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Substrate processing method

US8569176B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2011
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31138
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a substrate processing method configured to prevent the occurrence of a bowing shape to form a hole of a vertical processing shape on a mask layer, and to secure a remaining layer quantity as the mask layer. The substrate processing method receives a wafer W in which a mask layer and an intermediate layer are stacked on a target layer to be processed in a chamber, generates plasma of processing gas in the chamber, performs an etching process on wafer W using the plasma, thereby forming a pattern shape on the target layer to be processed through the intermediate layer and the mask layer. The etching process etches the mask layer by applying excitation power of 500 W for generating plasma, maintaining processing pressure at 5 mTorr (9.31×10−1 Pa) or less, and maintain temperature of wafer W in the range of −10° C. to −20° C.

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