JP2023501699A - スパッタ堆積装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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使用中、第一のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、基板をスパッタ堆積領域に置く基板保持手段と、
使用中、第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、第二のターゲットを、ターゲットプライミング領域からスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるターゲット装填手段と、
プラズマを発生させるプラズマ源と、
装置内で、
使用中、それぞれのターゲットがプラズマに曝されるターゲットプライミング領域と、
ターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するスパッタ堆積領域と、にプラズマを閉じ込めるように構成される磁石配列と、
を備える。
第一のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、基板保持手段を使用して、基板をスパッタ堆積領域に配置することと、
第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、ターゲット装填手段を使用して、第二のターゲットを、ターゲットプライミング領域からスパッタ堆積領域に移動させることと、
プラズマ源を使用して、プラズマを発生させることと、
磁石配列を使用して、
使用中、それぞれのターゲットがプラズマに曝されるターゲットプライミング領域と、
ターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するスパッタ堆積領域と、に前記プラズマを閉じ込めることと、
を含む。
第一のターゲットの代わりに、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させること、
第一のターゲット及び第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させること、又は
第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるときに、第一のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域から移動させること、を含む。
Claims (25)
- スパッタ堆積装置であって、
使用中、第一のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、基板をスパッタ堆積領域に置く基板保持手段と、
使用中、第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、第二のターゲットをターゲットプライミング領域からスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるターゲット装填手段と、
プラズマを発生させるプラズマ源と、
装置内で、
使用中、それぞれのターゲットがプラズマに曝されるターゲットプライミング領域と、
ターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するスパッタ堆積領域と、にプラズマを閉じ込めるように構成される磁石配列と、
を備える、スパッタ堆積装置。 - ターゲット装填手段が、第一のターゲットの代わりに、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるように配置される、請求項1に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲット装填手段が、使用中、第一のターゲット及び第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるように配置される、請求項1に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲット装填手段が、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるとき、第一のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域から移動させるように配置される、請求項1に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲット装填手段が、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域から取り除き、第一のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に戻すように配置される、請求項4に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲット装填手段が、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるとき、第三のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域から移動させるように配置される、請求項1から5のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 磁石配列が、使用中、それぞれのターゲットの表面の少なくとも一部と相互作用するプラズマを、ターゲットプライミング領域内に閉じ込めるように構成される、請求項1から6のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲットプライミング領域内で、プラズマが、使用中、アブレーティブプロセスにおいてそれぞれのターゲットと相互作用する、請求項1から7のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- スパッタ堆積領域が、スパッタ堆積チャンバーを備える、請求項1から8のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲットプライミング領域が、ターゲットプライミングチャンバーを備える、請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲットプライミングチャンバーが、使用中、少なくとも部分真空下である、請求項10に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- ターゲット装填手段が、ターゲットプライミング領域とスパッタ堆積領域の間で、第一の運搬方向に第二のターゲットを運搬するターゲットコンベアを備える、請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 基板保持手段が、スパッタ堆積領域を通って、第二の運搬方向に基板を導くように配置される、請求項12に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 第一の運搬方向及び第二の運搬方向が、互いに実質的に平行であるか、
第一の運搬方向及び第二の運搬方向が、互いに実質的に直交するか、又は
第一の運搬方向が回転する、請求項13に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。 - ターゲット装填手段は、第二のターゲットが、ターゲットプライミング領域内に少なくとも所定の時間あった後、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるように構成される、請求項1から14のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 装置が、第二のターゲットの表面の均質性を検出するセンサーを有するデバイスを備え、
ターゲット装填手段が、センサーによるセンサーデータの出力に基づき、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるように構成される、請求項1から15のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。 - 基板保持手段が、湾曲部材を備える、請求項1から16のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 湾曲部材が、ローラーを備える、請求項17に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 磁石配列が、プラズマをシート状に閉じ込めるように構成される、請求項1から18のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 磁石配列が、一以上の磁性素子を備える、請求項1から19のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- 装置が、一以上の磁性素子の磁場強度を制御する磁性コントローラーを備える、請求項20に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- プラズマ源が、誘導結合プラズマ源である、請求項1から21のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- プラズマ源が、一以上の細長いアンテナを備える、請求項1から22のいずれか一項に記載のスパッタ堆積装置。
- スパッタ堆積方法であって、
第一のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、基板保持手段を使用して、基板をスパッタ堆積領域に置くことと、
第二のターゲットから基板にターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、ターゲット装填手段を使用して、第二のターゲットをターゲットプライミング領域からスパッタ堆積領域に移動させることと、
プラズマ源を使用して、プラズマを発生させることと、
磁石配列を使用して、
使用中、それぞれのターゲットがプラズマに曝されるターゲットプライミング領域と、
ターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するスパッタ堆積領域と、に前記プラズマを閉じ込めることと、
を含む、スパッタ堆積方法。 - 第一のターゲットの代わりに、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させること、
第一のターゲット及び第二のターゲットから基板に、ターゲット材料をスパッタ堆積するために、第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させること、又は
第二のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域に移動させるときに、第一のターゲットをスパッタ堆積領域から移動させること、を含む、請求項24に記載のスパッタ堆積方法。
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