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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Shuji Azumo, Yamanashi, JP;

Shinichi Ike, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Yumiko Kawano, Yamanashi, JP;

Hiroki Murakami, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/18 (2006.01); C23C 16/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/40 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/45529 (2013.01); C23C 16/18 (2013.01); C23C 16/345 (2013.01); C23C 16/401 (2013.01); C23C 16/4554 (2013.01); C23C 16/45553 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A film forming method includes: a preparation process of preparing a substrate having a surface from which a first film without containing silicon and a second film are exposed; a first film formation process of forming a self-assembled monolayer, which has a fluorine-containing functional group and inhibits formation of a third film containing silicon, on the first film; a second film formation process of forming the third film on the second film; a modification process of decomposing the self-assembled monolayer by plasma using a gas containing hydrogen and nitrogen while maintaining a temperature of the substrate to be 70 degrees C. or lower, so that a side portion of the third film, which is formed in a vicinity of the self-assembled monolayer, is modified into ammonium fluorosilicate by active species contained in the decomposed self-assembled monolayer; and a removal process of removing the ammonium fluorosilicate.


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