Summary of the invention
The present invention is intended to solve at least to a certain extent the technical problem that is difficult to keep vertical etching in above-mentioned plasma etching wafer process.
For this reason, one object of the present invention is to propose a kind of focusing ring for plasma etching.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a kind of plasma etching apparatus with this focusing ring.
According to the focusing ring for plasma etching of first embodiment of the invention, comprising: lower ring, described lower ring adopts the insulator of anti-plasma corrosion to make; Middle ring, described middle ring is positioned on described lower ring, adopts conductor to make; Pressed on ring, described pressed on ring is arranged on described ring, adopts semiconductor or insulator to make.
The focusing ring for plasma etching of this embodiment, the middle ring that conductor material is made can on-load voltage, can in plasma etch chamber chamber, play the effect that regulates and maintain Electric Field Distribution, solve the technical problem that is difficult to keep vertical etching in plasma etching wafer process.
In addition, can also there is following additional technical feature according to the focusing ring for plasma etching of the embodiment of the present invention:
Alternatively, the material of described lower ring is alundum (Al2O3).
Alternatively, the material of described middle ring is aluminium.
Alternatively, the material of described pressed on ring is silicon, carborundum or quartz.
According to the plasma etching apparatus of first embodiment of the invention, comprising: slide holder, described slide holder is for support wafer to be etched; Above-disclosed focusing ring, described focusing ring is around being arranged on around described slide holder, and described focusing ring do not contact with described wafer, wherein, described middle ring is loaded with predeterminated voltage, and the size of described predeterminated voltage equals the approximate maximum of the cycle average voltage in plasma discharge process.
In the plasma etching apparatus of this embodiment, to the middle ring on-load voltage of focusing ring, can regulate and maintain the effect of Electric Field Distribution, solve the technical problem that is difficult to keep vertical etching in plasma etching wafer process.
In addition, can also there is following additional technical feature according to the focusing ring for plasma etching of the embodiment of the present invention:
Alternatively, the end face of the sheath layer when carrying out plasma etching of the interface between the middle ring of described focusing ring and lower ring.
Alternatively, the thickness of described middle ring is 0.2-0.5mm.
Additional aspect of the present invention and advantage in the following description part provide, and part will become obviously from the following description, or recognize by practice of the present invention.
Embodiment
Describe embodiments of the invention below in detail, the example of described embodiment is shown in the drawings, and wherein same or similar label represents same or similar element or has the element of identical or similar functions from start to finish.Be exemplary below by the embodiment being described with reference to the drawings, be intended to for explaining the present invention, and can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In description of the invention, it will be appreciated that, term " " center ", " longitudinally ", " laterally ", " length ", " width ", " thickness ", " on ", D score, " front ", " afterwards ", " left side ", " right side ", " vertically ", " level ", " top ", " end " " interior ", " outward ", " clockwise ", orientation or the position relationship of indications such as " counterclockwise " are based on orientation shown in the drawings or position relationship, only the present invention for convenience of description and simplified characterization, rather than device or the element of indication or hint indication must have specific orientation, with specific orientation structure and operation, therefore can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms such as term " installation ", " being connected ", " connection ", " fixing " should be interpreted broadly, and for example, can be to be fixedly connected with, and can be also to removably connect, or connect integratedly; Can be mechanical connection, can be also electrical connection; Can be to be directly connected, also can indirectly be connected by intermediary, can be the connection of two element internals.For the ordinary skill in the art, can understand as the case may be above-mentioned term concrete meaning in the present invention.
In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, First Characteristic Second Characteristic " on " or D score can be that the first and second features directly contact, or the first and second features are by intermediary indirect contact.And, First Characteristic Second Characteristic " on ", " top " and " above " but First Characteristic directly over Second Characteristic or oblique upper, or only represent that First Characteristic level height is higher than Second Characteristic.First Characteristic Second Characteristic " under ", " below " and " below " can be First Characteristic under Second Characteristic or tiltedly, or only represent that First Characteristic level height is less than Second Characteristic.
