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7037856 Method of fabricating a low-defect strained epitaxial germanium film on silicon  
A method of fabricating a germanium film on a silicon substrate includes preparing a silicon substrate; depositing a first germanium film to form a continuous germanium film on the silicon...
7037855 Method of forming fluorine-doped low-dielectric-constant insulating film  
A method of forming low-dielectric-constant silicon oxide films by capacitive-coupled plasma CVD comprises: introducing a processing gas comprising SiH 4 as a silicon source gas, SiF 4 as a...
7033937 Apparatus and method for use in manufacturing a semiconductor device  
An apparatus for use in manufacturing a semiconductor device allows one or more substrates treated substantially free of the metal particles released from the chamber wall and the high energy...
7030036 Method of forming oxide layer in semiconductor device  
Provided is related to a method of forming an oxide layer of a semiconductor device. In the method, a first oxide layer is formed with a first thickness on a semiconductor substrate, that is...
7030035 Prevention of electrostatic wafer sticking in plasma deposition/etch tools  
To remove unwanted electrostatic charge from a substrate or substrate clamping mechanism in a plasma processing chamber following the plasma processing of the substrate, the process of shutting...
7026053 Process for producing silica-based film, silica-based film, insulating film, and semiconductor device  
A process for producing a silica-based film which comprises irradiating a film comprising at least one siloxane compound with electron beams to thereby convert the film into a film having a...
7018940 Method and apparatus for providing uniform gas delivery to substrates in CVD and PECVD processes  
A showerhead diffuser apparatus for a CVD process has a first channel region having first plural independent radially-concentric channels and individual gas supply ports from a first side of the...
7015144 Compositions including perhydro-polysilazane used in a semiconductor manufacturing process and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices using the same  
Compositions that can be used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, comprising perhydro-polysilazane having a weight average molecular weight of about 300 to about 3,000 and a polydispersity...
7015150 Exposed pore sealing post patterning  
Methods and structures having pore-closing layers for closing exposed pores in a patterned porous low-k dielectric layer, and optionally a reactive liner on the low-k dielectric. A first reactant...
7011863 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method  
A substrate which has been subjected to heat processing in any of hot plate units is transferred to a normal cooling unit by a transfer device and subjected to cooling processing to some extent,...
7008879 Isolation chamber arrangement for serial processing of semiconductor wafers for the electronic industry  
An apparatus for the treatment of semiconductor wafers, comprising a supportive frame and a process table arranged on the supportive frame. The process table comprises a stationary upper platen and...
7005389 Methods for forming a thin film on an integrated circuit device by sequentially providing energies to activate the reactants  
Methods for forming a thin film on an integrated circuit device including providing energy to reactants in a deposition chamber to activate the reactants. The activated reactants are then deposited...
7005391 Method of manufacturing inorganic nanotube  
A method of manufacturing an inorganic nanotube using a carbon nanotube (CNT) as a template, includes preparing a template on which a CNT or a CNT array is formed, forming an inorganic thin film on...
7001850 Method of depositing dielectric films  
A method of forming a silicon carbide layer for use in integrated circuit fabrication processes is provided. The silicon carbide layer is formed by reacting a gas mixture comprising a silicon...
6998351 Method for forming a micro pattern  
Disclosed is a method for forming a micro pattern. After a dual photoresist film having different glass transition temperatures is coated, an exposure process and a wet development process are...
6989336 Process for laminating a dielectric layer onto a semiconductor  
This invention relates to processes useful for fabricating electronic devices, more particularly to a process for laminating a layer of dielectric material onto a semiconductor.
6979474 Heat treatment method, heat treatment apparatus and treatment system  
When a substrate coated with a coating solution which oxidizes at high temperatures is heat-treated, an oxygen concentration of a treatment atmosphere is lowered when the temperature is low. Next,...
6980418 Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of electronic device enclosures  
An electronic device housing comprising a device enclosure with electronic components mounted inside the enclosure is disclosed. Mounted between the electronic device housing and the device...
6969682 Single workpiece processing system  
A system for processing wafers includes a robot moveable within an enclosure to load and unload workpieces into and out of workpiece processors. A processor includes an upper rotor having alignment...
6969538 Method for heat processing of substrate  
The present invention relates to a method for heat processing a substrate. After a coating film is formed on the substrate, the substrate is baked at a predetermined high temperature. The baking...
6969621 Contamination distribution apparatus and method  
Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus for uniformly contaminating samples. The apparatus includes a housing that contains a rotatable carousel for the holding samples. A drive element...
6955914 Method for making a molecularly smooth surface  
A method is provided for making a molecularly smooth surface, preferably on an electrode of an assay chip. This is desirable because it allows molecules, preferably oligonucloetides, to attach to...
6951826 Silicon carbide deposition for use as a low dielectric constant anti-reflective coating  
The present invention generally provides a process for depositing silicon carbide using a silane-based material with certain process parameters that is useful for forming a suitable ARC for IC...
6949472 Method for high kinetic energy plasma barrier deposition  
A novel method for depositing a barrier layer on a single damascene, dual damascene or other contact opening structure. The method eliminates the need for pre-cleaning argon ion bombardment of the...
6949471 Method for fabricating poly patterns  
A method of fabricating polysilicon patterns. The method includes depositing polysilicon on a substrate. The polysilicon may be doped or pre-doped depending upon the application. A mask layer is...
