JPH0239520A - Resist film thickness measuring method - Google Patents

Resist film thickness measuring method

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JPH0239520A
JPH0239520A JP63190393A JP19039388A JPH0239520A JP H0239520 A JPH0239520 A JP H0239520A JP 63190393 A JP63190393 A JP 63190393A JP 19039388 A JP19039388 A JP 19039388A JP H0239520 A JPH0239520 A JP H0239520A
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resist film
film thickness
semiconductor wafer
thickness
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Mitsuru Ushijima
満 牛島
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Tokyo Electron Ltd
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Priority to KR1019890010785A priority patent/KR0139814B1/en
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Priority to US07/921,598 priority patent/US5393624A/en
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable measurement of the thickness of a resist film in each process by detecting the light reflected from the art that a semiconductor chip is not formed at the periphery of a semiconductor wafer. CONSTITUTION:Prior to applying coating liquid, reference measurement by a film measuring device 11 is done first. At this time, it is adjusted in advance such that an optical fiber 12 may be positioned above the surplus region 4a of a semiconductor wafer 1 at a point of time when a position detector 13 detected, e.g., the end of an orientation flat 2 by slowly rotating the semiconductor wafer 1. And according to the detection signal of the position detector 13, it is stored in advance as read-in of the reflected light signal at the film thickness measuring device 11, that is, as reference. Hereafter, resist liquid is supplied from a nozzle 14 so as to form a resist film, and again the optical fiber 12 of the film thickness measuring device 11 and the position detector 13 are shifted to the vicinity of the semiconductor wafer 1 so as to read reflected light signals from the part in the surplus region 4a and that there is no step such as wafer ID, etc., and compares them with the results of reference measurement to calculate the thickness of the resist film.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 [発明の目的] (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、レジスト膜厚を測定する方法に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a method for measuring resist film thickness.

(従来の技術) 一般に半導体製造工程では、半導体ウェハに複数回のフ
すトリソゲラフイーを施して所定のパターンの転写を行
い、−枚の半導体ウェハ上に多数の半導体チップを形成
するが、近年半導体装置は高集積化される傾向にあり、
そのパターンも微細化される傾向にある。
(Prior Art) In general, in the semiconductor manufacturing process, a predetermined pattern is transferred by performing film lithography on a semiconductor wafer multiple times to form a large number of semiconductor chips on one semiconductor wafer. tends to be highly integrated,
There is also a tendency for the patterns to become finer.

一方、フォトリソグラフィーによって微細パターンを正
確に転写するためには、レジスト膜を正確に所定膜厚に
形成する必要があるので、コーティング装置の改良も進
められ、現在では、膜厚のばら付きを4〜5nm程度の
誤差範囲内とすることのできるスピンコーティング装置
が開発されている。
On the other hand, in order to accurately transfer fine patterns using photolithography, it is necessary to accurately form a resist film to a predetermined thickness, so improvements have been made to coating equipment, and it is now possible to reduce variations in film thickness by four methods. A spin coating apparatus that can achieve an error within an error range of about 5 nm has been developed.

また、このようなレジスト膜厚を測定する方法として、
基板表面に光を照射して、基板表面およびレジスト膜表
面からの反射光を検出し、レジスト膜厚を測定する方法
が開発されている。
In addition, as a method for measuring such resist film thickness,
A method has been developed in which the resist film thickness is measured by irradiating the substrate surface with light and detecting the reflected light from the substrate surface and the resist film surface.

(発明が解決しようとする課題) しかしながら、上記説明のレジスト膜厚の測定方法では
、下地が平坦でなければレジスト膜厚を測定することが
できない。一方、半導体ウェハに半導体チップを形成す
る工程においては、複数回のフォトリソグラフィー工程
を行うが、この中で、下地が平坦な場合は、多くの場合
最初のフォトリソグラフィー工程だけであり、任意のポ
イレトでレジスト膜厚の測定を行えるのは、この最初の
フォトリソグラフィー工程だけということになる。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the resist film thickness measuring method described above, the resist film thickness cannot be measured unless the base is flat. On the other hand, in the process of forming semiconductor chips on semiconductor wafers, multiple photolithography processes are performed, but in many cases, only the first photolithography process is performed when the base is flat; This means that it is only during this first photolithography process that the resist film thickness can be measured.

