Patent ID: 9685318
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H01L

Claim:
1. A method of forming a semiconductor device, the method comprising: loading a semiconductor substrate into semiconductor equipment; forming a base layer on the loaded semiconductor substrate by performing a base deposition process using a base source material; forming a first silicon layer on the base layer to a greater thickness than the base layer by performing a first silicon deposition process using a silicon source material different from the base source material; forming a first nitrided silicon layer by nitriding the first silicon layer using a first nitridation process; and unloading the semiconductor substrate having the first nitrided silicon layer from the semiconductor equipment, wherein the base layer is nitrided using the first nitridation process to form a nitrided base layer, wherein the nitrided base layer is formed of a material containing silicon (Si), carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and nitrogen (N).