TW201531168A - Impedance matching method of plasma etching system - Google Patents

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TW201531168A
TW201531168A TW103141960A TW103141960A TW201531168A TW 201531168 A TW201531168 A TW 201531168A TW 103141960 A TW103141960 A TW 103141960A TW 103141960 A TW103141960 A TW 103141960A TW 201531168 A TW201531168 A TW 201531168A
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The invention relates to an impedance matching method of a plasma etching system. The impedance method comprises the steps of providing a plasma etching system, wherein the plasma etching system comprises an impedance matching device, the input end of the impedance matching device is electrically connected with a source power and a bias power supply, the output end of the impedance matching device is electrically connected with a reaction cavity, the end, connected with the source power, of the impedance matching device is electrically connected with one end of a voltage-current detector, and the other end of the voltage-current detector is connected with the source power through a frequency regulation control unit; the source power and the bias power supply simultaneously work under a continuous power mode, and a first matching frequency can be obtained by adjusting the frequency of the source power; the bias power supply is converted into a pulse power mode, and the first matching frequency serves as a benchmark frequency of the source power under a bias power supply pulse opening state, and when the bias power supply is converted to a pulse closing state from the pulse opening state, the benchmark frequency is adopted as the benchmark, so that a second matching frequency can be obtained by increasing or reducing the frequency of the source power.

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等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法Impedance matching method for plasma etching system

本發明涉及半導體技術領域,特別涉及一種等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法。The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor technology, and in particular, to an impedance matching method for a plasma etching system.

在半導體工藝中,等離子體氣體相關的工藝在半導體元件的製作中的重要性越來越大,例如等離子體刻蝕工藝、反應離子刻蝕工藝等等。In semiconductor processes, plasma gas related processes are becoming more and more important in the fabrication of semiconductor devices, such as plasma etching processes, reactive ion etching processes, and the like.

雙頻等離子體刻蝕系統一般包括刻蝕腔室、偏置電源(bias power)和源電源(source power),所述源電源的頻率較高比如13MHZ,27MHZ或者60Mhz以上,用於在反應腔內產生並維持等離子體同時用於控制等離子體的密度,所述偏置電源的頻率較低,典型的如2Mhz的射頻電源,用於控制等離子體的運動方向以及所攜帶的能量。所述偏置電源和源電源通過阻抗匹配器向反應腔內提供射頻電源。The dual-frequency plasma etching system generally includes an etching chamber, a bias power source and a source power, and the source power source has a higher frequency such as 13 MHz, 27 MHz or more, and is used in the reaction chamber. The plasma is generated and maintained while controlling the density of the plasma. The frequency of the bias supply is low, typically a 2 Mhz RF power source for controlling the direction of motion of the plasma and the energy carried. The bias power source and the source power source provide RF power to the reaction chamber through an impedance matcher.

雙頻同步脈衝等離子刻蝕系統中,偏置電源和源電源需要同時工作在脈衝模式下。採用脈衝電源和連續功率電源相比,可以降低在產生等離子體的過程中可能出現的紫外線輻射、充電損傷、物理濺射等問題,在所述雙頻同步脈衝等離子體刻蝕系統中,整個系統在脈衝開啟(pulse on)和脈衝關閉(pulse off)的過程中,反應腔內的等離子體的狀態會發生變化,而導致源電源的輸出阻抗和阻抗匹配器的輸入阻抗不匹配,導致電源的供電效率降低。In a dual-frequency sync pulse plasma etching system, the bias supply and the source supply need to operate in pulse mode at the same time. Compared with a continuous power source, the pulse power source can reduce problems such as ultraviolet radiation, charging damage, physical sputtering, and the like which may occur during plasma generation. In the dual-frequency synchronous pulse plasma etching system, the entire system During the pulse on and pulse off, the state of the plasma in the reaction chamber changes, resulting in a mismatch between the output impedance of the source supply and the input impedance of the impedance matcher, resulting in a power supply. Power supply efficiency is reduced.

可以通過調整源電源的頻率或者阻抗匹配器內的匹配電容實現源電源的輸出阻抗和阻抗匹配器的輸入阻抗。習知技術中通過調整源電源的頻率實現阻抗匹配的方法中,源電源的調頻演算法效率低,無法自動找到合適的匹配頻率。The output impedance of the source supply and the input impedance of the impedance matcher can be achieved by adjusting the frequency of the source supply or the matching capacitance within the impedance matcher. In the conventional technique, the method of adjusting the frequency of the source power source to achieve impedance matching, the frequency modulation algorithm of the source power source is inefficient, and the suitable matching frequency cannot be automatically found.

本發明解決的問題是提供一種等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,提高阻抗匹配的效率。The problem solved by the present invention is to provide an impedance matching method for a plasma etching system to improve the efficiency of impedance matching.

