| 摘要 |
<p>A radical etching apparatus comprising a vacuum chamber for a substrate to be treated; a pipe pathway, connected to the vacuum chamber, a zone for generating plasma and with a gas introduction device through which N2 and at least one of H2 and NH3 can be introduced; a microwave applying microwaves to the interior of the pipe pathway; a gas introducer as a source of supply for F, between the vacuum chamber and the zone; and a shower plate. A method comprises introducing N2 and at least one of H2 gas and NH3 into a pipe pathway and applying microwaves. The gas mixture is decomposed by the plasma forming decomposition products as active species which react with F during transportation to a the vacuum chamber to make radicals. An SiO2 layer on a the substrate etched in the vacuum chamber, by irradiating the substrate with the radicals through a the shower plate.</p> |
