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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert Lee, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Chris Ngai, Burlingame, CA (US);
Christopher Bencher, San Jose, CA (US);
Tom Nowak, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 2/144 ;
Abstract
Methods for processing a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a substrate with a first layer and an oxide layer on the substrate is placed in a processing chamber. The oxide layer is removed while the substrate is at a first temperature in the processing chamber. A second layer is then formed on the first layer while the substrate is at a second temperature in the processing chamber.