このため、従来は、製造ラインにレジスト膜厚を測定す
る装置等を組み込んで、レジスト膜厚を測定するような
ことは実際上行われていないが、周囲の温度の変化等に
よって、スピンコーティング装置等によって形成される
レジストの膜厚は変化する可能性があり、レジストの膜
厚の変化により、形成されるパターンの線幅が変化する
可能性がある。
For this reason, in the past, it has not been practically done to measure the resist film thickness by incorporating a resist film thickness measuring device into the manufacturing line, but due to changes in ambient temperature etc., spin coating equipment etc. The thickness of the resist formed by the method may change, and the line width of the pattern formed may change due to the change in the thickness of the resist.

本発明は、かかる従来の事情に対処してなされたもので
、半導体製造の各工程において半導体ウェハ上に形成さ
れたレジスト膜の膜厚を測定することのできるレジスト
膜厚の測定方法を提供しようとするものである。
The present invention has been made in response to such conventional circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a resist film thickness measuring method that can measure the film thickness of a resist film formed on a semiconductor wafer in each process of semiconductor manufacturing. That is.

[発明の構成] (課題を解決するための手段) すなわち本発明は、光を照射し、この光の反射光を検出
して半導体ウェハ表面に形成されたレジスト膜の膜厚を
測定するにあたり、前記半導体ウェハ周縁部の半導体チ
ップが形成されていない部位からの前記反射光を検出し
て前記レジスト膜の膜厚を測定することを特徴とする。
[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) That is, the present invention includes the steps of emitting light and detecting the reflected light of the light to measure the thickness of a resist film formed on the surface of a semiconductor wafer. The method is characterized in that the thickness of the resist film is measured by detecting the reflected light from a portion of the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer where no semiconductor chip is formed.

(作 用) 上記構成の本発明のレジスト膜厚の測定方法では、半導
体ウェハ周縁部の半導体チップが形成されていない部位
、すなわち下地が平らな部位からの反射光を検出してレ
ジスト膜の膜厚をall+定する。したがって、半導体
製造の各工程において半導体ウェハ上に形成されたレジ
スト膜の膜厚を測定することかできる。
(Function) In the method for measuring resist film thickness of the present invention having the above configuration, reflected light from a region on the peripheral edge of a semiconductor wafer where no semiconductor chips are formed, that is, a region with a flat base, is detected and the thickness of the resist film is measured. Set the thickness to all+. Therefore, it is possible to measure the thickness of a resist film formed on a semiconductor wafer in each step of semiconductor manufacturing.

(実施例) 以下、本発明方法の実施例を図面を参照して説明する。(Example) Hereinafter, embodiments of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

半導体ウェハ1は、はぼ円形に形成されており、その周
縁の一部を切除する如くオリエンテーションフラット2
が設けられている。また、半導体ウェハ1表面には、製
造途中のほぼ矩形の半導体チップ3が多数形成されてい
る。また、円形の半導体ウェハ1に矩形の半導体チップ
3が並べて設けられているため、これらの半導体チップ
3が形成された領域の周囲には、半導体チップが形成さ
れていない余剰領域4が形成されている。この実施例で
は、上記余剰領域4のうち、例えばオリエンテーンヨン
フラット2の近傍に形成された余剰領域4aからの反射
光を測定してレジスト膜厚のa+++定を行う。
The semiconductor wafer 1 is formed into a roughly circular shape, and an orientation flat 2 is formed by cutting out a part of the periphery of the semiconductor wafer 1.
is provided. Further, on the surface of the semiconductor wafer 1, a large number of substantially rectangular semiconductor chips 3 which are in the process of being manufactured are formed. Furthermore, since the rectangular semiconductor chips 3 are arranged side by side on the circular semiconductor wafer 1, an extra region 4 where no semiconductor chips are formed is formed around the region where these semiconductor chips 3 are formed. There is. In this embodiment, the a+++ determination of the resist film thickness is performed by measuring the reflected light from the surplus region 4a formed in the vicinity of the orientation flat 2 among the surplus regions 4, for example.

すなわち、第2図に示すように、半導体ウェハ1は、ス
ピンコーティング装置のウェハ載置台10上に載置され
ており、このスピンコーティング装置には、膜厚測定装
置11が配設されている。
That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the semiconductor wafer 1 is placed on a wafer mounting table 10 of a spin coating apparatus, and the spin coating apparatus is provided with a film thickness measuring device 11.

