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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher S. Olsen, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/108 (2006.01); H01L 21/28 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/10876 (2013.01); H01L 21/02164 (2013.01); H01L 21/02238 (2013.01); H01L 21/02255 (2013.01); H01L 21/28211 (2013.01); H01L 27/10823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming an oxide layer includes forming an interfacial layer on a substrate, forming an amorphous silicon layer on the interfacial layer, performing a direct oxidation process to selectively oxidize the formed amorphous silicon layer, and performing a thermal oxidation process to oxidize the formed amorphous silicon layer.