Summary of the invention
For fear of existing through hole manufacturing technology, can not obtain higher density, larger depth-to-width ratio and upper side wall evenness, and affect the deficiency of lateral wall insulation characteristic and device performance, patent of the present invention proposes the multistep Bosch etching process of optimizing, and carries out large depth-to-width ratio TSV via etch and sidewall and modifies.Compare with high temperature thermal oxidation method with KOH wet etching method, the inventive method is not introduced K+ and is polluted, and without high-temperature technology, processes, and has that clear size of opening chip occupying area is little, economic benefit is high, with IC process compatible, be applicable to the feature of the three-dimensional integrated application of SOI material devices and all TSV technological processes.Can not only produce high density, large depth-to-width ratio through hole, reduce through-hole side wall " scallop " size, improve sidewall evenness, reduce follow-up lateral wall insulation technology difficulty, can also promote puncture voltage, increase the three-dimensional integrated device reliability of TSV.
The technical solution adopted for the present invention to solve the technical problems comprises the following steps:
1) on P<100> type monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface, use PE CVD method deposit one deck 1 μ m ~ 1.5 μ m SiO
2, and at SiO
2surface resist coating, exposure imaging, exposes and needs the silicon dioxide of etching window, and described graph window is circular hole, bore dia 5 μ m ~ 30 μ m.
2) by dry plasma etch method, at the window place of exposing, carry out the etching of silicon dioxide layer, be etched to monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface always.
3) the multistep Bosch etching technics being optimized, etching gas is used SF
6, passivation gas is used C
4f
8, etching machine bench Bias, Source performance number, gas flow value, etching/passivation time than all changing on the basis at initial value when following each step changes, and described initial value is the set point of single step Bosch etching technics parameter, and concrete technology step is as follows:
During step 1. etching through hole top, C
4f
8flow increases 1/6 ~ 1/3 of initial value, SF
6flow reduces 1/6 ~ 1/3 of initial value; On the basis of initial value, increase passivation time 1s ~ 2s, reduce etch period 1s ~ 2s, Bias is initial value, Source performance number reduces 1/6 ~ 1/5 of initial value; This step activity duration is 10min ~ 15min;
During step 2. etching through hole middle part, gas flow value, etching/passivation time ratio, Source performance number change initial value into, and Bias performance number increases 1/5 ~ 1/4 of initial value; This step activity duration 20min ~ 30min;
During step 3. etching through hole bottom, on the basis of initial value, increase 1/6 ~ 1/3SF
6flow, reduces by 1/6 ~ 1/3C
4f
8flow, increases 1s ~ 2s between etching, reduces passivation time 1s ~ 2s; Bias performance number increases 1/4 ~ 1/2 of initial value, and Source performance number increases 1/6 ~ 1/5 of initial value; This step activity duration 10min ~ 15min;
The step 4. via etch degree of depth reaches after requirement, stops passivation gas C
4f
8protection, passes into isotropic etching gas SF
6, SF
6gas flow 100sccm ~ 150sccm, Bias, Source performance number are initial value; This step activity duration 30s ~ 1min.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: because traditional B osch technique can cause via top " scallop " large, middle part dwindles gradually, bottom minimal characteristic, so the Bosch etching technics that the multistep that the present invention proposes is optimized adopts Dynamic parameters control, increase along with etching depth, technological parameter also can change accordingly, guaranteeing to process high density, in the time of the TSV through hole of the about 10:1 of depth-to-width ratio, by TSV through-hole side wall " scallop " structure decrease to being less than 70nm, thereby reduce the difficulty of follow-up lateral wall insulation technique, solve the electric leakage of TSV via top large, withstand voltage low problem, promote TSV through hole integral body withstand voltage (>70V) characteristic, reduce electric leakage, promote three-dimensional integrated device performance.
Compare with KOH wet etching method, this invention can not introduced K+ and pollute, owing to not having (111) crystal face and the intrinsic angle of (100) crystal face in anisotropic etch, so via openings can be along with etching depth increases and becomes large, than KOH wet etching saving chip area more, have more economic benefit.
Compare with high temperature thermal oxidation method, this invention is processed without high-temperature technology, avoided the follow-up HF deoxidation of high temperature thermal oxidation method layer to be difficult to realize and can cause to SOI material structure the shortcoming of technique hidden danger, have and traditional IC process compatible, be applicable to the feature of the three-dimensional integrated application of SOI material devices and all TSV technological processes.
embodiment
Below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further described.
For fear of existing through hole manufacturing technology, can not obtain higher density, larger depth-to-width ratio and upper side wall evenness, and affect the deficiency of lateral wall insulation characteristic and device performance.For the large depth-to-width ratio TSV via etch of tradition, adopt static process parameter to control Bosch technique, cause TSV through hole top " scallop " structure large, middle part dwindles gradually, the feature (referring to Fig. 1) that bottom is minimum, patent of the present invention proposes the multistep Bosch etching process of optimizing, and carries out large depth-to-width ratio TSV via etch and sidewall and modifies.