なお、膜厚測定装置11は、例えば光源からの光を、レ
ジスト膜が感光しないような波長、例えば580nm以
上の波長とするフィルタを介して光ファイバー12の先
端から所定部位に例え−ば直径2IIII11程度のビ
ームとして照射し、この光ファイバー12の先端から入
射した反射光のうちフィルタによって選択した所定波長
の光のみを受光素子に入力させ電気信号に変換した後、
増幅器、A/D変換器を経て演算器に入力して膜厚をΔ
pI定するよう構成されている。
The film thickness measuring device 11 transmits light from a light source to a predetermined portion from the tip of the optical fiber 12 through a filter that makes the resist film not sensitive to the wavelength, such as a wavelength of 580 nm or more. After irradiating the optical fiber 12 as a beam, only the light with a predetermined wavelength selected by the filter among the reflected light incident from the tip of the optical fiber 12 is input to the light receiving element and converted into an electrical signal.
The film thickness is calculated by inputting it to the arithmetic unit via the amplifier and A/D converter.
It is configured to determine pI.

また、光ファイバー12の先端近傍には、例えば対向す
る如く設けられた受光素子および発光素子等からなり、
半導体ウェハ1のオリエンテーンヨンフラット2を検出
する位置検出装置13が設けられている。
In addition, near the tip of the optical fiber 12, for example, a light receiving element and a light emitting element are provided facing each other.
A position detection device 13 for detecting the orientation flat 2 of the semiconductor wafer 1 is provided.

そして、ノズル14からコーテイング液を供給してコー
テイング液を塗布する前に、まず膜厚a]定装置11に
よるリファレンス測定を行う。この時、例えば、半導体
ウェハ1を第1図に示す矢印の方向にゆっくりと回転さ
せ、位置検出装置13により例えばオリエンテーション
フラット2の端部(点X)を検出した時点で光ファイバ
ー12が半導体ウェハ1の余剰領域4aの上部に位置す
るよう光ファイバー12と位置検出装置13との位置関
係を予め調節しておく。そして、位置検出装置13の検
出信号に応じ、膜厚測定装置11における反射光信号の
読み込ろを行い、リファレンスとして記憶しておく。
Then, before applying the coating liquid by supplying the coating liquid from the nozzle 14, a reference measurement is first performed using the film thickness determination device 11. At this time, for example, the semiconductor wafer 1 is slowly rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. The positional relationship between the optical fiber 12 and the position detection device 13 is adjusted in advance so that the optical fiber 12 and the position detection device 13 are located above the surplus area 4a. Then, according to the detection signal of the position detection device 13, the reflected light signal is read in the film thickness measurement device 11 and stored as a reference.

この後、膜厚測定装置11の光ファイバー12および位
置検出装置13を半導体ウェハ1の近傍から移動させ、
レジスト液が付着しないように回避させた状態で、ノズ
ル14からレジスト液を供給するとともに、駆動制御装
置15および駆動装置16により、半導体ウェハ1を高
速回転させて半導体ウェハ1表面に均一にレジスト液を
拡げ、レジスト膜を形成する。
After that, the optical fiber 12 and position detection device 13 of the film thickness measurement device 11 are moved from the vicinity of the semiconductor wafer 1,
The resist solution is supplied from the nozzle 14 in a state where the resist solution is prevented from adhering, and the drive control device 15 and the drive device 16 rotate the semiconductor wafer 1 at high speed to uniformly apply the resist solution to the surface of the semiconductor wafer 1. to form a resist film.

しかる後、再び膜厚測定装置11の光ファイバー12お
よび位置検出装置13を半導体ウエノ\1の近傍に移動
させて、前述のリファレンス’4p1定と同様にして半
導体ウェハ1の余剰領域4aの部位でかつウェハID等
の段差の無い部位からの反射光信号を読み取り、メモリ
内に記憶されたリファレンスJlll定の結果と比較し
てレジスト膜厚を算出する。
Thereafter, the optical fiber 12 of the film thickness measuring device 11 and the position detecting device 13 are moved to the vicinity of the semiconductor wafer \1 again, and a portion of the surplus area 4a of the semiconductor wafer 1 is measured in the same manner as in the reference '4p1 determination described above. A reflected light signal from a portion without a step such as a wafer ID is read and compared with a reference Jlll determination result stored in a memory to calculate the resist film thickness.

すなわち、この実施例のレジスト膜厚の測定方法では、
位置検出装置13によってオリエンテーションフラット
2を検出することにより、膜厚測定装置11で半導体ウ
ェハ1の半導体チップが形成されていない余剰領域4a
からの反射光を測定し、レジスト膜厚をi91定するの
で、半導体製造の各工程において半導体ウェハ1上に形
成されたレジスト膜の膜厚を測定することができる。
That is, in the resist film thickness measurement method of this example,
By detecting the orientation flat 2 with the position detection device 13, the film thickness measurement device 11 detects the surplus region 4a of the semiconductor wafer 1 where no semiconductor chips are formed.
Since the resist film thickness is determined by measuring the reflected light from the resist film i91, it is possible to measure the film thickness of the resist film formed on the semiconductor wafer 1 in each step of semiconductor manufacturing.

