Patents by Inventor Ju-Chia Hsieh

Ju-Chia Hsieh has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9953862
    Abstract: A plasma processing method performs an etching process of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space and etching a target substrate, in which a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on a surface of a metal silicide film, with plasma of the fluorine-containing gas (process S101). Then, the plasma processing method performs a reduction process of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and reducing, with plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas, a metal-containing material deposited on a member, of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space, after the etching process (process S102). Thereafter, the plasma processing method performs a removal process of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and removing metal, which is obtained by reducing the metal-containing material in the reduction process, with plasma of the oxygen-containing gas (process S103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akitoshi Harada, Yen-Ting Lin, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Ju-Chia Hsieh, Shigeru Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20160315005
    Abstract: A plasma processing method performs an etching process of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space and etching a target substrate, in which a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on a surface of a metal silicide film, with plasma of the fluorine-containing gas (process S101). Then, the plasma processing method performs a reduction process of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and reducing, with plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas, a metal-containing material deposited on a member, of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space, after the etching process (process S102). Thereafter, the plasma processing method performs a removal process of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and removing metal, which is obtained by reducing the metal-containing material in the reduction process, with plasma of the oxygen-containing gas (process S103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Akitoshi Harada, Yen-Ting Lin, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Ju-Chia Hsieh, Shigeru Yoneda
  • Patent number: 9209041
    Abstract: A plasma processing method performs an etching process of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space and etching a target substrate, in which a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on a surface of a nickel silicide film, with plasma of the fluorine-containing gas (process S101). Then, the plasma processing method performs a reduction process of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and reducing, with plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas, a nickel-containing material deposited on a member, of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space, after the etching process (process S102). Thereafter, the plasma processing method performs a removal process of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and removing nickel, which is obtained by reducing the nickel-containing material in the reduction process, with plasma of the oxygen-containing gas (process S103).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Akitoshi Harada, Yen-Ting Lin, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Ju-Chia Hsieh, Shigeru Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20150221522
    Abstract: A plasma processing method performs an etching process of supplying a fluorine-containing gas into a plasma processing space and etching a target substrate, in which a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on a surface of a nickel silicide film, with plasma of the fluorine-containing gas (process S101). Then, the plasma processing method performs a reduction process of supplying a hydrogen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and reducing, with plasma of the hydrogen-containing gas, a nickel-containing material deposited on a member, of which a surface is arranged to face the plasma processing space, after the etching process (process S102). Thereafter, the plasma processing method performs a removal process of supplying an oxygen-containing gas into the plasma processing space and removing nickel, which is obtained by reducing the nickel-containing material in the reduction process, with plasma of the oxygen-containing gas (process S103).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Akitoshi Harada, Yen-Ting Lin, Chih-Hsuan Chen, Ju-Chia Hsieh, Shigeru Yoneda