DE10335461A1 - Production of silicon nitride mask on silicon-containing layer on semiconductor substrate for producing integrated semiconductor circuits comprises forming pad oxide layer on silicon-containing layer, and further processing - Google Patents
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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Siliziumnitridmaske auf einer siliziumhaltigen Schicht auf einem Halbleitersubstrat.The The invention relates to a method for producing a silicon nitride mask on a silicon-containing layer on a semiconductor substrate.
Integrierte Halbleiterschaltungen werden in der Regel mithilfe der Planartechnik realisiert, die aus einer Abfolge von jeweils ganzflächig an der Halbleiteroberfläche wirkenden Einzelprozessen besteht, die gezielt zur lokalen Veränderung des Halbleitermaterials führen. Zum Strukturieren der Halbleiterscheibe werden in der Regel photolithographische Verfahren eingesetzt, die dazu dienen, eine Maske mit einer gewünschten Struktur auf der Halbleiterscheibenoberfläche auszubilden, um dann in einem darauf folgenden Prozessschritt die Maskenstruktur z.B. mithilfe einer Ätzung oder einer Implantation die Maskenstruktur in die darunter liegende Schicht der Halbleiterscheibe zu übertragen.integrated Semiconductor circuits are usually using the planar technology realized, consisting of a sequence of each over the whole area the semiconductor surface acting individual processes that are targeted for local change lead the semiconductor material. For structuring the semiconductor wafer, photolithographic processes are generally used used to serve a mask with a desired Form structure on the wafer surface, then in a subsequent process step, the mask structure e.g. help an etching or an implantation the mask structure in the underlying Layer of the semiconductor wafer to transfer.
Die Maske wird in der Regel so hergestellt, dass eine dünne strahlungsempfindliche Schicht, meist eine organische Photolackschicht, auf der Halbleiterscheibe aufgebracht wird. Die dünne strahlungsempfindliche Schicht wird dann im Allgemeinen optisch mithilfe einer Photomaske bestrahlt. Anschließend wird die durch die Strahlung chemisch veränderte Photolackschicht entwickelt, wobei in der Positivlacktechnik der Photolack an den belichteten Stellen aufgelöst und die nicht belichteten Bereiche maskiert bleiben. In der Negativlacktechnik sind genau entgegengesetzt die belichteten Stellen maskiert, während die unbelichteten Lackbereiche beim Entwickeln entfernt werden.The Mask is usually made so that a thin radiation sensitive Layer, usually an organic photoresist layer, on the semiconductor wafer is applied. The thin one radiation-sensitive layer is then generally optically irradiated using a photomask. Subsequently, by the radiation chemically altered Developed photoresist layer, wherein in the positive resist technology Photoresist dissolved at the exposed areas and unexposed Areas remain masked. In the Negativlacktechnik are exactly opposite the exposed areas masked while the unexposed paint areas are removed during development.
Das so entstandene Muster in der Photolackschicht kann direkt zur lokalen Veränderung der darunter liegenden Halbleiterschicht eingesetzt werden. Insbesondere dann, wenn in der Halbleiterscheibe Ätzstrukturen oder Diffusionsprozesse ausgeführt werden sollen, wird in der Regel zusätzliche eine Hartmaske ausgebildet, die zwischen die Halbleiterscheibe und die Photolackschicht eingebracht wird und auf die die in der Photolackschicht erzeugte Struktur mithilfe spezieller Ätzverfahren übertragen wird. Die so strukturierte Hartmaske dient dann als eigentliche Maske für den darauf folgenden Prozessschritt zur gezielten lokalen Veränderung des darunter liegenden Halbleitermaterials, insbesondere zur Ausführung von Ätzstrukturen und Dotierimplantationen in der Halbleiterscheibe.The so formed pattern in the photoresist layer can directly to the local change the underlying semiconductor layer can be used. Especially then, if in the semiconductor wafer etching or diffusion processes be executed are supposed to be extra a hard mask formed between the semiconductor wafer and the photoresist layer is introduced and those in the photoresist layer generated structure is transferred by means of special etching. The structured hard mask then serves as the actual mask for the following process step for targeted local change of the underlying semiconductor material, in particular for the implementation of etching structures and doping implantations in the semiconductor wafer.
