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Methods of forming titanium nitride composite layers using composite gases having increasing TiCl4 to NH3 ratios

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 2001-01-23
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Granted: 2001-09-18
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Expires: 2021-01-23
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Abstract

Abstract A method of forming a multilayer titanium nitride film hardly containing any Cl component by a multiple step chemical vapor deposition method, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same are provided. In the present invention, a multilayer TiN film is formed by multiple step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on a semiconductor substrate on which an underlayer is formed. In order to form the multilayer TiN film, an underlayer protective TiN film is formed by forming a first TiN film on the underlayer and NH 3 annealing the first TiN film. A main TiN film is formed by forming a second TiN film on the underlayer protective TiN film and NH 3 annealing the second TiN film. A source gas used in order to form the first TiN film has a smaller TiCl 4 to NH 3 gas flow ratio than a source gas for forming the second TiN film. In order to apply the multilayer TiN film to the fabrication of the semiconductor device, an insulating film having a contact hole is formed on a semiconductor substrate. A Ti film is formed on the inner wall of the contact hole. A multilayer TiN film is formed on the Ti film by the multiple step CVD method. A metal plug is formed on the multilayer TiN film.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jang-eun Lee
  • 👤 Ju-hyuck Chung
  • 👤 Tae-wook Seo

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10W; H10W20/00; H10W20/01; H10W20/031; H10W20/032; H10W20/047; H10W20/048; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/40; H10P14/42; H10P14/43; H10W20/033; H10W20/035; H10W20/052; H10W20/0526

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A thermal CVD method of forming titanium nitride composite layer, comprising the steps of: depositing a first titanium nitride layer on a substrate by exposing the substrate to a first composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective first levels that establish a first flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 in a range between about 0.02 and 0.05; annealing the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a gas consisting essentially of NH 3 ; and depositing a second titanium nitride layer on the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a second composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective second levels that establish a second flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 that is greater than the first flow ratio.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A thermal CVD method of forming titanium nitride composite layer, comprising the steps of: depositing a first titanium nitride layer on a substrate by exposing the substrate to a first composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective first levels that establish a first flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 in a range between about 0.02 and 0.05; annealing the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a gas consisting essentially of NH 3 ; and depositing a second titanium nitride layer on the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a second composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective second levels that establish a second flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 that is greater than the first flow ratio.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 117 words
A thermal CVD method of forming titanium nitride composite layer, comprising the steps of: depositing a first titanium nitride layer on a substrate by exposing the substrate to a first composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective first levels that establish a first flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 in a range between about 0.02 and 0.05; and depositing a second titanium nitride layer on the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a second composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective second levels that establish a second flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 that is greater than the first flow ratio.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 117 words
A thermal CVD method of forming titanium nitride composite layer, comprising the steps of: depositing a first titanium nitride layer on a substrate by exposing the substrate to a first composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective first levels that establish a first flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 in a range between about 0.02 and 0.05; and depositing a second titanium nitride layer on the first titanium nitride layer by exposing the first titanium nitride layer to a second composite gas containing TiCl 4 and NH 3 at respective second levels that establish a second flow ratio of TiCl 4 to NH 3 that is greater than the first flow ratio.

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