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635 results about "Silicon membrane" patented technology

PermSelect® silicone membrane modules use silicone hollow fibers with exceptional gas transfer properties. Because silicone is dense (non-porous), liquids cannot transfer through the membrane. This enables silicone's use in liquid contacting applications with all compatible liquids regardless of surface tension.

Method and apparatus for cleaning and method and apparatus for etching

A cleaning apparatus (30) is connected to a treating chamber (12) of a CVD apparatus (10) for forming a silicon film. The cleaning apparatus (30) has a first, a second, and a third gas sources (32, 34, 36) and a chlorine gas, a fluorine gas, and an inert gas are introduced from the gas sources through FMC (38a, 38b, 38c), respectively, with flow rates controlled independently from one another. Those gases are gathered at a pipe (42) and mixed into a mixed gas. The mixed gas is passed through a heated reactor (44) such as a heat exchanger to thereby react the chlorine gas with the fluorine gas and form a formed gas containing fluorinated chlorine gas such as CIF3. The formed gas is supplied to the treating chamber (12) through a cooler (46), an analyzer (48) and a buffer (54).
Owner:LAIR LIQUIDE SA POUR LETUDE & LEXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE

Apparatus for depositing a uniform silicon film and methods for manufacturing the same

Methods and apparatus having a gradient spacing created between a substrate support assembly and a gas distribution plate for depositing a silicon film for solar cell applications are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for depositing films for solar cell applications may include a processing chamber, a substrate support disposed in the processing chamber and configured to support a quadrilateral substrate thereon, and a gas distribution plate disposed in the processing chamber above the substrate support, wherein a bottom surface of the gas distribution plate has a perimeter that includes edges and corners, and wherein the corners of the gas distribution plate are closer to the substrate support than the edges of the gas distribution plate.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Organoaminodisilane precursors and methods for depositing films comprising same

Described herein are precursors and methods for forming silicon-containing films. In one aspect, there is provided a precursor of Formula I:wherein R1 is selected from linear or branched C3 to C10 alkyl group, linear or branched C3 to C10 alkenyl group, linear or branched C3 to C10 alkynyl group, C1 to C6 dialkylamino group, electron withdrawing group, and C6 to C10 aryl group; R2 is selected from hydrogen, linear or branched C1 to C10 alkyl group, linear or branched C3 to C6 alkenyl group, linear or branched C3 to C6 alkynyl group, C1 to C6 dialkylamino group, C6 to C10 aryl group, linear or branched C1 to C6 fluorinated alkyl group, electron withdrawing group, and C4 to C10 aryl group; optionally wherein R1 and R2 are linked together to form ring selected from substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring or substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic ring; and n=1 or 2.
Owner:VERSUM MATERIALS US LLC

Method for silicon based dielectric chemical vapor deposition

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for depositing silicon-containing films. In one embodiment, a method for depositing silicon-containing material film on a substrate includes flowing a nitrogen and carbon containing chemical into a deposition chamber, flowing a silicon-containing source chemical having silicon-nitrogen bonds into the processing chamber, and heating the substrate disposed in the chamber to a temperature less than about 550 degrees Celsius. In another embodiment, the silicon containing chemical is trisilylamine and the nitrogen and carbon containing chemical is (CH3)3—N.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Methods and apparatus for depositing a uniform silicon film with flow gradient designs

Methods and apparatus having a flow gradient created from a gas distribution plate are provided. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus are particularly useful for, but not limited to, depositing a silicon film for solar cell applications. The apparatus for depositing a uniform film for solar cell applications includes a processing chamber, and a quadrilateral gas distribution plate disposed in the processing chamber and having at least four corners separated by four sides. The gas distribution plate further includes a first plurality of chokes formed through the gas distribution plate, the first plurality of chokes located in the corners, and a second plurality of chokes formed through the gas distribution plate, the second plurality of chokes located along the sides of the gas distribution plate between the corner regions, wherein the first plurality of chokes have a greater flow resistance than that of the second plurality of chokes.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Substrate processing method

ActiveUS20110204025A1Decorative surface effectsPretreated surfacesDecompositionAMMONIUM SILICOFLUORIDE
A silicon-containing film on a substrate is subjected to a plasma process using a process gas containing fluorine and carbon, and is thereafter subjected to plasma process using an ammonia gas, whereby ammonium silicofluoride having toxicity and hygroscopic property is adhered to the substrate. The harmful ammonium silicofluoride is removed by the inventive method. After conducting the plasma process using an ammonia gas, the substrate is heated to a temperature not lower than the decomposition temperature of the ammonium silicofluoride to decompose the ammonium silicofluoride in a process container in which the plasma process was conducted, or in a process container connected with the processing vessel which the plasma process was conducted therein and is isolated from a clean room atmosphere.
Owner:TOKYO ELECTRON LTD

