EP4490991A1 - Procédé de correction d'épaisseur d'une couche piézoélectrique - Google Patents
Procédé de correction d'épaisseur d'une couche piézoélectriqueInfo
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Definitions
- the invention relates to a system
- the present invention relates to a method for correcting the thickness of a piezoelectric layer, as well as a substrate of the piezoelectric type on insulator whose thickness is corrected by said method.
- the invention finds particular application in the manufacture of radio frequency devices, such as resonators or filters.
- a radio frequency (RF) device such as a resonator or filter
- a substrate comprising successively, from its base towards its surface, a support substrate, generally made of a semiconductor material such as silicon, a or several intermediate layers, and a piezoelectric layer.
- RF radio frequency
- the piezoelectric layer is typically obtained by transferring a thick substrate of a piezoelectric material (obtained for example by cutting an ingot) onto a support substrate, for example by a layer transfer process of the Smart CutTM type.
- the support substrate is typically a silicon substrate possibly comprising one or more layers of one or more other materials.
- the transfer of the piezoelectric layer involves bonding the thick piezoelectric substrate to the support substrate, followed by a thinning of the thick piezoelectric substrate, so as to leave only a thin piezoelectric layer on the support substrate, of the desired thickness for manufacturing of the RF device.
- a layer of oxide for example a silicon oxide SiC>2 is generally deposited on each of the two substrates, and said substrates are bonded using the intermediate of said oxide layers.
- the properties of the piezoelectric layer such as the electromechanical coupling coefficient, the acoustic wave propagation speed and the frequency temperature coefficient depend on the thickness of the piezoelectric layer.
- An aim of the invention is to provide a method making it possible to obtain a homogeneous distribution of at least one of the following parameters of the piezoelectric layer: electromechanical coupling coefficient, acoustic wave propagation speed, and coefficient of frequency temperature.
- the invention proposes a method for correcting the thickness of a piezoelectric layer arranged on a piezoelectric-on-insulator type substrate, comprising the following steps: o measuring the thickness of at least one localized intermediate layer between the piezoelectric layer and a support substrate, o measuring the thickness of the piezoelectric layer, o from said thickness measurements of the at least one intermediate layer and of the piezoelectric layer and a digital model of at least one property of the piezoelectric layer as a function of a plurality of pairs of thicknesses of the piezoelectric layer and of said at least one intermediate layer, calculating a thickness correction of the piezoelectric layer to obtain a target value of each property, o the application of the correction of the thickness of the piezoelectric layer by an abrasion process in a topographically discriminated manner.
- said property of the piezoelectric layer is chosen from an electromechanical coupling coefficient, a wave propagation speed and/or a temperature coefficient of the frequency.
- the choice of the property(ies) of the piezoelectric layer can be made depending on the application for which the substrate is intended. We can either choose a single property so as to obtain a very homogeneous distribution of this property over the extent of the substrate, or choose a compromise between two or three parameters, so that each parameter is as homogeneous as possible without generating significant inhomogeneities. for the other respective parameters.
- the measurement of the thickness of the at least one intermediate layer and of the piezoelectric layer is carried out in a localized manner at a plurality of measurement points, the method further comprising a step of linear interpolation of thickness of each layer between at least two measurement points.
- the measurement point grid can be chosen depending on the measurement technique and the desired precision.
- the abrasion process is an ion beam etching process.
- the method may comprise a step of scanning the ion beam along two axes of a main plane of the piezoelectric layer, in which the duration of irradiation by said ion beam on each position is adjusted as a function of the thickness of the piezoelectric layer to obtain.
- the intermediate layer comprises a dielectric layer, a stack of several dielectric layers, a metal layer and/or an electric charge trapping layer.
- the measurement of the thickness of the piezoelectric layer and/or the intermediate layer is carried out by ellipsometry and/or by reflectometry.
- ellipsometry and/or by reflectometry.
- the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a substrate of the piezoelectric type on insulator, comprising the following steps: o providing a support substrate, o providing a piezoelectric donor substrate, o bonding the donor substrate on the support substrate, an intermediate layer being arranged at the interface between the donor substrate and the support substrate, o thinning of the donor substrate so as to transfer a piezoelectric layer of said donor substrate onto the support substrate, o correction of the thickness of said piezoelectric layer by a method as described above.
- the thinning of the donor substrate comprises, before bonding, the formation of a weakening zone so as to delimit a piezoelectric layer to be transferred, and, after bonding, the detachment of the donor substrate along said zone of weakening.
