CN101393863A - Process for cleaning a semiconductor wafer - Google Patents

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CN101393863A
CN101393863A CNA2008102151227A CN200810215122A CN101393863A CN 101393863 A CN101393863 A CN 101393863A CN A2008102151227 A CNA2008102151227 A CN A2008102151227A CN 200810215122 A CN200810215122 A CN 200810215122A CN 101393863 A CN101393863 A CN 101393863A
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T·布施哈尔特
C·扎皮柯
D·费若
G·施瓦布
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Abstract

Semiconductor wafers are cleaned by forming a first liquid film on a surface of the semiconductor wafer to be cleaned, the first liquid film containing hydrogen fluoride and ozone; replacing the first liquid film with a second aqueous liquid film which contains hydrogen fluoride and ozone, the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in the second liquid film being lower than in the first liquid film; and removing the second liquid film.

Description

The method of clean semiconductor wafer
Invention field
The present invention relates to the method with liquid, aqueous film clean semiconductor wafer, this fluid film comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone.
Background technology
Making the required semiconductor wafer of electronic component must cleaned at regular intervals particle and metal pollutant.This cleaning is for the manufacturer of electronic component and for its supplier, and promptly the producer of semiconductor wafer is conventional.
Contain hydrogen fluoride (HF) and ozone (O 3) the aqueous solution proved the effective cleaning agent.US5759971 has described a kind of clean method, and wherein a plurality of semiconductor wafers are immersed in the water-bath simultaneously, and this water-bath contains concentration to be the hydrogen fluoride of 0.03-0.05 weight % and to be dissolved to saturated ozone.Modernism is designed to single-wafer processing, especially because this makes that the consumption of cleaning solution is lower.In the method, cleaning solution is administered to fluid film on the surface or two surfaces of described semiconductor wafer.US 7037842 B2 have described a kind of method, and wherein spray with aqueous cleaning liquid the side of Xuan Zhuan semiconductor wafer, and this aqueous cleaning liquid comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone.
For economic reasons, need make the clean cycle time short as far as possible, promptly realize the production capacity of the highest possible semiconductor wafer.The conflicting fact of purpose is therewith, and usually cleaning is just correspondingly more complete when longer in the time of carrying out.A kind of obvious solution to this problem it is contemplated that into increasing the concentration of component hydrogen fluoride and ozone, to bring into play cleaning action as possible.But the shortcoming of this strategy is to increase the etching action that hydrofluoric concentration also can increase this component, and it is undesirable coarse that this will cause the clean surface to produce.The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of method, it can have short circulation timei and effective cleaning, and can increase surface roughness acceptably.
Summary of the invention
This purpose realizes by a kind of method of clean semiconductor wafer, and this method is included on the surface of semiconductor wafer to be cleaned and forms the first moisture fluid film, and described first fluid film comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone; Replace described first fluid film with the second moisture fluid film that comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone, the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in described second fluid film is lower than its concentration in first fluid film; And remove described second fluid film.
The advantage of this method is significantly, particularly with regard to the cleaning of the semiconductor silicon wafer that also do not prepared semiconductor element.This semiconductor wafer normally cleans after polishing, heat treatment, or cleans after epitaxial deposition.The etching action of cleaning solution can expose COP (being derived from the particle of crystal) defective and oxygen precipitate (BMD, this bulky micro defect).These defectives are scattered the optical measuring instrument detection and are particle, and they are reasons that surface roughness increases.The present invention can limit this harmful effect, but has still kept finishing fast of cleaning.
Clean method of the present invention is based on the notion of the single-wafer processing of rotation semiconductor wafer, it comprises two cleaning stages, the main difference of described cleaning stage is the hydrogen fluoride concentration in the cleaning solution, and the hydrogen fluoride concentration in the cleaning solution of phase I is than the height in the cleaning solution of subsequent stage.The surface of phase I from semiconductor wafer to be cleaned forms the extension of first fluid film, replaced by second fluid film until first fluid film.Second stage continues to by semiconductor wafer surface to be cleaned from this moment and removes second fluid film.Two stages preferably continue respectively to be no more than for 60 seconds, especially preferably are no more than for 30 seconds respectively, so that cleaning of the present invention can preferably be no more than for 120 seconds, especially preferably be no more than in 60 seconds and carry out.
Conversion from first cleaning stage to second cleaning stage is preferably undertaken by discharging (displace) first fluid film with second fluid film, and described semiconductor wafer surface to be cleaned keeps constantly wetting by liquid during this period.
The thickness of first and second fluid films is controlled around the speed that rotating shaft rotates by semiconductor wafer, and this rotating shaft is vertically intersected on the center on surface to be cleaned.Rotary speed is preferably 100-2000rpm.The scope of 200-500rpm is for preferred especially.Velocity of rotation in first cleaning stage can be different with the velocity of rotation in second cleaning stage.Selected speed is preferably in described cleaning stage constant in first cleaning stage.Because the rotation of semiconductor wafer is together flowed out at the edge of semiconductor wafer with the cleaning solution of crossing and the pollutant of particle and dissolving.The cleaning solution of Liu Shiing comes Continuous Compensation by the fresh liquid that replenishes respective amount through one or more nozzles to semiconductor wafer surface to be cleaned in view of the above.
First cleaning stage is by means of the hydrogen fluoride of relative high concentration basically, dissolves the oxide on surface of primary (native) apace, and the possible polishing agent residue that contains Ludox.The bonding agent substrate that is used for insoluble granule is also removed whereby, they is washed from the surface of semiconductor wafer so that can continue.Second stage is to be used for keeping this washing process under the condition that promotes basically, makes the material corrosion minimum that etching because of semi-conducting material produces simultaneously.
In first fluid film, hydrofluoric concentration is preferably 0.1-10 weight %, in its scope particularly preferably in 0.1-2.0 weight %.In second fluid film, hydrofluoric concentration is preferably 0.001-0.1 weight %, in its scope particularly preferably in 0.02-0.05 weight %.The concentration of ozone can be identical in two kinds of fluid films, perhaps can be than low in first fluid film in second fluid film.But, under any circumstance all should be chosen as enough height, so that can stay hydrophilic wafer surface.When fluid film was applied on the semiconductor wafer, ozone can be included in the cleaning solution.But preferable methods is to carry by the diffusion drive ejector half, from making fluid film be rich in ozone the gas phase on every side.This method for example is described among US 2002/0050279 A1.In this case, ozone is used as with the mixture of oxygen and introduces in the process chamber (process chamber).The concentration of ozone in oxygen is preferably 3-20 weight %.
In addition preferably, first and/or second fluid film contains the hydrogen chloride that concentration is 0.2-2.0 weight % (HCl).This adding can promote for example removal of the ion of metallic copper, iron and nickel of metal pollutant.
Described first and second fluid films preferably are under the room temperature (25 ℃).But this temperature can be higher or lower than this, and it can be up to 95 ℃.The temperature of this first and second fluid film can be identical or different.
Second fluid film preferably can by with washing agent with its discharge, ultra-pure water for example, described ultra-pure water contains ozone, SCl solution or watery hydrochloric acid.Semiconductor wafer can be at subsequent drying, and for example under high rotary speed, washing agent is revolved to get rid of remove by flowing into nitrogen, or by implementing to be called the dry drying means of Marangoni (Marangoni).
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After chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) diameter is the semiconductor silicon wafer of 300mm, it is cleaned.Coarse polishing agent residue is removed by means of cylinder (roller) in advance.Average-size is detected on the polished surface of pretreated semiconductor wafer according to said method greater than 200-500 the particle of 65nm.The method according to this invention, in these semiconductor wafers some with containing HF and O 3Cleaning solution carry out two stage cleanings.In first cleaning stage, in single-wafer processing equipment, use and contain the polished surface that concentration is the hydrofluoric aqueous solution sprinkling semiconductor wafer of 0.1 weight %.Simultaneously, make and have 230g ozone/Nm 3The mixture of oxygen/ozone (stp) is by the gas compartment of described equipment.The ozone liquid body thin film that contains that has concentration and be the HF of 0.1 weight % forms on the semiconductor wafer surface of handling with the method.After 30 seconds, be that the hydrofluoric aqueous solution of 0.05 weight % sprays semiconductor wafer in second cleaning stage with containing concentration.The supply of ozone is without any variation, forms on polished surface so that HF concentration is the ozone liquid body thin film that contains of 0.05 weight %.After other 30 seconds, wash the semiconductor wafer that this cleaning is crossed with ultra-pure water, and dry.Whole cleaning (first and second cleaning stages) continued for 60 seconds, and was undertaken by rotating described semiconductor wafer with constant speed 300rpm.
For comparing, in identical equipment, only carried out a stage cleaning to carrying out pretreated as mentioned above semiconductor wafer.The polished surface of semiconductor wafer to be cleaned is with containing the hydrofluoric aqueous solution sprinkling that concentration is 0.05 weight %.Simultaneously, make and have 230g ozone/Nm 3(stp) ozone/oxygen mixture is by the gas compartment of described equipment.HF concentration is that the ozone liquid body thin film that contains of 0.05 weight % forms on the surface of the semiconductor wafer of handling with the method.During this cleaning, semiconductor wafer is with the constant speed rotation of 300rpm.After 60 seconds, wash the semiconductor wafer that this cleaning is crossed with ultra-pure water, and dry.For some semiconductor wafer, the duration of cleaning extended to for 240 seconds, and for other, hydrofluoric concentration then increases to 0.1 weight %.
The effect that detects cleaning shows that on the semiconductor wafer that the method according to this invention cleans, the particle of finding on average lacks 80% after described cleaning.And a stage cleaning has 45% particle to be removed under best-case.The effect that prolongs cleaning time is can to increase because of etching action by detected numbers of particles, thereby reduced cleaning efficiency.

