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・第2の高周波電源64の高周波電力の値[W]:50[W](高周波電圧200[V])
・処理ガス:Arガス
・処理ガスの流量[sccm]:100[sccm]
・処理時間[s]:10[s]
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- 被処理体の銅層をエッチングする方法であって、該被処理体は、該銅層と該銅層上に設けられたマスクとを備え、該方法は、
前記被処理体が収容されているプラズマ処理装置の処理容器内に第1のガスのプラズマを生成する第1の工程と、
前記第1の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第2のガスのプラズマを生成する第2の工程と、
前記第2の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第3のガスのプラズマを生成する第3の工程と、
を含むシーケンスを繰り返し実行して前記銅層をエッチングし、
前記第1のガスは、ハイドロカーボンガスを含有し、
前記第2のガスは、希ガス、または、希ガスと水素ガスとの混合ガス、の何れかを含有し、
前記第3のガスは、水素ガスを含有し、
前記第2の工程において前記第2のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる前記銅層の銅の量は、前記第1の工程において前記第1のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる該銅層の銅の量および前記第3の工程において前記第3のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる該銅層の銅の量のいずれよりも多い、
方法。 - 被処理体の銅層をエッチングする方法であって、該被処理体は、該銅層と該銅層上に設けられたマスクとを備え、該方法は、
前記被処理体が収容されているプラズマ処理装置の処理容器内に第1のガスのプラズマを生成する第1の工程と、
前記第1の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第2のガスのプラズマを生成する第2の工程と、
前記第2の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第3のガスのプラズマを生成する第3の工程と、
を含むシーケンスを繰り返し実行して前記銅層をエッチングし、
前記第1のガスは、ハイドロカーボンガスを含有し、
前記第2のガスは、希ガス、または、希ガスと水素ガスとの混合ガス、の何れかを含有し、
前記第3のガスは、水素ガスを含有し、
前記第1の工程において前記第1のガスのプラズマによって前記マスク上および前記銅層上に形成される膜の膜厚は、0.8nm以上1.2nm以下である、
方法。 - 被処理体の銅層をエッチングする方法であって、該被処理体は、該銅層と該銅層上に設けられたマスクとを備え、該方法は、
前記被処理体が収容されているプラズマ処理装置の処理容器内に第1のガスのプラズマを生成する第1の工程と、
前記第1の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第2のガスのプラズマを生成する第2の工程と、
前記第2の工程の後に、前記処理容器内に第3のガスのプラズマを生成する第3の工程と、
を含むシーケンスを繰り返し実行して前記銅層をエッチングし、
前記第1のガスは、ハイドロカーボンガスを含有し、
前記第2のガスは、希ガス、または、希ガスと水素ガスとの混合ガス、の何れかを含有し、
前記第3のガスは、水素ガスを含有し、
前記第2の工程において前記第2のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる前記銅層の銅の量は、前記第1の工程において前記第1のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる該銅層の銅の量および前記第3の工程において前記第3のガスのプラズマによってエッチングされる該銅層の銅の量のいずれよりも多く、
前記第1の工程において前記第1のガスのプラズマによって前記マスク上および前記銅層上に形成される膜の膜厚は、0.8nm以上1.2nm以下である、
方法。 - 前記第2の工程の実行時間は、該実行時間の条件を除く該第2の工程のプロセス条件のもとで前記膜をエッチングし該膜を除去するために必要となる時間の2.0倍以上3.5倍以下である、
請求項2または請求項3に記載の方法。 - 前記第1の工程の実行時間は、前記エッチングの進行に応じて増大する前記マスクによって画定されているパターンの溝のアスペクト比に応じて、前記第1の工程において前記銅層上に形成される膜が前記アスペクト比の変化によらずに均一に形成されるように、増減される、
請求項1〜4の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記第2の工程の実行時間は、前記エッチングの進行に応じて増大する前記マスクによって画定されているパターンの溝のアスペクト比に応じて、前記第2の工程においてなされるエッチングが、前記アスペクト比の変化によらずに均一に行われるように、増減される、
請求項1〜5の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記第2の工程において、前記第2のガスのプラズマを生成する場合に前記被処理体に印加するバイアス電圧は、100V以上且つ400V以下の範囲にある、
請求項1〜6の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記第3の工程において、前記第3のガスのプラズマを生成する場合に前記被処理体に印加するバイアス電圧は、100Vより大きく且つ600Vより小さい範囲にある、
請求項1〜7の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記第1のガスは、CH4ガスを含有する、
請求項1〜8の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記プラズマ処理装置の上部電極の電極板は、炭化シリコンまたは銅を含有し、
前記上部電極は、前記処理容器内において前記被処理体を支持する載置台の上方に設けられる、
請求項1〜9の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記プラズマ処理装置の上部電極と下部電極との間において、直流電圧を印加する、または、高周波電圧を印加する第4の工程を更に備え、
前記上部電極は、前記処理容器内において前記被処理体を支持する載置台の上方に設けられ、
前記下部電極は、前記載置台に設けられ、
前記第4の工程は、前記シーケンスが繰り返し実行されて前記銅層のエッチングが終了し、前記被処理体が搬出された後に実行される、
請求項1〜10の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記被処理体は、下地層を更に備え、前記銅層は、該下地層上に設けられ、
当該方法は、
前記シーケンスを繰り返し実行して前記銅層を前記下地層に至るまでエッチングした後であって且つ該下地層をエッチングする前において、該下地層上に残留する該銅層の銅を除去する第5の工程を更に備える、
請求項1〜11の何れか一項に記載の方法。 - 前記下地層の材料は、Ta、TaNまたはRuであり、
前記第5の工程では、フッ化水素酸またはクエン酸を用いたウェット洗浄によって前記下地層上に残留する銅を除去する、
請求項12に記載の方法。
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