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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
May. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Asm Ip Holding B.v., Almere, NL;
Inventors:
Suvi Haukka, Helsinki, FI;
Eric James Shero, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Fred Alokozai, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Dong Li, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jereld Lee Winkler, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Xichong Chen, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
ASM IP Holding B.V., Almere, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/32 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); H01J 37/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 37/32495 (2013.01); C23C 16/32 (2013.01); C23C 16/4404 (2013.01); C23C 16/4405 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for treating a deposition reactor are disclosed. The system and method remove or mitigate formation of residue in a gas-phase reactor used to deposit doped metal films, such as aluminum-doped titanium carbide films or aluminum-doped tantalum carbide films. The method includes a step of exposing a reaction chamber to a treatment reactant that mitigates formation of species that lead to residue formation.