Als Hartmaskenschichtmaterial wird in der Siliziumtechnologie insbesondere Siliziumnitrid verwendet, das sich durch seine hervorragende Barriereeigenschaften gegen Diffusion aller Art auszeichnet. Strukturierte Siliziumnitrid-Maskenschichten werden insbesondere in der sogenannten LOCOS-Technik zur Erzeugung lokaler Feldoxidschichten auf der Siliziumoberfläche eingesetzt. Die LOCOS-Technik nutzt die unterschiedliche Oxidationsrate von Silizium und Siliziumnitrid zur lokalen Maskierung der Scheibenoberfläche während des Aufwachsens des Feldoxids. Die strukturierte Siliziumnitridschicht dient dabei als lokale Diffusionssperre für Sauerstoff. Die Siliziumnitridschicht wirkt somit als Oxidationsbarriere auf der Scheibenoberfläche, so dass das Feldoxid nur auf den freiliegenden Siliziumoberflächenbereichen aufwächst.When Hard mask layer material is used in silicon technology in particular Silicon nitride is used, which stands out for its excellent barrier properties distinguished against diffusion of all kinds. Structured silicon nitride mask layers are especially in the so-called LOCOS technique for generating local Field oxide layers used on the silicon surface. The LOCOS technique Uses the different oxidation rates of silicon and silicon nitride for locally masking the wafer surface during the growth of the field oxide. The structured silicon nitride layer serves as a local diffusion barrier for oxygen. The silicon nitride layer thus acts as an oxidation barrier the disk surface, so that the field oxide only on the exposed silicon surface areas grows up.
Da das mechanisch sehr harte Siliziumnitrid einen höheren thermischen Expansionskoeffizienten als Silizium aufweist, können aufgrund der hohen Temperaturbelastung während der Oxidation der freiliegenden Siliziumoberfläche Gitterspannungen oder Kristallfehler in der darunter liegenden Siliziumschicht entstehen. Diese lassen sich durch ein dünnes Oxid als Pufferschicht, dem sogenannten Pad-Oxid, zwischen der Siliziummaske und der Siliziumschicht zum Ausgleich der temperaturbedingten mechanischen Spannungen vermeiden. Darüber hinaus sorgt die dünne Pad-Oxidschicht unter der Siliziumnit ridschicht für eine bessere Haftung der Siliziumnitridschicht auf der darunter liegenden Siliziumschicht.There the mechanically very hard silicon nitride has a higher thermal expansion coefficient than Silicon may have due to the high temperature load during the oxidation of the exposed ones silicon surface Grid voltages or crystal defects in the underlying silicon layer arise. These can be replaced by a thin oxide as a buffer layer, the so-called pad oxide, between the silicon mask and the silicon layer to compensate for the temperature-induced mechanical stresses. About that addition, the thin ensures Pad oxide layer under the silicon nitride layer for a better Adhesion of the silicon nitride layer on the underlying silicon layer.
Siliziumnitridschichten lassen sich mit unterschiedlichsten Verfahren auf einer Siliziumschicht herstellen. Zur Erzeugung der Siliziumnitridschichten wird jedoch vorzugsweise das CVD-Verfahren eingesetzt, bei dem ausgewählte Gase über die aufgeheizte Substratoberfläche geleitet werden, auf der sich dann die gewünschte Schicht niederschlägt. Zur Erzeugung von Siliziumnitridschichten werden dabei vorzugsweise als Gase NH3 und SiH2Cl2 eingesetzt, die bei einem niedrigen Druck von 30 Pa auf eine ca. 750°C heiße Siliziumoberfläche geleitet werden, um die Siliziumnitridschicht zu erzeugen.Silicon nitride layers can be produced on a silicon layer by a wide variety of methods. For the production of the silicon nitride layers, however, the CVD method is preferably used, in which selected gases are passed over the heated substrate surface, on which then the desired layer is deposited. To generate silicon nitride layers, NH 3 and SiH 2 Cl 2 are preferably used as gases, which are conducted at a low pressure of 30 Pa to a silicon surface having a temperature of approximately 750 ° C. in order to produce the silicon nitride layer.
