KR101758980B1 - Ingot growing apparatus and growing method by it - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an ingot growing apparatus capable of precisely measuring the diameter and position of an ingot in a silicon melt interface even when shaking of a seed cable occurs, and a growing method thereof.
The ingot growing apparatus and the method for growing the same according to the present invention include an image sensor in a direction different from the ingot measuring sensor so that the diameter of the ingot measured by the diameter measuring sensor is corrected according to the change of the reference position measured by the image sensor, Can be calculated.
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The present invention relates to an ingot growing apparatus capable of precisely measuring the diameter and position of an ingot in a silicon melt interface even when shaking of a seed cable occurs, and a growing method thereof.
Generally, a Czochralski (CZ) method for growing a single crystal silicon into an ingot form is widely used for manufacturing wafers.
In the ingot growth process according to the Czochralski method, an inert gas is flowed into a chamber, a crucible provided in the chamber is heated to form a silicon melt, and a seed, which is a seed crystal suspended at the end of the seed cable, The ingot suspended in the seed cable is grown in the longitudinal direction while maintaining the target diameter while the seed cable is rolled up when the diameter of the ingot grows to the target diameter.
At this time, the diameter of the ingot is measured by a diameter measuring sensor to control the diameter of the ingot, and the pulling speed of the seed cable is controlled according to the measured value.
In addition, it is easy to control the diameter of the ingot and control the position of the ingot in the silicon melt interface at the center of the crucible in the ingot growing step in order to uniformly maintain the quality.
1 is a diagram showing an example in which a diameter measuring sensor applied to a general ingot growing apparatus senses the diameter of an ingot.
1, the
Of course, the
Accordingly, as the diameter of the
However, since the body growth process is carried out in the form of a heavy ingot hanging on the seed cable, the seed cable may be shaken due to various factors. As a result, the diameter of the ingot can not be accurately measured There is a problem that it is difficult to control the diameter of the ingot or to control the position of the ingot to match the center of the crucible.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-256340 discloses a pair of vibration preventing means disposed on both sides of a seed cable to prevent shaking of the seed cable. The vibration preventing means mechanically pushes the seed cable in the lateral direction The form of the note is composed.
However, according to the related art, since the seed cable and the anti-vibration means are directly rubbed, the metal foreign matter separated from the seed cable or the anti-vibration means can contaminate the silicon melt and further increase the possibility of breakage of the seed cable during the process .
Further, in the prior art, it is possible to prevent the shaking of the seed cable at that point by moving the anti-vibration means, but it is hard to see that the position of the ingot actually moved by the seed cable at the silicon melt interface.
Therefore, it is difficult to precisely grasp the diameter and position of the ingot in the silicon melt interface by using the distance traveled by the conventional anti-vibration means, thereby controlling the diameter of the ingot or controlling the position of the ingot to the center of the crucible There is a difficult problem.
Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ingot growing apparatus and a method of growing the ingot which can accurately measure the diameter and position of the ingot in the silicon melt interface even when shaking of the seed cable occurs. There is a purpose.
The present invention relates to a crucible containing a silicon melt; A seed cable provided on the crucible and growing an ingot as the seed immersed in the silicon melt is pulled up; A diameter measuring sensor for measuring the brightness of light at a boundary between the silicon melt and the ingot to measure the diameter of the ingot; An image sensor provided in a direction different from the diameter measuring sensor and measuring a predetermined reference position on the upper surface of the silicon melt; And a controller for correcting the diameter of the ingot measured by the diameter measuring sensor according to a change of the reference position measured by the image sensor.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a silicon ingot, comprising: a first step of measuring the brightness of light at a boundary line between a silicon melt and an ingot to measure the diameter of the ingot; A second step of measuring a predetermined reference position on the upper surface of the silicon melt in a direction different from the measurement position in the first step; And a third step of correcting the diameter of the ingot measured in the first step according to the change of the reference position measured in the second step.
The ingot growing apparatus and the method for growing the same according to the present invention include an image sensor in a direction different from the ingot measuring sensor so that the diameter of the ingot measured by the diameter measuring sensor is corrected according to the change of the reference position measured by the image sensor, Can be calculated.
Therefore, even if the shear wave of the seed cable is generated, the diameter and position of the ingot can be accurately calculated at the silicon melt interface.
Furthermore, by controlling the diameter of the ingot precisely to the target diameter, there is an advantage that the deviation of the diameter of the wafer can be reduced.
Further, there is an advantage that the quality of the wafer can be uniformly maintained in the radial direction or the longitudinal direction of the ingot by controlling the position of the ingot at the interface of the silicon melt to match the center of the crucible.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a view showing an example in which a diameter measuring sensor applied to a general ingot growing apparatus senses the diameter of an ingot. Fig.
2 is a view showing an example of an ingot growing apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a view showing reference positions photographed in an image sensor applied to the present invention; Fig.
4 is a block diagram showing an example of a diameter control device according to the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing an example of an ingot growing method according to the present invention.
Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the scope of the inventive concept of the present embodiment can be determined from the matters disclosed in the present embodiment, and the spirit of the present invention possessed by the present embodiment is not limited to the embodiments in which addition, Variations.
FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of an ingot growing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view showing reference positions photographed in an image sensor applied to the present invention.
The ingot growing apparatus according to the present invention includes a
The
The first and second view ports W1 and W2 are provided on both sides of the
The
The
The
The
The
The
Of course, when the diameter of the ingot is actually varied, or when the
The
At this time, the
In the embodiment, the reference position measured by the
Therefore, the
The
4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a diameter control apparatus applied to the ingot growing apparatus according to the present invention.
