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Method of surface treatment

US5108543A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 1988
Grant dateApr 28, 1992
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/32137
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Surface treatment is applied to a substrate by supplying thereto excited molecules in which the vibrational energy level is excited. SF.sub.6, O.sub.2, N.sub.2, etc., are used as the excited molecules and supplied to the substrate as beams. This method is particularly suitable for the surface treatment in the production of semiconductor devices.

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