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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Malcolm J. Bevan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Johanes Swenberg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Son T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Jose Antonio Marin, San Jose, CA (US);
Jian LI, Fremont, CA (US);
Malcolm J. Bevan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Johanes Swenberg, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Son T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Wei Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Jose Antonio Marin, San Jose, CA (US);
Jian Li, Fremont, CA (US);
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for forming nitrogen-containing layers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of forming a nitrogen-containing layer may include placing a substrate having a first layer disposed thereon on a substrate support of a process chamber; heating the substrate to a temperature of at least about 250 degrees Celsius; and exposing the first layer to a radio frequency (RF) plasma formed from a process gas consisting essentially of ammonia (NH) and an inert gas while maintaining the process chamber at a pressure of about 10 mTorr to about 40 mTorr to transform at least an upper portion of the first layer into a nitrogen-containing layer.