Atomic layer deposition lithography

US8932802B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8932802-B2
Application numberUS-201313762446-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 8, 2013
Priority dateFeb 21, 2012
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Methods and apparatus for performing an atomic layer deposition lithography process are provided in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, a method for forming features on a material layer in a device includes pulsing a first reactant gas mixture to a surface of a substrate disposed in a processing chamber to form a first monolayer of a material layer on the substrate surface, directing an energetic radiation to treat a first region of the first monolayer, and pulsing a second reactant gas mixture to the substrate surface to selectively form a second monolayer on a second region of the first monolayer.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for forming features on a compound layer in a device, comprising: (a) pulsing a first reactant gas mixture to a surface of a substrate disposed in a processing chamber to form a first monolayer of a compound layer on the substrate surface; (b) directing an energetic radiation to treat a first region of the first monolayer; (c) removing the first monolayer from the first region; and (d) pulsing a second reactant gas mixture to the substra…

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What does patent US8932802B2 cover?
Methods and apparatus for performing an atomic layer deposition lithography process are provided in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, a method for forming features on a material layer in a device includes pulsing a first reactant gas mixture to a surface of a substrate disposed in a processing chamber to form a first monolayer of a material layer on the substrate surface, directing an …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Applied Materials Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03F7/0035. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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