CN103730402B - A kind of manufacture method of shallow trench isolation - Google Patents

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CN103730402B
CN103730402B CN201210385109.2A CN201210385109A CN103730402B CN 103730402 B CN103730402 B CN 103730402B CN 201210385109 A CN201210385109 A CN 201210385109A CN 103730402 B CN103730402 B CN 103730402B
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The invention discloses the manufacture method of a kind of shallow trench isolation, use first dielectric layer deposited in shallow trench, and etched portions dielectric layer, afterwards the dielectric layer after described etching is carried out this cyclic process of Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, enable to deposited dielectric layer more closely knit, the wet etching rate of dielectric layer can be reduced simultaneously, thus avoid the formation of seam and/or hole, it also avoid the wet-cleaning erosion to dielectric layer, it is greatly improved the performance of STI, is conducive to improving performance and the yield of device.

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A kind of manufacture method of shallow trench isolation
Technical field
The present invention relates to IC manufacturing field, the manufacture method isolated particularly to a kind of shallow trench.
Background technology
In advanced complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) (CMOS) industry, the characteristic size of device is constantly reducing, structure Become the element more crypto set of circuit, then being effectively dielectrically separated between circuit just becomes more important.Namely in prior art Shallow trench isolation (Shallow Trench Isolation, STI) be necessary for that there are preferably insulating properties.
In order to tackle the STI of complex region, have been developed for now multiple fill method, such as use chemical gaseous phase deposition (CVD) and plasma reinforced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) etc., it can in addition contain use sputtering technology etc., chemistry is used afterwards Mechanical lapping (CMP) technique makes surface planarisation.
Currently for 45nm and with the CMOS manufacturing process of lower node, it is possible to use sub-atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition method (SACVD) tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and ozone (O, are utilized3), high-aspect-ratio (high aspect ratio process, HARP) it is filled with under method forming STI.
Refer to Fig. 1, form groove the most on substrate 1, wherein, the upper surface of described substrate 1 is formed with pad oxide (pad oxide) 2, described pad oxide 2 is formed silicon nitride layer 3, then forms lining oxygen on the sidewall and diapire of groove Changing layer 4, carry out filling between groove gap (gap fill) technique afterwards, in described groove, (usually silica is thin for dielectric layer deposited 5 Film), but owing to described groove has higher depth-to-width ratio (AR), as worked as AR > 10, and the nature of silicon oxide thin film, than Easily shrink as under high temperature, and its direction of growth is to interstitial growth from recess sidewall, it is easy to will be at the medium of deposit Layer 5 is formed seam (seam) 6, or even forms hole (void) 7.But, silicon oxide thin film degree of compaction is poor, and has higher wet Etching rate, then, after carrying out CMP and cleaning, also can be formed hole by bigger infringement, and in hole Forming impurity, cause the formation connecting groove, this can produce impact to follow-up manufacture process so that shorted devices, reduces good Rate.
Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of shallow trench isolation manufacture method, with solve in prior art formed shallow The ropy problem of trench isolations.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention provides the manufacture method that a kind of shallow trench is isolated, including:
Substrate is provided;
Groove is formed in described substrate;
Dielectric layer deposited in described groove, dielectric layer described in etched portions also carries out plasma to the dielectric layer after etching Body processes;
Dielectric layer deposited performing etching and Cement Composite Treated by Plasma again, so circulation is not until existing in described dielectric layer Seam.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described Cement Composite Treated by Plasma is the one of plasma state Nitrous oxide processes and the argon of plasma state processes.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the nitrous oxide of described plasma state is processed as:
At pressure 0.65~7torr, power 50~2000w, under the atmosphere of nitrogen and/or helium, be passed through flow be 50~ The nitrous oxide of 2000sccm.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the nitrous oxide of described plasma state processes and holds The continuous time is 10~20s.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the argon of described plasma state is processed as:
Under pressure 0.65~7torr, power 50~2000w, it is passed through the argon that flow is 50~2000sccm.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the argon of described plasma state processes the persistent period It is 10~20s.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described plasma treatment procedure is also passed through nitrogen One or more in gas, ammonia, hydrazine, hydrogen and oxygen.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the method for described dielectric layer deposited is secondary normal for using Pressure chemical vapor deposition technique.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, the method for described dielectric layer deposited is for using TEOS And O3Reaction is formed.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described cycle-index is 5~10 times.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, last circulation is deposited dielectric layer and Cement Composite Treated by Plasma.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described etching technics is the fluorine using plasma state Perform etching.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described substrate is formed with hard mask layer, by light Carve and etching technics pattern described hard mask layer, and with patterning hard mask layer as mask, etch described substrate and formed recessed Groove.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, described hard mask layer includes being sequentially formed in described Pad oxide on substrate and silicon nitride layer.
