CN1703771A - Plasma processing apparatus, process vessel for plasma processing apparatus and dielectric plate - Google Patents

Plasma processing apparatus, process vessel for plasma processing apparatus and dielectric plate Download PDF

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CN1703771A
CN1703771A CNA2003801010227A CN200380101022A CN1703771A CN 1703771 A CN1703771 A CN 1703771A CN A2003801010227 A CNA2003801010227 A CN A2003801010227A CN 200380101022 A CN200380101022 A CN 200380101022A CN 1703771 A CN1703771 A CN 1703771A
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Abstract

Damage to a dielectric plate supporting unit and a metal vessel is kept to a minimum and the efficiency of plasma processing is improved. A resin layer is provided in a region where a dielectric plate and a processing vessel face each other. With this structure, particles and damage attributed to the difference of thermal expansion coefficients between the dielectric plate and the process vessel can be suppressed. In addition, local discharges at electric field boundaries such as edge portions of the dielectric plate are suppressed, thereby improving the efficiency of plasma processing such as formation of an oxide film.

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Container handling of using in plasma processing apparatus, the plasma processing apparatus and dielectric plate
Technical field
The present invention relates to plasma processing apparatus, especially relate to the container handling that in this plasma processing unit, uses and the structure of dielectric plate with the plasma treatment semiconductor substrate.
Background technology
Surprising with undergoing an unusual development of the treatment technology of the semiconductor substrate of plasma in recent years.By plasma treatment, compared with prior art has the advantage that can make treatment temperature low temperatureization etc. significantly.Plasma processing apparatus is equipped with usually: the container handling of accommodating semiconductor substrate; Supply with the electromagnetic electromagnetic wave supply unit of this container handling; The dielectric plate that between electromagnetic wave supply unit and container handling, disposes (dielectric window).In the device that constitutes like this, import corresponding to the mist of different disposal to handling in the container, by the excitation of electromagnetic wave plasma of microwave etc.Configuration O type ring seal member carries out vacuum seal to container handling between dielectric plate and container handling.
Yet in the plasma processing apparatus of prior art, the contact site between dielectric plate and metal container handling is because both thermal expansion rate variances produce the particle of the friction, cutting of canister etc.Under the poorest situation, the damage of generation dielectric plate breakage etc.In addition, on the electric field boundary portion of the edge part of dielectric plate, produce partial discharge, not only make metallic container damaged, and reduced the efficient of this processing of plasma of the film forming etc. of oxide-film.
Summary of the invention
The present invention does in view of the situation shown in above-mentioned, its objective is when the damage with dielectric plate and metallic container is suppressed to minimum, and plasma processing apparatus, container handling and the dielectric plate that can improve plasma treatment efficient are provided.
In order to achieve the above object, in plasma processing apparatus of the present invention, between dielectric plate and container handling, is furnished with resin bed.In view of the above, can suppress friction, cutting particle by above-mentioned resin bed because of the difference of the coefficient of thermal expansion between dielectric plate and the metallic container handling produces.In addition, be suppressed at the generation of partial discharge at the electric field boundary portion places such as edge part of dielectric plate, can improve the plasma treatment efficient of the film forming etc. of oxide-film.
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Fig. 1 is the skeleton diagram (sectional view) of an example of formation that the plasma processing apparatus of the embodiment of the invention is shown.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view that embodiment major part structure is shown.
Fig. 3 is the curve chart that the embodiment effect is shown, and illustrates between processing time and the thickness to concern.
Fig. 4 is the sectional view that other embodiment major part structure of the present invention is shown.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates the summary of plasma substrate processing unit 10 formations of using among the present invention.Plasma processing apparatus 10 has and comprises the container handling 11 of maintenance as the substrate holder 12 of the silicon wafer W of processed substrate.Gas in the container handling 11 carries out exhaust from exhaust outlet 11A and 11B through not shown exhaust pump.Substrate holder 12 has the heating function of heating silicon wafer W.
Above the device of container handling 11, corresponding with silicon wafer W on substrate holder 12 and be provided with peristome.This peristome passes through by quartz or Al 2O 3The dielectric plate 13 that forms stops up.Go up the frid 14 of configuration as antenna performance function on the top (outside) of dielectric plate 13.The dielectric plate 15 that more top (outside) configuration of frid 14 is formed by quartz, aluminium oxide, aluminium nitride etc.This dielectric plate 15 usually is called slow-wave plate or wavelength decreases plate.Go up configuration coldplate 16 on the top (outside) of dielectric plate 15.Be provided with coolant cooling medium flowing passage 16a in the inside of coldplate 16.In addition, the coaxial waveguide 18 that imports microwave is set in the central authorities of the upper end of container handling 11.