Method of forming silicon-containing films

A method of forming a silicon-containing film comprising providing a substrate in a reaction chamber, injecting into the reaction chamber at least one silicon-containing compound; injecting into the reaction chamber at least one co-reactant in the gaseous form; and reacting the substrate, silicon-containing compound, and co-reactant in the gaseous form at a temperature equal to or less than 550° C. to obtain a silicon-containing film deposited onto the substrate. A method of preparing a silicon nitride film comprising introducing a silicon wafer to a reaction chamber; introducing a silicon-containing compound to the reaction chamber; purging the reaction chamber with an inert gas; and introducing a nitrogen-containing co-reactant in gaseous form to the reaction chamber under conditions suitable for the formation of a monomolecular layer of a silicon nitride film on the silicon wafer.
Owner:LAIR LIQUIDE SA POUR LETUDE & LEXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE

Method for forming low-carbon CVD film for filling trenches

A method of forming a low-carbon silicon-containing film by CVD on a substrate having trenches includes: introducing a silicon-containing compound having three or less hydrocarbon units in its molecule and having a boiling temperature of 35° C. to 220° C.; applying RF power to the gas; and depositing a film on a substrate having trenches wherein the substrate is controlled at a temperature such that components of the silicon-containing compound are at least partially liquidified on the substrate, thereby filling the trenches with the film.
Owner:ASM JAPAN

APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DEPOSITING SiC/SiCN FILMS VIA CROSS-METATHESIS REACTIONS WITH ORGANOMETALLIC CO-REACTANTS

Disclosed herein are methods of forming SiC / SiCN film layers on surfaces of semiconductor substrates. The methods may include introducing a silicon-containing film-precursor and an organometallic ligand transfer reagent into a processing chamber, adsorbing the silicon-containing film-precursor, the organometallic ligand transfer reagent, or both onto a surface of a semiconductor substrate under conditions whereby either or both form an adsorption-limited layer, and reacting the silicon-containing film-precursor with the organometallic ligand transfer reagent, after either or both have formed the adsorption-limited layer. The reaction results in the forming of the film layer. In some embodiments, a byproduct is also formed which contains substantially all of the metal of the organometallic ligand transfer reagent, and the methods may further include removing the byproduct from the processing chamber. Also disclosed herein are semiconductor processing apparatuses for forming SiC / SiCN film layers.
Owner:NOVELLUS SYSTEMS

Method for silicon based dielectric chemical vapor deposition

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method for depositing silicon-containing films. In one embodiment, a method for depositing silicon-containing material film on a substrate includes flowing a nitrogen and carbon containing chemical into a deposition chamber, flowing a silicon-containing source chemical having silicon-nitrogen bonds into the processing chamber, and heating the substrate disposed in the chamber to a temperature less than about 550 degrees Celsius. In another embodiment, the silicon containing chemical is trisilylamine and the nitrogen and carbon containing chemical is (CH3)3—N.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Organoaminosilane precursors and methods for depositing films comprising same

Described herein are precursors and methods for forming silicon-containing films. In one aspect, the precursor comprises a compound represented by one of following Formulae A through E below:In one particular embodiment, the organoaminosilane precursors are effective for a low temperature (e.g., 350° C. or less), atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) of a silicon-containing film. In addition, described herein is a composition comprising an organoaminosilane described herein wherein the organoaminosilane is substantially free of at least one selected from the amines, halides (e.g., Cl, F, I, Br), higher molecular weight species, and trace metals.
Owner:VERSUM MATERIALS US LLC

Precursors and flowable CVD methods for making low-K films to fill surface features

A method for depositing a silicon-containing film, the method comprising: placing a substrate comprising at least one surface feature into a flowable CVD reactor which is at a temperature of from about −20° C. to about 400° C.; introducing into the reactor at least one silicon-containing compound having at least one acetoxy group to at least partially react the at least one silicon-containing compound to form a flowable liquid oligomer wherein the flowable liquid oligomer forms a silicon oxide coating on the substrate and at least partially fills at least a portion of the at least one surface feature. Once cured, the silicon oxide coating has a low k and excellent mechanical properties.
Owner:VERSUM MATERIALS US LLC

