Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Moser, Patterson & Patterson
  • Patent number: 6323119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of depositing an amorphous fluorocarbon film using a high bias power applied to the substrate on which the material is deposited. The invention contemplates flowing a carbon precursor at rate and at a power level so that equal same molar ratios of a carbon source is available to bind the fragmented fluorine in the film thereby improving film quality while also enabling improved gap fill performance. The invention further provides for improved adhesion of the amorphous fluorocarbon film to metal surfaces by first depositing a metal or TiN adhesion layer on the metal surfaces and then stuffing the surface of the deposited adhesion layer with nitrogen. Adhesion is further improved by coating the chamber walls with silicon nitride or silicon oxynitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming Xi, Turgut Sahin, Yaxin Wang