- the measurement of the thickness of the at least one intermediate layer is carried out after the transfer of the piezoelectric layer to the support substrate.
- the measurement of the thickness of the at least one intermediate layer is carried out before bonding the donor substrate to the support substrate. This method also makes it possible to measure the thickness of opaque layers.
- the at least one intermediate layer comprises: a metal layer, a dielectric layer, a stack of several dielectric layers and/or an electric charge trapping layer.
- Another object of the invention relates to a substrate of the piezoelectric type on insulator, successively comprising a piezoelectric layer, an intermediate layer and a support substrate, characterized in that the local thickness of said piezoelectric layer is adjusted as a function of the thickness localization of the intermediate layer by abrasion of the piezoelectric layer in a topographically discriminated manner from a digital model of at least one property of the piezoelectric layer as a function of a plurality of pairs of thicknesses of the piezoelectric layer and said at least one intermediate layer, according to a method as described above.
- Figure 1 illustrates a piezoelectric on insulator (POI) type substrate comprising a base substrate, an intermediate layer and a piezoelectric layer.
- PPI piezoelectric on insulator
- Figures 2A to 2E illustrate steps of a process for manufacturing a POI type substrate comprising adjusting the thickness of the piezoelectric layer according to the invention.
- Figure 3 illustrates a grid of intermediate layer thickness measurement points.
- Figure 4 is a map of a POI type substrate, representing the thickness of a LiTaOs layer.
- Figure 5 is an example of reflectometry at two different angles on a POI substrate comprising a transparent intermediate layer.
- Figure 6 shows the variation of the frequency temperature coefficient for POI type substrates having different thicknesses of an intermediate LiTaO 3 layer.
- Figure 7 shows the variation of the electromechanical coupling coefficient and the propagation speed of acoustic waves for POI type substrates having different thicknesses of an intermediate LiTaO3 layer.
- Figure 1 illustrates a substrate for an RF device, comprising a support substrate 1, generally made of a semiconductor material such as silicon, at least one intermediate layer 2 arranged on the support substrate, and a piezoelectric layer 3 arranged on the layer intermediate. In certain cases, several intermediate layers are arranged between the support substrate and the piezoelectric layer.
- intermediate layer 2 and the piezoelectric layer 3 are represented with a constant thickness, said layers generally present variations in thickness not shown in Figure 1.
- a process for manufacturing such a substrate comprises: o one or more steps of forming the substrate, which may involve steps of deposition, bonding and/or transfer of layers, o one or more steps of measuring the thickness of the intermediate layer(s), o a step of calculating 'a correction of thickness of the piezoelectric layer, and o the application of said correction to the piezoelectric layer by an abrasion process.
- the formation of the substrate generally involves the bonding of a support substrate and a piezoelectric donor substrate via at least one intermediate layer, followed by the transfer of a piezoelectric layer from the donor substrate to the support substrate.
- At least one intermediate layer is formed on the support substrate and/or on the donor substrate.
- Said layer may be present on one or other of the substrates used, or be deposited during the manufacturing process of the piezoelectric substrate on insulator.
- an intermediate layer 2 is deposited on a support substrate 1.
- such an intermediate layer can be a dielectric layer such as an oxide layer.
- two or more intermediate layers can be deposited on the support substrate.
- these layers can be in the form of a stack of several superimposed dielectric layers, for example at least one oxide layer (such as SiC>2), at least one nitride layer (such as SiN ) and/or at least one oxynitride layer (such as SiON).
- at least one metallic intermediate layer and/or at least one intermediate layer for trapping electrical charges is deposited, for example in polycrystalline silicon.
- At least one intermediate layer as described above is deposited on the piezoelectric donor substrate.
- the deposition is carried out so that the intermediate layer is on the face of the donor substrate intended to be glued to the support substrate.
- At least one first intermediate layer is deposited on the support substrate, and at least one second intermediate layer on the piezoelectric donor substrate, so that the first and second intermediate layers are located at the bonding interface of the donor substrate on the support substrate.
- the number of intermediate layers is between one and three, without limiting the invention.
- each intermediate layer 2 has a certain variation in its thickness over the extent of the surface of the layer 2.
- the variation in the thickness of each intermediate layer is between 5% and 30%.
- a piezoelectric layer to the support substrate can advantageously be carried out by the Smart CutTM process.
- a weakening zone 31 is formed in a donor substrate 30, so as to delimit the piezoelectric layer 3.
- the weakened zone 31 is formed in the donor substrate 30 at a predetermined depth which corresponds substantially to the thickness of the piezoelectric layer 3 to be transferred.