Technical scheme
1. first on P<100> type monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface, use PE CVD method deposit one deck 1 μ m ~ 1.5 μ m SiO
2, and at SiO
2surface resist coating, exposure imaging, exposes and needs the silicon dioxide of etching window (graph window is circular hole, bore dia 5 μ m ~ 30 μ m).
2. then by dry plasma etch method, at the window place of exposing, carry out the etching of silicon dioxide layer, be etched to monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface always.
3. then carry out the multistep Bosch etching technics of the optimization of proposition of the present invention, etching gas is used SF
6, passivation gas is used C
4f
8, etching machine bench Bias(bias voltage), Source(source power) performance number, gas flow value, etching/passivation time is than all change (initial value is the set point of single step Bosch etching technics parameter) on the basis at initial value when following each step changes.
The multistep Bosch etching technics of optimizing, is characterized in that processing step is as follows:
During step 1. etching through hole top, C
4f
8flow increases 1/6 ~ 1/3 of initial value, SF
6flow reduces 1/6 ~ 1/3 of initial value.On the basis of initial value, increase passivation time 1s ~ 2s, reduce etch period 1s ~ 2s, Bias is initial value, Source performance number reduces 1/6 ~ 1/5 of initial value.This step activity duration is that 10min~15min(is referring to Fig. 2 (a)).
During step 2. etching through hole middle part, gas flow value, etching/passivation time ratio, Source performance number changes initial value into, and Bias performance number increases 1/5 ~ 1/4 of initial value.This step activity duration, 20min ~ 30min(was referring to Fig. 2 (b)).
During step 3. etching through hole bottom, on the basis of step 2, need further to strengthen longitudinal etching effect, so increase 1/6 ~ 1/3SF on the basis of initial value
6flow, reduces by 1/6 ~ 1/3C
4f
8flow, increases 1s ~ 2s between etching, reduces passivation time 1s ~ 2s.Bias performance number can increase 1/4 ~ 1/2 of initial value, and Source performance number can increase 1/6 ~ 1/5 of initial value.This step activity duration, 10min ~ 15min(was referring to Fig. 2 (c)).
The step 4. via etch degree of depth reaches after requirement, stops passivation gas C
4f
8protection, passes into isotropic etching gas SF
6, SF
6gas flow 100sccm ~ 150sccm, Bias, Source performance number are initial value.This step activity duration, 30s ~ 1min(was referring to Fig. 2 (d)).
Whole processing step can be referring to Fig. 3 FB(flow block).
Embodiment 1:
The present embodiment is for diameter 10 μ m, and depth-to-width ratio requires to make for the TSV through hole of 10:1.Hole etching material is P<100> type silicon, and mask is the thick SiO of 1 μ m
2.ICP etching machine bench model is Alcatel AMS-100, specifically walks implement rapid following (referring to Fig. 3) according to the present invention:
1. first on P<100> type monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface, use PE CVD method deposit one deck 1 μ m SiO
2, and at SiO
2surface resist coating, exposure imaging, exposes and needs the silicon dioxide of etching window (graph window is circular hole, bore dia 10 μ m).
2. then by dry plasma etch method, at the window place of exposing, carry out the etching of silicon dioxide layer, be etched to monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface always.
3. then carry out the multistep Bosch etching technics of the optimization of proposition of the present invention, etching gas is used SF
6, passivation gas is used C
4f
8, etching gas SF
6initial value 300sccm, passivation gas C
4f
8initial value 300sccm, board Bias initial setting power 80W, Source initial setting power 1500w, etching/passivation time is 1s:9s than initial value, the multistep Bosch etching technics step following (referring to Fig. 2) of optimization:
Step 1: referring to Fig. 2 (a), for the larger-size situation in top " scallop " after traditional B osch technique etching, should weaken top etching effect, strengthen passivation protection.Now, Bias power setting is 80w, and Source power setting is 1250w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6250sccm, C
4f
8350sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 2s:8s.This step time is set as 13min.
Step 2: referring to Fig. 2 (b), for middle part " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching, be less than the situation at top, should be on the basis of step 1 suitable enhanced etching effect, strengthen etching power longitudinally.Now, Bias power setting is 95w, and Source power setting is 1500w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6300sccm, C
4f
8300sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 1s:9s.This step time is set as 25min.。
Step 3: referring to Fig. 2 (c), much smaller than the situation at top, in order to reach etching desired depth, should further strengthen longitudinal etching effect for bottom " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching on the basis of step 2.Now, Bias power setting is 100w, and Source power setting is 1750w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6350sccm, C
4f
8250sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 2s:8s.This step time is set as 13min.
Step 4: referring to Fig. 2 (d), in order further to reduce " scallop " size, pass into suitable isotropism gas and carry out isotropic etching.Now, setting gas flow is: SF
6120sccm, C
4f
80sccm, Bias 80W, Source 1500w.This step time is set 40s.
