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Method of forming an insulation film having low impurity concentrations

US8367557B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2009
Grant dateFeb 5, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2030

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

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method comprising: forming an oxide film on a substrate by alternately repeating: (a) forming an element-containing layer on the substrate by supplying a source gas containing an element into a process vessel accommodating the substrate; and (b) changing the element-containing layer to an oxide layer by supplying an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrogen-containing gas into the process vessel having an inside pressure lower than atmospheric pressure, reacting the oxygen-containing gas with the hydrogen-containing gas to generate oxidizing species containing oxygen, and oxidizing the element-containing layer by the oxidizing species; wherein the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied into the process vessel together with the source gas in step (a).

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