3, the diameter control apparatus includes a
First, the user inputs the reference value (X 0 , Y 0 ) through the
The
The operation unit then calculates the movement distance R of the reference position by comparing the reference values X 0 and Y 0 with the measured reference positions X 1 and Y 1 , The diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot can be calculated and a correction factor can be added according to the process condition.
Here, D 0 is the diameter of the ingot measured by the
For example, when the
When the diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot is calculated in the
5 is a flowchart showing an example of an ingot growing method according to the present invention.
The ingot growth method of the present invention proceeds with the ingot body growth process at a set pulling rate (P / S) as shown in FIG. 5, and the operator inputs a reference value (see S1 and S2).
The operator inputs the center coordinates of the straight line as the reference value (X 0 , Y 0 ) on the basis of the arc A having a specific length, which is a part of the circumference of the ingot at the time when the diameter D of the ingot becomes the target diameter D T However, since the position of the arc serving as a reference may be different for each process, it is preferable that the operator confirms each step of the process and inputs the reference value (X 0 , Y 0 ).
Next, the diameter (D 0 ) of the ingot is measured in a predetermined direction, and the reference position (X 1 , Y 1 ) of the ingot is measured in the opposite direction (see S3 and S4)
The diameter (D 0 ) of the ingot and the reference position (X 1 , Y 1 ) of the ingot are measured in different directions with respect to the circumference of the ingot.
In an embodiment, the diameter as the measuring sensor is moved by measuring the specific brightness of the meniscus, by measuring a point on the other hand for measuring the diameter (D 0) of the ingot, the meniscus in the image sensor is fixed, the ingot The reference position (X 1 , Y 1 ) is measured.
Of course, there is also preset relative angular (θ) in the diameter of the measuring sensor and the image sensor, is applied to calculate the diameter of the correction value (D 1) of the ingot below.
Next, the movement distance R is calculated from the reference value (X 0 , Y 0 ) and the reference position (X 1 , Y 1 ) of the ingot.
The movement distance R may be +, 0, -. When the movement distance R is + or -, it can be determined that the position of the ingot has been changed due to the shaking of the seed cable.
Next, the diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot is calculated according to the movement distance R and the measurement position? (See S6)
The diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot can be calculated by the above-described expression (1) and the diameter measurement value D 0 is corrected in consideration of the movement distance R and the measurement position? .
Next, the pulling speed P / S of the ingot is controlled in accordance with the diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot (refer to S7).
Therefore, even if the position of the ingot is varied by fluctuation of the seed cable or other factors, the diameter and position of the ingot in the silicon melt interface can be accurately calculated.
Further, the diameter deviation of the wafer can be reduced by controlling the diameter of the ingot precisely to the target diameter, or the position of the ingot in the silicon melt interface can be controlled to match the center of the crucible, The quality can be kept uniform.
110: chamber 120: crucible
130: heater 140: cooling member
150: Suction port 160: Seed cable
170: Pulling speed controller 210: Diameter measuring sensor
220: image sensor 230:
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A seed cable provided on the crucible and growing an ingot as the seed immersed in the silicon melt is pulled up;
A diameter measuring sensor for measuring the brightness of light at a boundary between the silicon melt and the ingot to measure the diameter of the ingot;
An image sensor provided in a direction different from the diameter measuring sensor and measuring a predetermined reference position on the upper surface of the silicon melt; And
And a controller for correcting the diameter of the ingot measured by the diameter measuring sensor according to a change of the reference position measured by the image sensor,
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
And determining a center position of a straight line as a reference position based on an arc of a specific length from an image of a part of the circumference of the ingot on the upper surface of the silicon melt.
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
And a camera for capturing an image fixed at a specific position.
Wherein the image sensor comprises:
And an ingot growing device disposed opposite to the diameter measuring sensor.
Wherein,
An input unit for inputting a reference value of a center coordinate of a straight line based on an arc of a specific length which is a part of a circumference of the ingot on the upper surface of the silicon melt at the time when the ingot reaches a target diameter;
And an operation unit for calculating a movement distance of the reference position by comparing the reference position measured by the image sensor with the reference value.
Wherein,
The diameter D 0 of the ingot measured by the diameter measuring sensor, the moving distance R of the reference position measured by the image sensor, and the angle θ at which the image sensor is positioned from the diameter measuring sensor with respect to the center of the ingot, By using the following equation: " ( 1) "
A second step of measuring a predetermined reference position on the upper surface of the silicon melt in a direction different from the measurement position in the first step; And
And a third step of correcting the diameter of the ingot measured in the first step according to a change in the reference position measured in the second step,
The second step comprises:
A first step of photographing a part of the circumference of the ingot on the upper surface of the silicon melt as an image;
And a second step of determining a center position of a straight line as a reference position based on a call of a specific length from the image photographed in the first step.
In the third step,
A first step of receiving a reference value of a center coordinate of a straight line based on an arc of a specific length which is a part of a circumference of the ingot on the upper surface of the silicon melt at the time when the ingot reaches a target diameter;
And a second step of comparing the reference position measured in the second step with the reference value to calculate a movement distance of the reference position.
In the third step,
The diameter D 0 of the ingot measured in the first step, the moving distance R of the reference position measured in the second step, the point at which the diameter of the ingot is measured with respect to the center of the ingot, If the angle between θ, the ingot growing method comprising a step of calculating by the equation to the diameter correction value D 1 of the ingot.
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