Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device has forming a silicon-containing layer over a semiconductor substrate, forming a metal layer over the semiconductor substrate and the silicon-containing layer, forming a silicide-containing layer over the semiconductor substrate and the silicon-containing layer by heat treatment of the semiconductor substrate and the silicon-containing layer, and applying flash annealing to the silicide-containing layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device has forming, in a dielectric film, a first opening and a second opening located in the first opening, forming a first metal film containing a first metal over a whole surface, etching the first metal film at a bottom of the second opening using a sputtering process and forming a second metal film containing a second metal over the whole surface, and burying a conductive material in the second opening and the first opening.

Abstract: An availability system is provided that includes a hierarchy of controllers for providing event notifications relating to availability of components of a scalable MPP system. A controller receives a subscription from a child controller that identifies an event type and a generator. The controller stores in a subscription store an indication that the subscription has been received from the child controller. When a parent controller has not yet been notified of a subscription with a matching event type and generator as indicated by the subscription store, the controller sends the subscription to the parent controller. When the parent controller has already been notified of a subscription with a matching event type and generator as indicated by the subscription store, the controller suppresses the sending of the subscription to the parent controller.

Abstract: A silicon substrate is prepared, and a titanium intermediate layer is formed on the silicon substrate. Then, a compound element-containing layer containing compound elements to compose an intended silicide film is formed on the titanium intermediate layer, to form a multilayered intermediate structure, which is thermally treated to form the intended silicide film made of silicon elements of the silicon substrate and the compound elements of the compound element-containing layer.

Abstract: A metal film forming method, includes the steps of (a) (s13, s15) supplying a plural kinds of ingredient gases to a base barrier film (3) in sequence, wherein at least one of the gases includes a metal, and (b) (s14, s16) vacuum-exhausting the ingredient gases of the step (a) or substituting the ingredient gases of the step (a) by an other kind of gas after the ingredient gases of the step (a) are supplied respectively, thereby an extremely thin film (5) of the metal is formed on the base barrier film (3).

Abstract: A method of forming a tungsten film, capable of restricting voids and volcanoes as large as adversely affecting characteristics despite the small diameter of a buried hole, and providing good burying characteristics. When forming a tungsten film on the surface of an object of treating (W) in a vacuumizing-enabled treating vessel (22), a reduction gas supplying process 70 and a tungsten gas supplying process 72 for supplying a tungsten-containing gas are alternately repeated with a purge process 74, for supplying an inert gas while vacuumizing, intervened therebetween to thereby form an initial tungsten film 76. Therefore, an initial tungsten film can be formed as a nucleation layer high in film thickness uniformity; and, accordingly, when main tungsten films are subsequently deposited, it is possible to restrict voids and volcanoes as large as adversely affecting characteristics despite the small diameter of a buried hole, and provide good burying characteristics.

Abstract: An electrode and/or wiring having a polycide structure is formed with voids V therein at the preparing stage as shown in FIG. 3. If the scale down and lowering of resistance of the electrode and/or wiring further proceed in future, the influence of the voids becomes obvious to lower yields. According to the present invention, a method for depositing a tungsten silicide film is characterized in that when a tungsten silicide layer is formed on a polysilicon layer, a phosphorus atom containing gas is added to a reactive gas at least in the initial stage that the tungsten silicide layer is formed, and the amount of the added phosphorus atom containing gas is set to be in the range of from 0.2 vol. % to 0.45 vol. %.

Abstract: A metal film forming method, includes the steps of (a) (s13, s15) supplying a plural kinds of ingredient gases to a base barrier film (3) in sequence, wherein at least one of the gases includes a metal, and (b) (s14, s16) vacuum-exhausting the ingredient gases of the step (a) or substituting the ingredient gases of the step (a) by an other kind of gas after the ingredient gases of the step (a) are supplied respectively, thereby an extremely thin film (5) of the metal is formed on the base barrier film (3).

