JP5883772B2 - プラズマ処理方法 - Google Patents
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Description
2 放電部
3 処理部
4 整合器
5 ガス供給装置
6 電極
7 プラズマ
8 排気装置
9 ファラデーシールド
10 第一の高周波電源
11 第二の高周波電源
12 試料
13 Ta膜
14 CoFeB膜
15 MgO膜
16 CoFeB膜
17 Ta膜
18 シリコン基板
19 反応生成物
20 反応生成物
21 Ta膜
Claims (6)
- TaまたはTiNを含むハードマスクを用いて第一の磁性膜と絶縁膜である障壁層と第二の磁性膜とを含有する積層膜をプラズマエッチングするプラズマ処理方法において、
N2ガスを用いて前記積層膜をテーパー形状にプラズマエッチングする第一の工程と、
前記第一の工程後、N2ガスと炭素元素を含有するガスとの混合ガスを用いて前記積層膜の側壁に堆積した反応生成物を除去し、前記テーパー形状が垂直形状となるようにプラズマエッチングする第二の工程とを有することを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。 - TaまたはTiNを含むハードマスクを用いて第一の磁性膜と絶縁膜である障壁層と第二の磁性膜とを含有する積層膜をプラズマエッチングするプラズマ処理方法において、
N2ガスと炭素元素を含有するガスとの混合ガスを用いて前記積層膜をテーパー形状にプラズマエッチングする第一の工程と、
前記第一の工程後、N2ガスを用いて前記積層膜の側壁に堆積した反応生成物をプラズマエッチングする第二の工程と、
前記第二の工程後、N2ガスと炭素元素を含有するガスとの混合ガスを用いて前記テーパー形状が垂直形状となるように前記積層膜をプラズマエッチングする第三の工程とを有することを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理方法において、
前記炭素を含有するガスがCH4ガスであることを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理方法において、
前記第二の工程は、さらにHeガスを用いることを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理方法において、
前記第一の工程と前記第三の工程は、さらにHeガスを用いることを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項1または請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理方法において、
前記第一の磁性膜と前記第二の磁性膜は、Fe、Co、Ni、Pt,Mnの中から選ばれた少なくとも一つの元素を含有する膜であることを特徴とするプラズマ処理方法。
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