The new caustic solution of semiconductor integrated circuit silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride layer
Technical field
The present invention relates to the manufacture method of semiconductor integrated circuit, be specifically related to the new caustic solution of semiconductor integrated circuit silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride layer.
Background technology
Existing, for example, the manufacture method of the semiconductor integrated circuit of semiconductor memory may further comprise the steps:
(1) the silicon single crystal flake substrate is set; (2) deposit gate oxide on the silicon single crystal flake substrate; (3) deposit polysilicon layer (polysilicon) layer on gate oxide; (4) the silicon single crystal flake substrate that is deposited with polysilicon layer forms silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer in low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) stove; (5) remove silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer of silicon single crystal flake substrate back; Carry out photoetching composition then, form processing steps subsequently such as gate figure.
The purpose that forms silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer is, prevents that grid material is corroded in the lithography corrosion process step of carrying out subsequently, and the silicon nitride on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) protective layer is a needed etch stop layer in the technology of carrying out subsequently.But; must remove silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer of silicon single crystal flake substrate back; its reason is; the silicon nitride of silicon single crystal flake substrate back (SiN) protective layer can cause very big stress; big stress can make silicon single crystal flake substrate warpage (wrap), causes that the optics critical size of semiconductor integrated circuit changes, thereby causes waste product; reduce product percent of pass, caused total manufacturing cost height of semiconductor integrated circuit.
In the manufacture method of conventional semiconductor memory, need with special silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer etching apparatus, remove silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake substrate back, single-chip back side silicon nitride (SiN) the layer etching apparatus of this special use costs an arm and a leg, thereby, cause total manufacturing cost height of semiconductor memory.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome the shortcoming that exists in the above-mentioned prior art the present invention is proposed.The objective of the invention is, propose the new caustic solution of a kind of semiconductor integrated circuit silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer.
According to a technical scheme of the present invention, the back side silicon nitride (SiN) of semiconductor integrated circuit wafer substrates layer corrosion new method may further comprise the steps:
(1) the silicon single crystal flake substrate is set; (2) deposit gate oxide on the silicon single crystal flake substrate; (3) deposit polysilicon layer (polysilicon) on the oxide gate material; (4) on the silicon single crystal flake substrate behind the deposit polysilicon layer, in low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) stove, on polysilicon layer, form silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer; (5) form silica (SiO with chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer that forms on the silicon single crystal flake top surface
2) protective layer; (6) then singualtion chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on the silicon nitride on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) protective layer is formed with silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) protective layer, and silicon nitride (SiN) layer that has only the silicon single crystal flake substrate back to form is exposed in the environment, will have this structure is that the silicon single crystal flake lining immerses phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) in the etching tank, with phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) silicon nitride (SiN) layer on the wet corrosion silicon single crystal flake substrate back; remove silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake substrate back, can not be owing to be deposited with on silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer on the silicon single crystal flake top surface by the silicon dioxide layer (SiO of phosphoric acid corrosion
2), so at silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) protection under, kept silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer on the silicon single crystal flake top surface; Carry out the subsequent technique of semiconductor integrated circuit manufacture method then.Etch stop layer in silicon nitride on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) the layer conduct technology of carrying out subsequently, the silicon dioxide layer (SiO that forms on the silicon nitride on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer
2) can in hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching process subsequently, be removed.
New caustic solution according to silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride of the present invention (SiN) layer, do not need special-purpose etching apparatus to corrode silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer, only need on silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake top surface, form silicon dioxide layer (SiO by singualtion chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
2), make on silicon nitride (SiN) layer that forms on the silicon single crystal flake top surface to be formed with silicon dioxide (SiO
2) the protection cover layer, and silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer is exposed in the environment, the single-chip substrate member immersion temperature range that will have this structure is 150 ℃ to 165 ℃ phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) carry out wet corrosion in the etching tank, because phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) corroding silicon nitride (SiN) layer and do not corrode silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2), so, can use phosphoric acid (H commonly used in the semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing process
3PO
4) wet corrosion technology simply and is easily removed silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer, and the silicon nitride of silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer is at silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) protection under be retained, the silicon nitride of silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer is at silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) silicon dioxide layer (SiO in hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching process subsequently on silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake top surface
2) be corroded, because therefore hydrofluoric acid (HF) corroding silicon nitride (SiN) layer has not kept silicon nitride (SiN) layer as the silicon single crystal flake top surface of the etch stop layer in technology subsequently.
Do not need expensive special-purpose etching apparatus to remove silicon nitride (SiN) layer on the silicon single crystal flake substrate back by method of the present invention, and, phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) wet corrosion and hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching process all be the general technology of semiconductor integrated circuit, not needing increases processing step in addition, thereby has simplified technology, has reduced total manufacturing cost of semiconductor integrated circuit.
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Accompanying drawing is included in the specification, book component part as an illustration, demonstrate the preferred embodiments of the present invention in the accompanying drawing, the word segment one of accompanying drawing and specification is used from explanation principle of the present invention and feature, and all identical part is indicated with identical numeral in the accompanying drawing.Wherein:
Fig. 1 is the processing step schematic diagram of existing silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer caustic solution: and
Fig. 2 is the processing step schematic diagram according to the new caustic solution of silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride of the present invention (SiN) layer.
