DIELECTRIC FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING IT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

摘要

In a film formation method of a semiconductor device including a plurality of silicon-based transistors or capacitors, there exist hydrogen at least in a part of the silicon surface in advance, and the film formation method removes the hydrogen by exposing the silicon surface to a first inert gas plasma. Thereafter a silicon compound,layer is formed on the surface of the silicon gas by generating plasma while using a mixed gas of a second inert gas and one or more gaseous molecules, such that there is formed a silicon compound layer containing at least a pat of the elements constituting the gaseous molecules, on the surface of the silicon gas.