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公开(公告)号:US11795397B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17577554
申请日:2022-01-18
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hisashi Shimizu , Korehito Kato
IPC: H01L21/3065 , C09K13/00 , H01L21/311 , H01J37/32
CPC classification number: C09K13/00 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/31116 , H01J37/3244 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: Provided is a novel etching gas composition that comprises a sulfur-containing compound and that can selectively etch SiO2 over low dielectric constant materials (low-k materials; SiON, SiCN, SiOCN, SiOC). A dry etching gas composition comprises a saturated and cyclic sulfur-containing fluorocarbon compound that is represented by general formula (1) of CxFySz where x, y, and z are 2≤x≤5, y≤2x, and 1≤z≤2.
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公开(公告)号:US11584989B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-21
申请号:US16497495
申请日:2018-03-26
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yoshinao Takahashi , Katsuya Fukae , Korehito Kato
Abstract: Provided are a method of selectively etching a film primarily containing Si, such as polycrystalline silicon (Poly-Si), single crystal silicon (single crystal Si), or amorphous silicon (a-Si) as well as a method for cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a sample chamber of a film forming apparatus, such as a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior.
By simultaneously introducing a monofluoro interhalogen gas (XF, where X is any of Cl, Br, and I) and nitric oxide (NO) into an etching or a film forming apparatus, followed by thermal excitation, it is possible to selectively and rapidly etch a Si-based film, such as Poly-Si, single crystal Si, or a-Si, while decreasing the etching rate of SiN and/or SiO2. It is also possible to perform cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a film forming apparatus, such as a CVD apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior.-
公开(公告)号:US11814726B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US18145343
申请日:2022-12-22
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yoshinao Takahashi , Katsuya Fukae , Korehito Kato
CPC classification number: C23C16/4405 , B08B5/00 , B08B7/0071 , B08B7/04 , C23C16/24
Abstract: Provided are a method of selectively etching a film primarily containing Si, such as polycrystalline silicon (Poly-Si), single crystal silicon (single crystal Si), or amorphous silicon (a-Si) as well as a method for cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a sample chamber of a film forming apparatus, such as a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior.
By simultaneously introducing a monofluoro interhalogen gas (XF, where X is any of Cl, Br, and I) and nitric oxide (NO) into an etching or a film forming apparatus, followed by thermal excitation, it is possible to selectively and rapidly etch a Si-based film, such as Poly-Si, single crystal Si, or a-Si, while decreasing the etching rate of SiN and/or SiO2. It is also possible to perform cleaning by removing a Si-based deposited and/or attached matter inside a film forming apparatus, such as a CVD apparatus, without damaging the apparatus interior.-
公开(公告)号:US11795396B2
公开(公告)日:2023-10-24
申请号:US17577511
申请日:2022-01-18
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hisashi Shimizu , Korehito Kato
IPC: H01L21/3065 , C09K13/00
CPC classification number: C09K13/00 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: Provided is a novel etching gas composition that comprises a sulfur-containing unsaturated compound and that is useful for etching a stacked structure of silicon-based films. A dry etching gas composition comprises a sulfur-containing fluorocarbon compound that has an unsaturated bond and that is represented by general formula (1) of CxFySz where x, y, and z are 2≤x≤5, y≤2x, and 1≤z≤2.
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公开(公告)号:US10899615B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-26
申请号:US16091178
申请日:2017-03-29
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yoshinao Takahashi , Korehito Kato , Yoshimasa Sakurai , Hiroki Takizawa , Sho Kikuchi , Shinichi Kawaguchi , Yoshihiko Iketani , Yukinobu Shibusawa
IPC: C01B7/24 , C07B39/00 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/306 , B08B5/00 , B08B9/093
Abstract: A chlorine fluoride feeding device and feeding process are provided that can stably generate industrially applicable chlorine fluoride (ClF), control flow rate, and provide continual feed.
