WO2006130838A3 - Methods and apparatus for incorporating nitrogen in oxide films - Google Patents

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WO2006130838A3
WO2006130838A3 PCT/US2006/021498 US2006021498W WO2006130838A3 WO 2006130838 A3 WO2006130838 A3 WO 2006130838A3 US 2006021498 W US2006021498 W US 2006021498W WO 2006130838 A3 WO2006130838 A3 WO 2006130838A3
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Abstract

In a first aspect, a first method is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) preconditioning a process chamber with an aggressive plasma; (2) loading a substrate into the process chamber; and (3) performing plasma nitridation on the substrate within the process chamber. The process chamber is preconditioned using a plasma power that is at least 150% higher than a plasma power used during plasma nitridation of the substrate. Numerous other aspects are provided.
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