Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: the semiconductor defect detection system is provided for solving the technical problem that the optical resolution is reduced due to the interference of non-focal plane diffraction signals in the semiconductor defect detection process of the conventional photoluminescence technology.
In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a semiconductor defect detection system, including a first light source, a first pinhole, a dichroic mirror, a sleeve lens, a second pinhole, and an imaging detector, where the first light source and the imaging detector are respectively disposed on the periphery of the dichroic mirror, the first pinhole is disposed between the dichroic mirror and the first light source, the sleeve lens is disposed between the dichroic mirror and the imaging detector, and the second pinhole is disposed between the sleeve lens and the imaging detector;
the light emitted by the first light source is irradiated to the dichroic mirror through the first pinhole, reflected by the dichroic mirror and vertically irradiated to a product to be detected arranged on the peripheral side of the dichroic mirror so as to form fluorescence; the fluorescence sequentially passes through the dichroic mirror, the sleeve lens and the second pinhole and irradiates to the imaging detector, and the imaging detector is used for receiving the fluorescence.
According to the semiconductor defect detection system provided by the embodiment of the invention, the traditional photoluminescence technology and the confocal microscopic imaging technology are combined to improve the optical resolution of semiconductor defect detection. In the semiconductor defect detection system, light of a first light source vertically focuses and irradiates the surface of a product to be detected through a first pinhole and a dichroic mirror, generated fluorescence enters a sleeve lens through the dichroic mirror, a second pinhole is arranged at the position of a rear focal plane of the sleeve lens, the fluorescence passing through the second pinhole is received by an imaging detector, the focal plane of the first pinhole, the focal plane of the product to be detected and the second pinhole are arranged at conjugate positions which are mutually associated, and due to the introduction of the second pinhole, light energy detected by the product to be detected when deviating from the focal plane is weakened relative to light energy when an object is just positioned at the focal plane, so that the interference of diffracted light and scattered light is effectively avoided, therefore, the system has axial response capacity for reflecting different depths of a sample, the signal-to-noise ratio of a fluorescence signal received by the imaging detector is higher than that of a traditional photoluminescence system, and the resolution ratio is improved by 1.4 times compared with the traditional photoluminescence defect detection system.
Optionally, an optical axis of the sleeve lens is coaxially disposed with the first central optical axis of the dichroic mirror;
the central axis of the first pinhole is coaxial with the second central optical axis of the dichroic mirror;
the first central optical axis of the dichroic mirror and the second central optical axis of the dichroic mirror are arranged perpendicular to each other.
Optionally, the semiconductor defect detection system further includes a first focusing lens and a second focusing lens, and the light emitted by the first light source enters the first pin hole through the first focusing lens and the second focusing lens in sequence.
Optionally, the semiconductor defect detection system further comprises a microscope objective, the microscope objective is arranged between the dichroic mirror and the product to be detected, and the light reflected by the dichroic mirror reaches the surface of the product to be detected through the microscope objective to form fluorescence;
the fluorescence enters the dichroic mirror through the microscope objective.
Optionally, the semiconductor defect detection system further includes a spectroscope and a spectrometer, the spectroscope is disposed between the sleeve lens and the second pinhole, the spectroscope is configured to divide the fluorescence emitted from the sleeve lens into a first light splitting optical path and a second light splitting optical path, the fluorescence in the first light splitting optical path enters the imaging detector through the second pinhole, and the fluorescence in the second light splitting optical path enters the spectrometer;
and the middle shaft of the second pinhole is coaxially arranged with the first light splitting optical path.
Optionally, the semiconductor defect detection system further includes a focusing mirror, the focusing mirror is disposed between the beam splitter and the spectrometer, and an optical axis of the focusing mirror is coaxial with the second beam splitting optical path.
Optionally, the semiconductor defect detection system further includes an optical filter, and the optical filter is disposed between the sleeve lens and the beam splitter.
Optionally, the dichroic mirror is a long-wave pass dichroic mirror;
the optical filter is a long-wave pass optical filter.
Optionally, the imaging detector is a point detector.
