JP7296456B2 - 基板の縁部での向上した処理を伴う処理チャンバ - Google Patents
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- 処理チャンバであって、
前記処理チャンバ内の内部処理領域を画定するチャンバ本体と、
前記処理チャンバ内に配置されたシャワーヘッドアセンブリであって、前記シャワーヘッドアセンブリの中心区域よりも縁部区域で高い開孔密度を有する複数の区域を有するシャワーヘッドアセンブリと、
前記処理チャンバの前記内部処理領域内に配置された基板支持アセンブリと、
前記基板支持アセンブリの縁部上に配置され且つ前記基板支持アセンブリを囲むフォーカスリングとを備え、
前記フォーカスリングは、
内周と外周と、
前記外周から上側内壁へ内向きに延在する上側部であって、上面と底面とを有する上側部と、
前記内周から延在し、上側面と下側面とを有する下側部であって、前記上側面は前記上側内壁へ延在し、前記下側面は前記内周において前記底面の下方で延在している、下側部と、
プラズマ種又は反応性種を基板の斜面又は基板の縁部に近い方向へ流すための、前記上側面と交差する前記上側内壁から形成される段差と、を備え、
基板が前記基板支持アセンブリに配置されているとき、前記内周は前記基板を囲むように構成され、
前記上側内壁の高さは前記上側面の長さと実質的に同様である、処理チャンバ。 - 前記シャワーヘッドアセンブリの上方に配置された分流器を更に備え、前記分流器は、下側プレートから0.25インチと1.5インチの間の高さを有する、請求項1に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記分流器が、遠隔プラズマ源と連通している、請求項2に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記分流器が、遠位端まで上方にテーパ付けされたベースを有し、前記ベースは1.5インチと4インチの間の長さを有し、前記分流器の遠位端は0.05インチと0.5インチの間の長さを有する、請求項2に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記分流器は、遠位端まで上方にテーパ付けされたベースを有し、前記ベースから前記遠位端まで中空である、請求項2に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記ベースが第1の寸法を有し、前記遠位端が第2の寸法を有し、前記第1の寸法が前記第2の寸法よりも大きい、請求項5に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記第1の寸法が、前記第2の寸法の20倍と40倍の間である、請求項6に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記ベースが円形である、請求項6に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記シャワーヘッドアセンブリの前記中心区域が、開孔を有さない、請求項1に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記段差が傾斜した側壁を有する、請求項1に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記下側部が、前記上側部の第2の厚さよりも大きい第1の厚さを有する、請求項1に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記フォーカスリングはアルミニウムを含む材料で作製されている、請求項1に記載の処理チャンバ。
- 前記分流器はアルミニウムを含む材料で作製されている、請求項2に記載の処理チャンバ。
- シャワーヘッドアセンブリを更に備え、前記シャワーヘッドアセンブリが、内部に形成された複数の開孔を有するシャワーヘッドプレートであって、異なる開孔密度を有する複数の区域を有し、前記シャワーヘッドプレートの中心領域内に位置付けられた区域が、縁部領域内に位置付けられた区域よりも広いオープンエリアを有する、シャワーヘッドプレートを備える、請求項1から13のいずれか一項に記載の処理チャンバ。
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