CN208433366U - A kind of etching apparatus - Google Patents

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CN208433366U
CN208433366U CN201821267825.XU CN201821267825U CN208433366U CN 208433366 U CN208433366 U CN 208433366U CN 201821267825 U CN201821267825 U CN 201821267825U CN 208433366 U CN208433366 U CN 208433366U
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盖晨光
刘世振
刘家桦
叶日铨
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The utility model provides a kind of etching apparatus, comprising: quartz ampoule, reaction gas generate plasma in the quartz ampoule;Polyfluortetraethylene pipe is connect with the quartz ampoule by isolating valve;Reaction chamber is connected with the polyfluortetraethylene pipe, and the plasma is passed through in the reaction chamber from the quartz ampoule, isolating valve and polyfluortetraethylene pipe.It by the isolating valve between quartz ampoule and polyfluortetraethylene pipe, realizes when replacing quartz ampoule, reduces polyfluortetraethylene pipe the space occupied, vacuum breaker space can be reduced, to reduce the time needed for vacuum breaker, and then reduce the PM time;It can reduce after vacuum breaker simultaneously, the particle risk in polyfluortetraethylene pipe avoids bringing particle in reaction chamber into, to avoid causing wafer to be etched defect, improves product quality.

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A kind of etching apparatus
Technical field
The utility model belongs to semiconductor processing equipment field, is related to a kind of etching apparatus.
Background technique
Etching, be the considerable step of one of semiconductor fabrication process, be associated with photoetching it is graphical (pattern) a kind of main technique handled.The understanding of so-called etching, actually narrow sense is exactly photoetching corrosion, and first passing through photoetching will Photoresist carries out photolithographic exposure processing, then realizes corrosion otherwise, the part removed needed for disposing.
The most simple the most frequently used classification of etching is: dry etching and wet etching.Wherein, it is the advantages of wet etching: selection Good, the reproducible, high production efficiency of property, equipment are simple, at low cost, the disadvantage is that: carve it is serious, poor to the controlling of figure, It cannot be used for small characteristic size, a large amount of chemical waste fluid can be generated;The advantages of dry etching is: anisotropy is good, selects ratio High, controllability, flexibility, reproducible, hachure safe operation easily realize automation, do not draw without chemical waste fluid, treatment process It is high to enter pollution, cleanliness, the disadvantage is that: it is at high cost, the device is complicated.
Dry etching principal mode has pure chemical process, pure physical process, physical and chemical process, common dry etching packet Include plasma etching (PE), reactive ion etching (RIE) and chemical drying method etching (CDE).
Traditional CDE equipment includes quartz ampoule, polyfluortetraethylene pipe and reaction chamber, between polyfluortetraethylene pipe and reaction chamber It is connected by isolating valve.But it due to the pollution of quartz ampoule, damage, when replacing quartz ampoule, needs first to connect poly- four The isolating valve of fluoride tubes and reaction chamber is closed, and reaction chamber and polyfluortetraethylene pipe isolation is come, to reduce the sky of vacuum breaker Between, and the time needed for reducing vacuum breaker.But due to still having biggish space inside polyfluortetraethylene pipe and quartz ampoule, still Need the more time to vacuum breaker, therefore the PM time is longer;And after vacuum breaker, polyfluortetraethylene pipe can have particle Risk can bring the particle inside polyfluortetraethylene pipe in reaction chamber into subsequent processes, cause dirt to wafer to be etched The defects of dye, scuffing, fragment, reduce product quality.
Based on the above, a kind of etching apparatus is provided, to reduce needed for equipment vacuum breaker when replacing quartz ampoule Time, to reduce the PM time;It reduces after vacuum breaker simultaneously, the particle risk in polyfluortetraethylene pipe is avoided particle band Into in reaction chamber, so that the defects of avoiding the pollution caused by wafer to be etched, scuffing, fragment, improves product quality, it has also become This field urgent problem to be solved.