- the piezoelectric layer 3 typically has a thickness of between 100 nm and 15 pm.
- the weakened zone 31 is created by implantation of hydrogen and/or helium atoms in the donor substrate 30.
- An optional treatment can be carried out on the surface of the donor substrate to prepare said surface for bonding by molecular adhesion.
- This treatment may include, by way of illustrative and non-limiting example, chemical cleaning or plasma activation.
- the intermediate layer(s) are deposited on the donor substrate after the formation of the weakened zone and/or the optional treatment of the surface of the donor substrate.
- the donor substrate 30 is then glued to the support substrate 1.
- the intermediate layer(s) 2 are thus arranged at the bonding interface between the support substrate 1 and the donor substrate 30.
- a detachment of the donor substrate is caused along the weakening zone 31, so as to transfer the piezoelectric layer 3 onto the support substrate 1, the intermediate layer(s) being arranged between the piezoelectric layer 3 and the support substrate 1 (cf. Figure 2D).
- the intermediate layer(s) 2 and the piezoelectric layer 3 are arranged in direct contact over the extent of their interfaces.
- the transfer of the piezoelectric layer and/or one or more intermediate layers can be carried out by other techniques, without creating a weakening zone.
- the piezoelectric layer can be transferred by thinning to the rear face of the donor substrate.
- the piezoelectric layer transferred to the support substrate has a thickness greater than the thickness of the piezoelectric layer desired for the intended application, in order to allow adjustment of the thickness by abrasion in a step later as described below.
- a non-destructive measurement of the thickness of the intermediate layer(s) 2 and the piezoelectric layer 3 is carried out to establish a map of the thickness of the intermediate layer(s) 2.
- a measurement of the thickness of a first intermediate layer 2A and a measurement of the thickness of the second intermediate layer 2B can be carried out successively or simultaneously to establish a map of the thickness of each intermediate layer and of the piezoelectric layer 3. In other cases, only the thicknesses of the piezoelectric layer 3 and of the upper intermediate layer 2B are determined, without measuring the thickness of possible lower intermediate layers 2A.
- Measuring the thickness of the intermediate layer(s) is advantageously carried out using an optical measuring device.
- a device is preferably an ellipsometry device or a reflectometry device.
- An advantage of these optical techniques is that they allow the simultaneous measurement of the thickness of several superimposed layers, as illustrated in Figure 2F.
- Such optical technologies are particularly suitable for piezoelectric layers such as LiTaOs and oxide intermediate layers such as SiO2, because these materials are optically transparent in the wavelength range conventionally used in the field of semiconductors (for example, 360 nm to 900 nm or 190 nm to 1700 nm).
- a stack of these materials further exhibits a large refractive index contrast between each respective layer, which facilitates measurement of the stack of layers by optical means.
- the invention is not limited to these measurement techniques.
- the determination of the thickness of the intermediate layer can be carried out by any other device making it possible to measure the thickness of a layer arranged below the piezoelectric layer 3 in a non-destructive manner.
- the thickness of one or more intermediate layers is measured before the transfer of the piezoelectric layer. This technique is particularly used in the case of opaque upper layers which do not allow thickness to be determined by optical means through the opaque layer.
- the thickness of an opaque layer or another layer located below an opaque layer can be measured by ultrasonic analysis with a resolution of picoseconds, or by wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF, acronym for the Anglo-Saxon term “wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence”).
- WDXRF wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence
- the measuring device is configured so as to carry out a series of automated thickness measurements on a grid of measuring points which are distributed over the surface of the substrate.
- a grid of points is for example illustrated in Figure 3.
- the measurement points 5 are typically located in a plane (X, Y) parallel to the surface of the substrate. Each measurement point is associated with a pair of X, Y coordinates in this plane.
- the measuring points are arranged along straight lines in order to facilitate the guidance of the measuring means. These lines can be radial relative to the center of the substrate. Alternatively, the measurement points can be arranged on a rectangular grid or be distributed uniformly over the surface of the substrate. If greater variations in thickness are to be expected in a particular zone, for example in the middle or, with reference to Figure 3, near the edge of the substrate, the measurement points 5 can be chosen denser in this zone.
- the grid, density and positioning of the measuring points can be chosen according to the measurement technique, the thickness variations in the intermediate layers and the piezoelectric layer, and according to the desired precision.
- Figure 4 illustrates a thickness map on a grid of measurement points, that is to say a spatial representation of the thicknesses measured on a grid of points as described above.
