Hitachi, Ltd.

Shunji Sasabe

Fumio Murai

Takashi Yunogami

Takao Kumihashi

Kazuyuki Suko

Jun Abe

Junichi Kobayashi

Tatehito Usui

Yasumichi Suzuki

Nobuo Owada

Yoshio Homma

Osamu Kasahara

Tohru Kobayashi

Hiroshi Saito

Sukeyoshi Tsunekawa

Hiroyuki Akimori

Tomoji Watanabe

Mikinori Kawaji

Takahisa Nitta

Kazuhiro Nakajima

Takehiko Ooshima

In order that reaction products of low vapor pressure may be prevented from being deposited on the side wall of a predetermined pattern when this pattern is to be formed by dry-etching a Pt film or a PZT film, a resist mask having a rounded outer periphery at its head is used when the Pt film deposited on a semiconductor substrate is to be dry-etched. After this dry-etching, moreover, an overetching of a proper extent is performed to completely remove the side wall deposited film which is left on the side of the pattern. The resist mask is formed by exposing and developing a benzophenone novolak resist and subsequently by heating to set it while irradiating it, if necessary, with ultraviolet rays.

Process for manufacturing semiconductor integrated circuit device

In order that reaction products of low vapor pressure may be prevented from being deposited on the side wall of a predetermined pattern when this pattern is to be formed by dry-etching a Pt film or a PZT film, a resist mask 54 having a rounded outer periphery at its head is used when the Pt film 53 deposited on a semiconductor substrate 50 is to be dry-etched. After this dry-etching, moreover, an overetching of a proper extent is performed to completely remove the side wall deposited film 55 which is left on the side of the pattern. The resist mask 54 is formed by exposing and developing a benzophenone novolak resist and subsequently by heating to set it while irradiating it, if necessary, with ultraviolet rays.

An apparatus for measuring the temperature of an object placed in a plasma by utilizing radiation includes measuring means for measuring the intensity of radiation from the object and the intensity of plasma light in different directions at the same time. The measuring means includes a first lens for receiving the radiation from the object and the plasma light, a second lens for converting the output beam of the first lens into parallel light rays, a third lens for focusing the parallel light rays, and an interference filter disposed rotatably between the second lens and the third lens.

Temperature measuring apparatus utilizing radiation

Disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit device adopting a gate array scheme, having a plurality of layers of wiring formed by a Design Automation system. The device according to the present invention includes a semiconductor substrate having basic cell forming regions, the basic cell forming regions being spaced from each other with wiring channel regions between adjacent basic cell forming regions. The wiring includes at least first-layer wiring lines arranged overlying the wiring channel regions; second-layer wiring lines overlying both the basic cell forming regions and the wiring channel regions; and third-layer wiring lines overlying both the basic cell forming regions and the wiring channel regions. The first-, second- and third-layer wiring lines respectively extend in first, second and third directions, the second direction being different from the first direction. The wiring pitches of the second-layer wiring lines and the third-layer wiring lines are set substantially equal to or smaller than the wiring pitch of th first-layer wiring lines. As a further aspect of the present invention, the ratio of wiring pitch of third-layer wiring lines to first-layer wiring lines can be 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0. In addition, insulator films on which are formed the wiring lines are respectively subjected to flattening processes in order to flatten their upper surfaces, prior to providing the wiring lines thereon.

Semiconductor integrated circuit device and method of manufacturing the

A sputter etching apparatus including a vacuum chamber provided with a gas supply system and an evacuator, a sputter etching electrode disposed within the vacuum chamber on which a substrate is disposed, a plasma generator for generating plasma by applying microwave energy and disposed in opposition to the sputter etching electrode, a voltage applying stud provided in association with the sputter etching electrode for causing ions in the plasma to impact against the substrate, a first power supply source provided in association with the plasma generator for generating the plasma, and a second power supply source provided independent of the first power supply source for supplying the voltage for causing the ions to impact against the substrate. A magnetic field generating magnet or coil assembly can be incorporated in the apparatus for generating a magnetic field in such a manner in which the plasma produced within a space defined between the substrate and the microwave inlet window is peripherally surrounded by the magnetic lines of forces. Further disclosed in a plasma treatment apparatus which includes an activating chamber equipped with plasma generator and a first raw gas supplying system, a reaction chamber spatially coupled to the activating chamber and containing an electrode for supporting thereon a substrate to be treated, an evacuator for evacuating the activating chamber and the reaction chamber down to a predetermined pressure. The activating chamber is directly connected to the reaction chamber for shortening the distance between the activating chamber and the substrate to be treated. A second raw gas supplying system for supplying a raw gas to the reaction chamber is provided in the connecting portion between the activating chamber and the reacting chamber.

Apparatus for treating material by using plasma

A sputtering apparatus comprising an intermediate electrode having a plurality of openings disposed between a cathode and a substrate electrode. The directionality of the particles which are liberated from a target by the collision of ions against the target is made remarkably uniform by the presence of the intermediate electrode, and thus a thin film having a superior step coverage can be deposited on the substrate placed on the substrate electrode.

Sputtering apparatus

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Iruma, Japan

Shunji Sasabe