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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yujiro Ikeda, Ikoma, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ; H01L 2/1461 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/1302 ; H01L 2/1461 ;
Abstract
A film forming method includes forming a metal or silicide film by a deposition apparatus which is cleaned by passing a cleaning gas therethrough and subjected to an idle deposition using a material for the metal or silicide film intended to be formed within 24 hours after cleaning. Thereby the content of a halogen element in the formed film is reduced.