Selective etch for silicon films

A method of etching patterned heterogeneous silicon-containing structures is described and includes a remote plasma etch with inverted selectivity compared to existing remote plasma etches. The methods may be used to conformally trim polysilicon while removing little or no silicon oxide. More generally, silicon-containing films containing less oxygen are removed more rapidly than silicon-containing films which contain more oxygen. Other exemplary applications include trimming silicon carbon nitride films while essentially retaining silicon oxycarbide. Applications such as these are enabled by the methods presented herein and enable new process flows. These process flows are expected to become desirable for a variety of finer linewidth structures. Methods contained herein may also be used to etch silicon-containing films faster than nitrogen-and-silicon containing films having a greater concentration of nitrogen.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Composition and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films such as films including silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and/or silicon-oxynitride

Silicon precursors for forming silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, such as low dielectric constant (k) thin films, high k gate silicates, low temperature silicon epitaxial films, and films containing silicon nitride (Si3N4), siliconoxynitride (SiOxNy) and / or silicon dioxide (SiO2). The precursors of the invention are amenable to use in low temperature (e.g., <500° C.) chemical vapor deposition processes, for fabrication of ULSI devices and device structures.
Owner:ENTEGRIS INC

Method for forming precoat film and method for forming silicon-containing film

A method for forming a precoat film on a metal surface in a chamber before forming a silicon-containing film having an identical composition system with that of the precoat film on a substrate in the chamber using a PECVD method, wherein the precoat film is formed using a PEALD method in which a first gas and a second gas are supplied into the chamber by shifting timing of supply, the PEALD method comprises an adsorption step comprising supplying the first gas into the chamber so that the source gas component adsorbs on the metal surface, a first purge step comprising discharging an excessive source gas component not adsorbed on the metal surface, and a precoat film forming step comprising supplying the second gas into the chamber and applying high-frequency power to generate plasma in the reactant gas component in the second gas.
Owner:ASM IP HLDG BV

Thin Films and Methods of Making Them

<heading lvl="0">Abstract of Disclosure< / heading> Thin, smooth silicon-containing films are prepared by deposition methods that utilize a silicon-containing precursor. In preferred embodiments, the methods result in Si-containing films that are continuous and have a thickness of about 150 Åor less, a surface roughness of about 5 Å rms or less, and a thickness non-uniformity of about 20% or less. Preferred silicon-containing films display a high degree of compositional uniformity when doped or alloyed with other elements. Preferred deposition methods provide improved manufacturing efficiency and can be used to make various useful structures such as wetting layers, HSG silicon, quantum dots, dielectric layers, anti-reflective coatings (ARC s), gate electrodes and diffusion sources.
Owner:ASM IP HLDG BV

Dry-etch for selective tungsten removal

Methods of selectively etching tungsten relative to silicon-containing films (e.g. silicon oxide, silicon carbon nitride and (poly)silicon) as well as tungsten oxide are described. The methods include a remote plasma etch formed from a fluorine-containing precursor and / or hydrogen (H2). Plasma effluents from the remote plasma are flowed into a substrate processing region where the plasma effluents react with the tungsten. The plasma effluents react with exposed surfaces and selectively remove tungsten while very slowly removing other exposed materials. Sequential and simultaneous methods are included to remove thin tungsten oxide which may, for example, result from exposure to the atmosphere.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Precursors for depositing silicon-containing films and processes thereof

Inorganic precursors, namely iodosilane precursors, for the low temperature, low pressure deposition of silicon-containing films is provided therein. In one aspect, there is provided a process for forming a silicon-containing film process comprising: introducing a substrate and gaseous reagents comprising an iodosilane precursor having three or less iodine atoms bound to the silicon atom and at least one reagent selected from an oxygen-containing reactive gas, a nitrogen-containing reactive gas, a hydrogen-containing reactive gas and mixtures thereof into a reaction chamber; heating the reaction chamber to one or more temperatures ranging from 200° C. to 900° C. to form the silicon containing film on the substrate, provided that if the iodosilane precursor has three iodine atoms bound to the silicon atom then the heating step is conducted at one or more pressures less than 600 Torr.
Owner:VERSUM MATERIALS US LLC

Apparatus and method for surface finishing a silicon film

A method of smoothing a silicon surface formed on a substrate. According to the present invention a substrate having a silicon surface is placed into a chamber and heated to a temperature of between 1000°-1300° C. While the substrate is heated to a temperature between 1000°-1300° C., the silicon surface is exposed to a gas mix comprising H2 and HCl in the chamber to smooth the silicon surface.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC +1

Apparatus and method for surface finishing a silicon film

A method of treating a silicon surface of a substrate that includes heating the substrate in a process chamber to a temperature, exposing a first area adjacent to the silicon surface to a first gas mixture comprising an etchant, a silicon source gas, and a carrier, exposing a second area adjacent to the silicon surface to a second gas mixture, wherein the second gas mixture is different from the first gas mixture.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Composition for forming silicon film and method for forming silicon film