Optionally, for the manufacture method of described shallow trench isolation, in described groove before dielectric layer deposited, in institute State and on the sidewall of groove and diapire, form lining oxide layer.
Compared with prior art, in the manufacture method of the shallow trench isolation of present invention offer, use first in shallow trench Dielectric layer deposited, carries out this cyclic process of Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, it is possible to make deposited medium afterwards to described dielectric layer Layer is more closely knit, can reduce the wet etching rate of dielectric layer simultaneously, thus avoid the formation of seam and/or hole, also avoid The wet-cleaning erosion to dielectric layer, is greatly improved the performance of STI, is conducive to improving performance and the yield of device.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the shallow trench isolation of existing technique deposit;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the manufacture method of the shallow trench isolation of the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3~Fig. 9 be the embodiment of the present invention shallow trench isolation manufacture method during device profile schematic diagram.
Detailed description of the invention
The manufacture method of the shallow trench isolation provided the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments is made the most in detail Describe in detail bright.According to following explanation and claims, advantages and features of the invention will be apparent from.It should be noted that, accompanying drawing is equal Use the form simplified very much, only in order to facilitate, to aid in illustrating lucidly the purpose of the embodiment of the present invention.
Refer to the device profile schematic diagram shown in flow chart that Fig. 2 provided and Fig. 3~Fig. 9.
As shown in Figure 3, it is provided that substrate 10, described substrate 10 can be such as silicon substrate, and the surface of described substrate 10 is formed There is one layer of pad oxide 11, described pad oxide 11 is formed one layer of silicon nitride layer 12, it is possible to use chemical gaseous phase deposits Forming described pad oxide 11 and silicon nitride layer 12 etc. mode, in preferred embodiment, the thickness of described silicon nitride layer 12 is than institute The thickness stating pad oxide 11 is thick, and the thickness of the most described pad oxide 11 can be 50~250 angstroms, described silicon nitride layer 12 Thickness can be 500~2000 angstroms, and described pad oxide 11 and silicon nitride layer 12 are as the hard mask layer of subsequent technique.
Refer to Fig. 4, patterning described hard mask layer by photoetching process and etching technics (is pad oxidation in the present embodiment Layer 11 and silicon nitride layer 12), described hard mask layer is formed one or more opening, carves on the basis of described opening afterwards Lose described substrate 10, form groove 20.Then, thermal oxidation technology can be carried out, shape on the sidewall and diapire of described groove 20 Become lining oxide layer 21.
Refer to Fig. 5, carry out sub-atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition method (SACVD), utilize tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and smelly Oxygen (O3) as initial action gas, dielectric layer deposited 30, such as silicon oxide thin film in described groove 20, described dielectric layer 30 covers Cover described silicon nitride layer 12, owing to the depth-to-width ratio of groove 20 is higher, even up to 12 and more than, it is inevitably at medium Seam 31 occur in layer 30, even have hole 32 and occur, as described in background, this problem is not if solved to cause device Part hydraulic performance decline.
Refer to Fig. 6, etched portions dielectric layer so that the certain media layer that seam and hole exist is got rid of, this enforcement Example uses the plasma of fluorine to perform etching.Carry out the dielectric layer 30 after plasma 40 processes described etching afterwards, be specially First use plasma state nitrous oxide (N2O) process, then use the argon (Ar) of plasma state to process.
The nitrous oxide of wherein said plasma state is processed as: at pressure 0.65~7torr, power 50~2000w, Nitrogen (N2) and/or the atmosphere of helium (He) under, be passed through the nitrous oxide that flow is 50~2000sccm.Described plasma state Nitrous oxide process the persistent period be 10~20s, the present embodiment use 15s the process time.Preferably, it is also possible to be passed through Following gas: nitrogen, ammonia (NH3), hydrazine (N2H4), hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2One or more in), it is clear that, above-mentioned gas Body should also be as being plasma state.After the nitrous oxide using plasma state processes, the argon of conversion plasma state enters Row processes.The argon of described plasma state is processed as: under pressure 0.65~7torr, power 50~2000w, is passed through flow and is The argon of 50~2000sccm.The argon process persistent period of described plasma state is 10~20s, and the present embodiment uses 15s's The process time.
Through above-mentioned Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, described dielectric layer 30 will become the most closely knit, can within it inject nitrogen simultaneously (N), this wet etching rate enabling to dielectric layer 30 reduces.
