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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2005
Ken K. Lai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jeong Soo Byun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Frederick C. Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramanujapuran A. Srinivas, San Jose, CA (US);
Avgerinos Gelatos, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mei Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Moris Kori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashok K. Sinha, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hua Chung, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Fang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alfred W. Mak, Union City, CA (US);
Michael X. Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Xi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ken K. Lai, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jeong Soo Byun, Cupertino, CA (US);
Frederick C. Wu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ramanujapuran A. Srinivas, San Jose, CA (US);
Avgerinos Gelatos, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mei Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Moris Kori, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashok K. Sinha, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Hua Chung, San Jose, CA (US);
Hongbin Fang, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alfred W. Mak, Union City, CA (US);
Michael X. Yang, Fremont, CA (US);
Ming Xi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods for the deposition of tungsten films are provided. The methods include depositing a nucleation layer by alternatively adsorbing a tungsten precursor and a reducing gas on a substrate, and depositing a bulk layer of tungsten over the nucleation layer.