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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Novellus Systems, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sang-Hyeob Lee, Fremont, CA (US);
Joshua Collins, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novellus Systems, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/768 (2006.01); H01L 23/52 (2006.01); C23C 16/02 (2006.01); C23C 16/04 (2006.01); C23C 16/14 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); H01L 21/285 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/76876 (2013.01); C23C 16/0281 (2013.01); C23C 16/045 (2013.01); C23C 16/14 (2013.01); C23C 16/45525 (2013.01); H01L 21/28556 (2013.01); H01L 21/28562 (2013.01); H01L 21/28568 (2013.01); H01L 21/768 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); H01L 23/52 (2013.01); H01L 2924/0002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tungsten nucleation film is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate by alternatively providing to that surface, reducing gases and tungsten-containing gases. Each cycle of the method provides for one or more monolayers of the tungsten film. The film is conformal and has improved step coverage, even for a high aspect ratio contact hole.