Zur Übertragung der lithographisch erzeugten Lackmusterstrukturen in die Siliziumnitridschicht werden anisotrope Ätzprozesse eingesetzt. In der weiteren Prozessfolge, insbesondere bei Reinigungsschritten, werden auch isotrope nasschemische Ätzschritte eingesetzt, insbesondere auch nasschemische Ätzlösungen auf der Basis von HF, mit denen sowohl die Siliziumnitridschicht als auch das darunter liegende Pad-Oxid geätzt werden können. Bei diesen Ätzprozessen zur Ausbildung der strukturierten Siliziumnitridschicht besteht jedoch das Problem, dass das Ätzverhalten des Pad-Oxids dem Ätzverhalten des Siliziumnitrids nicht vollkommen gleich ist und insbesondere das Pad-Oxid verstärkt entfernt wird, so dass im Bereich des Pad-Oxids unter dem Siliziumnitrid Unterätzungen entstehen, die dazu führen, dass das darüber liegende Siliziumnitrid im Bereich dieser Unterätzungen nicht stabil ist und im anschließenden Prozessverlauf abbrechen kann. Aufgrund der zunehmenden Miniaturisierung integrierter Halbleiterschaltungen ist es jedoch erforderlich, auch Strukturen mit Größenverhältnissen unter 100 nm auf der Photolackschicht abzubilden und das so entstandene Muster dann in die unter der Photolackschicht liegende Siliziumschicht mithilfe des anisotropen Ätzprozesses zu übertragen. Die in der Prozessfolge bei Nassätzprozessen auftretende Unterätzung des Pad-Oxids sorgt je doch dann für eine ungewünschte Verbreiterung der Strukturabmessungen, wodurch dann die Toleranzen für die Überlagerungsgenauigkeit der nächsten aufgebrachten Strukturebene reduziert werden.Anisotropic etching processes are used to transfer the lithographically produced resist pattern structures into the silicon nitride layer. In the further process sequence, in particular during cleaning steps, isotropic wet-chemical etching steps are also used, in particular also wet-chemical etching solutions based on HF, with which both the silicon nitride layer and also the underlying pad oxide can be etched. In these etching processes for the formation of the patterned silicon nitride layer, however, there is the problem that the etching behavior of the pad oxide is not completely equal to the etching behavior of the silicon nitride, and in particular the pad oxide is removed in an increased manner, so that undercuts in the region of the pad oxide under the silicon nitride arise, which cause the overlying silicon nitride in the range of these undercuts is not stable and im closing process can cancel. However, due to the increasing miniaturization of integrated semiconductor circuits, it is also necessary to image structures with size ratios below 100 nm on the photoresist layer and then to transfer the resulting pattern into the silicon layer underlying the photoresist layer by means of the anisotropic etching process. The undercutting of the pad oxide occurring in the process sequence in the case of wet etching processes then ensures unwanted broadening of the structure dimensions, which then reduces the tolerances for the overlay accuracy of the next applied structure plane.
Aufgabe der Erfindung ist es, ein Verfahren zum Herstellen einer Siliziumnitrid-Hartmaske auf einem siliziumhaltigen Substrat bereit zu stellen, mit dem sich mit hoher Zuverlässigkeit auch minimale Strukturen erzeugen lassen.task The invention is a method for producing a silicon nitride hard mask to provide on a silicon-containing substrate with which with high reliability also create minimal structures.
Diese Aufgabe wird mit einem Verfahren gemäß Anspruch 1 gelöst. Bevorzugte Weiterbildungen sind in den abhängigen Ansprüchen angegeben.These The object is achieved by a method according to claim 1. preferred Trainings are in the dependent claims specified.