為解決上述問題,本發明提供一種等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,包括:提供等離子體刻蝕系統,所述等離子體刻蝕系統包括:阻抗匹配器,所述阻抗匹配器的輸入端與源電源和偏置電源電連接,所述阻抗匹配器的輸出端與反應腔電連接,所述阻抗匹配器和源電源的連接端與電壓-電流探測器的一端電連接,所述電壓-電流探測器另一端通過頻率調整控制單元與源電源連接;源電源和偏置電源同時工作在連續功率模式下,調整源電源的頻率使所述源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配,獲得第一匹配頻率;將所述偏置電源轉變為脈衝功率模式,所述脈衝功率模式包括脈衝開啟狀態和脈衝關閉狀態,所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率與連續功率模式下的功率相同,所述脈衝關閉狀態的功率小於所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率,將所述第一匹配頻率作為偏置電源脈衝開啟狀態下的源電源的基準頻率;在所述偏置電源由脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態時,以所述基準頻率為基準,增大或減小所述源電源的頻率使所述源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配,獲得源電源的第二匹配頻率。In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an impedance matching method for a plasma etching system, comprising: providing a plasma etching system, the plasma etching system comprising: an impedance matching device, and an input end of the impedance matching device The source power source and the bias power source are electrically connected, the output end of the impedance matching device is electrically connected to the reaction cavity, and the connection end of the impedance matching device and the source power source is electrically connected to one end of the voltage-current detector, the voltage-current The other end of the detector is connected to the source power source through the frequency adjustment control unit; the source power source and the bias power source simultaneously operate in the continuous power mode, and the frequency of the source power source is adjusted to match the impedance of the source power source with the impedance of the input end of the matching device to obtain the first Matching frequency; converting the bias power to a pulse power mode, the pulse power mode comprising a pulse-on state and a pulse-off state, the power of the pulse-on state being the same as the power in the continuous power mode, the pulse-off state The power is less than the power of the pulse-on state, and the first matching frequency is used as a bias power pulse a reference frequency of the source power source in the on state; when the bias power source transitions from the pulse-on state to the pulse-off state, increasing or decreasing the frequency of the source power source based on the reference frequency to cause the source The source impedance is matched to the impedance of the matcher input to obtain a second matching frequency of the source supply.

可選的,調整源電源的頻率的方法包括:所述電壓-電流探測器獲取源電源與阻抗匹配器連接短的輸入電流和電壓,通過所述電流和電壓資料得到阻抗匹配器輸入端的阻抗和功率反射係數,所述功率反射係數為反射功率和源電源輸出功率的比值;將所述阻抗匹配器的輸入端阻抗和功率反射係數回饋給頻率調整控制器;所述頻率調整控制器根據獲取的輸入阻抗值和功率反射係數調整源電源的頻率。Optionally, the method for adjusting the frequency of the source power source comprises: the voltage-current detector obtaining a short input current and a voltage connected to the source power source and the impedance matching device, and obtaining the impedance of the impedance matching device input through the current and voltage data. a power reflection coefficient, wherein the power reflection coefficient is a ratio of the reflected power to the source power output power; the input impedance and the power reflection coefficient of the impedance matcher are fed back to the frequency adjustment controller; and the frequency adjustment controller is obtained according to the The input impedance value and the power reflection coefficient adjust the frequency of the source power supply.

可選的,所述頻率調整控制單元通過阻抗匹配器的輸入端阻抗的相位角的正弦值控制源電源頻率調整的方向:若所述相位角的正弦值大於0,則降低源電源的頻率;若所述相位角的正弦值小於0,則增大源電源的頻率,當所述相位角的正弦值為0時,停止調頻,此時源電源的頻率第二匹配頻率。Optionally, the frequency adjustment control unit controls the direction of the source power frequency adjustment by a sine value of the phase angle of the impedance of the input end of the impedance matching device: if the sine value of the phase angle is greater than 0, the frequency of the source power source is decreased; If the sine value of the phase angle is less than 0, the frequency of the source power source is increased. When the sine value of the phase angle is 0, the frequency modulation is stopped, and the frequency of the source power source is second matched to the frequency.

可選的,調整源電源頻率的過程中,所述源電源單次降低或增大的頻率的數值為一個頻率步進,根據功率反射係數的大小調整頻率步進的數值。Optionally, in the process of adjusting the source power frequency, the value of the frequency of the source power supply that is once reduced or increased is a frequency step, and the value of the frequency step is adjusted according to the magnitude of the power reflection coefficient.

可選的,所述功率反射係數越大,則頻率步進的數值越大。Optionally, the larger the power reflection coefficient is, the larger the value of the frequency step is.

可選的,所述功率反射係數大於0.25,所述頻率步進的數值為100KHz。Optionally, the power reflection coefficient is greater than 0.25, and the value of the frequency step is 100 KHz.

可選的,所述頻率步進的數值隨著功率反射係數的減小而減小。Optionally, the value of the frequency step decreases as the power reflection coefficient decreases.

可選的,所述頻率步進的數值隨著功率反射係數的減小等比例減小。Optionally, the value of the frequency step is proportionally reduced as the power reflection coefficient decreases.

可選的,所述偏置電源轉變為脈衝功率模式後,電壓-電流探測器得到的功率反射係數發生變化而觸發所述頻率調整控制單元對源電源的頻率調整。Optionally, after the bias power is converted to the pulse power mode, the power reflection coefficient obtained by the voltage-current detector changes to trigger the frequency adjustment of the frequency adjustment control unit to the source power.

可選的,觸發所述源電源進行頻率調整的功率反射係數大小範圍為0.1~0.9。Optionally, the power reflection coefficient that triggers the frequency adjustment of the source power source ranges from 0.1 to 0.9.

可選的,源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配時,所述阻抗匹配器輸入端的功率反射係數為0。Optionally, when the source source impedance matches the impedance of the matcher input, the power reflectance of the impedance matcher input is zero.

可選的,所述源電源和偏置電源共同工作在脈衝功率模式下。Optionally, the source power source and the bias power source work together in a pulse power mode.

可選的,所述源電源在脈衝功率模式下的輸出功率的範圍為200W~1000W。Optionally, the output power of the source power source in the pulse power mode ranges from 200W to 1000W.

可選的,所述偏置電源的頻率由偏置電源自動設定。Optionally, the frequency of the bias power source is automatically set by a bias power source.

