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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/311 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01); H01L 21/3213 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/31116 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01); H01L 21/02205 (2013.01); H01L 21/31138 (2013.01); H01L 21/32137 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique enables etching of a film on a substrate with reduced etching on the surface of a side wall. An etching method includes forming a protective layer on a surface of a side wall defining a recess in a substrate. The protective layer contains sulfur atoms. The etching method further includes etching a film on the substrate to increase a depth of the recess after forming the protective layer.