- Each measurement point is associated with a measurement value or, in the case of several superimposed intermediate layers, with a set of measurement values of which each respective value corresponds to a respective intermediate layer.
- each thickness range can be associated with a predefined color or shade on the map.
- Optical reflectometry consists of measuring the variation in the intensity of a beam of light reflected on a surface or an interface, compared to the intensity of an incident beam (this ratio is called reflectivity) as a function of length wave of the beam.
- reflectometry measurements at different angles of incidence provide reflection intensity spectra as a percentage of the incident intensity as a function of the wavelength X of the incident beam in nanometers.
- the spectrum represented by a solid line corresponds to a reflection angle of 70°
- the spectrum represented by a dotted line corresponds to a reflection angle of 6.5°.
- Other angles of incidence and/or a greater number of different angles may be used.
- the reflected intensity depends on the wavelength of the light and the thickness of each layer crossed by the incident beam and the reflected beam.
- the intensity depends in addition the optical properties of each layer, which are known for the materials used. For each angle of reflection, the variation of intensity with wavelength is different.
- Each spectrum recorded at a different reflection angle can thus provide additional information on the thickness of each layer in a stack of several superimposed layers.
- n an integer.
- the roughness of the layers can be used as an additional adjustment parameter, or be considered constant.
- Ellipsometry is a characterization technique based on the change in polarization state of light, by reflection of light on a surface or interface.
- An ellipsometry spectrum (not shown) therefore shows the change in polarization as a function of the wavelength of an incident beam.
- the change in polarization also depends on the thickness of each layer crossed by the incident beam and the reflected beam, and on the angle of reflection of the beam. Similar to a set of reflectometry spectra, we can calculate the respective thicknesses of a set of n layers from n ellipsometry spectra at different angles, n being an integer.
- a thickness interpolation step between the measurement points in order to obtain a thickness map over the extent of the substrate.
- a linear interpolation is carried out which is quick and easy to implement.
- the piezoelectric layer has several parameters which depend on the thickness of the piezoelectric layer and the thickness of the intermediate layer(s). These parameters are for example the electromechanical coupling coefficient, the propagation speed of acoustic waves and the temperature coefficient of the frequency.
- Each of these parameters can depend on the thicknesses of each intermediate layer in a different way, depending on the mechanical, electrical and/or thermal properties of each layer.
- a digital model of at least one property of a layer piezoelectric includes a data matrix for one or more parameters of the piezoelectric layer. In this matrix, the model associates each value of the respective parameter with all combinations of layer thicknesses superimposed in the substrate stack and vice versa.
- a target value of said parameter corresponding to an indicative thickness for each respective intermediate layer present in the substrate can be chosen. Since the thickness of the intermediate layer(s) is not modified during the process, a target value is advantageously chosen which remains compatible with all the thicknesses of the intermediate layers present in the substrate.
- a target value corresponding to an indicative thickness close to the average thickness of each respective intermediate layer is chosen. In other cases, it may be necessary to use a maximum or minimum indicative thickness, so that the target value can be achieved for all thicknesses of the intermediate layer(s) present in the substrate.
- a target piezoelectric layer thickness value is then calculated for each position across the substrate, based on the thickness of the respective intermediate layers below the piezoelectric layer corresponding to the same position on the substrate.
- a target thickness of the piezoelectric layer is obtained at each point of the substrate, so that the chosen parameter presents the target value corresponding to the indicative value previously chosen, independently of the actual value of the intermediate layer(s) at each respective position.
- the chosen parameter has maxima and/or minima depending on the thickness of the piezoelectric layer
- several target thicknesses may be possible.
- these target values will not be the same for each respective parameter for different locations on the range of the substrate.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric layer is chosen based on the thicknesses of the intermediate layers for each location on the substrate surface.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric layer by taking into account the influence of the thickness of the intermediate layer on a specific parameter, or for a compromise of a set of parameters.
- the choice of the parameter(s) to be optimized is typically made according to the intended application of the substrate.
- the most relevant parameters of the piezoelectric layer are the electromechanical coupling coefficient, the acoustic wave propagation speed and the frequency temperature coefficient. However, other parameters of the piezoelectric layer can be adjusted with the method of the invention.
- Figure 6 shows the propagation speeds of acoustic waves vi or Vf on a free surface, the propagation speeds of acoustic waves v m on a metallized surface in m/s, and the square of the coupling coefficient k s in%. These parameters are represented as a function of the product d*f of the thickness d of a piezoelectric layer of lithium tantalate (LiTaOs) and the frequency f in m GHz or km/s.