Erfindungsgemäß wird beim Verfahren zum Herstellen der Siliziumnitrid-Hartmaske auf einer siliziumhaltigen Schicht auf einem Halbleitersubstrat eine auf der siliziumhaltigen Schicht aufgebrachte Pad-Oxidschicht in stickstoffhaltiger Atmosphäre ausgebacken, um die Pad-Oxidschicht wenigstens teilweise in eine Pad-Oxynitridschicht umzuwandeln. Auf dieser ausgebackenen Pad-Oxidschicht wiederum wird dann die Siliziumnitridschicht erzeugt, in der mithilfe eines Lithographieschritts und eines anschließenden anisotropen Ätzenschritts die Siliziumnitrid-Hartmaske ausgebildet wird.According to the invention Method for producing the silicon nitride hardmask on a silicon-containing layer on a semiconductor substrate one on the silicon-containing layer applied pad oxide layer in nitrogen-containing Atmosphere baked, at least partially into a pad oxynitride layer around the pad oxide layer convert. Turned on this baked pad oxide layer then the silicon nitride layer is generated, in which by means of a lithography step and a subsequent one anisotropic etching step the silicon nitride hardmask is formed.
Durch den Ausbackschritt in stickstoffhaltiger Atmosphäre, die ein teilweises Umwandeln des Pad-Oxids in ein Pad-Oxynitrid bewirken, wird die Eigenschaft der Pufferschicht zwischen der siliziumhaltigen Schicht und der Siliziumnitridschicht an die Ätzeigenschaften des Siliziumnitrids angenähert. Hierdurch wird erreicht, dass beim isotropen Ätzen die Siliziumnitridschicht und das ausgebackene Pad-Oxid im Wesentlichen ein identisches Ätzverhalten zeigen und somit keine oder weniger Unterätzung im Pad-Oxid auftritt. Erfindungsgemäß ist es deshalb möglich, auch kleinste Strukturabmessungen im Bereich unter 100 nm in der Siliziumnitridmaske zu er zeugen, ohne dass die Gefahr besteht, dass aufgrund von Unterätzungen eine Strukturverbreiterung auftritt.By the bake step in nitrogenous atmosphere, which is a partial conversion of the pad oxide into a pad oxynitride cause the property of the buffer layer between the silicon-containing Layer and the silicon nitride layer to the etching properties of the silicon nitride approximated. This ensures that during isotropic etching, the silicon nitride layer and the baked pad oxide has substantially identical etch behavior show and thus no or less undercutting in the pad oxide occurs. It is according to the invention therefore possible Even the smallest structural dimensions in the range below 100 nm in the Silicon nitride mask to testify he, without the risk that due to undercuts a structural broadening occurs.
Bevorzugt ist es hierbei, als stickstoffhaltige Atmosphäre für das Umwandeln der Pad-Oxidschicht in eine Pad-Oxynitridschicht Ammoniak einzusetzen, wobei die Pad-Oxidschicht vorzugsweise auf eine Temperatur von wenigstens 850°C aufgeheizt wird. Bei diesen Bedingungen ist eine optimale Umwandlung des Pad-Oxids in ein Pad-Oxynitrid gewährleistet.Prefers it is this, as a nitrogen-containing atmosphere for converting the pad oxide layer in to use a pad oxynitride layer of ammonia, wherein the pad oxide layer preferably heated to a temperature of at least 850 ° C. becomes. In these conditions, optimal conversion of the pad oxide guaranteed in a pad oxynitride.
Die Erfindung wird anhand der beigefügten Zeichnungen näher erläutert. Es zeigen:The Invention will become apparent from the accompanying drawings explained in more detail. It demonstrate:
Prinzipiell auf verschiedene Substratstrukturen anwendbar, wird die vorliegende Erfindung am Beispiel des Siliziumsubstrats beschrieben. Das erfindungsgemäße Verfahren lässt sich jedoch überall dort anwenden, wo als oberste Schicht auf dem Halbleitersubstrat eine siliziumhaltige Schicht vorgesehen ist.in principle Applicable to various substrate structures, the present Invention described using the example of the silicon substrate. The inventive method let yourself but everywhere apply where as the top layer on the semiconductor substrate a silicon-containing layer is provided.
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