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- 被処理体に対するプラズマ処理によって、シリコン原子及び酸素原子を含む第1領域を該第1領域とは異なる材料から構成された第2領域に対して選択的にエッチングする方法であって、該被処理体は、凹部を画成する前記第2領域、該凹部を埋め、且つ前記第2領域を覆うように設けられた前記第1領域、及び前記凹部の上に開口を提供し前記第1領域上に設けられたマスクを有し、
該方法は、
フルオロカーボンガスを含み酸素ガスを含まない処理ガスのプラズマを生成することにより、前記被処理体上にフルオロカーボン含有膜を形成する工程と、
前記フルオロカーボン含有膜に含まれるフルオロカーボンのラジカルにより前記第1領域をエッチングする工程と、
を各々が含む1回以上のシーケンスを実行する工程と、
前記フルオロカーボン含有膜の膜厚を低減させる工程と、
を含み、
前記1回以上のシーケンスを実行する工程と前記膜厚を低減させる工程との交互の繰り返しが実行される、方法。 - 前記膜厚を低減させる工程では、三フッ化窒素ガスのみを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記膜厚を低減させる工程では、三フッ化窒素ガス及び希ガスを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記交互の繰り返しに含まれる一部の前記膜厚を低減させる前記工程において、三フッ化窒素ガス及び希ガスを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成され、
前記交互の繰り返しに含まれる他の一部の前記膜厚を低減させる前記工程において、三フッ化窒素ガスのみを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記膜厚を低減させる工程では、酸素ガスのみを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記膜厚を低減させる工程では、酸素ガス及び希ガスを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記交互の繰り返しに含まれる一部の前記膜厚を低減させる前記工程において、酸素ガス及び希ガスを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成され、
前記交互の繰り返しに含まれる他の一部の前記膜厚を低減させる前記工程において、酸素ガスのみを含む処理ガスのプラズマが生成される、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記フルオロカーボン含有膜を形成する工程では、前記被処理体を収容した処理容器内の圧力が2.666Pa以下の圧力に設定される、請求項1〜7の何れか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記フルオロカーボン含有膜を形成する工程では、100V以上、300V以下の実効バイアス電圧が生じるプラズマ生成用の高周波電力が用いられる、請求項1〜8の何れか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記フルオロカーボン含有膜を形成する工程では、容量結合型のプラズマ処理装置が用いられ、該プラズマ処理装置の上部電極のシリコン製の電極板に正イオンを引き込むための電圧が印加される、請求項1〜9の何れか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1領域をエッチングする工程では、希ガスのプラズマが生成される、請求項1〜10の何れか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第1領域は、酸化シリコン、酸窒化ケイ素、又は炭素含有酸化ケイ素から構成されている、請求項1〜11の何れか一項に記載の方法。
- 前記第2領域は、シリコン、炭素、窒化シリコン、又は金属から構成されている、請求項1〜12の何れか一項に記載の方法。
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