Method and system for controlling the presence of fluorine in refractory metal layers

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7115494
SERIAL NO

11338565

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A method and system to reduce the resistance of refractory metal layers by controlling the presence of fluorine contained therein. The present invention is based upon the discovery that when employing ALD techniques to form refractory metal layers on a substrate, the carrier gas employed impacts the presence of fluorine in the resulting layer. As a result, the method features chemisorbing, onto the substrate, alternating monolayers of a first compound and a second compound, with the second compound having fluorine atoms associated therewith, with each of the first and second compounds being introduced into the processing chamber along with a carrier gas to control a quantity of the fluorine atoms associated with the monolayer of the second compound.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
APPLIED MATERIALS INCSANTA CLARA CA

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Byun, Jeong Soo Cupertino, CA 64 5549
Chung, Hua San Jose, CA 203 14401
Kori, Moris Palo Alto, CA 25 1268
Lei, Lawrence Chung-Lai Milpitas, CA 64 5624
Mak, Alfred W Union City, CA 43 4011
Sinha, Ashok Palo Alto, CA 47 4480
Xi, Ming Milpitas, CA 101 11215

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation