Patent Publication Number: US-11387139-B2

Title: Method of manufacturing semiconductor device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) 
     This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-043841, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. 
     BACKGROUND 
     For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that decreases a dielectric constant of an interlayer insulating film by using a space (air gap) formed due to poor embedding when the interlayer insulating film is embedded in a recess on a substrate. The top surface of the interlayer insulating film in which the air gap is formed is flattened by a Chemical-Mechanical Polishing (CMP) method. Further, a barrier film is stacked on the interlayer insulating film. 
     PRIOR ART DOCUMENT 
     Patent Document 
     Patent Document 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2012-54307 
     SUMMARY 
     According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, the method including: a first film deposition process, a second film deposition process and a desorbing process. In the first film deposition process, a polymer film is stacked on a substrate on which a recess is formed, wherein the polymer film is a film of a polymer having a urea bond and is formed by polymerizing a plurality of kinds of monomers. In the second film deposition process, a sealing film is stacked on the substrate in a state in which at least a bottom and a sidewall of the recess are covered with the polymer film. In the desorbing process, the polymer film under the sealing film is desorbed and diffused through the sealing film by depolymerizing the polymer film by heating the substrate to a first temperature. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure, and together with the general description given above and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 1  is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a horizontal cross-sectional view showing an example of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic view showing an example of the positional relationship between a processing container and a plasma generation box. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in a first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of a substrate. 
         FIG. 6  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate after a polymer film is stacked. 
         FIG. 7  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate after a sealing film is stacked. 
         FIG. 8  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate after a polymer film is removed. 
         FIG. 9  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of a substrate after another film is stacked on a sealing film. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view of substrates showing an example of a test result in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 11  is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in a second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 12  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate after a portion of a polymer film is removed. 
         FIG. 13  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate after a sealing film is stacked. 
         FIG. 14  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a test result in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG. 15  is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a test result in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to various embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, systems, and components have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the various embodiments. 
     When unevenness of the top surface of an interlayer insulating film having an air gap is large, it is difficult to uniformly form another film on the interlayer insulating film in the next process. When the uniformity of the thickness of a film stacked on the interlayer insulating film is deteriorated, the characteristics that are obtained by the film may be changed. Accordingly, the top surface of the interlayer insulating film is flattened by polishing using a CMP method, etc. 
     The CMP method polishes substrates in which a semiconductor device is formed one by one. Accordingly, it takes time to manufacture semiconductor devices due to polishing. 
     Therefore, the present disclosure provides a technology that can reduce the number of processes of manufacturing a semiconductor device. 
     First Embodiment 
     [Configuration of Semiconductor Manufacturing Apparatus  1 ] 
       FIG. 1  is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an example of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 2  is a horizontal cross-sectional view showing an example of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. The semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  includes an apparatus body  10  and a controller  100 . 
     The apparatus body  10  includes a cover  11 , for example, made of stainless steel and having a substantially cylindrical shape. A processing container  14  that is, for example, made of quartz and has an opening at the lower end thereof is disposed in the cover  11 . The processing container  14  has a vertically long and substantially cylindrical shape. A ceiling plate  16 , for example, made of quartz, is disposed at the ceiling of the processing container  14 . Further, a manifold  18 , for example, made of stainless steel, in a substantially cylindrical shape is connected to the opening at the lower end of the processing container  14  through a sealing member such as an O-ring. Further, the manifold  18  may also be made of quartz, and may be integrated with the processing container  14 . 
     The lower end of the processing container  14  is supported by the manifold  18 . A wafer boat  22  may be made of quartz, and is inserted into the processing container  14  from the bottom of the manifold  18 . The wafer boat  22  has a plurality of supports  22   a . Grooves are formed in the supports  22   a  at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction. Substrates W are supported and held by the grooves of the supports  22   a , respectively, at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction. In this embodiment, the wafer boat  22 , for example, supports and holds  100  sheets of the substrates W. Structures included in a semiconductor device are formed on each substrate W by the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  of this embodiment. 
     The wafer boat  22  is disposed on a table  26  with a heat insulating mold  24 , for example, made of quartz. The table  26  is supported by a rotary shaft  30  passing through a cover member  28  that opens/covers the opening at the lower end of the manifold  18 . The cover member  28  is, for example, made of stainless steel. The lower end of the rotary shaft  30  is connected to a rotational mechanism  36  and the rotational mechanism  36  rotates the rotary shaft  30 . When the rotary shaft  30  rotates, a plurality of substrates W supported and held by the wafer boat  22  rotates about the rotary shaft  30 . A magnetic fluid seal  32  may be disposed in an opening of the cover member  28  that the rotary shaft  30  passes through. The rotary shaft  30  can rotate while the processing container  14  is hermetically sealed by the magnetic fluid seal  32 . The cover member  28  and the manifold  18  are connected to each other with the sealing member  34  such as an O-ring interposed therebetween. 
     The wafer boat  22 , the heat insulating mold  24 , the table  26 , the cover member  28 , the rotary shaft  30 , the magnetic fluid seal  32 , and the rotational mechanism  36  are integrally inserted into the processing container  14  by an elevator such as a boat elevator (not shown). The table  26  may be fixed to the cover member  28  such that the substrates W can be processed without rotating the wafer boat  22 . 
     A pipe  46  and a pipe  47  for supplying gas into the processing container  14  are connected to the manifold  18 . The pipe  46  and the pipe  47 , for example, are made of quartz, penetrate through a sidewall of the manifold  18 , and vertically extend in the processing container  14  along a sidewall of the processing container  14 . In a sidewall of the pipe  46  positioned in the processing container  14 , a plurality of gas discharge holes  46   a  is formed at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction. Gas supplied through the pipe  46  is supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  46   a . In a sidewall of the pipe  47  positioned in the processing container  14 , a plurality of gas discharge holes  47   a  is also formed at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction. Gas supplied through the pipe  47  is supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  47   a.    
     One end of each of a valve  42   b  and a valve  42   c  is connected to the pipe  46 . A gas supply source  40   b  is connected to the other end of the valve  42   b  through a flow rate controller  41   b  such as a Mass Flow Controller (MFC). The gas supply source  40   b  is a supply source for a first monomer gas. In this embodiment, the first monomer is, for example, amine. The gas supplied from the gas supply source  40   b  is supplied to the pipe  46  while a flow rate of the gas is adjusted by the flow rate controller  41   b , and then supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  46   a.    
     Further, a gas supply source  40   c  is connected to the other end of the valve  42   c  through a flow rate controller  41   c  such as an MFC. The gas supply source  40   c  is a supply source for a second monomer gas. In this embodiment, the second monomer is, for example, isocyanate. The gas supplied from the gas supply source  40   c  is supplied to the pipe  46  while a flow rate of the gas is adjusted by the flow rate controller  41   c , and then supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  46   a.    
     Further, in this embodiment, the first monomer gas and the second monomer gas are supplied into the processing container  14  through one pipe  46 , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The first monomer gas and the second monomer gas may be supplied into the processing container  14  respectively through separate pipes  46 . 
     One end of each of a valve  42   d  and a valve  42   e  is connected to the pipe  47 . Further, a gas supply source  40   d  is connected to the other end of the valve  42   d  through a flow rate controller  41   d  such as an MFC. The gas supply source  40   d  is a supply source for a precursor gas. In this embodiment, the precursor gas is, for example, diisopropylamino silane gas. The precursor gas supplied from the gas supply source  40   d  is supplied to the pipe  47  while a flow rate of the precursor gas is adjusted by the flow rate controller  41   d , and then supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  47   a.    
     Further, a gas supply source  40   e  is connected to the other end of the valve  42   e  through a flow rate controller  41   e  such as an MFC. The gas supply source  40   e  is a supply source for a purge gas. In this embodiment, the purge gas is, for example, nitrogen gas. The purge gas supplied from the gas supply source  40   e  is supplied to the pipe  47  while a flow rate of the purge gas is adjusted by the flow rate controller  41   e , and then supplied into the processing container  14  through the gas discharge holes  47   a.    
     An exhaust mechanism  81  is connected to the manifold  18  through an exhaust pipe  80 . The gas in the processing container  14  is discharged through the exhaust pipe  80  by the exhaust mechanism  81 . 
     Further, an opening  70  is formed in the sidewall of the processing container  14  along longitudinal direction of the processing container  14  and a plasma generation box  64  defined by a plasma partition wall  72  is connected to the opening  70 . A pipe  45 , for example, made of quartz, is vertically elongated along the plasma partition wall  72  in the plasma generation box  64 , for example, as shown in  FIG. 2 . In a sidewall of the pipe  45  positioned in the plasma generation box  64 , a plurality of gas discharge holes  45   a  is formed at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction. Gas supplied through the pipe  45  is supplied into the plasma generation box  64  through the gas discharge holes  45   a.    
     One end of a valve  42   a  is connected to the pipe  45 . A gas supply source  40   a  is connected to the other end of the valve  42   a  through a flow rate controller  41   a  such as an MFC. The gas supply source  40   a  is a supply source for a reaction gas. In this embodiment, the reaction gas, for example, is oxygen gas. The reaction gas supplied from the gas supply source  40   a  is supplied to the pipe  45  while a flow rate of the reaction gas is adjusted by the flow rate controller  41   a , and then supplied into the plasma generation box  64  through the gas discharge holes  45   a.    
     Further, electrodes  66  are vertically disposed along opposite sidewalls of the plasma partition wall  72 . The electrodes  66  disposed along the opposite sidewalls of the plasma partition wall  72  are connected at an upper end of the plasma partition wall  72 . That is, the electrodes  66 , for example, are folded at the upper end of the plasma partition wall  72 , as shown in  FIG. 3 , thereby functioning as a substantially one-turn coil.  FIG. 3  is a schematic view showing an example of the positional relationship between the processing container  14  and the plasma generation box  64 . 
     A high-frequency power source  68  is electrically connected to the electrodes  66  through a matching box  69 . The high-frequency power source  68  supplies high-frequency power for generating plasma to the electrodes  66  through the matching box  69 . In this embodiment, the high-frequency power source  68  supplies high-frequency power at a frequency within a range of 4 MHz to 27 MHz, for example, at frequency of 13.56 MHz to the electrodes  66  through the matching box  69 . The electrodes  66  generate an induced magnetic field in the plasma generation box  64  using the high-frequency power supplied from the high-frequency power source  68  through the matching box  69 . 
     The reaction gas supplied into the plasma generation box  64  is excited by the induced magnetic field generated in the plasma generation box  64 , thereby changing into plasma. Further, ions or active species included in the plasma are supplied into the processing container  14  through the opening  70 . 
     Further, the electrodes  66  are covered with insulating protective covers (not shown) and refrigerant passages (not shown) are formed in the insulating protective covers. A refrigerant such as nitrogen gas flows through the refrigerant passages, thereby suppressing an increase in temperature of the electrodes  66 . 
     Further, a heater  84  for heating the plurality of substrates W supported and held in the wafer boat  22  is disposed on an inner sidewall of the cover  11  around the processing container  14 . 
     The controller  100  includes a memory, a processor, and an Input/output interface. Programs that are executed by the processor and recipes including such as conditions for respective processing are stored in the memory. The processor executes programs read out from the memory such that respective parts of the apparatus body  10  are controlled through the Input/output interface on the basis of the recipes stored in the memory, thereby performing predetermined processing such as plasma processing. 
     [Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device] 
       FIG. 4  is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in a first embodiment of the present disclosure. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device shown in  FIG. 4  is performed usually by the controller  100  controlling the respective parts of the apparatus body  10 . 
     In the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device shown in  FIG. 4 , for example, the substrate W shown in  FIG. 5  is prepared.  FIG. 5  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W. The prepared substrate W has a base member  200  having a recess  201 . The recess  201  is a groove or a hole having a bottom. The base member  200  is, for example, made of silicon. For example, a plurality of substrates W shown in  FIG. 5  is supported and held by the wafer boat  22  and loaded into the processing container  14 . 
     Further, a polymer film is stacked on the substrates W (S 10 ). Step S 10  is an example of a first film deposition process. In step S 10 , the substrates W are heated by the heater  84  such that the temperature of the substrates W reaches a temperature suitable for vapor deposition polymerization of the first polymer and the second polymer. An appropriate temperature for vapor deposition polymerization may depend on the kinds of polymers, and for example, is 40 to 150 degrees C. In this embodiment, the appropriate temperature for vapor deposition polymerization is, for example, 80 degrees C. 
     After the temperature of the substrates W is stabilized at the appropriate temperature for vapor deposition polymerization, the controller  100  causes the valve  42   b  and the valve  42   c  to open. Further, a first monomer gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   b  and the second monomer gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   c  are supplied into the processing container  14  from the gas discharge holes  46   a  through the pipe  46 . The first monomer and the second monomer supplied in the processing container  14  are vapor-deposited and polymerized on the surfaces of the substrates W. For example, as shown in  FIG. 6 , polymer films  202  are stacked on the surfaces of the substrates W.  FIG. 6  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W after the polymer film  202  is stacked. When two kinds of the monomers are amine and isocyanate, a polymer film  202  that is a polymer having a urea bond is stacked on the surface of the substrate W. 
     The polymer film  202  is stacked on a bottom and a sidewall of the recess  201  and a top surface of the substrate W except for the recess  201 . In this embodiment, at least the bottom and the sidewall of the recess  201  are covered with the polymer film  202 . After the polymer film  202  having a predetermined thickness is stacked on the substrate W, the controller  100  closes the valve  42   b  and the valve  42   c . The thickness of the polymer film  202  is, for example, 60 nm or more. Further, the polymer film  202  may have a thickness less than 60 nm as long as it can cover at least the entire bottom and entire sidewall of the recess  201 . 
     Next, a sealing film is stacked on the substrate W in a state in which at least the bottom and the sidewall of the recess  201  are covered with the polymer film  202  (S 11 ). Step S 11  is an example of a second film deposition process. In this embodiment, the sealing film is a Low-Temperature Oxide (LTO) film. The LTO film is, for example, a silicon oxide film formed at a low temperature and is a film that is a sparse film in comparison to a thermally oxidized film formed at a high temperature. In step S 11 , the substrates W are heated to a predetermined temperature by the heater  84 . The predetermined temperature, for example, is a temperature within the range between room temperature and 250 degrees C. The room temperature is, for example, a temperature within the range of 25 degrees C. or more and 30 degrees C. or less. In this embodiment, the predetermined temperature is, for example, 200 degrees C. 
     After the temperature of the substrates W is stabilized at the predetermined temperature, the controller  100  performs the film deposition to stack a sealing film on the surfaces of the substrates W with the polymer film  202  formed thereon, using Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD). In ALD, an adsorption process, a first purging process, a reaction process, and a second purging process are repeated in this order a predetermined number of times. 
     In the adsorption process, the valve  42   d  is controlled to open and a precursor gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   d  is supplied into the processing container  14  from the gas discharge holes  47   a  through the pipe  47 . Accordingly, the molecules of the precursor gas supplied in the processing container  14  are adsorbed to the surfaces of the substrates W. Thereafter, the valve  42   d  is controlled to close. 
     In the first purging process, the valve  42   e  is controlled to open and a purge gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   e  is supplied into the processing container  14  from the gas discharge holes  47   a  through the pipe  47 . Accordingly, the molecules of the precursor gas excessively adsorbed to the surfaces of the substrates W are removed. Thereafter, the valve  42   e  is closed. Similar to the first purging process, in the second purging process, a purge gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   e  is supplied into the processing container  14 . 
     In the reaction process, the valve  42   a  is controlled to open and a reaction gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate by the flow rate controller  41   a  is supplied into the plasma generation box  64  from the gas discharge holes  45   a  through the pipe  45 . Further, high-frequency power is supplied to the electrodes  66  from the high-frequency power source  68  through the matching box  69 , whereby an induced magnetic field is generated in the plasma generation box  64 . Accordingly, the reaction gas supplied into the plasma generation box  64  changes into plasma, and the ions or active species included in the plasma and the molecules of the precursor gas adsorbed to the surfaces of the substrates W react with each other, whereby a first-atomic layer sealing film is stacked on the surfaces of the substrate W. Thereafter, the valve  42   a  is controlled to close, and the supply of the high-frequency power to the electrodes  66  from the high-frequency power source  68  is stopped. 
     Accordingly, for example, a sealing film  203  is formed on the polymer film  202 , as shown in  FIG. 7 .  FIG. 7  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W after the sealing film  203  is stacked. In this embodiment, the sealing film  203  having a thickness of, for example, 2 nm or more is formed on the polymer film  202 . 
     Next, the polymer films stacked on the substrates W are desorbed (S 12 ). Thereafter, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device shown in the flowchart is finished. Step S 12  is an example of a separation process. In step S 12 , the substrates W are heated to a first temperature. The first temperature is a temperature suitable for the polymer layer  202  to be depolymerized into the first polymer and the second polymer. The temperature suitable for depolymerization may depend on the kinds of monomers. When the first monomer and the second monomer are amine and isocyanate, the first temperature is, for example, 250 degrees C. or more. In this embodiment, the first temperature is, for example, 400 degrees C. 
     Accordingly, the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  is depolymerized into a first monomer and a second monomer, and changed into gas, thereby being desorbed and diffused into the processing container  14  through the sealing film  203 . When the first monomer and the second monomer are depolymerized, the pressure of the gas between the sealing film  203  and the base member  200  is increased by the gas of the depolymerized first and second monomers. Further, the gas of depolymerized first monomer and second monomer lifts the sealing film  203  when being desorbed and diffused into the processing container  14  through the sealing film  203 . Accordingly, the sealing film  203  which has been recessed along the shape of the polymer film  202  stacked in the recess is lifted up. Accordingly, for example, the sealing film  203  is flattened, as shown in  FIG. 8 .  FIG. 8  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W after the polymer film  202  is removed. Further, in a top surface of the substrate W except for the recess  201 , the sealing film  203  moves down and contacts to the base member  200  due to gasification and desorption of the polymer film  202 . 
     In this case, an air gap may be formed as a poor embedding of an insulating film by intentionally generating poor embedding when the insulating film is embedded in the recess of a substrate. However, in this case, the insulating film embedded in the recess is stacked even on the substrate W other than the recess. Further, the height of the insulating film stacked on the substrate W may be different between the recess and a vicinity of the recess. When unevenness of the top of a substrate is large and another film is stacked on an air gap, it is difficult to stack the film with a uniform thickness. Accordingly, the top surface of the substrate is flattened through polishing by CMP method or the like. However, polishing takes a long time, so it takes time to manufacture a semiconductor device. 
     In contrast, in the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  of the embodiment, the sealing film  203  is flattened when the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  is desorbed. Accordingly, it is not required to polish the substrate W after an air gap is formed under the sealing film  203 . Therefore, for example, as shown in  FIG. 9 , it is possible to stack another film  204  such as a protective film on the sealing film  203  without polishing the substrate W after an air gap is formed under the sealing film  203 . Therefore, it is possible to omit one process that is a polishing process of the manufacturing processes of a semiconductor device. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time needed to manufacture a semiconductor device. 
     [Test Result] 
       FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view of substrates W showing an example of a test result in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In the test, a polymer film  202  having a thickness of 120 nm was formed on substrates W having grooves with different widths, a sealing film  203  having a thickness of 2 nm was stacked on the polymer film  202 , and then the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  was removed. The depths of the grooves formed on the substrates W were 200 nm. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , regardless of the widths of the grooves, the shape of the sealing film  203  after the polymer film  202  was removed was flattened. Accordingly, it was not required to polish the sealing film  203  when stacking another film such as a protective film on the sealing film  203 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time needed to manufacture a semiconductor device. 
     The first embodiment was described above. As described above, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device of this embodiment includes a first film deposition process, a second film deposition process, and a desorbing process. In the first film deposition process, a polymer film  202  that is a film of a polymer having a urea bond and formed by polymerization of a plurality of kinds of monomers is stacked on a substrate W having recesses  201 . In the second film deposition process, a sealing film  203  is stacked on the substrate W in a state in which at least the bottom and the sidewall of the recess  201  are covered with the polymer film  202 . In the desorbing process, the substrate W is heated to a first temperature to depolymerize the polymer film  202 , and the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  is desorbed and diffused through the sealing film  203 . Accordingly, it is possible to decrease the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. 
     In the embodiment described above, in the second film deposition process, a sealing film  203  is stacked by ALD on the substrate W on which the polymer film  202  is staked. Accordingly, the sealing film  203  can be stacked in a conformal type along the shape of the top surface of the polymer film  202 . 
     In the embodiment described above, the sealing film  203  is a silicon oxide film. Accordingly, in the desorbing process, the gas of a plurality of kinds of monomers desorbed under the sealing film  203  can be desorbed and diffused through the sealing film  203 . 
     Second Embodiment 
     In the first embodiment, the polymer film  202  is stacked and then the sealing film  203  is stacked. However, this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that, after the polymer film  202  is stacked, the polymer film  202  on the top surface of the substrate W except for the recess  201  is removed, and then the sealing film  203  is stacked, which. The configuration of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  is the same as the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  1  described in the first embodiment, and descriptions thereof is omitted. 
     [Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device] 
       FIG. 11  is a flowchart showing a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in a second embodiment of the present disclosure. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device shown in  FIG. 11  is performed usually by the controller  100  controlling the respective parts of the apparatus body  10 . The processing shown in  FIG. 11  and given the same reference numbers as those in  FIG. 4  is the same as the processing described with reference to  FIG. 4  except for the following description, and descriptions thereof is omitted. 
     In step S 10 , after the polymer film  202  is formed on the substrate W, the polymer film  202  on the substrate W is partially removed (S 20 ). Step S 20  is an example of a removing process. In step S 20 , the substrates W are heated to a second temperature. The second temperature is a temperature at which the polymer layer  202  is depolymerized into the first polymer and the second polymer, and is lower than the first temperature. The first temperature may depend on the kinds of monomers. In this embodiment, the second temperature is, for example, 290 degrees C. 
     Accordingly, the polymer film  202  stacked on the substrate W is sequentially depolymerized from its upper portion into a first monomer and a second monomer and changed into gas, thereby being desorbed and diffused into the processing container  14 . In this embodiment, step S 20  is continued until the polymer film  202  stacked on the surface of the substrate W except for the recess  201  is removed. Accordingly, the cross-section of the substrate W is, for example, formed as in  FIG. 12 .  FIG. 12  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W after a portion of the polymer film  202  is removed. After step S 20  is performed, the polymer film  202  has been removed from the surface  200   a  of the substrate W except for the recess  201 , for example, as shown in  FIG. 12 . However, the bottom and the sidewall of the recess  201  are still covered with the polymer film  202 . 
     Next, a sealing film is stacked onto the substrates W (S 11 ). Accordingly, the cross-section of the substrate W is, for example, formed as in  FIG. 13 .  FIG. 13  is a view showing an example of a cross-section of the substrate W after the sealing film  203  is stacked. Since the polymer film  202  is removed from the surface  200   a  of the substrate W except for the recess  201  through step S 20 , Step S 11  is executed, and the sealing film  203  is formed on the surface  200   a  of the substrate W while the polymer film  202  is not interposed between the surface  200   a  and the sealing film  203 . Accordingly, the adhesion between the surface  200   a  of the base member  200  and the sealing film  203  is improved. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the sealing film  203  being separated from the base member  200  when a physical force such as polishing is applied to a film stacked on the sealing film  203 . Thereafter, step S 12  is executed, the polymer film  202  in the recess  201  under the sealing film  203  is desorbed, and the cross-section of the substrate W becomes, for example, the cross-section of the substrate shown in  FIG. 8 . 
     [Test Result] 
       FIGS. 14 and 15  are cross-sectional views of substrates W showing an example of a test result in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In the test results shown in  FIGS. 14 and 15 , a polymer film  202  having a predetermined thickness was stacked on substrates W having grooves with different widths, and the substrates W were heated at the second temperature for 10 minutes. Further, a sealing film  203  having a thickness of 2 nm was stacked, and then the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  was removed. A polymer film  202  having a thickness of 60 nm was stacked in  FIG. 14 , and a polymer film  202  having a thickness of 120 nm was stacked in  FIG. 15 . In  FIGS. 14 and 15 , the depths of the grooves formed on the substrates W were all 200 nm. 