The feeding process of chlorine fluoride of this invention is a feeding process to feed chlorine fluoride generated by loading a gas that contains fluorine atoms and a gas that contains chlorine atoms to a flow-type heat reactor or a plasma reactor, and it can stably generate and safely feed chlorine fluoride for a long time by reacting chlorine fluoride that is difficult to pack at a high pressure, such that an amount that can be packed in a gas container such as a gas cylinder is limited, with two or more types of gas materials that can be packed safely in a gas container by liquefaction, or with such gas material and a solid material.-
公开(公告)号:US11814561B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-14
申请号:US17288248
申请日:2019-10-25
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hisashi Shimizu , Korehito Kato
IPC: C09K13/00 , H01L21/3065
CPC classification number: C09K13/00 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: Provided is a novel etching gas composition that comprises a sulfur-containing unsaturated compound and that is useful for etching a stacked structure of silicon-based films. A dry etching gas composition comprises a sulfur-containing fluorocarbon compound that has an unsaturated bond and that is represented by general formula (1) of CxFySz where x, y, and z are 2≤x≤5, y≤2x, and 1≤z≤2.
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公开(公告)号:US11434565B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US16091202
申请日:2017-03-29
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Yoshinao Takahashi , Korehito Kato
IPC: C23C16/44 , H01L21/205 , H01L21/31 , H01L21/02
Abstract: This invention provides a cleaning method that uses a cleaning gas composition for a semiconductor manufacturing device, including a monofluorohalogen compound represented by XF (in which X is Cl, Br or I) as the main component, and provides a method for removing unwanted film, such as a Si-containing deposit, attached to the interior of the processing room or processing vessel after a processing operation without damaging the interior of the processing room or processing vessel using such monofluorohalogen compound.
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公开(公告)号:US11315797B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-26
申请号:US15733949
申请日:2019-06-21
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Korehito Kato , Yoshinao Takahashi , Mitsuharu Shimoda , Yoshihiko Iketani
IPC: H01L21/311 , H01J37/32
Abstract: Provided is a plasma etching method that enables, in a semiconductor fabrication process, selective processing of a film consisting of a single material, such as SiO2 or SiN, or a composite material of SiO2 and SiN over a mask material as well as processing into satisfactorily vertical processed shapes.
It is possible, for example, to enhance selectivity over a mask material or other materials excluding an etching target, to reduce damage on sidewalls, and to suppress etching in the lateral direction by generating a plasma of a gas compound having a thioether skeleton represented by general formula (1) or a mixed gas thereof and etching a film consisting of a composite material or a single material, such as SiO2 or SiN, thereby depositing a protective film that contains sulfur atoms and has a lower content of fluorine atoms than the cases of using common hydrofluorocarbon gases: general formula (1): Rf1—S—Rf2 (1) where Rf1 is a monovalent organic group represented by CxHyFz and Rf2 is a monovalent organic group represented by CaHbFc.-
公开(公告)号:US11437244B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US16489756
申请日:2018-04-02
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO.,LTD.
Inventor: Korehito Kato , Yoshihiko Iketani , Yukinobu Shibusawa , Hisashi Shimizu
IPC: C09K13/08 , H01L21/3065
Abstract: A dry etching gas composition is used which contains a saturated or unsaturated hydrofluorocarbon compound (excluding 1,2,2,3-pentafluorocyclobutane and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluorocyclobutane) represented by a general formula (1): CxHyFz (where x, y, and z are integers that satisfy 2≤x≤4, y+z≤2x+2, and 0.5
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公开(公告)号:US11183393B2
公开(公告)日:2021-11-23
申请号:US16336535
申请日:2018-09-14
Applicant: KANTO DENKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
Inventor: Korehito Kato , Katsuya Fukae , Yoshinao Takahashi
IPC: H01L21/311
Abstract: A method of atomic layer etching a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is provided. Atomic layer etching (ALE) is performed by repeating three steps of (1) hydrogenation step of hydrogenating a surface by irradiating a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film with a plasma containing H, (2) acid halide adsorption step of causing chemisorption of an acid halide represented by a formula of Rf—COX (Rf is H, F, a substituent consisting of C and F or consisting of C, H, and F, or —COX; each X is independently any halogen atom of F, Cl, Br and I) on the surface by reacting the acid halide with the hydrogenated surface through exposure to the acid halide, and (3) etching step of etching a single atomic layer by inducing chemical reactions on the surface of the acid halide-adsorbed silicon oxide film or silicon nitride film through irradiation with a plasma containing a noble gas (at least any one of He, Ar, Ne, Kr, and Xe).
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