In the description of this specification, the description of reference term " embodiment ", " some embodiment ", " example ", " concrete example " or " some examples " etc. means to be contained at least one embodiment of the present invention or example in conjunction with specific features, structure, material or the feature of this embodiment or example description.In this manual, the schematic statement of above-mentioned term is not necessarily referred to identical embodiment or example.And specific features, structure, material or the feature of description can be with suitable mode combination in any one or more embodiment or example.
According to the focusing ring for plasma etching of first embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 3, can comprise: lower ring 31, middle ring 32 and pressed on ring 31.Wherein, lower ring 31 adopts the insulator of anti-plasma corrosion to make, such as alundum (Al2O3) etc.Middle ring 32 is positioned on lower ring 31, adopts conductor to make, such as aluminium etc.Pressed on ring 33 is arranged on ring 32, adopts semiconductor or insulator to make, such as silicon, carborundum or quartz etc.
The focusing ring for plasma etching of this embodiment, the middle ring that conductor material is made can on-load voltage, can in plasma etch chamber chamber, play the effect that regulates and maintain Electric Field Distribution, solve the technical problem that is difficult to keep vertical etching in plasma etching wafer process.
According to the plasma etching apparatus of first embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figure 4, comprising: slide holder 1 and focusing ring 3.Wherein, slide holder 1 is for support wafer 2 to be etched.Slide holder 1 is simultaneously as bottom electrode, and by capacitance, C1 is connected to radio frequency source.In order to prevent that slide holder 1 is corroded, slide holder 1 is that ladder is cylindric conventionally, and its small end body diameter is slightly less than the diameter of wafer 2.Focusing ring 3 is around being arranged on around slide holder 1, and focusing ring 3 does not contact with wafer 2.Normally, due to the needs of manufacturing tolerance and thermal expansion, between wafer 2 outer rims and focusing ring 3 inner sides, having width is the gap of c, general c=1mm left and right.Alternatively, around the large end cylinder of slide holder 1 and focusing ring 3, an edge ring 4 is set around.This edge ring 4 is mainly used in shielding the free electric field of slide holder edge generation and improves the plasma uniformity of bottom crown top.
Focusing ring 3 can be above-disclosed any focusing ring.Particularly, this focusing ring 3 is made up of lower ring 31, middle ring 32 and pressed on ring 33.Lower ring 31 extends under wafer 2 back sides, edge, and lower surface is seated on the cascaded surface of slide holder 1.Three rings are placed with one heart, and pressed on ring 33, middle ring 32 are identical with partial width on lower ring 31, or middle ring 32 is identical with partial width on lower ring 31, and pressed on ring 33 external diameters are greater than middle ring 32 external diameters, are also to encircle 32 during pressed on ring 33 covers completely.Middle ring 32 is conductor, and is connected to the anode of DC power supply, and the negative electrode of DC power supply is through capacitor C 2 ground connection.Middle ring 32 is connected in DC power supply, for different plasma discharging model, obtains the approximate maximum of the average voltage in the rf period in main plasma district in chamber, the approximate maximum that the rated voltage of setting DC power supply is this average voltage.
According to the sheath layer thickness of wafer 2 upper surfaces in different plasma discharging model, lower ring 31 upper surface h1 are set a little more than wafer 2 upper level, generally take off ring 31 thickness h 1=1~2mm, middle ring 32 thickness h 2=0.2~0.5mm, pressed on ring 33 thickness h 3=1.5~2.5mm.
In the plasma etching apparatus of this embodiment, to the middle ring on-load voltage of focusing ring, can regulate and maintain the effect of Electric Field Distribution, solve the technical problem that is difficult to keep vertical etching in plasma etching wafer process.
For making those skilled in the art understand better the present invention, below in conjunction with embodiment, beneficial effect of the present invention is described.
