Method for forming silicon oxide film, plasma processing apparatus and storage medium
US7972973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D64/513
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for forming a silicon oxide film, with a substantially uniform film thickness and without being so influenced by dense sites and scattered sites in a pattern provided on an object to be processed, while keeping advantageous points of a plasma oxidation process performed under a lower-pressure and lower-oxygen-concentration condition. In this method, plasma of a processing gas is applied to a surface of the object having a concavo-convex pattern, in a processing chamber of a plasma processing apparatus, so as to oxidize silicon on the surface of the object, thereby forming the silicon oxide film. The plasma is generated under the condition that a ratio of oxygen in the processing gas is within a range of 0.1% to 10% and pressure is within a range of 0.133 Pa to 133.3 Pa. This plasma oxidation process is performed, with a plate, having a plurality of through-holes formed therein, being provided between a region for generating the plasma in the processing chamber and the object to be processed.
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