     In the test result shown in  FIG. 14 , since the heating time at the second temperature was long relative to the thickness of the stacked polymer film  202 , the polymer film  202  was desorbed at an upper portion of sidewalls of the recesses  201 . Accordingly, when the sealing film  203  was stacked, the sealing film  203  and the upper portion of the sidewalls of the recesses  201  were brought in close contact with each other, so it is considered that even though the polymer film  202  under the sealing film  203  was desorbed, the sealing film  203  was flattened on the upper portion of the sidewalls of the recesses  201 . In the test result shown in  FIG. 14 , the heights of the sealing films  203  were different in the recesses  201  and in the surfaces of the substrates W except for the recesses  201  in some cases. However, the sealing films  203  after the polymer films  202  were desorbed were flattened regardless of the widths. 
     In contrast, in the test result shown in  FIG. 15 , since the entire bottom and the entire sidewalls of the recess  201  were covered with the polymer film  202  even after heating at the second temperature, the sealing film  203  in the recess  201  had the same height as that of the sealing film  203  on the surface of the substrate W except for the recess  201 . Accordingly, the entire sealing film  203  was flattened. 
     According to the test results shown in  FIGS. 14 and 15 , it is preferable that the heating time at the second temperature is the time or more required until the polymer films  202  on the surfaces of the substrates W are all desorbed, and less than the time required until the upper portion of the sidewalls of the recesses  201  are exposed. Accordingly, it is possible to form an entirely flat sealing film  203  on the substrates W having the recess  201 . 
     The second embodiment was described above. As described above, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in this embodiment includes a removing process that removes a polymer film  202  stacked on a substrate W except for a recess  201  by heating the substrate W to a second temperature lower than a first temperature after the first film deposition process. Further, the second film deposition process is performed after the removing process. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the adhesion between the sealing film  203  and the surface  200   a  of the base member  200 . 
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     Further, the technology disclosed herein is not limited to the above embodiment and may be changed in various ways within the spirit thereof. 
     For example, although the sealing films  203  were stacked by ALD in the embodiments described above, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. A sealing film  203  may be stacked by plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). When a sealing film  203  is stacked by plasma CVD, for example, the heater  84  heats substrates W such that the temperature of the substrates W becomes 100 degrees C. Further, each processing gas controlled at a predetermined flow rate is supplied into the plasma generation box  64  from the gas discharge holes  45   a  of the pipe  45 . The processing gas is, for example, a gas mixture of oxygen gas and TMS (trimetylsilane) gas. 
     Further, high-frequency power is supplied to the electrodes  66  through the matching box  69  from the high-frequency power source  68 , whereby an induced magnetic field is generated in the plasma generation box  64 . Accordingly, the processing gas supplied in the plasma generation box  64  changes into plasma, and a sealing film  203  that is a silicon oxide film is stacked on the surface of the substrate W by ions or active species included in the plasma. 
     Although a polymer having a urea bond was used as an example of the polymer composing the polymer films  202  in the embodiments described above, polymers having a bond other than a urea bond may be used as a polymer composing the polymer films  202 . For example, polyurethane having a urethane bond may be a polymer having a bond other than a urea bond. Polyurethane, for example, may be synthesized by polymerizing a monomer having an alcohol group and a monomer having an isocyanate group. Polyurethane is desorbed into a monomer having an alcohol group and a monomer having an isocyanate group by being heated to a predetermined temperature. 
     Although a low-temperature oxide film such as a silicon oxide film formed at a low temperature was exemplified as the sealing film  203  that seals the polymer film  202  in the embodiments described above, a low-temperature nitride film such as a silicon nitride film may be used as the sealing film  203  other than the low-temperature oxide film such as a silicon oxide film. The low-temperature nitride film is a film that is, for example, formed by plasma CVD at a low temperature (e.g., about 200 degrees C.) and is more sparse than a silicon nitride film formed at a high temperature (hundreds of degrees C.). 
     According to various aspects and embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to decrease the manufacturing process of a semiconductor device. 
     While certain embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosures. Indeed, the embodiments described herein may be embodied in a variety of other forms. Furthermore, various omissions, substitutions and changes in the form of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the disclosures. The accompanying claims and their equivalents are intended to cover such forms or modifications as would fall within the scope and spirit of the disclosures.