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6878641 Composition and chemical vapor deposition method for forming organic low k dielectric films  
Precursor compositions for the CVD formation of low k dielectric films on a substrate, e.g., as an interlayer dielectric for fabrication of microelectronic device structures. The precursor...
6875702 Plasma treatment system  
A process for forming a conductive via in an integrated circuit structure that includes a first dielectric layer overlying a first conductive layer. A via cavity is formed in the first dielectric...
6875642 Method for manufacturing thin film, and thin film  
A method for manufacturing thin film and a thin film. The method comprises dipping a substrate in a solution that dries up forming a layer on the surface of the substrate and controlling layer...
6868888 Thin film forming apparatus, film supplier, film cassette, transport mechanism and transport method  
A center robot is fixed approximately in a central portion of a process part. A coating unit, a drying unit, a transfer unit, a peeling unit, a film supplying unit and a reversing unit are arranged...
6869875 Method to achieve continuous hydrogen saturation in sparingly used electroless nickel plating process  
An improved wire bonding process for copper-metallized integrated circuits is provided by a nickel layer that acts as a barrier against up-diffusing copper. In accordance with the present invention...
6869890 Processing apparatus to be sealed against workpiece  
A processing apparatus is used for processing a workpiece such as a semiconductor wafer. The processing apparatus comprises a cover for covering a portion of a surface, to be processed, of a...
6867149 Growth of multi-component alloy films with controlled graded chemical composition on sub-nanometer scale  
The chemical composition of thin films is modulated during their growth. A computer code has been developed to design specific processes for producing a desired chemical composition for various...
6864189 Methodology for measuring and controlling film thickness profiles  
A method evaluating an integrated circuit manufacturing process first establishes a “desired” profile of a given film in a prescribed manufacturing process by first recording multiple thickness...
6861377 Surface treatment method, surface-treated substrate, method for forming film pattern, method for making electro-optical device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
The invention provides a surface treatment method by which a substrate with desired uniform lyophilicity is obtained in order to enhance the formation of a film pattern by an ink-jet process; a...
6858548 Application of carbon doped silicon oxide film to flat panel industry  
A process for depositing a low dielectric constant layer (k<3) on a flat panel display and a flat panel display. The process includes reacting one or more organosilicon compounds with an oxygen...
6852644 Atmospheric robot handling equipment  
A semiconductor-manufacturing tool has two load locks, one for semiconductor wafers entering the tool for processing and the other for wafers leaving the tool after being processed. The load locks...
6849560 Method of depositing silicon thin film and silicon thin film solar cell  
In a method of depositing a silicon thin film by using a vertical plasma CVD apparatus having steps of holding a substrate having an area not smaller than 1,200 cm 2 and having a conductive film...
6848191 Apparatus and method for forming a combined substrate structure  
An apparatus for supporting a combined substrate structure, comprising first and second substrates combined, includes: level-adjustable supporting mechanisms for supporting plural supporting points...
6844261 Method of forming ruthenium and ruthenium oxide films on a semiconductor structure  
A method is provided for forming a film of ruthenium or ruthenium oxide to the surface of a substrate by employing the techniques of chemical vapor deposition to decompose ruthenium precursor...
6841489 Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and method of forming a film  
A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes the steps of (a) introducing a first substrate into a first CVD chamber; (b) raising the first substrate temperature to a predetermined value;...
6841342 Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method  
A substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate coated with a chemical amplification type resist and subjected to a light-exposure treatment comprises a substrate table on which is...
6835669 Film forming method, semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method  
The present invention relates to a film forming method of forming an interlayer insulating film having a low dielectric constant for covering wiring. The insulating film covering wiring is formed...
6833322 Apparatuses and methods for depositing an oxide film  
Methods and apparatuses for forming an oxide film. The method includes depositing an oxide film on a substrate using a process gas mixture that comprises a silicon source gas, an oxygen gas, and a...
6830996 Device performance improvement by heavily doped pre-gate and post polysilicon gate clean  
The present disclosure provides a method is provided for fabricating a metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gate stack on a semiconductor substrate. The method includes generating moisture on a surface...
6830624 Blocker plate by-pass for remote plasma clean  
A flow of a remotely-generated plasma to a processing chamber by-passes a blocker plate and thereby avoids unwanted recombination of active species. By-passing the blocker plate according to...
6827835 Method for electroplated metal annealing process  
A method for electroplated metal annealing process. First, a semiconductor structure is provided, wherein the semiconductor structure has a plurality of semiconductor components, such as a gate...
6828246 Gas delivering device  
A gas delivering device inside a gaseous reaction chamber capable of increasing gas flow in areas having a deficient supply of gas by forming additional holes in corresponding positions. Because a...
6828254 Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus and method for forming nitride layer using the same  
A plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus and a method of forming a nitride layer using the same, wherein the plasma enhanced CVD apparatus includes a process chamber including an upper...
6825122 Method for fabricating a patterned thin film and a micro device  
An organic resin with an optical crosslinking agent therein is coated to form an organic resin layer over a resist mast and a patterned thin film, and crosslinked. Although some debris are formed...
6821563 Gas distribution system for cyclical layer deposition  
Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a cyclical layer deposition system, which includes a processing chamber, at least one load lock chamber connected to the processing chamber, a...