可選的,所述阻抗匹配器內設有阻抗匹配電容,所述阻抗匹配電容為預設值不發生變化。Optionally, an impedance matching capacitor is disposed in the impedance matching device, and the impedance matching capacitor does not change according to a preset value.

與習知技術相比,本發明的技術方案具有以下優點:Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of the present invention has the following advantages:

綜上所述,本發明的實施例中,當所述偏置電源從脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態,導致等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗發生變化的情況下,通過對源電源的頻率進行調整,找到所述脈衝關閉模式下的匹配頻率。所述源電源頻率的調整以連續功率工作模式下的第一匹配頻率作為基準頻率,根據阻抗匹配調整器輸入端的阻抗的相位角的正弦值的正負判斷頻率調整的方向,若所述相位角的正弦值為正則降低所述源電源的頻率,若所述相位角的正弦值為負,則提高所述源電源的頻率。通過所述阻抗相位角的正負確定頻率調整的方向,可以降低所述源電源頻率調整的掃頻範圍,提高頻率調整的效率。In summary, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the bias power is changed from the pulse-on state to the pulse-off state, causing the impedance of the plasma etching system to change, the frequency of the source power source is adjusted. Find the matching frequency in the pulse off mode. Adjusting the frequency of the source power source as the reference frequency in the continuous power operation mode, and determining the direction of the frequency adjustment according to the positive and negative values of the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance of the impedance matching regulator input, if the phase angle is The sine value is positive to reduce the frequency of the source power source, and if the sine value of the phase angle is negative, the frequency of the source power source is increased. By determining the direction of the frequency adjustment by the positive and negative phases of the impedance phase angle, the frequency sweep range of the source power frequency adjustment can be reduced, and the efficiency of frequency adjustment can be improved.

並且,所述源電源的頻率單次調整的大小為一個頻率步進,可以根據所述阻抗匹配器輸入端的功率反射係數確定所述頻率步進的大小,所述頻率步進可以根據所述功率反射係數的減小為逐漸減小,以使所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值逐漸變為0,並且使所述反射係數可以逐漸接近於0,避免由於頻率改變過大而導致掃頻的精確度較低,而錯過所述第二匹配頻率,進一步提高所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配的效率,可以在偏置電源在脈衝開啟和脈衝關閉模式下切換時迅速實現所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配,提高電源的宮殿效率。Moreover, the frequency adjustment of the source power source is a frequency step, and the magnitude of the frequency step may be determined according to a power reflection coefficient of the impedance matching device input end, and the frequency step may be according to the power. The reduction of the reflection coefficient is gradually reduced, so that the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance gradually becomes 0, and the reflection coefficient can be gradually approached to 0, thereby avoiding the accuracy of the frequency sweep due to excessive frequency change. Lower, while missing the second matching frequency, further improving the efficiency of impedance matching of the plasma etching system, the plasma etching can be quickly realized when the bias power source is switched in the pulse-on and pulse-off modes The impedance matching of the system improves the efficiency of the power supply palace.

根據背景技術中所述,習知技術對等離子體刻蝕系統進行阻抗匹配的效率較低。According to the prior art, the prior art is less efficient in impedance matching of a plasma etching system.

由於源電源用於產生反應腔內的等離子體,所以,所述源電源的頻率對於等離子體的阻抗影響較大,而偏置電源的頻率變化對於等離子體的阻抗影響不大,所以可以通過調整源電源的頻率找到合適的匹配頻率,以實現阻抗的匹配。Since the source power source is used to generate the plasma in the reaction chamber, the frequency of the source power source has a large influence on the impedance of the plasma, and the frequency variation of the bias power source has little influence on the impedance of the plasma, so it can be adjusted. The frequency of the source supply finds the appropriate matching frequency to achieve impedance matching.

由於偏置電源在脈衝開啟(pulse on)和脈衝關閉(pulse off)狀態下,系統的阻抗有較大的差別。在偏置電源從脈衝開啟狀態切換到脈衝關閉狀態的瞬間,導致阻抗匹配器的輸出端的阻抗發生變化,會導致對電源功率的反射係數升高,以觸發源電源頻率的粗調,進而導致整個等離子體狀態不穩定。由於脈衝開啟狀態的脈衝關閉狀態的切換速率較快,現有的源電源頻率調整速率跟不上脈衝變化的速率,從而無法快速找到脈衝開啟和脈衝關閉狀態下的匹配頻率。Since the bias supply is in the pulse on and pulse off states, the impedance of the system is quite different. At the moment when the bias power is switched from the pulse-on state to the pulse-off state, the impedance of the output of the impedance matcher changes, which causes the reflection coefficient of the power supply to rise, triggering the coarse adjustment of the source power frequency, thereby causing the whole The plasma state is unstable. Since the switching rate of the pulse-off state of the pulse-on state is faster, the current source power frequency adjustment rate cannot keep up with the rate of the pulse change, so that the matching frequency in the pulse-on and pulse-off states cannot be quickly found.

本發明的技術方案中,通過阻抗匹配器輸入端的阻抗相位確定源電源頻率調整的方向,可以縮小源電源的掃頻範圍,提高頻率調整的速率,從而較快得到合適的匹配頻率。In the technical solution of the present invention, the direction of the source power frequency adjustment is determined by the impedance phase of the impedance matching device input end, the frequency sweep range of the source power source can be reduced, and the frequency adjustment rate can be increased, thereby obtaining a suitable matching frequency faster.

為使本發明的上述目的、特徵和優點能夠更為明顯易懂,下面結合附圖對本發明的具體實施例做詳細的說明。The above described objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the aspects of the invention.

