PLANARIZATION METHOD, SUBSTRATE TREATMENT SYSTEM, MRAM MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MRAM ELEMENT

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14845617

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Provided is a planarization method capable of reliably planarizing a metal film formed before an MTJ element of an MRAM is formed. An MTJ element is formed by a sequence of processes including: forming a Cu film to be embedded in a SiO2 film in a wafer W; irradiating an oxygen GCIB to a surface of the Cu film to planarize the Cu film; forming a Ta film; forming a Ru film or a Ta film; irradiating the oxygen GCIB to the Ta film, the Ru film or the Ta film to planarize the Ta film, the Ru film or the Ta film; forming a PtMn film; irradiating the oxygen GCIB to a surface of the PtMn film to planarize the PtMn film; forming a CoFe thin film and a Ru thin film; and forming a CoFeB thin film, a MgO thin film and a CoFeB thin film in that order.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDTOKYO
UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO8-2-1 GAKUENNISHI-MACHI NISHI-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 6512197

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HARA, Kenichi Nirasaki City, JP 34 233
TOYODA, Noriaki Kobe-shi, JP 11 98
YAMADA, Isao Kobe-shi, JP 46 659

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