Patent ID: 7615486
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: C23C,H01L

Abstract:
1. A method of depositing films on a substrate for copper interconnect in an integrated system, comprising: moving the substrate into a processing chamber having a plurality of proximity heads, selected ones of the proximity heads being configured to perform at least one of surface treatments and atomic layer depositions (ALDs), the processing chamber being part of the integrated system, and within the processing chamber, performing, moving the substrate from the processing chamber, through a transfer module of the integrated systems, into a processing module for performing copper seed layer deposition, the processing module for performing copper seed layer deposition being part of the integrated system, wherein the processing module for performing copper seed layer deposition is integrated with a rinse/dryer to enable dry-in/dry-out process capability limiting the exposure of the substrate to oxygen, and within the processing module for performing copper seed layer deposition, performing, wherein the integrated system enables controlled-ambient transitions within the integrated system to limit exposure of the substrate to uncontrolled ambient conditions outside of the integrated system.