KR20160145881A - An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor having a liftpin and a method of assembling the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin includes an electrostatic chuck having at least one hole, a cathode disposed below the electrostatic chuck, and a portion disposed inside the cathode, the portion having a portion having a female screw structure And at least one lift pin inserted into the shaft through the hole, wherein the lift pin is configured as a screw structure at the end, and the end of the screw structure is screwed to the female screw portion in the shaft.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to semiconductor manufacturing facilities, and more particularly, to semiconductor manufacturing facilities having lift pins and methods of assembling semiconductor manufacturing facilities.
In the course of manufacturing a semiconductor device such as an integrated circuit, a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer, for example, needs to be placed on a substrate support, for example, an electro-static chuck (ESC). In many applications, it is desirable to automatically position the substrate on an electrostatic chuck in order to increase the yield of the manufacturing process. One means for this is to position the substrate on an electrostatic chuck by placing the substrate on a lift pin protruding from the electrostatic chuck and then lowering the lift pin into a hole inside the electrostatic chuck.
In general, the holes in the electrostatic chuck have a larger diameter than the lift pins, thereby preventing friction between the lift pins and the electrostatic chuck. So that even after the substrate is placed on the electrostatic chuck, a portion of the hole is still open. In this case, for example, in the process of performing plasma etching, etching radicals may flow into the rear surface of the substrate, thereby causing an unwanted etching of the back surface of the substrate.
Further, in order to efficiently transfer the thermal energy of the coolant supplied for temperature control of the substrate to the substrate, helium (He) can be supplied into the minute gap between the substrate and the electrostatic chuck. In this case, helium (He) flows into an empty space of the bellows housing surrounding the bellows for sealing the lift pin under the electrostatic chuck. This helium (He) acts as a plasma generating source by a bias RF applied to the electrostatic chuck. As a result, an impendance in a semiconductor manufacturing facility is changed, and the manufacturing process is undesirably affected have.
On the other hand, in order to assemble a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin, a cathode is first mounted in a semiconductor manufacturing facility, and an electrostatic chuck is mounted on the cathode. For example, three to four lift pins, so that when the electrostatic chuck is mounted, the lift pins mounted on the cathode must pass through the holes of the electrostatic chuck. However, in this process, the lift pin collides with the electrostatic chuck due to carelessness of the user, and the lift pin may be damaged. Also, even if the electrostatic chuck is normally mounted, the height of the lift pins protruding from the electrostatic chuck is equal to each other, so that the substrate should not be tilted. If the height of the lift pins is different, .
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a plasma processing apparatus which has a sealing structure for suppressing undesirable plasma generation under the electrostatic chuck and radicals flowing under the electrostatic chuck, The present invention provides a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin that can be adjusted.
Another problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a method of assembling such a semiconductor manufacturing facility.
A semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin according to one example includes an electrostatic chuck having at least one hole, a cathode disposed under the electrostatic chuck, a cathode disposed within the cathode, a portion disposed to protrude below the cathode, And at least one lift pin inserted into the shaft through the hole, wherein the lift pin is configured as a screw structure at an end portion, and an end of the screw structure is screwed into the female screw portion in the shaft with a screw fastening do.
The shaft may have a cylindrical shape.
The shaft may include an upper first shaft portion having a different diameter and a lower second shaft portion.
The first shaft portion may have a relatively larger diameter than the second shaft portion.
The first shaft portion may comprise a leaf spring surrounding the lift pin and a socket surrounding the leaf spring.
The second shaft portion may be constituted by a female screw structure which can be engaged with a screw of the lift pin.
And a housing surrounding the shaft.
And a quadring disposed to surround the shaft at a lower portion within the housing.
The quadring may have a structure in which vacuum grease is applied to the surface.
And a scraper disposed to surround the shaft at an upper portion of the housing to block the movement of the grease.
And a sealing ring arranged to surround the lift pin at an upper portion of the shaft.
The sealing ring may comprise an o-ring or quadring.
Another example of a semiconductor manufacturing facility includes an electrostatic chuck having at least one hole, a cathode disposed under the electrostatic chuck, and a cathode disposed within the cathode, the cathode disposed at a portion projecting downward from the cathode, A shaft including a lower second shaft portion, and at least one lift pin inserted into the shaft through the hole, wherein a socket is disposed within the first shaft portion to support a lift pin, And the lift pin is constituted by a screw structure at the end portion and the end portion of the screw structure is screwed with the female screw portion in the second shaft portion.
A method of assembling a semiconductor manufacturing facility according to an example includes preparing a cathode having a shaft including a first shaft portion at an upper portion and a second shaft portion at a lower portion of the female screw structure, Inserting a lift pin having an end of a screw structure into the hole of the electrostatic chuck; and screwing the screw structure of the lift pin and the female screw structure of the second shaft portion into a lift pin And setting a position in the vertical direction.