請參考圖1,提供等離子體阻抗匹配系統,所述等離子體阻抗匹配系統包括:阻抗匹配器30,所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端與源電源10和偏置電源20電連接,所述阻抗匹配器30的輸出端與反應腔40電連接,所述阻抗匹配器30和源電源10的連接端與電壓-電流探測器50的一端電連接,所述電壓-電流探測器50另一端通過頻率調整控制單元60與源電源10連接。Referring to FIG. 1, a plasma impedance matching system is provided. The plasma impedance matching system includes an impedance matching unit 30, and an input end of the impedance matching unit 30 is electrically connected to a source power source 10 and a bias power source 20, the impedance. The output end of the matcher 30 is electrically connected to the reaction chamber 40, and the connection end of the impedance matching unit 30 and the source power source 10 is electrically connected to one end of the voltage-current detector 50, and the other end of the voltage-current detector 50 passes the frequency. The adjustment control unit 60 is connected to the source power source 10.

所述源電源10用於給反應腔提供高頻功率電源,用於在反應腔40內產生等離子體,所述源電源10控制產生的等離子體的密度;所述偏置電源20用於給反應腔40提供低頻功率電源,控制所述反應腔40內的等離子的方向和所述等離子體攜帶的能量。The source power source 10 is configured to supply a high frequency power source to the reaction chamber for generating a plasma in the reaction chamber 40, the source power source 10 controlling the density of the generated plasma; and the bias power source 20 for reacting The cavity 40 provides a low frequency power supply that controls the direction of the plasma within the reaction chamber 40 and the energy carried by the plasma.

所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端連接所述源電源10和偏置電源20,輸出端連接反應腔40,所述阻抗匹配器30可以將所述源電源10和偏置電源20產生的功率電源傳輸給所述反應腔,減少所述源電源10和偏置電源20輸出的功率損耗。The input end of the impedance matcher 30 is connected to the source power source 10 and the bias power source 20, and the output end is connected to the reaction chamber 40. The impedance matcher 30 can generate the power source generated by the source power source 10 and the bias power source 20. Transmission to the reaction chamber reduces power loss of the source power supply 10 and the bias power supply 20 output.

所述阻抗匹配器30中包括一個匹配電容,在習知技術中,可以通過調整所述匹配電容,達到等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配。本方明的實施例中,所述阻抗匹配器30中的電容採用預先設定的電容值,並且在後續過程中,不改變所述阻抗匹配器30內的匹配電容的電容值,而是通過調整源電源10的頻率實現系統的阻抗匹配。The impedance matching device 30 includes a matching capacitor. In the prior art, impedance matching of the plasma etching system can be achieved by adjusting the matching capacitor. In the embodiment of the present invention, the capacitance in the impedance matcher 30 adopts a preset capacitance value, and in the subsequent process, the capacitance value of the matching capacitor in the impedance matcher 30 is not changed, but is adjusted. The frequency of the source power source 10 achieves impedance matching of the system.

所述反應腔40作為進行等離子體刻蝕的刻蝕腔,所述反應腔內具有上下兩個極板,待刻蝕基片位於下極板上。所述阻抗匹配器30可以同時將所述源電源10和偏置電源20的電壓分別加到上下極板上,或者加到同一個極板上。The reaction chamber 40 serves as an etching chamber for performing plasma etching. The reaction chamber has two upper and lower plates, and the substrate to be etched is located on the lower plate. The impedance matcher 30 can simultaneously apply the voltages of the source power source 10 and the bias power source 20 to the upper and lower plates, respectively, or to the same plate.

所述電壓-電流檢測器50與阻抗匹配器30的輸入端連接,用於檢測所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端與源電源10連接的傳輸線上的電壓和電流信號,通過所述電壓和電流信號,可以獲得所述阻抗匹配器30輸入端的源電源10輸入的功率PI,所述電壓-電流檢測器50通過其內置的計算單元,將輸入的功率PI與源電源10的輸出功率Po相比,獲得所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的反射功率Pf,Pf=Po-PI,從而獲得所述阻抗匹配器輸入端的功率反射係數R= Pf/Po= (Po-PI)/Po;所述電壓-電流檢測器50通過其內置的計算單元,通過所述電壓和電流信號獲取阻抗匹配器的輸入端的阻抗Z,Z=電壓/電流。The voltage-current detector 50 is coupled to an input of the impedance matcher 30 for detecting voltage and current signals on a transmission line to which the input of the impedance matcher 30 is connected to the source power source 10, through the voltage and current Signal, the power PI input from the source power source 10 at the input of the impedance matcher 30 can be obtained, and the voltage-current detector 50 compares the input power PI with the output power Po of the source power source 10 through its built-in computing unit. Obtaining a reflected power Pf, Pf=Po-PI of the input end of the impedance matching device 30, thereby obtaining a power reflection coefficient R=Pf/Po=(Po-PI)/Po at the input end of the impedance matching device; The current detector 50, through its built-in computing unit, acquires the impedance Z, Z=voltage/current of the input of the impedance matcher through the voltage and current signals.

所述頻率調整控制器60與源電源10連接,用於根據所述電壓-電流檢測器回饋的頻率反射係數R和阻抗Z,調整所述源電源10的頻率。The frequency adjustment controller 60 is connected to the source power source 10 for adjusting the frequency of the source power source 10 according to the frequency reflection coefficient R and the impedance Z fed back by the voltage-current detector.