Utility model content
In view of the foregoing deficiencies of prior art, it the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of etching apparatus, is used for Solve CDE equipment in the prior art and still need to the more time to vacuum breaker when replacing quartz ampoule so that the PM time compared with It is long;And after vacuum breaker, polyfluortetraethylene pipe can have the risk of particle, can be by polyfluortetraethylene pipe in subsequent processes The particle of the inside is brought into reaction chamber, wafer to be etched is polluted, is scratched, fragment the defects of, reduce asking for product quality Topic.
In order to achieve the above objects and other related objects, the utility model provides a kind of etching apparatus, comprising:
Quartz ampoule, reaction gas generate plasma in the quartz ampoule;
Polyfluortetraethylene pipe is connect with the quartz ampoule by isolating valve;
Reaction chamber is connected with the polyfluortetraethylene pipe, and the plasma is from the quartz ampoule, isolating valve and poly- four Fluoride tubes are passed through in the reaction chamber.
Preferably, the etching apparatus further includes microwave plasma reactor, provides microwave for the quartz ampoule.
Preferably, the microwave plasma reactor includes the microwave plasma precursor reactant that driving frequency is 2.45GHz Device.
Preferably, the junction of the polyfluortetraethylene pipe and the reaction chamber further includes the isolating valve.
Preferably, the etching apparatus further includes air accumulator, for storing the reaction gas, the air accumulator with it is described Quartz ampoule is connected.
Preferably, the air accumulator include oxygen air accumulator, helium air accumulator, nitrogen air accumulator, carbon tetrafluoride air accumulator, Perfluoroethane air accumulator, perfluoropropane air accumulator, octafluorocyclobutane air accumulator, hexachlorobutadiene air accumulator, the storage of octafluoro cyclopentene One or more of gas tank, Nitrogen trifluoride air accumulator and the formed group of argon gas air accumulator.
Preferably, the isolating valve includes vacuum separation valve.
Preferably, the reaction chamber further includes electrostatic chuck, to adsorb and carry wafer.
Preferably, the etching apparatus further includes vacuum pump, and the vacuum pump is located at the reaction chamber bottom, for removing Product in the reaction chamber.
Preferably, the product includes the plasma and the polymer that reaction generates.
Preferably, the vacuum pump includes molecular pump.
As described above, the etching apparatus of the utility model, has the advantages that by being located at quartz ampoule and polytetrafluoro Isolating valve between ethylene tube is realized when replacing quartz ampoule, and the occupied space of polyfluortetraethylene pipe is reduced, and can be reduced brokenly true Absolutely empty, to reduce the time needed for vacuum breaker, and then reduce the PM time;It can reduce after vacuum breaker simultaneously, polytetrafluoroethyl-ne Particle risk in alkene pipe, avoids bringing particle in reaction chamber into, thus avoid caused by wafer to be etched pollution, scratch, The defects of fragment, improves product quality.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is shown as the structural schematic diagram of etching apparatus in the utility model.
Component label instructions
100 quartz ampoules
200 polyfluortetraethylene pipes
300 isolating valves
400 reaction chambers
500 microwave plasma reactors
600 air accumulators
700 electrostatic chucks
800 wafers
900 vacuum pumps
The flow direction of 110 reaction gas
Specific embodiment
The embodiments of the present invention is illustrated by particular specific embodiment below, those skilled in the art can be by this Content disclosed by specification understands other advantages and effect of the utility model easily.
Please refer to Fig. 1.It should be clear that this specification structure depicted in this specification institute accompanying drawings, ratio, size etc., only to cooperate The revealed content of specification, so that those skilled in the art understands and reads, being not intended to limit the utility model can be real The qualifications applied, therefore do not have technical essential meaning, the tune of the modification of any structure, the change of proportionate relationship or size It is whole, in the case where not influencing the effect of the utility model can be generated and the purpose that can reach, it should all still fall in the utility model institute The technology contents of announcement obtain in the range of capable of covering.Meanwhile in this specification it is cited as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", The term of " centre " and " one " etc. is merely convenient to being illustrated for narration, rather than to limit the enforceable range of the utility model, Its relativeness is altered or modified, under the content of no substantial changes in technology, when being also considered as the enforceable scope of the utility model.