Abstract: A method of forming a gate electrode of a multi-layer structure includes a step of supplying a processing gas for poly-crystal film formation and impurities of a P-type into a film formation device, to form a poly-crystal silicon layer doped with P-type impurities, on a surface of a gate film target, a step of maintaining the processing target in the film formation device to prevent formation of an oxide film on the poly-crystal silicon layer; and a step of supplying a processing gas for tungsten silicide film formation and impurities of a P-type into the film formation device, to form a tungsten silicide layer doped with impurities of P-type impurities, on the poly-crystal silicon layer on which no oxide film is formed.

Abstract: A method of forming a gate electrode of a multi-layer structure includes a step of supplying a processing gas for poly-crystal film formation and impurities of a P-type into a film formation device, to form a poly-crystal silicon layer doped with P-type impurities, on a surface of a gate film target, a step of maintaining the processing target in the film formation device to prevent formation of an oxide film might not be formed on the poly-crystal silicon layer, and a step of supplying a processing gas for tungsten silicide film formation and impurities of a P-type into the film formation device, to form a tungsten silicide layer doped with impurities of P-type impurities, on the poly-crystal silicon layer on which no oxide film is formed.

Abstract: A method of forming a gate electrode of a multi-layer structure comprises a step of supplying a processing gas for poly-crystal film formation and impurities of a P-type into a film formation device, to form a poly-crystal silicon layer doped with P-type impurities, on a surface of a gate film target, a step of maintaining the processing target in the film formation device to prevent formation of no oxide film might not be formed on the poly-crystal silicon layer, and a step of supplying a processing gas for tungsten silicide film formation and impurities of a P-type into the film formation device, to form a tungsten silicide layer doped with impurities of P-type impurities, on the poly-crystal silicon layer on which no oxide film is formed.

Abstract: An electrode and/or wiring having a polycide structure is formed with voids V therein at the preparing stage as shown in FIG. 3. If the scale down and lowering of resistance of the electrode and/or wiring further proceed in future, the influence of the voids becomes obvious to lower yields.

Abstract: Pre-coating films are formed in a pretreatment by supplying first film-forming gases into a process chamber of a process vessel while heating the process chamber so as to form a first pre-coating film on the inner surface of the process vessel exposed to the process chamber, followed by supplying second film-forming gases into the process chamber to form a second pre-coating film on the first pre-coating film. A semiconductor wafer is loaded into the process chamber. Then, the first gases are supplied into the process chamber while heating the process chamber so as to form a first layer on the wafer, followed by supplying the second gases into the process chamber so as to form a second layer on the first layer. A silane gas is supplied into the process chamber to permit silicon material to be deposited on the surface of the second layer stacked on the first layer. Finally, the wafer having the first and second multi-film is unloaded out of the process vessel.

Abstract: A first tungsten silicide layer relatively rich in silicon is formed on an object by using a process gas having a phosphorus atom-containing gas added thereto, and a second tungsten silicide layer relatively rich in tungsten is formed on the first tungsten silicide layer, so that a tungsten silicide film is formed. The addition amount of the phosphorus atom-containing gas to the process gas is 0.02 to 0.2% by volume “in terms of a phosphine gas”.

Abstract: Pre-coating films are formed in a pretreatment by supplying first film-forming gases into a process chamber of a process vessel while heating the process chamber so as to form a first pre-coating film on the inner surface of the process vessel exposed to the process chamber, followed by supplying second film-forming gases into the process chamber to form a second pre-coating film on the first pre-coating film. A semiconductor wafer is loaded into the process chamber. Then, the first gases are supplied into the process chamber while heating the process chamber so as to form a first layer on the wafer, followed by supplying the second gases into the process chamber so as to form a second layer on the first layer. A silane gas is supplied into the process chamber to permit silicon material to be deposited on the surface of the second layer stacked on the first layer. Finally, the wafer having the first and second multi-film is unloaded out of the process vessel.

Abstract: A wood preservative composition which comprises a wood preservative in an amount of 0.01-10% by weight and a diphenylalkane compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen or an alkyl, in an amount of not less than 1% by weight and in an amount of 1-1000 parts by weight in relation to one part by weight of the wood preservative.