首先使所述源電源10和偏置電源20工作在連續功率模式下,並且在阻抗匹配器30內預設匹配電容的情況下,調整源電源的頻率,使所述源電源的阻抗與阻抗匹配器輸入端的阻抗匹配,獲取第一匹配頻率f0。所述偏置電源20的頻率由所述偏置電源20自動設定。所述連續功率模式下,所述源電源10和偏置電源20的輸出功率均為1000W。First, the source power source 10 and the bias power source 20 are operated in a continuous power mode, and in the case where a matching capacitor is preset in the impedance matcher 30, the frequency of the source power source is adjusted to match the impedance of the source power source with the impedance. The impedance of the input of the device is matched to obtain the first matching frequency f0. The frequency of the bias power source 20 is automatically set by the bias power source 20. In the continuous power mode, the output power of the source power source 10 and the bias power source 20 are both 1000W.

由於所述源電源10決定所述反應腔40內的等離子體密度,所以所述反應腔40的阻抗對於源電源10的頻率改變十分敏感,通過調整所述源電源10的頻率可以較快的使所述等離子體刻蝕系統達到阻抗匹配;而所述偏置電源20影響等離子體的能量和方向,所述偏執電源20的頻率在一個較大的範圍內都可以使所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗保持匹配,所以,本實施例中,由所述偏置電源20自動設定一個頻率,然後通過調整所述源電源10的頻率使整個等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗達到匹配,獲得第一匹配頻率f0。並且,後續當所述偏置電源20切換到脈衝模式,導致系統阻抗發生變化後,也是通過源電源10的頻率調整實現阻抗的匹配。Since the source power source 10 determines the plasma density in the reaction chamber 40, the impedance of the reaction chamber 40 is very sensitive to the frequency change of the source power source 10, and the frequency of the source power source 10 can be adjusted relatively quickly. The plasma etching system achieves impedance matching; and the bias power source 20 affects the energy and direction of the plasma, and the frequency of the parametric power source 20 can make the plasma etching system in a large range. The impedance remains matched. Therefore, in the embodiment, a frequency is automatically set by the bias power supply 20, and then the impedance of the entire plasma etching system is matched by adjusting the frequency of the source power source 10 to obtain a first match. Frequency f0. Moreover, after the bias power supply 20 is switched to the pulse mode, resulting in a change in the impedance of the system, the impedance is matched by the frequency adjustment of the source power source 10.

然後,將所述偏置電源20的工作模式轉變為脈衝功率模式,所述脈衝功率模式的一個週期包括脈衝開啟狀態和脈衝關閉狀態,所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率與連續功率模式下的功率相同,所述脈衝關閉狀態的功率小於所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率。Then, the operating mode of the bias power supply 20 is converted into a pulse power mode, and one cycle of the pulse power mode includes a pulse-on state and a pulse-off state, and the power of the pulse-on state is the same as the power in the continuous power mode. The power of the pulse off state is less than the power of the pulse on state.

本實施例中,所述源電源10依舊工作在連續功率模式下,並且所述源電源10的輸出功率依舊為1000W;所述偏置電源20的脈衝開啟狀態下的輸出功率與連續功率模式下的輸出功率相同,依舊為1000W,所以所述偏置電源20在連續功率模式轉變到脈衝開啟狀態時,系統的阻抗不發生變化,所述源電源10的在第一匹配頻率f0下,所述等離子體系統的阻抗依舊匹配。In this embodiment, the source power source 10 still operates in the continuous power mode, and the output power of the source power source 10 is still 1000 W; the output power of the bias power source 20 in the pulse-on state and the continuous power mode The output power is the same, and is still 1000W. Therefore, when the bias power supply 20 transitions to the pulse-on state, the impedance of the system does not change. The source power source 10 is at the first matching frequency f0. The impedance of the plasma system still matches.

但是,當所述偏置電源20從脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態的瞬間,由於所述偏置電源20的輸出功率發生變化,導致等離子體的狀態發生變化,從而導致反應腔40的阻抗發生變化,從而使整個等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗不再匹配。阻抗不匹配會導致所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的功率反射係數增大,使得所述阻抗匹配器30輸入端接收到的功率會有部分反射回去,導致電源的供電效率下降。However, when the bias power supply 20 transitions from the pulse-on state to the pulse-off state, the state of the plasma changes due to the change in the output power of the bias power source 20, thereby causing the impedance of the reaction chamber 40 to occur. The changes are such that the impedance of the entire plasma etch system no longer matches. The impedance mismatch causes the power reflection coefficient of the input of the impedance matcher 30 to increase, so that the power received at the input of the impedance matcher 30 is partially reflected back, resulting in a decrease in the power supply efficiency of the power supply.

請參考圖2,為史密斯(Smith)圓圖上,系統阻抗匹配點的位置示意圖。Please refer to Figure 2 for the location of the system impedance matching point on the Smith chart.

當所述偏置電源20在脈衝開啟狀態下,所述系統的阻抗匹配點在A點,位於史密斯圓圖的圓心A點,此時,阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的功率反射係數為0;當所述偏置電源20從脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態,引起阻抗發生變化,使得所述匹配點偏離圓心A點,變到B點或者C點。需要通過調整所述源電源10的頻率,使所述匹配點在脈衝關閉的狀態下回到圓心A點,從而使阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的功率反射係數為0,提高所述等離子體刻蝕系統的電源供電效率。When the bias power supply 20 is in the pulse-on state, the impedance matching point of the system is at point A, which is located at the center A of the Smith chart. At this time, the power reflection coefficient of the input end of the impedance matcher 30 is 0; The bias power supply 20 transitions from a pulse-on state to a pulse-off state, causing a change in impedance such that the matching point deviates from the center A point and changes to point B or point C. It is necessary to adjust the frequency of the source power source 10 so that the matching point returns to the center point A in the state where the pulse is off, so that the power reflection coefficient of the input end of the impedance matching unit 30 is 0, and the plasma etching is improved. The system's power supply efficiency.