A method of assembling a semiconductor manufacturing facility according to another example comprises the steps of preparing a cathode having a shaft including a first shaft portion at the top and a second shaft portion at the bottom of the internal thread structure, Inserting a lift pin having an end of a screw structure into the hole of the electrostatic chuck; screwing the screw structure of the lift pin and the female screw structure of the second shaft portion into a lift pin And sealing the top of the shaft in contact with the lift pin with a sealing ring.
O-rings or quad rings may be used for the sealing rings.
According to various embodiments, the position of the lift pin in the vertical direction can be easily adjusted even after the assembling process and the assembly of the semiconductor manufacturing facility are performed, and suppression of undesired plasma generation due to the inflow of helium (He) There is provided an advantage that a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin and a method of assembling a semiconductor manufacturing facility can be provided.
1 is a partial cutaway view showing a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin according to an example.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the "A" portion of Fig. 1 in detail.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the first shaft portion of Fig. 2. Fig.
Fig. 4 is a view showing the second shaft portion of Fig. 2; Fig.
FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a sealing structure of the semiconductor manufacturing facility of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the Paschen curve of the semiconductor manufacturing facility according to the present example for comparison with the conventional case.
7 is a view for explaining another structure of a shaft of a semiconductor manufacturing facility.
In the description of the examples of the present application, descriptions such as " first "and" second "are for distinguishing members, and are not used to limit members or to denote specific orders. Further, the description that a substrate located on the "upper", "lower", or "side" of a member means a relative positional relationship means that the substrate is in direct contact with the member, or another member The present invention is not limited to a particular case. It is also to be understood that the description of "connected" or "connected" to one component may be directly or indirectly electrically or mechanically connected to another component, Separate components may be interposed to form a connection relationship or a connection relationship.
1 is a partial cutaway view showing a semiconductor manufacturing facility having a lift pin according to an example. Referring to FIG. 1, the
Shafts (150) are disposed within the cathode (120). Each of the
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the "A" portion of Fig. 1 in detail. Referring to FIG. 2, a
3 is a view for explaining the configuration of the
4 is a diagram illustrating the
5 is a view for explaining the sealing structure of the
FIG. 6 is a graph showing a Paschen curve of the
1 to 5, a
7 is a view for explaining another structure of a shaft of a semiconductor manufacturing facility. Referring to Fig. 7, the
Although the embodiments of the present application as described above illustrate and describe the drawings, it is intended to illustrate what is being suggested in the present application and is not intended to limit what is presented in the present application in a detailed form.
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A cathode disposed below the electrostatic chuck;
A shaft disposed within the cathode, the shaft having a portion having a female screw structure at a lower portion and a portion projecting to a lower portion of the cathode; And
And at least one lift pin inserted into the shaft through the hole,
Wherein the lift pin is formed in a screw structure at an end portion, and an end portion of the screw structure is screwed with a female screw portion in the shaft.
Wherein the shaft is formed in a cylindrical shape.
Wherein the shaft comprises a first upper shaft portion and a second lower shaft portion having different diameters.
Wherein the first shaft portion has a relatively larger diameter than the second shaft portion.
Wherein the first shaft portion comprises a leaf spring surrounding the lift pin and a socket surrounding the leaf spring.
Wherein the second shaft portion is formed of a female screw structure which can be fastened to a screw of the lift pin.
And a housing surrounding the shaft.
And a quadring disposed to surround the shaft at a lower portion within the housing.
Wherein the quadring has a structure in which vacuum grease is applied to a surface thereof.
And a scraper arranged to surround the shaft at an upper portion within the housing to block movement of the grease.
And a sealing ring arranged to surround the lift pin at an upper portion of the shaft.
Wherein the sealing ring comprises an o-ring or quadring.
A cathode disposed below the electrostatic chuck;
A shaft disposed within the cathode, the shaft including a first shaft portion at an upper portion and a second shaft portion at a lower portion; And
And at least one lift pin inserted into the shaft through the hole,
A socket for supporting the lift pin is disposed in the first shaft portion, a female screw structure is disposed in the second shaft portion,
Wherein the lift pin is constructed with a screw structure at an end portion and an end portion of the screw structure is screwed with a female screw portion in the second shaft portion.
Installing the cathode in a semiconductor manufacturing facility;
Providing an electrostatic chuck on the cathode;
Inserting a lift pin having an end of a screw structure into the hole of the electrostatic chuck; And
And screwing the screw structure of the lift pin and the female screw structure of the second shaft portion to set the position of the lift pin in the vertical direction.
Installing the cathode in a semiconductor manufacturing facility;
Providing an electrostatic chuck on the cathode;
Inserting a lift pin having an end of a screw structure into the hole of the electrostatic chuck;
Setting a position of the lift pin in the vertical direction by screwing the screw structure of the lift pin and the female screw structure of the second shaft portion; And
And sealing the upper portion of the shaft in contact with the lift pin with a sealing ring.
Wherein an o-ring or quadring is used as said sealing ring.
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