The gas baffle (space bar) 26 that configuration is made of aluminium around substrate holder 12.Quartzy nappe 28 is set on gas baffle 26.
Be provided for importing the gas nozzle 22 of the gas that in plasma treatment, uses at container handling 11 inwalls.Similarly, surround integral container ground in the inboard of container handling 11 inwalls and form coolant runner 24.
When handling with this plasma processing unit 10, after at first in the container handling 11 that silicon wafer W is placed on plasma processing apparatus 10, through exhaust outlet 11A, 11b the air of container handling 11 inside is carried out exhaust, make container handling 11 inner settings at predetermined process pressure, thereafter, the mist of in the container handling 11 of placing (loadings) and have silicon wafer W, stipulating (for example non-active gas, oxygen, nitrogen etc.) from gas nozzle 22 importings.
On the other hand, the microwave of a few GHz frequencies of supplying with by coaxial waveguide 18 imports in the container handling 11 through dielectric plate 15, frid 14, dielectric plate 13.Generate gas by this microwave excitation plasma, produce plasma.
The high-density plasma that generates by the microwave excitation in container handling 11 makes silicon wafer W surface carry out the oxide-film film forming.
Fig. 2 illustrates near the form the subtend field between dielectric plate 13 and the container handling 11.On container handling 11 inwall sides, form the flange shape outstanding support portion 30 of supporting dielectric plate 13.The groove 32 of O type ring 34 is accommodated in formation on support portion 30.The outer edge of dielectric plate 13 should be supported on the support portion 30.Go up formation resin bed 36 in the subtend zone of dielectric plate 13 and container handling 11 (contact area).
The material of container handling 11 is metals.In contrast, can use the engineering plastics of teflon (login trade mark), polyimides etc. as the material of resin bed 36.Kind, design temperature that the material of resin bed 36 preferably is reacting gas according to plasma process conditions etc. selected.As the formation method of resin bed 36, except Tu cloth sintering processes, also can adopt the method for bonding other parts (resin molding).
Preferably get for example 40~100 μ m as the thickness of resin bed 36.If the thickness of resin bed 36 more than 100 μ m, then forms resin bed 36 by coating and becomes difficult.On the other hand, if resin bed 36 thickness below 40 μ m, then reduce insulation property easily.
Resin bed 36 can form the either party on the surface of container handling 11 surfaces, dielectric plate 13.But, when forming resin bed 36, be the resin of high-temperature firing type, and container handling is under the situation of combination of low heating resisting metal in the material of resin bed by coating, the method that forms resin bed 36 in dielectric plate 13 sides is easy as operation.
As noted above, by resin bed 36 is set, suppressed the friction that difference produced, cutting equivalent damage, in addition, suppressed the generation of partial discharge on the electric field boundary portion of the edge part of dielectric plate 13 etc. because of the coefficient of thermal expansion between dielectric plate 13 and the metallic container handling 11.Its result can suppress the damage to metallic container handling 11.In addition, can improve the plasma treatment efficient of oxide-film film forming etc.The present invention is particularly effective in the operation of handling silicon wafer W by the plasma of high power (for example more than the 3kW).
Fig. 3 illustrates among 2 kinds of different film forming procedure A, B, and thickness changed the processing time.On figure, solid line illustrates the result of the present invention who is provided with resin bed, is shown in dotted line the result of the prior art that resin bed is not set.Shown in going up as figure, according to the present invention, owing to suppressed the generation of partial discharge on the electric field boundary portion of the edge part of dielectric plate 13 etc., so film forming efficiency on average improves about 25%.
The resin bed 36 that Fig. 4 is illustrated in the subtend zone of dielectric plate 13 and container handling 11 forms other example of positions.In the example of Fig. 4,36 of resin beds form in groove 32 outsides, do not form in groove 32 inboards (inboard of container).By such configuration, can prevent as using O 2The situation of plasma causes resin bed 36 damaged own because of condition of plasma like that, and becomes the main cause that produces particle.Even at the example of Fig. 4, also with the situation of Fig. 2 similarly, resin bed 36 also can form on the either party on container handling 11 surfaces, dielectric plate 13 surfaces.
As described above, according to the present invention, owing to resin bed is set in the subtend zone of dielectric plate and container handling, the particle that the friction that inhibition produces because of the thermal expansion rate variance between dielectric plate and the container handling, cutting are caused takes place, in addition, be suppressed at the generation of partial discharge of electric field boundary portion of the edge part etc. of dielectric plate by resin bed.Its result can suppress the damage to the metallic container handling.Other can improve the efficient of plasma treatment of the film forming etc. of oxide-film.
Industrial utilizability
The present invention to the plasma processing apparatus with dielectric plate and metal-made container handling is Useful.

