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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Feng Q. Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark J. Saly, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David Thompson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/40 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02118 (2013.01); C23C 16/0272 (2013.01); C23C 16/34 (2013.01); C23C 16/40 (2013.01); C23C 16/45525 (2013.01); H01L 21/02227 (2013.01); H01L 21/0228 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes forming a first layer and a second layer on a substrate, forming a passivation layer on a surface of the first layer without forming the passivation layer on a surface of the second layer by exposing the first layer and the second layer to a benzyl compound, and after forming the passivation layer on the first layer, performing at least one of: depositing a third layer on the second layer, or etching the second layer.