said composite structure; and p1 d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with an etchant made from the mixture of an inert gas and a halogen-containing material selected from F 2 , Cl 2 , fluoroamines, and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
150 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising: a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition rate of said conductor onto said composite structure; and p1 d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with an etchant made from the mixture of an inert gas and a halogen-containing material selected from F 2 , Cl 2 , fluoroamines, and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising: a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and the apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition of said conductor onto said composite structure by substantially purging a conductor source gas from the vicinity of the substrate; and d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with a halogen etchant and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for the chemical vapor deposition of a conductor onto at least one region of a substrate, comprising: a. defining said region by deposition of an apertured mask layer, said apertured mask layer comprising a material such that the initial deposition rate of said conductor on the apertured mask layer is slower than the initial deposition rate on said substrate; b. depositing said conductor onto the composite structure comprising the substrate and the apertured mask layer; c. interrupting the deposition of said conductor onto said composite structure by substantially purging a conductor source gas from the vicinity of the substrate; and d. selectively removing the conductor from the apertured mask layer with a halogen etchant and restoring the difference in rate of deposition of the conductor on the substrate over the rate of deposition of conductor on the apertured mask layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the halogen etchant is a halogen selected from F 2 , Cl 2 and fluoroamines, in an inert carrier gas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3, wherein the halogen etchant comprises a mixture of from 0.25 to 100%, by volume, fluorine, in an inert carrier gas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the step of interrupting the deposition of said conductor onto said composite structure comprises substantially purging the source gas from the vicinity of the semiconductor substrate.
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