KR100510919B1 - 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정시 다중파장분광계를 사용하여 두께를 모니터하는 장치 및 방법 - Google Patents
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- 폴리싱요소, 폴리싱경로를 따라 폴리싱요소를 이동시키는 수단, 폴리싱공정중 폴리싱요소에 대해 기판을 압축시키기 위해서 폴리싱요소에 인접위치한 기판 캐리어를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치에 있어서,상기 폴리싱요소 내부에 하나이상의 구멍이 형성되고 상기 구멍은 폴리싱공정중 기판과 간헐적으로 정렬하도록 움직이며;상기 폴리싱요소는 구멍을 폐쇄하여 폴리싱요소에 모니터 채널을 생성하도록 폴리싱요소에 고정된 모니터창을 더욱 포함하며;상기 장치는 필름두께 모니터를 더욱 포함하며, 상기 필름두께 모니터는 폴리싱공정중 모니터 채널을 통해 기판으로부터 반사된 광학적 복사광에 반응하는 분광계를 포함하여 기판에 의해 운반된 필름의 두께를 표시함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 기판 캐리어가 폐쇄 경로를 따라 움직임을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항 또는 2 항에 있어서, 필름 두께 모니터가 폴리싱공정중 모니터 채널을 통해 광학적 복사광으로 기판을 조명하도록 작동하는 광원을 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항 또는 2 항에 있어서, 필름 두께 모니터가 광원을 포함하고 300 내지 1000nm의 파장에서 작동함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 이동시키는 수단이 기판을 지나 선형경로로 폴리싱요소를 구동하도록 작용하는 복수의 롤러를 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 5 항에 있어서, 필름두께 모니터는 폴리싱요소에 있는 모니터창이 필름두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 탐지하는 센서를 더욱 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 이동시키는 수단이 기판을 지나 곡선경로로 폴리싱요소를 구동하도록 작용하며 중심을 통과하는 축 주위로 회전하는 테이블을 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 이동시키는 수단이 기판을 지나 곡선경로로 폴리싱요소를 구동하도록 작용하며 중심을 통과하지 않는 축 주위로 회전하는 테이블을 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 이동시키는 수단이 기판을 지나 곡선경로로 폴리싱요소를 구동하도록 작용하며 폐쇄경로를 따라 움직이는 테이블을 포함함을 특징으로 하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱장치
- (a) 기판 캐리어의 기판을 폴리싱요소에 대해 유지함으로써 기판상에서 화학적-기계적 폴리싱를 수행하며, 상기 폴리싱요소는 모니터 채널을 가지며 폴리싱제로 적셔지며;(b) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱 공정시 폴리싱요소에 있는 모니터 채널이 필름두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판상의 층두께를 측정하도록 분광계를 포함하는 필름두께 모니터를 사용하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱 공정시 기판상의 층두께 측정방법.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 필름 두께 모니터가(a) 광원;(b) 광원에서 나오는 빛의 세기를 모니터하는 탐지기;(c) 빛을 다중 탐지기에 의해 탐지되는 다중 파장으로 분배하는 분광계;(d) 분광계에서 나오는 신호를 처리하여 기판상의 필름 두께를 계산하는 데이타 처리요소를 포함함을 화학적-기계적 폴리싱 공정시 기판상의 층두께 측정방법.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 상기 광원이 움직이는 기판과 동기적으로 광학적 복사광을 방출하는 플래쉬 램프임을 화학적-기계적 폴리싱 공정시 기판상의 층두께 측정방법.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 광원이 연속 작동 광원이며, 기판이 광원위에 위치될 때 빛을 방출하기 위해서 움직이는 기판과 동기적으로 작동하는 셔터를 더욱 포함함을 화학적-기계적 폴리싱 공정시 기판상의 층두께 측정방법.
- 제 11 항에 있어서, 광 탐지기가 분광계임을 특징으로 하는 방법.
- (a) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 필름두께를 측정하며;(b) 측정된 필름 두께가 예정된 두께에 도달할때까지 단계 (a)를 반복하고;(c) 종말점에 도달했음을 표시하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정의 종말점 측정방법.
- 제 15 항에 있어서, 필름 두께가 예정된 두께에 도달했을 때 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정을 종료시키는 단계를 더욱 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정의 종말점 측정방법.
- (a) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 플리싱요소에 있는 모니터채널이 분광계를 포함하는 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 제 1 필름두께를 측정하고;(b) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 필름 두께 모니터와 재정렬할 때 기판의 제 2 필름 두께를 측정하고;(c) 제 2 필름두께와 제 1 필름 두께 사이의 차이를 계산하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 기판의 주어진 원주에서 폴리싱요소 회전마다 제거속도를 결정하는 방법.
- (a) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 1 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 1 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 제 1 필름 두께를 측정하고;(b) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 1 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 1 필름 두께 모니터와 재정렬할 때 기판의 제 2 필름 두께를 측정하고;(c) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 2 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 2 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 제 3 필름 두께를 측정하고;(d) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 2 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 2 필름두께 모니터와 재정렬할 때 기판의 제 4 필름 두께를 측정하고;(e) 단계 (b)의 제 2 필름 두께와 단계 (a)의 제 1 필름 두께의 차이를 계산하고;(f) 단계 (d)의 제 4 필름 두께와 단계 (c)의 제 3 필름 두께의 차이를 계산하고;(g) 단계 (e)와 (f)의 차이의 평균을 계산하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정중 기판을 가로질러 폴리싱요소의 회전마다 평균 제거속도를 결정하는 방법.
- (a) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 1 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 1 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 제 1 필름 두께를 측정하고;(b) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 1 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 1 필름 두계 모니터와 재정렬할 때 기판의 제 2 필름 두께를 측정하고;(c) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 2 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 2 필름 두께 모니터와 정렬할 때 기판의 제 3 필름 두께를 측정하고;(d) 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정동안 폴리싱요소에 있는 제 2 모니터 채널이 분광계를 포함하는 제 2 필름 두께 모니터와 재정렬할 때 기판의 제 4 필름 두께를 측정하고;(e) 단계 (b)의 제 2 필름 두께와 단계 (a)의 제 1 필름 두께의 차이를 계산하고;(f) 단계 (d)의 제 4 필름 두께와 단계 (c)의 제 3 필름 두께의 차이를 계산하고;(g) 단계 (e)와 (f)의 차이의 분산을 계산하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정중 기판을 가로질러 폴리싱요소의 회전마다 제거속도분산을 결정하는 방법.
- (a) 폴리싱공정 매개변수의 효과를 측정하기 위해서 폴리싱공정을 분석하고;(b) 제거속도를 결정하고;(c) 폴리싱공정 매개변수를 조정하여 제거속도를 최적화하는 단계를 포함하는 화학적-기계적 폴리싱공정 최적화 방법.
- 제 20 항에 있어서,(d) 제거속도 분산을 결정하고;(e) 폴리싱공정 매개변수를 조정하여 균일성을 최적화하는 단계를 더욱 포함하는 방법.
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