In the sheath layer of wafer 2 tops, be the important area that affects etching, the strong electric field existing in it is very large on the impact of ion incidence angle.The material of choosing pressed on ring 33 and lower ring 31 is quartz, and middle ring 32 current potentials are maintained at 0v, h1=1.3mm, h2=0.5mm, crystal round fringes Electric Field Distribution when Fig. 5 (a) and Fig. 5 (b) are respectively h3=0.5mm and h3=1.5mm.Because middle ring 32 aspect ratio sheath of living in layer thickness is slightly large, the potential lines of wafer 2 fringe regions mainly concentrates on middle ring 32 belows, and middle ring 32 tops only have a small amount of potential lines to exist.In the time of pressed on ring 33 height change, in only can affecting, encircle a small amount of potential lines of 32 tops, it is very micro-that centering is encircled the 32 most of potential line distribution impacts in below.From Fig. 5 (a) and Fig. 5 (b), when pressed on ring 33 height are reduced to 0.5mm by 1.5mm, the following Electric Field Distribution of middle ring 32 does not almost change.Fig. 5 (c) has shown crystal round fringes ion incidence angle distribution radially while adopting technical scheme of the present invention, and when solid line and dotted line are respectively pressed on ring 33 highly for 1.5mm and 0.5mm, ion incidence angle is with the change curve of radius.Contrasted from two figure, when pressed on ring 33 height is reduced to 0.5mm by 1.5mm, while adopting apparatus of the present invention, same position not in the same time ionic incident angles degree change between 1 °~1.5 °.So that at wafer, radially 148mm place is as example, while adopting apparatus of the present invention, when pressed on ring 33 is highly 1.5mm and 0.5mm, ion incidence angle is respectively-5.6 ° and-7 °, and excursion is 1.4 °.
As a comparison, electing middle ring 32 as the material quartz same with pressed on ring 33 and lower ring 31, is also existing focusing ring structure, is predeterminated voltage but do not maintain middle ring 32 current potentials.Its corresponding crystal round fringes Electric Field Distribution is shown in Fig. 6 (a) and Fig. 6 (b), and in the time that pressed on ring 33 height are reduced to 0.5mm by 1.5mm, crystal round fringes Electric Field Distribution is obviously different.Fig. 6 (c) has shown crystal round fringes ion incidence angle distribution radially while not adopting technical scheme of the present invention, and when solid line and dotted line are respectively pressed on ring 33 highly for 1.5mm and 0.5mm, ion incidence angle is with the change curve of radius.When pressed on ring 33 height are reduced to 0.5mm by 1.5mm, while not adopting apparatus of the present invention, change greatly the closer to wafer 2 edge's ion incidence angles.So that at wafer, radially 148mm place is as example, while not adopting apparatus of the present invention, when pressed on ring 33 is highly 1.5mm and 0.5mm, ion incidence angle is respectively-0.5 ° and-3.5 °, and excursion is 3 °, is to adopt more than 2 times of apparatus of the present invention.
As from the foregoing, adopt device of the present invention, along with the carrying out of etching, although the pressed on ring of focusing ring is corroded gradually, it reduces highly gradually, but because middle ring has limited near Electric Field Distribution crystal round fringes, plasma characteristics (the especially ion incidence angle) impact of pressed on ring height change on crystal round fringes is very little, can guarantee that larger variation does not occur the perpendicularity of the Etching profile of crystal round fringes.Therefore, in plasma etch process, technical scheme of the present invention can keep the perpendicularity of wafer 2 etching edge sections, significantly improves the yields in crystal round fringes region.Along with the carrying out of etching, only need to regularly replace pressed on ring 33, simple to operate, cost reduces greatly.
Although illustrated and described embodiments of the invention above, be understandable that, above-described embodiment is exemplary, can not be interpreted as limitation of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art can change above-described embodiment within the scope of the invention in the situation that not departing from principle of the present invention and aim, modification, replacement and modification.