As shown in Figure 1, the utility model provides a kind of etching apparatus, comprising: quartz ampoule 100, polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200, Isolating valve 300, reaction chamber 400.
Specifically, be connected between the quartz ampoule 100 and the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 by the isolating valve 300, The polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 is connected with the reaction chamber 400, and the isolating valve 300 is to replace the quartz ampoule 100 When, the isolating valve 300 is closed, the time needed for reducing the etching apparatus vacuum breaker, to reduce the PM time;It reduces simultaneously After vacuum breaker, particle risk in the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 avoids bringing particle into the reaction chamber 400, thus The defects of avoiding to pollution caused by wafer 800 to be etched, scuffing, fragment, improves product quality.100 conduct of quartz ampoule Discharge tube, reaction gas generate plasma in the quartz ampoule 100, and the plasma is from the quartz ampoule 100, isolation Valve 300 and polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 are passed through in the reaction chamber 400, for the wafer being located in the reaction chamber 400 800 perform etching, and in Fig. 1, show the flow direction 110 of the reaction gas.In the present embodiment, use is corrosion-resistant, resistance to height The quartz ampoule 100 of temperature is used as discharge tube, and in another embodiment, the corrosion resistant of other materials can also be used in the discharge tube Erosion, material resistant to high temperature, herein with no restriction.
As an example, the etching apparatus further includes microwave plasma reactor 500, provided for the quartz ampoule 100 Microwave, the microwave plasma reactor 500 include the microwave plasma reactor that driving frequency is 2.45GHz.
Specifically, by the microwave plasma reactor 500, the reaction gas is sent out in the quartz ampoule 100 Raw glow discharge, is transformed into the active plasma, for the subsequent etching to the wafer 800.It is described micro- Driving frequency those skilled in the art of wave plasma reactor 500 can be adjusted as needed, herein with no restriction.
As an example, the reaction gas includes oxygen, helium, nitrogen, carbon tetrafluoride, perfluoroethane, perfluoropropane, eight One or more of fluorine cyclobutane, hexachlorobutadiene, octafluoro cyclopentene, Nitrogen trifluoride and argon gas.The etching apparatus It further include air accumulator 600, for storing the reaction gas, the air accumulator 600 is connected with the quartz ampoule 100.This reality It applies in example, using carbon tetrafluoride as the reaction gas, in another embodiment, other reaction gas can also be used, it is described The type of reaction gas is herein with no restriction.
As an example, the air accumulator 600 includes oxygen air accumulator, helium air accumulator, nitrogen air accumulator, carbon tetrafluoride storage Gas tank, perfluoroethane air accumulator, perfluoropropane air accumulator, octafluorocyclobutane air accumulator, hexachlorobutadiene air accumulator, octafluoro ring penta One or more of alkene air accumulator, Nitrogen trifluoride air accumulator and argon gas air accumulator.The air accumulator 600 may also include temperature Humidity controller, for showing, adjusting and controlling the temperature and humidity of the reaction gas in the air accumulator 600.The gas storage The type of tank 600 is selected according to the reaction gas selected, herein with no restriction.In the present embodiment, due to selecting four Fluorocarbons is as the reaction gas, therefore the air accumulator 600 includes the carbon tetrafluoride air accumulator.