由於偏置電源20的功率變化不會影響所述反應腔內的等離子體的密度,而會對所述反應腔40內的等離子體產生的鞘層厚度產生影響,使所述等離子體的鞘層厚度發生變化,從而導致所述反應腔內的兩個極板之間的電容發生變化,而所述電容變化影響的是反應腔阻抗的虛部,而對阻抗的實部基本沒有影響,所述阻抗包括實部和虛部,具體的,阻抗Z=Re (Z)+jIm(Z)。Since the power variation of the bias power source 20 does not affect the density of the plasma in the reaction chamber, it affects the thickness of the sheath generated by the plasma in the reaction chamber 40, and the sheath of the plasma is caused. The thickness changes to cause a change in capacitance between the two plates within the reaction chamber, and the change in capacitance affects the imaginary part of the impedance of the reaction chamber, and has substantially no effect on the real part of the impedance, The impedance includes the real part and the imaginary part, specifically, the impedance Z = Re (Z) + jIm (Z).

所述AB連線或者AC連線與A點所在的水準的實軸之間的夾角為阻抗的相位角。The angle between the AB line or the AC line and the real axis of the level at point A is the phase angle of the impedance.

在所述偏置電源20從脈衝開啟模式,轉變為脈衝關閉模式的瞬間,阻抗發生變化,導致所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗不再匹配,阻抗匹配器30的輸入段的輸入功率發生反射。所述電壓-電流檢測器50檢測到所述源電源10與阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的傳輸線上的電壓和電流信號,並且由此可以獲得所述阻抗匹配器30輸入端的功率反射係數R,以及所述阻抗匹配器的輸入阻抗Z;所述電壓-電流檢測器將上述功率反射係數R和阻抗值Z回饋給頻率調整控制器60,當功率反射係數R到達系統設定的粗調係數時,觸發所述頻率調整控制器60對源電源10的頻率進行調整,所述粗調係數可以根據產品的要求作設定,所述粗調係數可以為0.1~0.9,本實施力中所述粗調係數為0.25,即當所述功率反射係數大於0.25時,觸發所述頻率調整控制器60對所述源電源10的頻率進行調整。At the instant when the bias power supply 20 transitions from the pulse-on mode to the pulse-off mode, the impedance changes, causing the impedance of the plasma etch system to no longer match, and the input power of the input section of the impedance matcher 30 is reflected. . The voltage-current detector 50 detects voltage and current signals on the transmission line of the source power source 10 and the input of the impedance matcher 30, and thereby can obtain the power reflection coefficient R of the input of the impedance matcher 30, and The input impedance Z of the impedance matcher; the voltage-current detector feeds the power reflection coefficient R and the impedance value Z to the frequency adjustment controller 60, and triggers when the power reflection coefficient R reaches the system-set coarse adjustment coefficient The frequency adjustment controller 60 adjusts the frequency of the source power source 10, and the coarse adjustment coefficient may be set according to the requirements of the product, and the coarse adjustment coefficient may be 0.1 to 0.9, and the coarse adjustment coefficient in the implementation force is 0.25, that is, when the power reflection coefficient is greater than 0.25, the frequency adjustment controller 60 is triggered to adjust the frequency of the source power source 10.

所述頻率調整控制器60以電壓-電流檢測器50回饋的反射係數以及阻抗值為依據,以所述第一匹配頻率f0為基準頻率,調整源電源10的頻率,尋找偏置電源20在脈衝關閉狀態下的第二匹配頻率。The frequency adjustment controller 60 adjusts the frequency of the source power source 10 with the reflection coefficient and the impedance value fed back by the voltage-current detector 50, and uses the first matching frequency f0 as a reference frequency to find the bias power source 20 in the pulse. The second matching frequency in the off state.

從史密斯原圖上可以看出,所述在所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗不匹配的情況下,所述阻抗的相位角大於0。當所述相位角的正弦值大於0時,所述匹配點位於實軸的上方;當所述相位角的正弦值小於0時,所述匹配點位於實軸的下方。所述阻抗的相位角為θ,則所述相位角的正弦值Sin(θ)= Im(Z)/[Im(Z)2+Re(Z)2]1/2,所以所述電壓-電流檢測器50可以通過檢測獲得的阻抗值獲得所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值的正負。所述阻抗相位角的正弦值為正,即所述阻抗的虛部為正;所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值為負,即為所述阻抗的虛部為負。As can be seen from the original Smith chart, the impedance has a phase angle greater than zero in the event that the impedance of the plasma etch system does not match. When the sine value of the phase angle is greater than 0, the matching point is above the real axis; when the sine value of the phase angle is less than 0, the matching point is below the real axis. The phase angle of the impedance is θ, and the sine value of the phase angle Sin(θ)= Im(Z)/[Im(Z)2+Re(Z)2]1/2, so the voltage-current The detector 50 can obtain the positive and negative sinusoidal values of the phase angle of the impedance by detecting the obtained impedance value. The sine value of the impedance phase angle is positive, that is, the imaginary part of the impedance is positive; the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance is negative, that is, the imaginary part of the impedance is negative.

當所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值為正數(阻抗的虛部為正),則所述頻率調整控制單元60使所述源電源10的頻率在第一匹配頻率f0的基礎上逐漸減小;當所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值為負數(阻抗的虛部為負),則所述頻率調整控制單元60使所述源電源10的頻率在第一匹配頻率f0的基礎上逐漸增大。When the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance is a positive number (the imaginary part of the impedance is positive), the frequency adjustment control unit 60 gradually decreases the frequency of the source power source 10 on the basis of the first matching frequency f0; When the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance is a negative number (the imaginary part of the impedance is negative), the frequency adjustment control unit 60 gradually increases the frequency of the source power source 10 based on the first matching frequency f0.