したがって、例えばこの測定データをホストコンピュー
タ17に送出し、ホストコンピュータ17から駆動制御
装置15に指令を送ってスピンコーティング装置のスピ
ン速度を調節すれば、レジスト膜の膜厚を所定膜厚に制
御すること等も可能となり、高品質な半導体チップの製
造が可能となる。
Therefore, for example, by sending this measurement data to the host computer 17 and sending a command from the host computer 17 to the drive control device 15 to adjust the spin speed of the spin coating device, the thickness of the resist film can be controlled to a predetermined thickness. This makes it possible to manufacture high-quality semiconductor chips.

なお、上記実施例では、コーティング装置に膜厚l1I
IJ定装置11を組み込んだ例について説明したが、例
えば第3図に示すように、センダー20゜コーティング
装置21、ホットプレート(加熱乾燥装置)22、レシ
ーバ23等が連続して設けられたインライン型の処理装
置の場合は、コーティング装置21の前後に、前述した
ような載置台10および膜厚測定装置11等からなる測
定装置24を設け、コーティング前後に反射光を測定し
て膜厚を測定するよう構成することもできる。
In the above embodiment, the coating device has a film thickness of l1I.
Although we have described an example in which the IJ constant device 11 is incorporated, for example, as shown in FIG. In the case of the processing apparatus, a measuring device 24 consisting of the above-mentioned mounting table 10, film thickness measuring device 11, etc. is provided before and after the coating device 21, and the film thickness is measured by measuring reflected light before and after coating. It can also be configured like this.

また、第4図に示すように、中央部に搬送用ロボット3
0が配置され、その周囲にコーティング装置31、ホッ
トプレート32、現像装置33等が設けられ、搬送用ロ
ボット30により、上記各装置に対して半導体ウェハを
任意にロード・アンロード可能に構成された処理装置で
あれば、載置台〕0および膜厚A11l定装置11等か
らなる測定装置34を1台だけ設け、1台の測定装置3
4でコーティングの前後に反射光を測定して膜厚を測定
するよう構成することもできる。
In addition, as shown in Fig. 4, there is a transport robot 3 in the center.
A coating device 31, a hot plate 32, a developing device 33, etc. were provided around the device, and a transfer robot 30 was configured to allow semiconductor wafers to be loaded and unloaded into each of the devices as desired. If it is a processing device, only one measuring device 34 consisting of a mounting table] 0, a film thickness A11l determining device 11, etc. is provided, and one measuring device 3 is installed.
In step 4, the film thickness can also be determined by measuring the reflected light before and after coating.

[発明の効果] 上述のように、本発明のレジスト膜厚のAllll決方
法れば、半導体製造の各工程において半導体ウェハ上に
形成されたレジスト膜の膜厚を測定することができる。
[Effects of the Invention] As described above, by using the method for determining resist film thickness of the present invention, it is possible to measure the thickness of a resist film formed on a semiconductor wafer in each step of semiconductor manufacturing.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例方法を説明するための半導体
ウェハの平面図、第2図は本発明の一実施例方法を説明
するための測定装置の構成図、第3図および第4図は測
定装置の配列例を示す図である。 1・・・・・・半導体ウェハ、2・・・・・・オリエン
テーションフラット、3・・・・・・半導体チップ、4
・・・・・・余剰領域、4a・・・・・反射光を測定す
る余剰領域、12・・・・・・膜厚計1定装置゛の光フ
ァイバー 13・・・・・・位置検出装置。
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a semiconductor wafer for explaining a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a measuring device for explaining a method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. The figure shows an example of the arrangement of measuring devices. 1... Semiconductor wafer, 2... Orientation flat, 3... Semiconductor chip, 4
... Surplus area, 4a... Surplus area for measuring reflected light, 12... Optical fiber of film thickness gauge 1 determination device. 13... Position detection device.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)光を照射し、この光の反射光を検出して半導体ウ
ェハ表面に形成されたレジスト膜の膜厚を測定するにあ
たり、 前記半導体ウェハ周縁部の半導体チップが形成されてい
ない部位からの前記反射光を検出して前記レジスト膜の
膜厚を測定することを特徴とするレジスト膜厚の測定方
法。
(1) When measuring the thickness of a resist film formed on the surface of a semiconductor wafer by irradiating light and detecting the reflected light of this light, A method for measuring resist film thickness, comprising: measuring the thickness of the resist film by detecting the reflected light.
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