Patent ID: 9287113
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: C23C,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A method of forming a silicon oxide material or silicon nitride material on an exposed surface of an oxidation-sensitive and/or nitridation-sensitive substrate in a single-station or multi-station reaction chamber, the method comprising: (a) periodically exposing the oxidation-sensitive and/or nitridation-sensitive substrate to a vapor phase flow of a silicon-containing reactant in the reaction chamber; (b) exposing the oxidation-sensitive and/or nitridation sensitive substrate to a vapor phase flow of an oxidizing reactant or nitrogen-containing reactant in the reaction chamber; and (c) periodically igniting a plasma in the reaction chamber using a high frequency radio frequency power between about 12.5 and about 125 Watts per station when the vapor phase flow of the silicon-containing reactant has ceased, wherein the plasma forms between two electrodes, and wherein the oxidation-sensitive or nitridation-sensitive substrate is positioned between the two electrodes.