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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazumasa Igarashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Yamato Tonegawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Jun Ogawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Yuki Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/0214 (2013.01); H01L 21/02233 (2013.01); H01L 21/31116 (2013.01);
Abstract
A substrate processing method includes preparing a substrate having a target film including silicon, carbon, and nitrogen on a surface of the substrate; supplying hydrogen gas and oxygen gas to the target film to oxidize a surface layer of the target film and form an oxide film; and etching the oxide film.