Specifically, CDE is to be chemically reacted using the chemical activity atomic group in plasma with the material that is etched, from And realize etching purpose.In the present embodiment, the reaction gas selects carbon tetrafluoride, and the reaction gas is entering the reaction Before chamber 400, the excitation of the microwave for the 2.45GHz that the reaction gas is first provided in the microwave plasma reactor 500 Under, glow discharge occurs in the quartz ampoule 100 and generates the plasma, the plasma passes through the institute in open state It states isolating valve 300 and enters the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200, the reaction chamber 400 is then entered by the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 It is chemically reacted with the wafer 800 to be etched, to etch the wafer 800, completes the quarter to the wafer 800 Erosion.Wherein, since the plasma is formed in the quartz ampoule 100, not can avoid because the plasma with The quartz ampoule 100 comes into contact in a large area and causes the pollution problem to the quartz ampoule 100, and when the microwave plasma is anti- When the microwave power for answering device 500 to provide is excessive, the quartz ampoule 100 often softens, and causes the plasma To the etching of the quartz ampoule 100, when especially with helium as the reaction gas, the quartz ampoule 100 be depleted compared with To be serious, the quartz ampoule 100 need to be replaced.
As an example, the isolating valve 300 includes vacuum separation valve.
Specifically, the quartz ampoule 100 is connect with the quartz ampoule 100 by isolating valve 300, the isolating valve 300 is used In being isolated to being located at the quartz ampoule 100 and the reaction gas in the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200, it is described every It is that one kind emphasizes the separation of two side liquids and the higher valve of safety from valve 300.It is replaced to the quartz ampoule 100 When, since the reaction chamber 400 is in vacuum state, need to by the isolating valve 300 to the quartz ampoule 100 carry out every From to reduce the time needed for vacuum breaker, the reduction PM time, save the cost is improved efficiency.The isolating valve 300 is installed on Between the quartz ampoule 100 and the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200,200 vacuum breaker of polyfluortetraethylene pipe can be further reduced The required time, to be further reduced the PM time, while by the isolating valve 300 be installed on the quartz ampoule 100 with it is described It can also be avoided between polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 when being replaced to the quartz ampoule 100, impurity particle is by the polytetrafluoro Ethylene tube 200 is brought into the reaction chamber 400, thus avoid polluting the wafer 800, scratch, fragment the defects of, mention The product quality of high subsequent preparation.In the present embodiment, the selection of isolating valve 300 fluid resistance is small, sealing surface is invaded by medium Lose small, the relatively labor-saving, medium of opening and closing flow to it is unrestricted, not flow-disturbing, do not reduce that pressure, body are simple, structure length is short, manufacture work The good and applied widely vacuum separation valve of skill, in another embodiment, other classes also can be selected in the isolating valve 300 Type, herein with no restriction.
As an example, the junction of the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 and the reaction chamber 400 further includes the isolating valve.
Specifically, due to the plasma through the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 enter the reaction chamber 400 in, Unavoidable can have the plasma and contact and caused to the polyfluortetraethylene pipe with the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 200 pollution problem.Therefore the junction of the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 and the reaction chamber 400 also it is settable it is described every It from valve, can further control when being replaced to the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200, reduce needed for the etching apparatus vacuum breaker Time, to reduce the PM time.In the present embodiment, not in the connection of the polyfluortetraethylene pipe 200 and the reaction chamber 400 The isolating valve is arranged in place, it is another be in example, those skilled in the art can select as needed, not limit herein System.
As an example, the reaction chamber 400 further includes electrostatic chuck 700, to adsorb and carry the wafer 800.
Specifically, the upper surface of the electrostatic chuck 700 includes stomata, completed by the stomata to the wafer 800 Absorption and release, reduce the wafer 800 and slid from the upper surface of the electrostatic chuck 700 and make fragmented risk, it is described 700 upper surface of electrostatic chuck also may include the air drain being connected, herein with no restriction.
As an example, the etching apparatus further includes vacuum pump 900, the vacuum pump 900 is located at 400 bottom of reaction chamber Portion, for removing the product in the reaction chamber 400, the product includes the plasma and the polymer that reaction generates.
