JP2021195609A - 成膜方法及び成膜装置 - Google Patents
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[成膜装置の構成]
次に、実施形態について説明する。最初に、実施形態に係る成膜装置100について説明する。図1は、実施形態に係る成膜装置100の概略構成の一例を示す概略断面図である。成膜装置100は、1つの実施形態において、基板Wに対して成膜を行う装置である。図1に示す成膜装置100は、気密に構成され、電気的に接地電位とされたチャンバ1を有している。このチャンバ1は、円筒状とされ、例えば表面に陽極酸化被膜を形成されたアルミニウム、ニッケル等から構成されている。チャンバ1内には、載置台2が設けられている。
1 チャンバ
2 載置台
10 高周波電源
15 ガス供給部
16 シャワーヘッド
60 制御部
61 ユーザインターフェース
62 記憶部
80a 窓
80b 窓
81 照射部
82 検出部
90 パターン
90a 凹部
91 SiN膜
95 シリコン基板
96 SiN膜
100 成膜装置
200 成膜装置
201〜204 チャンバ
Claims (9)
- 凹部を含むパターンが形成された基板を赤外分光法により測定する第1の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程の後、前記基板に膜を成膜する成膜工程と、
前記成膜工程の後、前記基板を赤外分光法により測定する第2の測定工程と、
前記第1の測定工程の測定データと前記第2の測定工程の測定データとの差分データを抽出する抽出工程と、
を有する成膜方法。 - 前記抽出工程は、前記第1の測定工程による成膜前の測定データと前記第2の測定工程による成膜後の測定データから、赤外光の波数毎に、赤外光の吸光度をそれぞれ求め、波数毎に、成膜後の赤外光の吸光度から成膜前の赤外光の吸光度を減算して前記膜による波数毎の赤外光の吸光度を差分データとして抽出する
をさらに有する請求項1に記載の成膜方法。 - 前記抽出工程により抽出された差分データに基づき、前記成膜工程により前記基板に成膜された膜の状態を表示する表示工程
をさらに有する請求項1又は2に記載の成膜方法。 - 前記抽出工程により抽出された差分データに基づき、前記成膜工程のプロセスパラメータを制御する制御工程
をさらに有する請求項1〜3の何れか1つに記載の成膜方法。 - 前記制御工程は、複数の基板の前記差分データから基板間の差分データの比較に基づいて前記成膜工程のプロセスパラメータを制御する
請求項4に記載の成膜方法。 - 前記第1の測定工程及び前記第2の測定工程は、前記基板の面内の複数個所でそれぞれ実施し、
前記制御工程は、前記複数個所のそれぞれで前記第1の測定工程の測定データと前記第2の測定工程の測定データとの差分データを抽出し、抽出した前記複数個所の差分データに基づいてプロセスパラメータを制御する
請求項4に記載の成膜方法。 - 前記制御工程は、前記複数個所の差分データから前記基板に成膜された膜の膜厚の分布と膜質を求め、膜厚の分布を均一化しつつ所定の膜質となるようにプロセスパラメータを制御する
請求項6に記載の成膜方法。 - 前記成膜工程は、定期的に同じ成膜条件で基板に膜を成膜し、
同じ成膜条件で成膜された複数の基板の前記差分データから基板間の差分データの比較に基づいて前記成膜工程を実施する装置のコンディションを診断する診断工程
をさらに有する請求項1〜5の何れか1つに記載の成膜方法。 - 凹部を含むパターンが形成された基板を載置する載置台と、
前記基板に成膜を行う成膜部と、
前記基板を赤外分光法により測定する測定部と、
成膜前の前記基板を前記測定部により測定し、前記成膜部により前記基板に膜を成膜し、成膜後の前記基板を前記測定部により測定し、成膜前の前記測定部による測定データと成膜後の前記測定部による測定データとの差分データを抽出する制御を行う制御部と、
を有する成膜装置。
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