Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a thin film having excellent etching resistance and a low dielectric constant on a substrate, removing first impurities containing H2O and Cl from the thin film by heating the thin film at a first temperature higher than a temperature of the substrate in the forming of the thin film, and removing second impurities containing a hydrocarbon compound (CxHy-based impurities) from the thin film in which heat treatment is performed at the first temperature by heating the thin film at a second temperature equal to or higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, wherein the cycle includes non-simultaneously performing: supplying a precursor gas to the substrate in a process chamber; exhausting the precursor gas in the process chamber through an exhaust system; confining a reaction gas, which differs in chemical structure from the precursor gas, in the process chamber by supplying the reaction gas to the substrate in the process chamber while the exhaust system is closed; and exhausting the reaction gas in the process chamber through the exhaust system while the exhaust system is opened.

Abstract: A thin film having excellent etching resistance and a low dielectric constant is described. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a thin film on a substrate, removing first impurities containing H2O and Cl from the thin film by heating the thin film at a first temperature higher than a temperature of the substrate in the forming of the thin film, and removing second impurities containing a hydrocarbon compound (CxHy-based impurities) from the thin film in which heat treatment is performed at the first temperature by heating the thin film at a second temperature equal to or higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, including: forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a prescribed number of times, the cycle including: (a) supplying a source gas to the substrate in a process chamber; (b) exhausting the source gas remained in the process chamber; (c) supplying a reactive gas to the substrate in the process chamber; and (d) exhausting the reactive gas remained in the process chamber, wherein in (a), the source gas is supplied into the process chamber in a state that exhaust of the process chamber is substantially stopped, and thereafter an inert gas is supplied into the process chamber in a state that exhaust of the process chamber and supply of the source gas are substantially stopped.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a film on a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, wherein the cycle includes non-simultaneously performing: supplying a precursor gas to the substrate in a process chamber; exhausting the precursor gas in the process chamber through an exhaust system; confining a reaction gas, which differs in chemical structure from the precursor gas, in the process chamber by supplying the reaction gas to the substrate in the process chamber while the exhaust system is closed; and exhausting the reaction gas in the process chamber through the exhaust system while the exhaust system is opened.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided, which enables the film quality to be improved when the film is formed on a substrate at a low temperature, thus forming fine patterns. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming the film on a substrate by alternately supplying at least a source gas and a reactive gas to the substrate while maintaining the substrate at a first temperature by heating; and modifying the film by supplying a modification gas excited by plasma to the substrate with the film formed thereon while naturally cooling the substrate with the film formed thereon to a second temperature without heating the substrate, the second temperature being lower than the first temperature.

Abstract: A thin film having excellent etching resistance and a low dielectric constant is described. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a thin film on a substrate, removing first impurities containing H2O and Cl from the thin film by heating the thin film at a first temperature higher than a temperature of the substrate in the forming of the thin film, and removing second impurities containing a hydrocarbon compound (CxHy-based impurities) from the thin film in which heat treatment is performed at the first temperature by heating the thin film at a second temperature equal to or higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A substrate processing method in a processing chamber, has: accommodating a substrate into a processing chamber; and processing the substrate in the processing chamber on the basis of a correlation of a preset temperature of a heating device, a flow rate of fluid supplied by a cooling device and a temperature deviation between the center side of the substrate accommodated in the processing chamber and the outer peripheral side of the substrate while the substrate accommodated in the processing chamber is optically heated from an outer periphery side of the substrate at a corrected preset temperature by the heating device and the fluid is supplied to the outside of the processing chamber at the flow rate based on the correlation concerned to cool the outer peripheral side of the substrate by the cooling device.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus has: a process chamber in which a substrate is processed; a heating device that optically heats the substrate accommodated in the process chamber from an outer periphery side of the substrate; a cooling device that cools the outer periphery side of the substrate by flowing a fluid in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the substrate optically heated by the heating device; a temperature detection portion that detects a temperature inside the process chamber; and a heating control portion that controls the heating device and the cooling device in such a manner so as to provide a temperature difference between a center portion of the substrate and an end portion of the substrate while maintaining a temperature at the center portion at a pre-determined temperature according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, including: a reaction container in which a substrate is processed; a seal cap, brought into contact with one end in an opening side of the reaction container via a first sealing member and a second sealing member so as to seal the opening of the reaction container air-tightly; a first gas channel, formed in a region between the first sealing member and the second sealing member in a state where the seal cap is in contact with the reaction container; a second gas channel, provided to the seal cap and through which the first gas channel is in communication with an inside of the reaction container; a first gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a first gas to the first gas channel; and a second gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a second gas into the reaction container, wherein a front end opening of the first gas supply port opening to the first gas channel, and a base opening of the second gas channel openin

Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and a substrate processing apparatus, which can improve the surface roughness of an amorphous silicon film. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises: in a process of forming an amorphous silicon film on a substrate, setting, in an initial stage of the process, an in-furnace pressure to a first pressure to supply SiH4; and setting, in a stage after the initial stage, the in-furnace pressure to a second pressure lower than the first pressure to supply SiH4.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, including: a reaction container in which a substrate is processed; a seal cap, brought into contact with one end in an opening side of the reaction container via a first sealing member and a second sealing member so as to seal the opening of the reaction container air-tightly; a first gas channel, formed in a region between the first sealing member and the second sealing member in a state where the seal cap is in contact with the reaction container; a second gas channel, provided to the seal cap and through which the first gas channel is in communication with an inside of the reaction container; a first gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a first gas to the first gas channel; and a second gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a second gas into the reaction container, wherein a front end opening of the first gas supply port opening to the first gas channel, and a base opening of the second gas channel openin

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, including: a reaction container in which a substrate is processed; a seal cap, brought into contact with one end in an opening side of the reaction container via a first sealing member and a second sealing member so as to seal the opening of the reaction container air-tightly; a first gas channel, formed in a region between the first sealing member and the second sealing member in a state where the seal cap is in contact with the reaction container; a second gas channel, provided to the seal cap and through which the first gas channel is in communication with an inside of the reaction container; a first gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a first gas to the first gas channel; and a second gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a second gas into the reaction container, wherein a front end opening of the first gas supply port opening to the first gas channel, and a base opening of the second gas channel openin

Abstract: A substrate processing method in a processing chamber, has: accommodating a substrate into a processing chamber; and processing the substrate in the processing chamber on the basis of a correlation of a preset temperature of a heating device, a flow rate of fluid supplied by a cooling device and a temperature deviation between the center side of the substrate accommodated in the processing chamber and the outer peripheral side of the substrate while the substrate accommodated in the processing chamber is optically heated from an outer periphery side of the substrate at a corrected preset temperature by the heating device and the fluid is supplied to the outside of the processing chamber at the flow rate based on the correlation concerned to cool the outer peripheral side of the substrate by the cooling device.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, including: a reaction container in which a substrate is processed; a seal cap, brought into contact with one end in an opening side of the reaction container via a first sealing member and a second sealing member so as to seal the opening of the reaction container air-tightly; a first gas channel, formed in a region between the first sealing member and the second sealing member in a state where the seal cap is in contact with the reaction container; a second gas channel, provided to the seal cap and through which the first gas channel is in communication with an inside of the reaction container; a first gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a first gas to the first gas channel; and a second gas supply port that is provided to the reaction container and supplies a second gas into the reaction container, wherein a front end opening of the first gas supply port opening to the first gas channel, and a base opening of the second gas channel openin

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus has: a process chamber in which a substrate is processed; a heating device that optically heats the substrate accommodated in the process chamber from an outer periphery side of the substrate; a cooling device that cools the outer periphery side of the substrate by flowing a fluid in a vicinity of an outer periphery of the substrate optically heated by the heating device; a temperature detection portion that detects a temperature inside the process chamber; and a heating control portion that controls the heating device and the cooling device in such a manner so as to provide a temperature difference between a center portion of the substrate and an end portion of the substrate while maintaining a temperature at the center portion at a pre-determined temperature according to the temperature detected by the temperature detection portion.