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Method for forming a thin film and apparatus of forming a metal thin film utilizing temperature controlling means
Assignee: Canon Anelva Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-22
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2015-11-22
Abstract
Abstract In an aparatus for forming an aluminum thin film, or an aluminum alloy thin film useful to an interconnecting material of an electronic device, there are provided: a processing chamber capable of keeping a vacuum condition therein; a substrate holder mounted within said processing chamber, for holding a substrate and performing a temperature adjustment; a first temperature adjusting mechanism for performing the temperature adjustment of said substrate via said substrate holder; a gas conducting mechanism for conducting a predetermined gas into said processing chamber; an exhausting mechanism for exhausting an interior of said processing chamber; a distributing plate provided within said processing chamber, for uniformly supplying said predetermined gas to a surface of said substrate; whereby a part of element consisting said predetermined gas is deposited on the surface of said substrate; and a second temperature adjusting mechanism for adjusting the temperature of said distributing plate.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Sekiguchi
- 👤 Tsukasa Kobayashi
- 👤 Shinji Takagi
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 06:56
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/44; C23C16/455; C23C16/45563; C23C16/4557; C23C16/06; C23C16/18; C23C16/20; C23C16/448; C23C16/452; C23C16/45565; H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/42; H10P14/43; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/056
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum alloy film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum alloy film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum alloy film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum alloy film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said aluminum film comprises the same crystal orientation as that of said substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface reflectivity of the aluminum or aluminum alloy film is more than 95%, as measured by using the wavelength of light within 200 to 800 nm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film is an electrode, wiring or interconnection having included therein an impurity in an amount equal to or less than 200 pm (atoms/cc).
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said impurity added to said Al film comprises carbon atoms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said aluminum alloy film is an aluminum-silicon alloy film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said aluminum alloy film is an aluminum-copper alloy film.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said aluminum alloy film is an aliminum-copper-silicon alloy film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said aluminum alloy film comprises the same crystal orientation as that of said substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the surface reflectivity of the aluminum alloy film is more than 95%, as measured by using the wavelength of light within 200 to 800 nm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the film is an electrode, wiring or interconnection having included therein an impurity in an amount equal to or less than 200 pm (atoms/cc).
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said impurity added to said Al film comprises carbon atoms.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures; wherein the film is created by heating a gas of tri-isobutyl aluminum undergoing two stages of thermal variation, the first from 150 to 350 degrees C., the second variation being from 150 to 420 degrees C.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
126 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures; wherein the film is created by heating a gas of tri-isobutyl aluminum undergoing two stages of thermal variation, the first from 150 to 350 degrees C., the second variation being from 150 to 420 degrees C.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum alloy film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum alloy film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures; wherein the film is created by heating (a) a gas of tri-isobutyl aluminum undergoing two stages of thermal variation, the first from 150 to 350 degrees C., the second variation being from 150 to 420 degrees C.; and (b) a gas of a compound containing a metal other than aluminum.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
142 words
A method for constructing an interconnecting material for an electronic device comprising the steps: depositing a flat substrate; bonding an insulative layer to a first surface of the substrate; forming apertures in the insulative layer for exposing the substrate; bonding an aluminum alloy film, having a single crystal layer, to a second surface of the insulative layer by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD); the aluminum alloy film having a thickness throughout the apertures that is greater than the thickness of the insulative layer, to ensure that the film completely fills the apertures; wherein the film is created by heating (a) a gas of tri-isobutyl aluminum undergoing two stages of thermal variation, the first from 150 to 350 degrees C., the second variation being from 150 to 420 degrees C.; and (b) a gas of a compound containing a metal other than aluminum.
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