The description of contents that designation number in the accompanying drawing is indicated:
Accompanying drawing 1:
1) the single-chip nitride of LPCVD (low pressure chemical vapor deposition) method deposit;
2) the operation back layer is removed instrument and is removed back side nitride;
The 1-silicon wafer; The 2-grid material; The 3-nitride layer.
Accompanying drawing 2:
1) nitride of LPCVD (low pressure chemical vapor deposition) method deposit;
2) the single-chip top surface forms oxide skin(coating) with the CVD method;
3) with phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) soak, remove the nitride layer at the single-chip back side, the nitride layer on the single-chip top surface is subjected to the protection of oxide skin(coating);
4) hydrofluoric acid dips is removed the oxide skin(coating) that the CVD method on the single-chip top surface forms;
The 1-silicon wafer; The 2-grid material; The 3-nitride layer; The 4-oxide skin(coating).
Embodiment
Fig. 1 is the processing step schematic diagram of existing silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer caustic solution.
Referring to Fig. 1, existing silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer caustic solution may further comprise the steps: deposit grid material on the silicon single crystal flake substrate; The silicon single crystal flake substrate that is deposited with grid material on it is placed in low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) stove, all form silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer on the top surface of silicon single crystal flake substrate and the back side, the silicon nitride on the top surface (SiN) protective layer is as the etch stop layer in the technology of carrying out subsequently; Because, the silicon nitride that forms on the back side of silicon single crystal flake substrate (SiN) layer can cause big stress, this big stress causes the silicon single crystal flake substrate warpage, the optics critical size of semiconductor integrated circuit is changed, cause semiconductor integrated circuit waste product to occur, so, must remove silicon nitride (SiN) layer that forms on the silicon single crystal flake substrate back, the method of removing of back side silicon nitride (SiN) layer of now general silicon single crystal flake substrate is, with special silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer etching apparatus wet etching, only remove silicon nitride (SiN) layer that forms on the back side of silicon single crystal flake substrate.Remove special-purpose silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) the layer etching apparatus of silicon nitride (SiN) layer that forms on the back side of silicon single crystal flake substrate and cost an arm and a leg, cause total manufacturing cost height of semiconductor integrated circuit.
Fig. 2 is the processing step schematic diagram according to the new caustic solution of silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride of the present invention (SiN) layer.
Referring to Fig. 2,, comprise according to silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride of the present invention (SiN) layer caustic solution; (1) the silicon single crystal flake substrate is set; (2) deposit gate oxide on the silicon single crystal flake substrate; (3) deposit polysilicon layer (polysilicon) on the oxide gate material; (4) the silicon single crystal flake substrate that is deposited with grid material on it is placed in low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) stove, all forms silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer on the top surface of silicon single crystal flake substrate and the back side; (5) all form the silicon single crystal flake substrate of silicon nitride (SiN) protective layer on its top surface and the back side, with chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, on the silicon nitride that forms on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer, form silicon dioxide (SiO2) protection cover layer, and silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer is exposed in the environment; (6) to immerse temperature range be 150 ℃ to 165 ℃ phosphoric acid (H to the single-chip substrate member that will have a structure that above-mentioned processing step forms
3PO
4) carry out wet corrosion in the etching tank, because phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) corroding silicon nitride (SiN) layer and do not corrode silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2), so, can use phosphoric acid (H commonly used in the semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing process
3PO
4) wet corrosion technology simply and is easily removed silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer, and the silicon nitride of silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer is at silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) protection under be retained, (7) carry out hydrofluoric acid (HF) corrosion subsequently, remove the silicon dioxide layer (SiO on silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake top surface
2), because hydrofluoric acid (HF) corroding silicon nitride (SiN) layer not, so kept silicon nitride (SiN) layer as the silicon single crystal flake top surface of the etch stop layer in technology subsequently.
Grid material can form with different materials, for example, with gate oxide/polysilicon/tungsten silicide (oxide/polysilicon/WSix), oxide/polysilicon (gate oxide/polysilicon), and oxide/polysilicon/tungsten/tungsten nitride formations such as (gate oxide/polysilicon/W/WN).
Silicon dioxide layer (the SiO that forms on silicon nitride on the silicon single crystal flake top surface (SiN) layer
2) in hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching process subsequently, be removed.Because hydrofluoric acid (HF) corrode silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2), and corroding silicon nitride (SiN) layer not, so kept silicon nitride (SiN) layer of silicon single crystal flake top surface.
With temperature 150 ℃ to 165 ℃ phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) technology of wet corrosion silicon nitride (SiN) layer is technology general in the semiconductor integrated circuit manufacture method.With hydrofluoric acid (HF) corrode silicon dioxide layer (SiO
2) also be technology general in the semiconductor integrated circuit manufacture method.
Because phosphoric acid (H
3PO
4) wet corrosion and hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching process all be the general technology of semiconductor integrated circuit, so, do not need special-purpose silicon single crystal flake substrate back silicon nitride (SiN) layer etching apparatus with the inventive method, do not need to increase in addition processing step, thereby simplified technology, reduced total manufacturing cost of semiconductor integrated circuit.
More than show and described basic principle of the present invention and principal character and advantage of the present invention.The technical staff of the industry should understand; the present invention is not subjected to the restriction of above-mentioned execution mode; that describes in the foregoing description and the specification just illustrates basic principle of the present invention; the present invention also has various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these changes and improvements all fall in the claimed scope of the present invention.The scope of protection of present invention is defined by appending claims and equivalent thereof.