Tokyo Electron Limited

Kimihiko Demichi

Hiroyuki Takahashi

Kenshirou Asahi

Satoshi Toda

There is provided an etching method, including: disposing a target substrate within a chamber, the target substrate having a first silicon oxide film formed on a surface of the target substrate and a second silicon oxide film formed adjacent to the first silicon oxide film, the first silicon oxide film being formed by an atomic layer deposition method and the second silicon oxide film being formed by a method other than the atomic layer deposition method; and selectively etching the first silicon oxide film with respect to the second silicon oxide film by supplying one selected from the group consisting of HF gas and alcohol gas; HF gas and water vapor; HF gas, Fgas, and alcohol gas; HF gas, Fgas, and water vapor, into the chamber.

Etching method and storage medium

An etching method includes disposing a target substrate within a chamber. The target substrate has a first silicon oxide film formed on a surface of the target substrate by a chemical vapor deposition method or an atomic layer deposition method, a second silicon oxide film that includes a thermally-oxidized film and a silicon nitride film. The second silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride are formed adjacent to the first silicon oxide film. The etching method further includes supplying an HF gas and an alcohol gas or water vapor into the chamber to selectively etch the first silicon oxide film with respect to the second silicon oxide film and the silicon nitride film.

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