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Film forming apparatus, film forming method, program and storage medium

US7713886B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 30, 2007
Grant dateMay 11, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0228
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a film forming method using a film forming gas composed of a metal alkoxide wherein clean film formation suppressed in contamination of a target substrate to be processed is achieved by restraining aluminum or an aluminum alloy in the processing chamber from dissolving. Specifically disclosed is method for forming a thin film on a target substrate to be processed which is held in a processing chamber, and this method comprises a step for heating the target substrate and a step for supplying a film forming gas into the processing chamber. This method is characterized in that the film forming gas is composed of a metal alkoxide, the processing chamber is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and a protective film composed of a nonporous anodic oxide film is formed on the inner wall surface of the processing chamber.

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