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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
David T. Or, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joshua Collins, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mei Chang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Materials, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/302 (2006.01); H01L 21/3065 (2006.01); H01L 21/02 (2006.01); H01L 21/311 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/3065 (2013.01); H01L 21/02057 (2013.01); H01L 21/31116 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for processing a substrate are described herein. Methods can include positioning a substrate comprising silicon in a processing chamber, delivering a plasma to the surface of the substrate while biasing the substrate, exposing the surface of the substrate to ammonium fluoride (NHF), and annealing the substrate to a first temperature to sublimate one or more volatile byproducts.