Optionally, the product to be detected is a semiconductor wafer, and the first light source is a light source with a wavelength smaller than a peak wavelength of the semiconductor wafer by 100 nm.
Detailed Description
In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects solved by the present invention more clearly apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.
As shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect detecting system provided in the embodiment of the present invention includes a first light source 1, a first pinhole 2, a dichroic mirror 3, a sleeve lens 4, a second pinhole 5, and an imaging detector 6, where the first light source 1, the imaging detector 6, and a product 14 to be detected are respectively disposed on the periphery of the dichroic mirror 3, the first pinhole 2 is disposed between the dichroic mirror 3 and the first light source 1, the sleeve lens 4 is disposed between the dichroic mirror 3 and the imaging detector 6, and the second pinhole 5 is disposed between the sleeve lens 4 and the imaging detector 6.
The light emitted by the first light source 1 is irradiated to the dichroic mirror 3 through the first pinhole 2, is reflected by the dichroic mirror 3 and is vertically irradiated onto the product to be detected 14 so as to form fluorescence; the fluorescence sequentially passes through the dichroic mirror 3, the sleeve lens 4 and the second pinhole 5 and irradiates to the imaging detector 6, and the imaging detector 6 is used for receiving the fluorescence.
The semiconductor defect detection system provided by the embodiment of the invention combines the traditional photoluminescence technology and the confocal microscopic imaging technology to improve the optical resolution of semiconductor defect detection. In the semiconductor defect detection system, light of a first light source 1 vertically focuses through a first pinhole 2 and a dichroic mirror 3 and irradiates the surface of a product 14 to be detected, generated fluorescent light enters a sleeve lens 4 through the dichroic mirror 3, a second pinhole 5 is arranged at the position of a rear focal plane of the sleeve lens 4, the fluorescent light passing through the second pinhole 5 is received by an imaging detector 6, the focal plane of the first pinhole 2, the product 14 to be detected and the second pinhole 5 are arranged at mutually associated conjugate positions, due to the introduction of the second pinhole 5, light energy detected by the product 14 to be detected when the product deviates from the focal plane is just weakened relative to an object when the object is located at the focal plane, and the interference of diffracted light and scattered light is effectively avoided, so that the system has axial response capability of reflecting different depths of a sample, the signal-to-noise ratio of the fluorescent signal received by the imaging detector 6 is higher than that of a traditional photoluminescence system, and the resolution is improved by 1.4 times than that of the traditional photoluminescence defect detection system.
Among them, confocal microscopy generally uses an illumination pinhole placed behind a light source and a detection pinhole placed in front of a detector to realize point illumination and point detection, light emitted from the light source through the illumination pinhole is focused on a certain point of a sample focal plane, fluorescence emitted from the point is imaged in the detection pinhole, and any emission light outside the point is blocked by the detection pinhole. The illumination pinhole and the detection pinhole are conjugate to the irradiated point or the detected point, so that the detected point is a confocal point, and the plane where the detected point is located is a confocal plane. The optical signal of the collecting point reaches the photomultiplier tube (PMT) through the detecting pinhole, then forms an image on the computer monitor screen through signal processing, and in order to generate a complete image, the scanning system in the optical path scans on the focal plane of the sample, thereby generating a complete confocal image. As long as the objective table moves up and down along the Z axis, a new layer of the sample is moved to the confocal plane, the new layer of the sample is imaged on the display, and continuous light-section images of different layers of the sample can be obtained along with the continuous movement of the Z axis. The light emitted from the focal point of the objective focal plane can be well converged at the pinhole, and can be completely received by the detector through the pinhole. Light emitted from the upper and lower positions of the focal plane can generate light spots with large diameters at the positions of the pinholes, and only a small part of light can penetrate through the pinholes and be received by the detector by comparing the diameters of the pinholes. And as the distance from the focal plane of the objective lens is larger, the stray light generated by the sample has larger diffuse spot at the pinhole, and the energy capable of penetrating the pinhole is smaller (from 10% to 1%, slowly approaching 0%), so that the signal generated on the detector is smaller, and the influence is smaller. Just because the confocal microscope only images a sample focal plane, the interference of diffracted light and scattered light is effectively avoided, so that the confocal microscope has higher resolution than a common microscope and is widely applied to biology. The optical resolution of confocal microscopy is calculated as: δ =0.439 λ/NA, where δ is the optical resolution, λ is the wavelength or radiation used, and NA is the objective numerical aperture.
