KR100950897B1 - 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법 및 제조 장치 - Google Patents
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- 자기저항 효과 소자를 구성하는 다층 자성막이 형성된 기판에 대하여, 반응성 이온에칭에 의해 상기 다층 자성막을 다층 자성막 구조체로 가공하는 공정을 포함하고 있는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법에 있어서,수산기를 적어도 1개 이상 갖는 알코올을 포함하는 가스 또는 일산화탄소를 포함하는 가스를 사용한 상기 반응성 이온 에칭에 의해 상기 다층 자성막을 가공하고, 상기 반응성 이온 에칭에 의해 가공된 상기 다층 자성막 구조체의 표면에 대하여 이온빔을 조사하는 공정을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항에 있어서, 반응성 이온에칭은 다층 자성막의 상 표면에 형성되어 있는 하드 마스크층을 마스크로 하고, 에칭 가스로서 수산기를 적어도 하나 이상 갖는 알코올을 사용하여 상기 다층 자성막을 에칭하는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 상기 이온빔을 조사하는 공정은 상기 다층 자성막 구조체를 회전시키면서 행하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 공정은 이온빔을 상기 다층 자성막 구조체의 적층면에 대하여 30∼60도의 입사각도로 조사시키는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 공정은 이온빔의 가속전압을 50∼600V, 이온전류를 50∼500mA로 한 조건하에서 행해지는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 공정은 이온빔의 가속전압을 50∼200V, 이온전류를 50∼200mA로 한 조건하에서 행해지는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 공정은 상기 다층 자성막 구조체가 형성된 기판을 회전시키면서 행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 공정 후에 계속해서 보호막을 형성하는 성막 공정이 행해지고, 이 보호막을 형성하는 성막 공정까지 일관하여 진공의 상태로 행해지는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 제 8 항에 있어서, 상기 성막 공정이 1KHz 이상 100MHz 이하의 고주파 영역 이고, 또한, 1Pa 이상 20Pa 이하의 고압의 진공 영역에서 행해지는 스퍼터링법에 의한 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 방법.
- 자기저항 효과 소자를 구성하는 다층 자성막이 형성된 기판에 대하여, 반응성 이온에칭에 의해 상기 다층 자성막을 다층 자성막 구조체로 가공하는 반응성 이온에칭실이 진공 반송실과 연통하여 설치되고, 진공상태를 유지한 채, 상기 기판을 진공 반송실로부터 당해 반응성 이온에칭실로 반입하고, 반응성 이온에칭실로부터 진공 반송실로 반출할 수 있도록 구성되어 있는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치에 있어서,수산기를 적어도 1개 이상 갖는 알코올을 포함하는 가스 또는 일산화탄소를 포함하는 가스를 사용하여 반응성 이온 에칭을 하는 상기 반응성 이온에칭실에서 가공된 다층 자성막 구조체의 표면에 대하여 이온빔 조사에 의한 이온빔 에칭을 행하는 이온빔 에칭실이, 상기 진공 반송실과 연통하여 더 설치되고, 진공상태를 유지한 채, 상기 반응성 이온에칭실로부터 반출된 상기 기판이 상기 진공 반송실을 통하여 이온빔 에칭실에 반입되고, 또, 이온빔 에칭실로부터 진공 반송실로 반출할 수 있도록 구성되어 있는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 제 10 항에 있어서, 이온빔 에칭실은 이온빔 에칭실에서 이온빔 조사되는 다층 자성막 구조체가 형성된 기판을 지지하는 지지대로서, 이온빔 조사가 행해질 때에 회전 가능하게 구성되어 있는 회전 지지대를 구비하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 제 10 항 또는 제 11 항에 있어서, 상기 진공 반송실에 연통하여 성막 처리 실이 설치되어 있고, 진공상태를 유지한 채, 이온빔 에칭실로부터 반출된 기판이 상기 진공 반송실을 통하여 성막 처리실에 반입되도록 구성되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 제 12 항에 있어서, 상기 성막 처리실은 1KHz 이상 100MHz 이하의 고주파 영역이고, 또한, 1Pa 이상 20Pa 이하의 고압의 진공 영역에서 행해지는 스퍼터링 방법의 성막 처리실인 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 자기저항 효과 소자를 구성하는 다층 자성막이 형성된 기판에 대하여 반응성 이온에칭에 의해 상기 다층 자성막을 다층 자성막 구조체로 가공하는 공정을 포함하고 있는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치로서,진공으로 유지되어 있는 진공실 내에, 상기 다층 자성막을 수산기를 적어도 1개 이상 갖는 알코올을 포함하는 가스 또는 일산화탄소를 포함하는 가스를 사용하여 반응성 이온에칭에 의해 에칭하는 수단과, 상기 반응성 이온에칭에 의해 에칭하는 수단에 의해 가공된 상기 다층 자성막 구조체의 표면에 대하여 이온빔을 조사하는 수단을 배치하고 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 제 14 항에 있어서, 이온빔을 조사하는 수단에 의해 이온빔 조사가 행해진 상기 다층 자성막 구조체에 대하여 박막을 형성하는 성막 수단이 상기 진공으로 유지되어 있는 진공실 내에 배치되어 있는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
- 제 15 항에 있어서, 상기 성막 수단이 1KHz 이상 100MHz 이하의 고주파 영역이고, 또한, 1Pa 이상 20Pa 이하의 고압의 진공 영역에서 스퍼터링을 행하는 것을 특징으로 하는 자기저항 효과 소자의 제조 장치.
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