Embodiment 2:
The present embodiment is for diameter 5 μ m, and depth-to-width ratio requires to make for the TSV through hole of 10:1.Hole etching material is P<100> type silicon, and mask is the thick SiO of 1.5 μ m
2.ICP etching machine bench model is Alcatel AMS-100, specifically walks implement rapid following (referring to Fig. 3) according to the present invention:
1. first on P<100> type monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface, use PE CVD method deposit one deck 1.5 μ m SiO
2, and at SiO
2surface resist coating, exposure imaging, exposes and needs the silicon dioxide of etching window (graph window is circular hole, bore dia 5 μ m).
2. then by dry plasma etch method, at the window place of exposing, carry out the etching of silicon dioxide layer, be etched to monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface always.
3. then carry out the multistep Bosch etching technics of the optimization of proposition of the present invention, etching gas is used SF
6, passivation gas is used C
4f
8, etching gas SF
6initial value 300sccm, passivation gas C
4f
8initial value 300sccm, board Bias initial setting power 80W, Source initial setting power 1500w, etching/passivation time is 1s:9s than initial value, the multistep Bosch etching technics step following (referring to Fig. 2) of optimization:
Step 1: referring to Fig. 2 (a), for the larger-size situation in top " scallop " after traditional B osch technique etching, should weaken top etching effect, strengthen passivation protection.Now, Bias power setting is 80w, and Source power setting is 1200w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6200sccm, C
4f
8400sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 3s:7s.This step time is set as 10min.
Step 2: referring to Fig. 2 (b), for middle part " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching, be less than the situation at top, should be on the basis of step 1 suitable enhanced etching effect, strengthen etching power longitudinally.Now, Bias power setting is 100w, and Source power setting is 1500w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6300sccm, C
4f
8300sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 1s:9s.This step time is set as 20min.。
Step 3: referring to Fig. 2 (c), much smaller than the situation at top, in order to reach etching desired depth, should further strengthen longitudinal etching effect for bottom " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching on the basis of step 2.Now, Bias power setting is 120w, and Source power setting is 1800w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6400sccm, C
4f
8250sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 2s:8s.This step time is set as 10min.
Step 4: referring to Fig. 2 (d), in order further to reduce " scallop " size, pass into suitable isotropism gas and carry out isotropic etching.Now, setting gas flow is: SF
6150sccm, C
4f
80sccm, Bias 80W, Source1500w.This step time is set 1min.
Embodiment 3:
The present embodiment is for diameter 30 μ m, and depth-to-width ratio requires to make for the TSV through hole of 10:1.Hole etching material is P<100> type silicon, and mask is the thick SiO of 1.5 μ m
2.ICP etching machine bench model is Alcatel AMS-100, specifically walks enforcement rapid as follows according to the present invention:
1. first on P<100> type monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface, use PE CVD method deposit one deck 1.5 μ m SiO
2, and at SiO
2surface resist coating, exposure imaging, exposes and needs the silicon dioxide of etching window (graph window is circular hole, bore dia 30 μ m).
2. then by dry plasma etch method, at the window place of exposing, carry out the etching of silicon dioxide layer, be etched to monocrystalline silicon wafer crystal surface always.
3. then carry out the multistep Bosch etching technics of the optimization of proposition of the present invention, etching gas is used SF
6, passivation gas is used C
4f
8, etching gas SF
6initial value 300sccm, passivation gas C
4f
8initial value 300sccm, board Bias initial setting power 80W, Source initial setting power 1500w, etching/passivation time is 1s:9s than initial value, the multistep Bosch etching technics step following (referring to Fig. 2) of optimization:
Step 1: referring to Fig. 2 (a), for the larger-size situation in top " scallop " after traditional B osch technique etching, should weaken top etching effect, strengthen passivation protection.Now, Bias power setting is 80w, and Source power setting is 1280w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6220sccm, C
4f
8370sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 2s:8s.This step time is set as 15min.
Step 2: referring to Fig. 2 (b), for middle part " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching, be less than the situation at top, should be on the basis of step 1 suitable enhanced etching effect, strengthen etching power longitudinally.Now, Bias power setting is 95w, and Source power setting is 1500w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6300sccm, C
4f
8300sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 1s:9s.This step time is set as 25min.。
Step 3: referring to Fig. 2 (c), much smaller than the situation at top, in order to reach etching desired depth, should further strengthen longitudinal etching effect for bottom " scallop " size after traditional B osch technique etching on the basis of step 2.Now, Bias power setting is 110w, and Source power setting is 1750w, sets gas flow to be: SF
6380sccm, C
4f
8220sccm.Etching/passivation time ratio: 2s:8s.This step time is set as 15min.
Step 4: referring to Fig. 2 (d), in order further to reduce " scallop " size, pass into suitable isotropism gas and carry out isotropic etching.Now, setting gas flow is: SF
6100sccm, C
4f
80sccm, Bias 80W, Source 1500w.This step time is set 20s.