Further, the conventional photoluminescence technology is limited by the optical diffraction limit, and the optical resolution is calculated by the formula: δ =0.61 λ/NA. The semiconductor defect detection system of the invention combines the traditional photoluminescence technology and the confocal microscopic imaging technology, so that the optical resolution is improved by 1.4 times compared with the traditional photoluminescence defect detection system.
In one embodiment, the first pinhole 2 is an illumination pinhole, and the second pinhole 5 is a confocal pinhole.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the optical axis of the sleeve lens 4 is coaxially disposed with the first central optical axis of the dichroic mirror 3, the central axis of the first pinhole 2 is coaxially disposed with the second central optical axis of the dichroic mirror 3, and the first central optical axis of the dichroic mirror 3 and the second central optical axis of the dichroic mirror 3 are disposed perpendicular to each other.
The semiconductor defect detection system is formed by setting the position relationship between the two optical axes of the dichroic mirror 3 and the position relationship between each optical axis of the dichroic mirror 3, the optical axis of the sleeve lens 4 and the central axis of the first pinhole 2, and the optical resolution of semiconductor defect detection is improved better.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect inspection system further includes a first focusing lens 7 and a second focusing lens 8, and the light emitted from the first light source 1 enters the first pinhole 2 through the first focusing lens 7 and the second focusing lens 8 in sequence. By providing two focusing lenses, the light emitted from the first light source 1 enters the first pinhole 2 more and is irradiated to the dichroic mirror 3.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect detecting system further comprises a microscope objective 9, the microscope objective 9 is arranged between the dichroic mirror 3 and the product to be detected 14, and the light reflected by the dichroic mirror 3 reaches the surface of the product to be detected 14 through the microscope objective 9 to form fluorescence; the fluorescence light enters the dichroic mirror 3 through the microscope objective 9.
By arranging the microscope objective 9, the light reflected by the dichroic mirror 3 can be more intensively irradiated on the product 14 to be detected, and the fluorescence generated on the product 14 to be detected can be more clearly irradiated to the imaging detector 6 through the dichroic mirror 3, the sleeve lens 4 and the second pinhole 5.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect detecting system further includes a beam splitter 10 and a spectrometer 11, the beam splitter 10 is disposed between the sleeve lens 4 and the second pinhole 5, the beam splitter 10 is configured to split the fluorescence emitted from the sleeve lens 4 into a first split light path and a second split light path, the fluorescence in the first split light path enters the imaging detector 6 through the second pinhole 5, and the fluorescence in the second split light path enters the spectrometer 11 for performing a spectrum measurement.
And the central axis of the second pinhole 5 and the first light splitting optical path are coaxially arranged to form the semiconductor defect detection system.
In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect detecting system further includes a focusing mirror 12, the focusing mirror 12 is disposed between the spectroscope 10 and the spectrometer 11, and an optical axis of the focusing mirror 12 is coaxial with the second light splitting path. Fluorescence on the second light splitting optical path enters the light input end of the focusing mirror 12, and the light emergent end of the focusing mirror 12 is connected with the spectrometer 11 through an optical fiber.
In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the semiconductor defect inspection system further includes a filter 13, the filter 13 is disposed between the sleeve lens 4 and the beam splitter 10, and the filter 13 is used for blocking the reflected light and the scattered light from the first light source 1 with short wavelengths and transmitting the fluorescence with long wavelengths.
In one embodiment, the dichroic mirror 3 is a long-wave pass dichroic mirror 3, and the optical filter 13 is a long-wave pass optical filter 13. The imaging detector 6 is a point detector.
Further, the product 14 to be detected is a semiconductor wafer, and the first light source 1 is a light source with a wavelength smaller than the peak wavelength of the semiconductor wafer by 100 nm.
The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.