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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Kokusai Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Motomu Degai, Toyama, JP;
Kimihiko Nakatani, Toyama, JP;
Takashi Nakagawa, Toyama, JP;
Takayuki Waseda, Toyama, JP;
Yoshitomo Hashimoto, Toyama, JP;
Assignee:
KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/321 (2006.01); H01L 21/3213 (2006.01); H01L 21/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/32135 (2013.01); H01L 21/67069 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provide a technique that includes: etching a base on a surface of a substrate by performing a cycle, the cycle including: (a) forming a layer on a surface of the base by exposing the base to a modifying agent; and (b) causing a reaction between a halogen-containing radical and the base by exposing the layer to a halogen-containing gas such that the layer reacts with the halogen-containing gas to generate the halogen-containing radical.