6821909 Post rinse to improve selective deposition of electroless cobalt on copper for ULSI application  
A method for depositing a passivation layer on a substrate surface using one or more electroplating techniques is provided. Embodiments of the method include selectively depositing an initiation...
6821910 Spatially programmable microelectronics process equipment using segmented gas injection showerhead with exhaust gas recirculation  
A multizone, segmented showerhead provides a gas impingement flux distribution which is controllable in two lateral dimensions to achieve programmable uniformity in chemical vapor deposition, in...
6821550 Apparatus and method for applying process solution  
A process solution applying apparatus comprising a substrate holding mechanism for holding a substrate, a process solution supplying system for applying process solution in a prescribed amount to...
6818566 Thermal activation of fluorine for use in a semiconductor chamber  
A method and system for thermally activating a oxidizing cleaning gas for use in a semiconductor process chamber cleaning process. The oxidizing cleaning gas is thermally activated by reacting the...
6815372 Sputtered insulating layer for wordline stacks  
Insulating material is deposited onto a gate dielectric surface separating two wordline stacks, the method comprising the steps of: A. Forming at least two adjacent wordline stacks over a common...
6814572 Heat treating method and heat treating device  
A thermal processing unit of the present invention includes: a reaction container which an object to be processed is conveyed into and from; a process-gas introducing part for introducing a process...
6815369 Method for monitoring deposition reaction during processing the surface of a semiconductor substrate  
A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and a method for processing a surface of a substrate are provided, which can realize a process at a constant etching rate, a low microloading effect, high...
6811671 Method of controlling zinc-doping in a copper-zinc alloy thin film electroplated on a copper surface and a semiconductor device thereby formed  
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device, having a reduced-oxygen Cu—Zn alloy thin film ( 30 ) electroplated on a Cu surface ( 20 ) by electroplating, using an electroplating apparatus, the...
6812162 Rapid deposition of borosilicate glass films  
A method for rapidly depositing a borosilicate glass film on a semiconductor wafer includes controlling the pressure within the chamber, introducing oxygen into the chamber, introducing a carrier...
6806194 Apparatus and methods for processing a workpiece  
A system for processing a workpiece includes a head attached to a head lifter. A workpiece is supported in the head between an upper rotor and a lower rotor. A base has a bowl for containing a...
6806210 Tantalum oxide film, use thereof, process for forming the same and composition  
A composition for forming a high-quality tantalum film which is advantageously used as an capacitor insulating film and a process for forming the high-quality tantalum film. The composition for...
6800538 Semiconductor device fabrication method and semiconductor fabrication control method  
The method for fabricating a semiconductor device including a step of forming a gate insulation film on a semiconductor substrate 10 , the method further comprises, before the step of forming the...
6800565 Method of forming thin oxidation layer by cluster ion beam  
A method of forming a thin-film magnetic element, such as a TMR element or a spin valve element, on a substrate wherein at least a surface portion of a nonmagnetic metal layer is oxidized by...
6797607 Contact planarization using nanoporous silica materials  
A process for forming a substantially planarized nanoporous dielectric silica coating on a substrate suitable for preparing a semiconductor device, and semiconductor devices produced by the methods...
6797642 Method to improve barrier layer adhesion  
The present invention provides a method to improve adhesion of barrier, metal, dielectric interfaces. In the process flow, a first barrier material is formed on a dielectric layer and bombarded...
6797643 Plasma enhanced CVD low k carbon-doped silicon oxide film deposition using VHF-RF power  
A method of depositing a low dielectric constant film on a substrate. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of positioning the substrate in a deposition chamber, providing a gas mixture...
6794300 Mechanically scanned wet chemical processing  
A substrate such as a semiconductor wafer is move across the top of an open trough while a liquid is maintained in the trough at a level just above the walls of the trough, as by supplying the...
6794291 Reactor for processing a semiconductor wafer  
An apparatus for processing a semiconductor wafer or similar article includes a reactor having a processing chamber formed by upper and lower rotors. The wafer is supported between the rotors. The...
6794308 Method for reducing by-product deposition in wafer processing equipment  
A method of reducing by-product deposition inside wafer processing equipment includes providing a chamber having a peripheral inner wall and placing a semiconductor wafer within the chamber. The...
6790787 Structure having narrow pores  
A method of producing a structure having narrow pores includes a first step of bringing pore-guiding members into contact with upper and lower surfaces of a member comprising aluminum as a...
6790793 Method for manufacturing semiconductor device  
In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the following three steps (oxide film forming step, cycle purge step, and coating step) are performed sequentially before performing substrates...
6787478 Method of forming deposited film  
In a deposited-film-forming method of forming a compound film on a substrate by a chemical reaction between the particles of a raw material emitted from a raw material particle generation source...
6787477 Methods of forming dielectric layers and methods of forming capacitors  
Methods of forming dielectric layers and methods of forming capacitors are described. In one embodiment, a substrate is placed within a chemical vapor deposition reactor. In the presence of...
6787463 Chemical vapor deposition methods, and atomic layer deposition method  
The invention includes reactive gaseous deposition precursor feed apparatus and chemical vapor deposition methods. In one implementation, a reactive gaseous deposition precursor feed apparatus...
6783592 Lateral movement of screw dislocations during homoepitaxial growth and devices yielded therefrom free of the detrimental effects of screw dislocations  
The present invention is related to a method that enables and improves wide bandgap homoepitaxial layers to be grown on axis single crystal substrates, particularly SiC. The lateral positions of...