6949465 Preparation process for semiconductor device  
According to this invention, residues generated after selectively removing a low-dielectric-constant film such as SiOC can be effectively removed without damage on an insulating film or metal film....
6946403 Method of making a MEMS electrostatic chuck  
The present invention is directed to a method of forming a clamping plate for a multi-polar electrostatic chuck. The method comprises forming a first electrically conductive layer over a...
6943122 Vacuum processing system for producing components  
The present invention provides a vacuum processing system for creating processed substrates having a domed lid on at least the transfer chamber. The lid may be provided either convex to the...
6939813 Apparatus for improved low pressure inductively coupled high density plasma reactor  
A plasma reactor comprises an electromagnetic energy source coupled to a radiator through first and second variable impedance networks. The plasma reactor includes a chamber having a dielectric...
6936547 Gas delivery system for deposition processes, and methods of using same  
The present invention is generally directed to a novel gas delivery system for various deposition processes, and various methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, a deposition tool...
6936503 Method for manufacturing a MOS transistor  
In a pretreatment process, a silicon oxide film ( 13 ) with nitrogen content is formed on a semiconductor substrate ( 10 ). In a segregation process executing heat treatment in an in-oxidiz-able...
6919270 Method of manufacturing silicon carbide film  
A method for forming a silicon carbide film on a semiconductor substrate by plasma CVD includes (a) introducing a raw material gas containing silicon, carbon, and hydrogen and an inert gas into a...
6916749 Method of manufacturing semiconductor device  
A multilayer structure which provides for optimization of a configuration of a patterned photoresist is designed. A multilayer structure ( 20 ) includes polysilicon ( 10 ), a silicon oxide film (...
6914011 Film deposition system and method of fabricating semiconductor device employing the film deposition system  
A film deposition system comprises a chamber having an internal space, a support part provided in the internal space of the chamber for supporting a substrate, a gas supply part supplying gas to...
6911401 Method for CVD process control for enhancing device performance  
A method implemented by one or more processors, including receiving first information relating a plurality of flow rates of a species to corresponding concentrations of the species within films...
6911352 Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same  
A semiconductor device which is capable of suppressing short-circuit currents caused to flow through defective areas in a first semiconductor layer can be manufactured at high yield, by utilizing a...
6911400 Nonlithographic method to produce self-aligned mask, articles produced by same and compositions for same  
A method for forming a self aligned pattern on an existing pattern on a substrate comprising applying a coating of a solution containing a masking material in a carrier, the masking material having...
6908781 Method and apparatus for protecting wiring and integrated circuit device  
A method and apparatus for protecting a conductor in an integrated circuit. A protective covering can be disposed over a conductor for a substantial length along the conductor while allowing a...
6905978 Method of forming interlayer insulation film  
A method of forming an interlayer insulation film on a semiconductor substrate using plasma CVD includes introducing a source gas into a reaction chamber, applying radio-frequency power after the...
6903028 Soft-landing etching method using doping level control  
The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) laying on a prior layer, a first oxide layer doped in one form; (b) laying on said first oxide layer, a second oxide layer doped in a...
6900144 Film-forming surface reforming method and semiconductor device manufacturing method  
A film-forming surface reforming method includes the steps of bringing a gas or an aqueous solution containing ammonia, hydrazine, an amine, an amino compound or a derivative thereof into contact...
6900132 Single workpiece processing system  
A system for processing semiconductor wafers has process units on a deck of a frame. The process units and the deck have precision locating features, such as tapered pins, for precisely positioning...
6891744 Configurable nanoscale crossbar electronic circuits made by electrochemical reaction  
Configurable electronic circuits comprise arrays of cross-points of one layer of metal/semiconductive nanoscale lines crossed by a second layer of metal/semiconductive nanoscale lines, with a...
6887719 Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) cell patterning  
A process that advantageously forms MRAM cells without the application of ion beam milling processes. Unlike conventional processes that rely on ion beam milling processes to remove materials from...
6884737 Method and apparatus for precursor delivery utilizing the melting point depression of solid deposition precursors in the presence of supercritical fluids  
A method for providing a precursor to a supercritical processing chamber is provided. The precursor in solid form is provided in an ampoule external to the supercritical processing chamber. A fluid...
6884738 Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus  
According to the present invention, flatness of a thin film formed on a substrate is improved without generating particles and lowering productivity. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor...
6881437 Methods and system for processing a microelectronic topography  
Methods and systems are provided which are adapted to process a microelectronic topography, particularly in association with an electroless deposition process. In general, the methods may include...
6881680 Low nitrogen concentration carbonaceous material and manufacturing method thereof  
The present invention relates to a low nitrogen concentration carbonaceous material with a nitrogen concentration according to glow discharge mass spectrometry of 100 ppm or less, as well as a...
6881681 Film deposition on a semiconductor wafer  
Heating a reaction chamber or other apparatus in the absence of product wafers to a “curing” temperature above a deposition temperature between the deposition of a film on a first set of...
6881683 Insulation film on semiconductor substrate and method for forming same  
An insulation film is formed on a semiconductor substrate by vaporizing a silicon-containing hydrocarbon compound to provide a source gas, introducing a reaction gas composed of the source gas and...