Inventors:
- Santa Clara CA, US
Prashant KUMAR KULSHRESHTHA - San Jose CA, US
Rajesh PRASAD - Lexington MA, US
Kwangduk Douglas LEE - Redwood City CA, US
Harry WHITESELL - Sunnyvale CA, US
Hidetaka OSHIO - Tokyo, JP
Dong Hyung LEE - Danville CA, US
Deven Matthew Raj MITTAL - Middleton MA, US
International Classification:
H01L 21/033
C23C 16/505
C23C 16/26
C23C 16/56
H01L 21/02
H01L 21/3115
H01L 21/311
Abstract:
Implementations described herein generally relate to the fabrication of integrated circuits. More particularly, the implementations described herein provide techniques for deposition of amorphous carbon films on a substrate. In one implementation, a method of forming an amorphous carbon film is provided. The method comprises depositing an amorphous carbon film on an underlayer positioned on a susceptor in a first processing region. The method further comprises implanting a dopant or inert species into the amorphous carbon film in a second processing region. The dopant or inert species is selected from carbon, boron, nitrogen, silicon, phosphorous, argon, helium, neon, krypton, xenon or combinations thereof. The method further comprises patterning the doped amorphous carbon film. The method further comprises etching the underlayer.