- LiTaOs lithium tantalate
- the application frequency is between 500 and 3000 MHz.
- the representation of the parameters as a function of the thickness-frequency product makes it easy to evaluate the necessary thickness of the piezoelectric layer for a planned application frequency.
- the parameters were measured for different thicknesses (100 nm, 500 nm and 900 nm) of an intermediate layer of silicon oxide (SiC>2).
- SiC>2 silicon oxide
- Lithium tantalate and silicon oxide are optically transparent and their refractive indices present a high contrast between the respective layers, which facilitates optical measurements on the layer stack.
- the wave propagation speed v m on a metallized surface at 1 km/s of product of thickness of the piezoelectric layer times the frequency we can choose as target value the value for a thickness of 500 nm which is approximately 4100 m/s.
- the thickness of the piezoelectric layer times the frequency will have to be adjusted to around 3 km/s.
- this product should either be increased to 3 in order to obtain the same wave propagation speed, or reduced to around 0.4 km/s . If we simultaneously wish to maintain a certain homogeneity of the electromechanical coupling coefficient, we will rather choose a value of 3 km/s, because the coupling coefficient presents significant variations for a thickness-frequency product of 0.4 km/s.
- the maximum of the coupling coefficient k shifts towards lower frequencies with the increase in the dielectric layer.
- the thickness distribution will therefore be chosen according to the frequency used in the application of the substrate.
- Figure 7 shows the temperature coefficient of the CTF frequency as a function of the product d*f of the thickness d of a lithium tantalate (LiTaOs) piezoelectric layer and the frequency f in m GHz or km/s.
- the frequency temperature coefficient increases with the thickness d of the dielectric layer. Simultaneously, the maximum of this coefficient shifts towards higher frequencies for thicker piezoelectric layers.
- This parameter can be adjusted, for example starting from a value of approximately 9 ppm/K for a layer of 500 nm and a thickness-frequency product of 1 km/s.
- thickness-frequency products of approximately 0.6 km/s for a piezoelectric layer of 100 nm, of approximately 0.8 km/s for a layer of 200 nm, of 1.1 km/s for a layer of 700 nm and 1.2 km/s for a layer 900 nm thick.
- the abrasion process is typically an ion beam etching process, typically an argon ion beam.
- the ions impact the surface of the sample at very high speed tearing off material in the aiming zone.
- the ion beam is scanned along two axes of a main plane of the piezoelectric layer in order to etch the piezoelectric layer over the entire extent of the substrate.
- Such a method makes it possible to precisely adjust the thickness of the piezoelectric layer at each position over the extent of the substrate, with continuous scanning of the surface.
- the thickness variation is continuously adapted to the desired parameters over the entire surface.
- the abrasion process may further comprise etching with a chemical etchant, typically a reactive gas.
- the local thickness removed is determined by the beam stopping time at each location on the surface of the piezoelectric layer. This stopping time is calculated by an algorithm in order to adapt the scanning process to the desired thickness uniformity.
- the beam can be adjusted to the hardness of the material by varying the beam energy and current to achieve a suitable flow rate without unduly affecting the final surface roughness.
- the nature of the ionic species used for the beam can also result in a chemical reaction with the etched material that can either speed up the etching process or smooth the surface of the piezoelectric layer.
- the same approach can be used for correcting the thickness of the intermediate layer (for example, a dielectric layer such as SiC>2, SiON or Si N) arranged under the piezoelectric layer, in a step included after the deposition of the intermediate layer on the donor substrate or the support substrate and before the transfer of the piezoelectric layer to the support substrate.
- This can advantageously lead to a very uniform dielectric layer, which also has a beneficial impact on the uniformity of the electromechanical coupling coefficient over the extent of the substrate.
- the base substrate may comprise a stack of one or more layers on its surface which typically comprises a layer of polycrystalline silicon which is rich into traps for electric charge carriers.
- the stack may further comprise a layer of silicon oxide, silicon oxynitride, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, tantalate nitride or a combination of said layers, other layers of dielectric materials or stacks of layers.
- the map of the local thickness of the respective layers is injected into a digital model including data for a parameter to be optimized as a function of the thickness.
- the mapping is injected in the form of values associated with X, Y coordinates on the measurement points used.
- An interpolation is also carried out between the measurement points, preferably a linear interpolation.
- the thickness of the dielectric layer is locally adjusted by an abrasion process, for example by an ion beam.
- the thickness value after abrasion is based on the local target value determined above.
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