並且,所述頻率調整控制單元調整所述源電源10的頻率的過程中,所述源電源單次增大或降低的頻率的數值為一個頻率步進,而所述頻率步進的大小則根據功率反射係數的大小調整。And, in the process of adjusting the frequency of the source power source 10, the frequency of the frequency at which the source power source is increased or decreased a single time is a frequency step, and the magnitude of the frequency step is determined according to The size of the power reflection coefficient is adjusted.

具體的,所述功率反射係數較大的情況下,可以選擇較大的頻率步進,例如,在所述功率反射係數大於0.25的情況下,所述頻率步進的數值可以是100KHz;並且隨著源電源10的頻率調整,所述功率反射係數會逐漸減小,所述頻率步進的數值也可以隨著功率反射係數的減小而減小。在一個實施例中,所述頻率步進的數值隨著功率反射係數的減小而等比例減小,例如所述功率發射係數減小1/2,則所述頻率步進也相應減小1/2。Specifically, in a case where the power reflection coefficient is large, a larger frequency step may be selected. For example, in a case where the power reflection coefficient is greater than 0.25, the value of the frequency step may be 100 KHz; With the frequency adjustment of the source power source 10, the power reflection coefficient is gradually reduced, and the value of the frequency step can also be reduced as the power reflection coefficient is decreased. In one embodiment, the value of the frequency step is proportionally reduced as the power reflection coefficient decreases, for example, the power transmission coefficient is reduced by 1/2, and the frequency step is also reduced accordingly. /2.

所述頻率調整控制單元對源電源10的頻率進行一次調整之後,所述電壓-電流檢測器50同步的檢測調整源電源10的頻率調整後的阻抗匹配器輸入端的功率反射係數R和輸入阻抗Z,並即時回饋給頻率調整控制器,所述頻率調整控制器根據獲得的功率反射係數的大小,以及阻抗的相位角的正弦值即時調整源電源10頻率改變的頻率步進的數值,隨著所述功率反射係數越來越小,所述源電源10的頻率也越接近偏置電源20在脈衝關閉模式下的第二匹配頻率。最終當所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值為0時,停止對所述源電源10的頻率調整,此時所述阻抗匹配器30的輸入端的功率反射係數等於0,實現對所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配。After the frequency adjustment control unit adjusts the frequency of the source power source 10 once, the voltage-current detector 50 synchronizes the detection of the power reflection coefficient R and the input impedance Z of the impedance-matcher input of the frequency-adjusted source power supply 10 And promptly feeding back to the frequency adjustment controller, the frequency adjustment controller instantly adjusts the value of the frequency step of the frequency change of the source power source 10 according to the obtained power reflection coefficient and the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance, The power reflection coefficient is getting smaller and smaller, and the frequency of the source power source 10 is also closer to the second matching frequency of the bias power source 20 in the pulse off mode. Finally, when the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance is 0, the frequency adjustment of the source power source 10 is stopped. At this time, the power reflection coefficient of the input end of the impedance matching unit 30 is equal to 0, and the plasma is engraved. Impedance matching of the etch system.

在本發明的其他實施例中,所述源電源10也可以與偏置電源20一起工作在脈衝功率模式下,此時所述源電源10的輸出功率範圍為200W~1000W。源電源10可以與偏置電源20的脈衝同步也可以不同步。由於所述源電源10的頻率改變對反應腔40內的等離子體的密度會產生改變,所以會對所述反應腔40的阻抗的實部也產生影響。後續採用本實施例中的方法對所述源電源10的頻率進行調整,也可以找到合適的頻率使所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值等於0,但是由於阻抗的實部也發生變化,此時阻抗匹配器30輸入端的功率反射係數依舊會大於0。在所述源電源10的脈衝開啟狀態與脈衝關閉你狀態下的輸出功率相差不大的情況下,經過頻率調整後使阻抗的相位角的正弦值等於0的情況下,所述反射係數可以小於系統設定的粗調係數,依舊可以滿足實際生產的需求;而如果所述源電源在脈衝開啟狀態的輸出功率與脈衝關閉狀態下的輸入功率之間的差值較大時,通過對源電源10的頻率調整也始終無法使所述阻抗匹配器30輸入端的功率反射係數小於系統設定的粗調係數。在一個實施例中,所述源電源10的脈衝開啟狀態的輸出功率為1000W,所述源電源10的脈衝關閉狀態的輸出功率大於200W。In other embodiments of the present invention, the source power source 10 can also operate in the pulse power mode together with the bias power source 20, and the output power of the source power source 10 ranges from 200 W to 1000 W. Source source 10 may or may not be synchronized with the pulse of bias supply 20. Since the frequency change of the source power source 10 changes the density of the plasma within the reaction chamber 40, it also affects the real part of the impedance of the reaction chamber 40. Subsequently, the frequency of the source power source 10 is adjusted by using the method in this embodiment, and a suitable frequency can also be found to make the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance equal to 0, but the real part of the impedance also changes. The power reflection coefficient at the input of impedance matcher 30 will still be greater than zero. In the case where the pulse-on state of the source power source 10 is not much different from the output power of the pulse-off state, the reflection coefficient may be smaller than the case where the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance is equal to 0 after the frequency adjustment. The coarse adjustment coefficient set by the system can still meet the actual production requirement; and if the difference between the output power of the source power source in the pulse-on state and the input power in the pulse-off state is large, the source power source 10 is passed. The frequency adjustment also fails to make the power reflection coefficient at the input of the impedance matcher 30 less than the system-set coarse adjustment coefficient. In one embodiment, the output power of the pulsed-on state of the source power source 10 is 1000 W, and the output power of the pulse-off state of the source power source 10 is greater than 200 W.

