Recess filling method and processing apparatus

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PATENT NO 9865467
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14919381

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There is provided a method of filling a recess of a workpiece, which includes: forming a first thin film made of a semiconductor material along a wall surface defining a recess in a semiconductor substrate; annealing the workpiece within a vessel whose internal process is set to a first pressure, and forming an epitaxial region which is generated by crystallizing the semiconductor material of the first thin film, along a surface defining the recess, without moving the first thin film; forming a second thin film made of the semiconductor material along the wall surface defining the recess; and annealing the workpiece within the vessel whose internal pressure is set to a second pressure lower than the first pressure, and forming a further epitaxial region which is generated by crystallizing the semiconductor material of the second thin film which is moved toward a bottom of the recess.

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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITEDTOKYO

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Chiba, Youichirou Nirasaki, JP 4 7
Suzuki, Daisuke Nirasaki, JP 280 2087
Yamada, Takumi Nirasaki, JP 61 122

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