Patent ID: 9218961
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of sputter depositing a metal containing layer on the substrate, comprising: supplying a gas mixture including a Ne gas to a surface of a substrate disposed in a processing chamber; controlling a partial pressure of the Ne gas in the gas mixture at greater than about 50 percent; maintaining controlling a total pressure of the gas mixture at between about 10 milliTorr and about 200 milliTorr; applying a RF power to form a plasma from the gas mixture to sputter source material from a target disposed in the processing chamber; depositing a metal containing layer onto the surface of the substrate from the sputtered source material; controlling a partial pressure of the Ne gas in the gas mixture at less than about 50 percent; maintaining controlling a total pressure of the gas mixture at between about 1 milliTorr and about 10 milliTorr; and sputtering off a portion of the metal containing layer disposed on the surface of the substrate.