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Plasma processing method and etching apparatus

US11217454B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2019
Grant dateJan 4, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10B43/27
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a plasma processing method or a plasma processing method, which allows the evenness of etching amounts to increase and the yield of processing to improve.A method for etching a tungsten film includes: a first step of depositing a fluorocarbon layer and forming an intermediate layer that contains tungsten and fluorine and is self-limiting between the fluorocarbon layer and the tungsten film by supplying plasma of an organic gas containing fluorine to a base material having the tungsten film over at least a part of the surface; and a second step of removing the fluorocarbon layer and the intermediate layer by using plasma of an oxygen gas.

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