Claims (9)

1. the method that is used for clean semiconductor wafer, it is included in and forms the first moisture fluid film on the surface of semiconductor wafer to be cleaned, and described first fluid film comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone; Replace described first fluid film with the second moisture fluid film that comprises hydrogen fluoride and ozone, the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in described second fluid film is lower than the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in first fluid film; And remove described second fluid film.
2. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that from the formation of first fluid film up to the time of removing second fluid film for being no more than 120 seconds.
3. claim 1 or 2 method, it is characterized in that from the formation of first fluid film up to the time of replacing first fluid film with second fluid film for being no more than 60 seconds.
4. the method for one of claim 1-3 is characterized in that the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in first fluid film is 0.1-10 weight %.
5. the method for one of claim 1-4 is characterized in that the concentration of hydrogen fluoride in second fluid film is 0.001-0.1 weight %.
6. the method for one of claim 1-5, it is characterized in that described first fluid film is undertaken by discharging first fluid film with second fluid film by the replacement of second fluid film, and the surface of described semiconductor wafer to be cleaned keeps constantly wetting by liquid during this period.
7. the method for one of claim 1-6 is characterized in that the speed rotation with 100-2000rpm during cleaning of described semiconductor wafer.
8. the method for one of claim 1-7 is characterized in that described first or second fluid film, or these two kinds of fluid films contain the HCl that concentration is 0.2-2.0 weight %.
9. the method for one of claim 1-8 is characterized in that with ultra-pure water described second fluid film being discharged, and described ultra-pure water contains ozone, SCl solution or watery hydrochloric acid.
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