There are provided a silicon-film-forming composition containing silicon particles and a dispersion medium and a method for forming a silicon film by forming a coating film of the silicon-film-forming composition on a substrate and subjecting the coating film to instantaneous fusion, a heat treatment or a light treatment. According to the composition and the method, a polysilicon film with a desired thickness which may be used as a silicon film for a solar battery can be formed efficiently and easily.
Owner:JSR CORPORATIOON

Low cost flowable dielectric films

A method of forming a dielectric layer is described. The method deposits a silicon-containing film by chemical vapor deposition using a local plasma. The silicon-containing film is flowable during deposition at low substrate temperature. A silicon precursor (e.g. a silylamine, higher order silane or halogenated silane) is delivered to the substrate processing region and excited in a local plasma. A second plasma vapor or gas is combined with the silicon precursor in the substrate processing region and may include ammonia, nitrogen (N2), argon, hydrogen (H2) and / or oxygen (O2). The equipment configurations disclosed herein in combination with these vapor / gas combinations have been found to result in flowable deposition at substrate temperatures below or about 200° C. when a local plasma is excited using relatively low power.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device

A method of producing a semiconductor device which removes catalyst elements from a silicon-containing semiconductor film while maintaining the advantage of low temperature process is provided. The method comprises the steps of: forming an amorphous semiconductor film containing silicon on a glass substrate to crystallize it by using a catalyst element; selectively introducing into the amorphous semiconductor film an impurity belonging to Group 15 to form gettering regions and regions to be gettered; and causing the catalyst element in the silicon film to move to the gettering regions by heat treatment. Through the gettering process, the crystalline silicon film can be obtained in which the concentration of nickel contained therein is sufficiently reduced.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

Method for forming contact plug in semiconductor device

The present invention provides a method for forming a contact plug in a semiconductor device capable of preventing an increase of contact resistance even if the contact size becomes smaller and degradation of a step coverage property and of suppressing a decrease of uniformity in the contact resistance. The inventive method includes the steps of: a method for forming a contact plug in a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: forming a contact hole by etching an insulating layer on a substrate; forming a first silicon film with a first doping concentration on the substrate in the contact hole so that the contact hole is partially filled; flushing a doping gas on a surface of the first silicon film; and forming a second silicon film having a second doping concentration higher than the first doping concentration on the first silicon film until filling the contact hole.
Owner:CONVERSANT INTPROP MANAGEMENT INC

Method of forming a TFT by adding a metal to a silicon film promoting crystallization, forming a mask, forming another silicon layer with group XV elements, and gettering the metal through opening in the mask

There is disclosed a method of fabricating TFTs using a silicon film crystallized with the aid of nickel. The nickel is removed from the crystallized silicon film. The method starts with maintaining nickel in contact with the surface of an amorphous silicon film. Then, a heat treatment is performed to form a crystalline silicon film. At this time, nickel promotes the crystallization greatly, and nickel diffuses into the film. A mask is formed. A silicon film heavily doped with phosphorus is formed. Thereafter, a heat treatment is performed to move the nickel from the crystalline silicon film into the phosphorus-rich silicon film. This reduces the concentration of nickel in the crystalline silicon film.
Owner:SEMICON ENERGY LAB CO LTD

Methods for uv-assisted conformal film deposition

Described are methods of making silicon nitride (SiN) materials and other silicon-containing films, including carbon-containing and / or oxygen-containing films such as SiCN (also referred to as SiNC), SiON and SiONC films, on substrates. According to various embodiments, the methods involve electromagnetic radiation-assisted activation of one or more reactants. In certain embodiments, for example, the methods involve ultraviolet (UV) activation of vapor phase amine coreactants. The methods can be used to deposit silicon-containing films, including SiN and SiCN films, at temperatures below about 400° C.
Owner:NOVELLUS SYSTEMS

Silicon-containing film-forming composition, silicon-containing film, silicon-containing film-bearing substrate, and patterning method

A silicon-containing film is formed from a heat curable composition comprising (A) a silicon-containing compound obtained by effecting hydrolytic condensation of a hydrolyzable silicon compound in the presence of an acid catalyst, and substantially removing the acid catalyst from the reaction mixture, (B) a hydroxide or organic acid salt of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium or cesium, or a sulfonium, iodonium or ammonium compound, (C) an organic acid, and (D) an organic solvent. The silicon-containing film allows an overlying photoresist film to be patterned effectively. The composition is effective in minimizing the occurrence of pattern defects after lithography and is shelf stable.
Owner:SHIN ETSU CHEM IND CO LTD
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