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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
May. 25, 2022
Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Azumo, Yamanashi, JP;
Sena Fujita, Yamanashi, JP;
Tadashi Mitsunari, Yamanashi, JP;
Yumiko Kawano, Yamanashi, JP;
Shinichi Ike, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A film forming method includes: (A) preparing a substrate with a surface having a first region where a first film is exposed, and a second region where a second film formed by a material different from the first film is exposed; (B) forming a stepped portion in the surface such that the first region becomes higher than the second region; (C) supplying a liquid to the surface where the stepped portion is formed; and (D) supplying, to the surface, a processing gas that chemically changes the liquid, and moving the liquid from the second region to the first region by a reaction between the processing gas and the liquid to selectively form a film in the first region with respect to the second region.