Faceplate with localized flow control

    公开(公告)号:US12020907B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US16844106

    申请日:2020-04-09

    IPC分类号: H01J37/32 H01L21/02

    摘要: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox. The chambers may include a substrate support. The chambers may include a blocker plate positioned between the gasbox and the substrate support. The blocker plate may define a plurality of apertures through the plate. The chambers may include a faceplate positioned between the blocker plate and the substrate support. The faceplate may be characterized by a first surface facing the blocker plate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The faceplate may be characterized by a central axis. The faceplate may define a plurality of apertures through the faceplate distributed in a number of rings. Each ring of apertures may include a scaled increase in aperture number from a ring radially inward. A radially outermost ring of apertures may be characterized by a number of apertures reduced from the scaled increase in aperture number.

    DOPED SILICON NITRIDE FOR 3D NAND

    公开(公告)号:US20220216048A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17142641

    申请日:2021-01-06

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02

    摘要: Exemplary methods of forming semiconductor structures may include forming a silicon oxide layer from a silicon-containing precursor and an oxygen-containing precursor. The methods may include forming a silicon nitride layer from a silicon-containing precursor, a nitrogen-containing precursor, and an oxygen-containing precursor. The silicon nitride layer may be characterized by an oxygen concentration greater than or about 5 at. %. The methods may also include repeating the forming a silicon oxide layer and the forming a silicon nitride layer to produce a stack of alternating layers of silicon oxide and silicon nitride.

    SILICON OXIDE GAP FILL USING CAPACITIVELY COUPLED PLASMAS

    公开(公告)号:US20220157602A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US16951495

    申请日:2020-11-18

    摘要: Exemplary deposition methods may include introducing a precursor into a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber via a faceplate of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include flowing an oxygen-containing precursor into the processing region from beneath a pedestal of the semiconductor processing chamber. The pedestal may support a substrate. The substrate may define a trench in a surface of the substrate. The methods may include forming a first plasma of the precursor in the processing region of the semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include depositing a first oxide film within the trench. The methods may include forming a second plasma in the processing region. The methods may include etching the first oxide film, while flowing the oxygen-containing precursor. The methods may include re-forming the first plasma in the processing region. The methods may also include depositing a second oxide film over the etched oxide film.

    FACEPLATE WITH LOCALIZED FLOW CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20210319981A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US16844106

    申请日:2020-04-09

    IPC分类号: H01J37/32 H01L21/02

    摘要: Exemplary semiconductor processing chambers may include a gasbox. The chambers may include a substrate support. The chambers may include a blocker plate positioned between the gasbox and the substrate support. The blocker plate may define a plurality of apertures through the plate. The chambers may include a faceplate positioned between the blocker plate and the substrate support. The faceplate may be characterized by a first surface facing the blocker plate and a second surface opposite the first surface. The faceplate may be characterized by a central axis. The faceplate may define a plurality of apertures through the faceplate distributed in a number of rings. Each ring of apertures may include a scaled increase in aperture number from a ring radially inward. A radially outermost ring of apertures may be characterized by a number of apertures reduced from the scaled increase in aperture number.

    Dry etch rate reduction of silicon nitride films

    公开(公告)号:US10515796B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-24

    申请号:US16176267

    申请日:2018-10-31

    摘要: Embodiments described herein relate to methods of forming silicon nitride films. In one embodiment, a first process gas set including a silicon-containing gas and a first nitrogen-containing gas is flowed into the process chamber. An initiation layer is deposited by applying a first radio frequency power to the first process gas set at a first frequency and a first power level. The first flow of the first nitrogen-containing gas of the first process gas set is discontinued and a second process gas set including the silicon-containing gas, a second nitrogen-containing gas, and a hydrogen-containing gas is flowed into the process chamber. A bulk silicon nitride layer is deposited on the initiation layer by applying a second RF power to the second process gas set at a second frequency higher than the first frequency and a second power level higher than the first power level.

    CARBON HARDMASK OPENING USING BORON NITRIDE MASK

    公开(公告)号:US20240014039A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-11

    申请号:US17861691

    申请日:2022-07-11

    IPC分类号: H01L21/033

    摘要: Exemplary semiconductor processing methods may include providing an oxygen-containing precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. The methods may include forming a plasma of the oxygen-containing precursor to produce oxygen-containing plasma effluents. The methods may include contacting a substrate housed in the processing region with the oxygen-containing plasma effluents. The substrate may include a boron-and-nitrogen-containing material overlying a carbon-containing material. The boron-and-nitrogen-containing material comprises a plurality of openings. The methods may include etching the carbon-containing material.