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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Satoshi Ogino, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Ogino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Elpida Memory, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/461 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: mounting a wafer having an exposed silicon nitride film, on an electrode received in a plasma chamber; dry-cleaning the chamber to remove reaction products accumulated on the wall and ceiling of the chamber, anisotropic-etching the silicon nitride film and an underlying silicon film for patterning; and removing the wafer from the chamber. The method repeats the treatment for a number of semiconductor wafers.