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1, a kind of plasma processing apparatus carries out plasma treatment to semiconductor substrate, it is characterized in that, this plasma processing unit has:
Accommodate the container handling of the semiconductor substrate that should handle;
Electromagnetic wave is supplied with the electromagnetic wave supply unit of described container handling;
The dielectric plate that between described electromagnetic wave supply unit and described container handling, disposes; With
The resin bed that between described dielectric plate and described container handling, disposes.
2, ask 1 described plasma processing apparatus according to right, it is characterized in that,
Described resin bed is configured on the described dielectric plate and the face described container handling subtend.
3, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described resin bed is configured on the described container handling and the face described dielectric plate subtend.
4, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The thickness of described resin bed is 40~100 μ m.
5, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described resin bed forms by coating.
6, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
The material of described resin bed is selected according to the gaseous species that imports in the described container handling.
7, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
On the inwall of described container handling, form outstanding to the inside flange shape support portion,
The outer edge of described dielectric plate is supported on the described support portion,
On described support portion, form the groove of the O type ring of the described container handling of configuration sealing.
8, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
The described relatively groove of described resin bed and be configured in the outside that plasma generates the zone.
9, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 7 is characterized in that,
The described relatively groove of described resin bed is configured in inside and outside both sides.
10, plasma processing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described processing is that the film forming that forms oxide-film on described semiconductor substrate surface is handled.
11, a kind of container handling uses in the plasma processing apparatus that semiconductor substrate is carried out plasma treatment, accommodates described semiconductor substrate, it is characterized in that,
Described plasma processing apparatus encourages plasma by the electromagnetic wave that imports through dielectric plate, imposes predetermined processing by double conductor substrate of this plasma,
Described container handling have and described dielectric plate between the resin bed that disposes.
12, container handling according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described resin layer thickness is 40~100 μ m.
13, container handling according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described resin bed forms by coating.
14, container handling according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
The material of described resin bed is selected according to the gaseous species that imports described container handling.
15, container handling according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
On the inwall of described container handling, form outstanding to the inside flange shape support portion,
The outer edge of described dielectric plate is supported on the described support portion,
On described support portion, form the groove of the O type ring of the described container handling of configuration sealing.
16, container handling according to claim 15 is characterized in that,
Described resin bed described at least relatively groove and be configured in the outside that plasma generates the zone on described abutment surfaces.
17, container handling according to claim 15 is characterized in that,
The described relatively groove of described resin bed is configured in inside and outside both sides.
18, container handling according to claim 11 is characterized in that,
Described processing is that the film forming that forms oxide-film on described semiconductor substrate surface is handled.
19, a kind of dielectric plate uses in the plasma processing apparatus that semiconductor substrate is imposed predetermined processing by the plasma by the container handling underexcitation, when the electromagnetic wave that imports the described plasma of excitation, sees through this electromagnetic wave, it is characterized in that,
And described container handling between be provided with resin bed.
20, dielectric plate according to claim 19 is characterized in that,
Described dielectric plate is made of aluminium oxide.
21, dielectric plate according to claim 19 is characterized in that,
Described resin layer thickness is 40~100 μ m.
22, dielectric plate according to claim 19 is characterized in that,
Described resin bed forms by coating.
23, dielectric plate according to claim 19 is characterized in that,
The material of described resin bed is selected according to the gaseous species that imports described container handling.
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