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Titanium film forming method
Assignee: NEC Corp
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Filing: 1998-11-23
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Granted: 2001-01-16
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Expires: 2018-11-23
Abstract
Abstract In a titanium film forming method of this invention, before a titanium film is formed, the temperature in a reaction chamber for forming the titanium film is set to a temperature or more at which hydrogen chloride is produced by chlorine and hydrogen. A hydrogenated gas is then fed into the reaction chamber for a predetermined period of time. With this process, before the titanium film is formed, chlorine gas and titanium chloride gas left in the reaction chamber for forming the titanium film are reduced.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Urabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 03:08
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/60; H10P14/63; H10P14/6326; H10P14/6328; H10P14/6334; H10P14/6336; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/032; H10W20/047; H10W20/048; C; C23; C23C; C23C16/00; C23C16/06; C23C16/08; H10P14/40; H10P14/42; H10P14/43; H10P14/66; H10P14/668; H10P14/6681; H10P14/6684; H10P14/6686; H10P95/00; H10P95/90; H10W20/033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of setting a temperature of an inner wall of an evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is produced by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the second step of placing a substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the third step of evacuating the reaction chamber; and the fourth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the substrate, and forming a titanium film on the substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
133 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of setting a temperature of an inner wall of an evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is produced by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the second step of placing a substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the third step of evacuating the reaction chamber; and the fourth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the substrate, and forming a titanium film on the substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of setting a temperature of an inner wall of an evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is produced by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogen gas into the reaction chamber; the second step of placing a substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the third step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the fourth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the substrate, and forming a titanium film on the substrate; and wherein the hydrogenated gas is a material selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
154 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of setting a temperature of an inner wall of an evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is produced by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogen gas into the reaction chamber; the second step of placing a substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the third step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the fourth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the substrate, and forming a titanium film on the substrate; and wherein the hydrogenated gas is a material selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is a silane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein the first step comprises generating the plasma of the hydrogenated gas in the reaction chamber.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 4 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 4 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is a silane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
212 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of placing a first substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the second step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the third step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; the fourth step of setting temperatures of an inner wall of the evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is generated by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the fifth step of unloading the first substrate form the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the sixth step of placing a second substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the seventh step of evacuating the reaction chamber; and the eighth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
212 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of placing a first substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the second step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the third step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; the fourth step of setting temperatures of an inner wall of the evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is generated by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the fifth step of unloading the first substrate form the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the sixth step of placing a second substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the seventh step of evacuating the reaction chamber; and the eighth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
233 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of placing a first substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the second step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the third step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; the fourth step of setting temperatures of an inner wall of the evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is generated by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the fifth step of unloading the first substrate from the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the sixth step of placing a second substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the seventh step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the eighth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; and wherein the hydrogenated gas is a material selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
233 words
A titanium film forming method comprising at least: the first step of placing a first substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the second step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the third step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; the fourth step of setting temperatures of an inner wall of the evacuated reaction chamber and a structural member placed in the reaction chamber to not less than a temperature at which hydrogen chloride is generated by chlorine and hydrogen, and feeding a hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber; the fifth step of unloading the first substrate from the reaction chamber after feeding of the hydrogenated gas into the reaction chamber is stopped; the sixth step of placing a second substrate to be processed in the reaction chamber; the seventh step of evacuating the reaction chamber; the eighth step of respectively feeding at least titanium chloride gas and argon gas into the reaction chamber, generating a plasma of the gases above a film formation surface of the first substrate, and forming a titanium film on the first substrate; and wherein the hydrogenated gas is a material selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 8 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is a silane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 8 , wherein the first step comprises generating the plasma of the hydrogenated gas in the reaction chamber.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 10 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is selected from the group consisting of B 2 H 6 and AsH 4 .
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 10 , wherein the hydrogenated gas is a silane.
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