ULTRA-HIGH MODULUS AND ETCH SELECTIVITY BORON-CARBON HARDMASK FILMS

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APP PUB NO 20230317455A1
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18206514

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Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to the fabrication of integrated circuits. More particularly, the implementations described herein provide techniques for deposition of boron-carbon films on a substrate. In one implementation, a method of processing a substrate is provided. The method comprises flowing a hydrocarbon-containing gas mixture into a processing volume of a processing chamber having a substrate positioned therein, wherein the substrate is heated to a substrate temperature from about 400 degrees Celsius to about 700 degrees Celsius, flowing a boron-containing gas mixture into the processing volume and generating an RF plasma in the processing volume to deposit a boron-carbon film on the heated substrate, wherein the boron-carbon film has an elastic modulus of from about 200 to about 400 GPa and a stress from about −100 MPa to about 100 MPa.

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APPLIED MATERIALS INC3050 BOWERS AVENUE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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DUAN, Ziqing San Jose, US 42 756
KIM, Bok Hoen Santa Clara, US 114 6548
KULSHRESHTHA, Prashant Kumar San Jose, US 54 566
LEE, Kwangduk Douglas Redwood City, US 77 3063
NARASIMHA, Karthik Thimmavajjula San Francisco, US 9 83

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