Refer to Fig. 7, after a Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, continue dielectric layer deposited in the space that etching is formed, This can adopt with the aforedescribed process, and now dielectric layer 30 there is also seam 31, and it is particularly located at Jie without Cement Composite Treated by Plasma In matter layer, the part comprised dashed lines, but now seam will connect produced by the dielectric layer of deposit formation for the first time Stitch little, be also not easily formed hole simultaneously, then deposit, at this, the seam 31 formed in order to eliminate, again perform etching. Refer to Fig. 8, use same as described above performing etching containing fluoro plasma, the certain media layer comprising seam is removed.It After, the dielectric layer after etching is carried out Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, plasma treatment procedure as above can be used.
So repeat the cyclic process of " deposit → etching → Cement Composite Treated by Plasma → deposit ... ", until no longer existing Seam, then dielectric layer will significantly be improved, thus avoid problem stated before.Generally circulation 5~10 times, it becomes possible to Make dielectric layer not to exist seam (the most yet there will be no hole), in order to guarantee the quality of dielectric layer, the present embodiment In each cyclic process when carrying out Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, the nitrous oxide of described plasma state processes and the argon of plasma state Gas disposal all processes 15s, certainly, owing to carrying out along with circulation, it is possible to takes the circumstances into consideration reduction and processes the time.
After the present embodiment circulates 6 times, obtain structure as shown in Figure 9, now dielectric layer 30 does not exist seam, have relatively Good uniformity, consistency and relatively low wet etching rate (compare the processing method being provided without the present invention).It should be noted that After last dielectric layer deposited, i.e. find that this dielectric layer deposited does not exist seam, avoid the need for performing etching, directly carry out Cement Composite Treated by Plasma.
After the deposit completing dielectric layer and Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, existing flatening process, such as CMP work can be carried out Skill, to complete the making of shallow trench isolation, this is not repeated by the application.
In the manufacture method of the shallow trench isolation that above-described embodiment provides, use first dielectric layer deposited in shallow trench, it Afterwards described dielectric layer is carried out this cyclic process of Cement Composite Treated by Plasma, it is possible to make deposited dielectric layer more closely knit, with Time can reduce the wet etching rate of dielectric layer, thus avoid the formation of seam and/or hole, it also avoid wet-cleaning to Jie The erosion of matter layer, is greatly improved the performance of STI, is conducive to improving performance and the yield of device.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various change and the modification spirit without deviating from the present invention to invention And scope.So, if the present invention these amendment and modification belong to the claims in the present invention and equivalent technologies thereof scope it In, then the present invention is also intended to change and including modification include these.

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1. the manufacture method of a shallow trench isolation, it is characterised in that including:
Substrate is provided;
Groove is formed in described substrate;
Dielectric layer deposited in described groove, the dielectric layer after etching is also carried out at plasma by dielectric layer described in etched portions Reason, described Cement Composite Treated by Plasma is that the nitrous oxide first using plasma state processes in the range of pressure 0.65~7torr, then The argon using plasma state processes;
Dielectric layer deposited performing etching and Cement Composite Treated by Plasma again, so circulation is not until existing in described dielectric layer and connecing Seam.
2. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 1 a, it is characterised in that oxidation two of described plasma state Nitrogen is processed as:
Power 50~2000w, under the atmosphere of nitrogen and/or helium, is passed through the nitrous oxide that flow is 50~2000sccm.
3. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 2 a, it is characterised in that oxidation two of described plasma state The nitrogen process persistent period is 10~20s.
4. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that the argon of described plasma state processes For:
Under pressure 0.65~7torr, power 50~2000w, it is passed through the argon that flow is 50~2000sccm.
5. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 4, it is characterised in that the argon of described plasma state processes Persistent period is 10~20s.
6. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that in described plasma treatment procedure Also it is passed through one or more in nitrogen, ammonia, hydrazine, hydrogen and oxygen.
7. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that the method for described dielectric layer deposited is Use sub-atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition method.
8. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 7, it is characterised in that the method for described dielectric layer deposited is Use TEOS and O3Reaction is formed.
9. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that described cycle-index is 5~10 times.
10. the manufacture method of shallow trench isolation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that form sediment in last circulation Long-pending dielectric layer and Cement Composite Treated by Plasma.
The manufacture method of 11. shallow trench as claimed in claim 1 isolation, it is characterised in that described etching technics is employing etc. The fluorine of ionic state performs etching.
The manufacture method of 12. shallow trench as claimed in claim 1 isolation, it is characterised in that be formed on described substrate and firmly cover Film layer, patterns described hard mask layer by photoetching and etching technics, and with the hard mask layer of patterning as mask, etching is described Substrate forms groove.
The manufacture method of 13. shallow trench as claimed in claim 12 isolation, it is characterised in that described hard mask layer includes successively It is formed at the pad oxide on described substrate and silicon nitride layer.
The manufacture method of 14. shallow trench as claimed in claim 1 isolation, it is characterised in that deposit medium in described groove Before Ceng, the sidewall and diapire of described groove form lining oxide layer.
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