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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2023
Applicant:

Tokyo Electron Limited, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Taichi Monden, Yamanashi, JP;

Atsushi Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/34 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/4405 (2013.01); C23C 16/34 (2013.01); C23C 16/4408 (2013.01); C23C 16/45527 (2013.01); C23C 16/45544 (2013.01); C23C 16/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A precoat method for a substrate processing apparatus for depositing on a substrate using a raw material gas and a reducing gas is provided. The method includes: a) supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a processing chamber to clean an inside of the processing chamber; b) after a), supplying a reducing gas into the processing chamber to purge the inside of the processing chamber; c) after b), supplying a raw material gas and a reducing gas into the processing chamber to form a precoat film; and d) after c), supplying a reducing gas into the processing chamber to purge the inside of the processing chamber before depositing on a subsequent substrate.


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