Specifically, the air accumulator 600 provides the reaction gas for the etching apparatus, in the processing procedure process of etching In, after the reaction gas generates the plasma by the microwave plasma reactor 500, the plasma into Enter the reaction chamber 400, is chemically reacted with the wafer 800 to be etched being located on the electrostatic chuck 700, thus The wafer 800 is etched, while will form reaction product in the reaction chamber 400, the product includes the poly- of reaction generation Close object, extra described plasma etc., wherein the polymer usually has adhesiveness, can be adhered to the reaction chamber 400 Inner wall on, the polymer can be adhered to the surface of the wafer 800 after peeling off, cause the surface of the wafer 800 cannot Required pattern is etched, the product quality of subsequent preparation is influenced.Therefore the product need to be discharged by institute using the vacuum pump 900 Reaction chamber 400 is stated, the wafer 800 of high quality is prepared.
As an example, the vacuum pump 900 includes molecular pump, molecular pump pumping speed with higher and compression ratio, it can By the more efficient removal of the product in the reaction chamber 400, therefore, in the present embodiment described in the preferably described molecular pump conduct Other types also can be selected in vacuum pump 900, in another embodiment, the vacuum pump 900, herein with no restriction.
In conclusion the etching apparatus of the utility model, passes through being isolated between quartz ampoule and polyfluortetraethylene pipe Valve is realized when replacing quartz ampoule, is reduced polyfluortetraethylene pipe the space occupied, can be reduced etching apparatus vacuum breaker space, from And the time needed for reducing etching apparatus vacuum breaker, and then reduce the PM time;It can reduce after vacuum breaker simultaneously, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) Particle risk in pipe, avoids bringing particle in reaction chamber into, to avoid polluting wafer to be etched, scratch, fragment The defects of, improve product quality.So the utility model effectively overcomes various shortcoming in the prior art and has high industrial Utility value.
The above embodiments are only illustrative of the principle and efficacy of the utility model, and not for limitation, this is practical new Type.Any person skilled in the art can all carry out above-described embodiment under the spirit and scope without prejudice to the utility model Modifications and changes.Therefore, such as those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the revealed essence of the utility model All equivalent modifications or change completed under mind and technical idea, should be covered by the claim of the utility model.

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1. a kind of etching apparatus characterized by comprising
Quartz ampoule, reaction gas generate plasma in the quartz ampoule;
Polyfluortetraethylene pipe is connect with the quartz ampoule by isolating valve;
Reaction chamber is connected with the polyfluortetraethylene pipe, and the plasma is from the quartz ampoule, isolating valve and polytetrafluoroethyl-ne Alkene pipe is passed through in the reaction chamber.
2. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the etching apparatus further includes that microwave plasma is anti- Device is answered, provides microwave for the quartz ampoule.
3. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the company of the polyfluortetraethylene pipe and the reaction chamber The place of connecing further includes the isolating valve.
4. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the etching apparatus further includes air accumulator, for storing up The reaction gas is deposited, the air accumulator is connected with the quartz ampoule.
5. etching apparatus according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the air accumulator includes oxygen air accumulator, helium storage Gas tank, nitrogen air accumulator, carbon tetrafluoride air accumulator, perfluoroethane air accumulator, perfluoropropane air accumulator, octafluorocyclobutane gas storage In tank, hexachlorobutadiene air accumulator, octafluoro cyclopentene air accumulator, Nitrogen trifluoride air accumulator and the formed group of argon gas air accumulator It is one or more kinds of.
6. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the isolating valve includes vacuum separation valve.
7. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the reaction chamber further includes electrostatic chuck, to inhale Attached and carrying wafer.
8. etching apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the etching apparatus further includes vacuum pump, described true Sky pump is located at the reaction chamber bottom, for removing the product in the reaction chamber.
9. etching apparatus according to claim 8, it is characterised in that: the product includes that the plasma and reaction produce Raw polymer.
10. etching apparatus according to claim 8, it is characterised in that: the vacuum pump includes molecular pump.
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