綜上所述,本發明的實施例中,當所述偏置電源20從脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態,導致等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗發生變化的情況下,通過對源電源10的頻率進行調整,找到所述偏置電源20在脈衝關閉模式下的匹配頻率。所述頻率調整控制器60以連續功率工作模式下的源電源10的第一匹配頻率作為基準頻率,根據阻抗匹配調整器30輸入端的阻抗的相位角的正弦值的正負判斷頻率調整的方向,若所述相位角的正弦值為正,則降低所述源電源10的頻率,若所述相位角的正弦值為負,則提高所述源電源10的頻率。通過所述阻抗相位角的正負確定頻率調整的方向,可以降低所述源電源10的頻率調整的掃頻範圍,提高頻率調整的效率。In summary, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the bias power supply 20 is changed from the pulse-on state to the pulse-off state, causing the impedance of the plasma etching system to change, the frequency of the source power source 10 is passed. An adjustment is made to find the matching frequency of the bias supply 20 in the pulse off mode. The frequency adjustment controller 60 uses the first matching frequency of the source power source 10 in the continuous power operation mode as the reference frequency, and determines the direction of the frequency adjustment according to the positive and negative values of the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance of the input end of the impedance matching adjuster 30. When the sine value of the phase angle is positive, the frequency of the source power source 10 is lowered, and if the sine value of the phase angle is negative, the frequency of the source power source 10 is increased. By determining the direction of the frequency adjustment by the positive and negative phases of the impedance phase angle, the frequency sweep range of the source power supply 10 can be reduced, and the efficiency of the frequency adjustment can be improved.

並且,所述源電源10的頻率單次調整的大小為一個頻率步進,可以根據所述阻抗匹配器30輸入端的功率反射係數確定所述頻率步進的大小,所述頻率步進可以根據所述功率反射係數的減小為逐漸減小,以使所述阻抗的相位角的正弦值逐漸變為0,並且使所述反射係數可以逐漸接近於0,避免由於頻率改變過大而導致掃頻的精確度較低,而錯過所述第二匹配頻率,進一步提高所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配的效率,可以在偏置電源20在脈衝開啟和脈衝關閉模式下切換時迅速實現所述等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配,提高電源的供電效率。Moreover, the frequency of the source power supply 10 is adjusted by a single frequency step, and the magnitude of the frequency step can be determined according to the power reflection coefficient of the input end of the impedance matching unit 30, and the frequency step can be determined according to the The reduction of the power reflection coefficient is gradually reduced, so that the sine value of the phase angle of the impedance gradually becomes 0, and the reflection coefficient can be gradually approached to 0 to avoid sweeping due to excessive frequency change. The accuracy is low, and the second matching frequency is missed, further improving the efficiency of the impedance matching of the plasma etching system, and the plasma can be quickly realized when the bias power source 20 is switched in the pulse-on and pulse-off modes. The impedance matching of the body etching system improves the power supply efficiency of the power supply.

雖然本發明披露如上,但本發明並非限定於此。任何本領域技術人員,在不脫離本發明的精神和範圍內,均可作各種更動與修改,因此本發明的保護範圍應當以請求項所限定的範圍為准。Although the present invention has been disclosed above, the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

10‧‧‧電源
20‧‧‧偏執電源
30‧‧‧阻抗匹配器
40‧‧‧反映腔
50‧‧‧電壓-電流檢測器
60‧‧‧頻率調整控制器
10‧‧‧Power supply
20‧‧‧Paranoid power supply
30‧‧‧impedance matcher
40‧‧‧Mirror cavity
50‧‧‧Voltage-current detector
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圖1是本發明的實施例的等離子體刻蝕系統的示意圖; 圖2是本發明的實施例的等離子體系刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配點在史密斯圓圖上的示意圖。1 is a schematic view of a plasma etching system of an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an impedance matching point of a plasma etching system according to an embodiment of the present invention on a Smith chart.

10‧‧‧源電源 10‧‧‧ source power

20‧‧‧偏執電源 20‧‧‧Paranoid power supply

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40‧‧‧反映腔 40‧‧‧Mirror cavity

50‧‧‧電壓-電流檢測器 50‧‧‧Voltage-current detector

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一種等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,包含: 提供等離子體刻蝕系統,所述等離子體刻蝕系統包括:阻抗匹配器,所述阻抗匹配器的輸入端與源電源和偏置電源電連接,所述阻抗匹配器的輸出端與反應腔電連接,所述阻抗匹配器和源電源的連接端與電壓-電流探測器的一端電連接,所述電壓-電流探測器另一端通過頻率調整控制單元與源電源連接; 源電源和偏置電源同時工作在連續功率模式下,調整源電源的頻率使所述源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配,獲得第一匹配頻率; 將所述偏置電源轉變為脈衝功率模式,所述脈衝功率模式包括脈衝開啟狀態和脈衝關閉狀態,所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率與連續功率模式下的功率相同,所述脈衝關閉狀態的功率小於所述脈衝開啟狀態的功率,將所述第一匹配頻率作為偏置電源脈衝開啟狀態下的源電源的基準頻率; 在所述偏置電源由脈衝開啟狀態轉變為脈衝關閉狀態時,以所述基準頻率為基準,增大或減小所述源電源的頻率使所述源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配,獲得源電源的第二匹配頻率。An impedance matching method for a plasma etching system, comprising: providing a plasma etching system, the plasma etching system comprising: an impedance matching device, wherein an input end of the impedance matching device is electrically connected to a source power source and a bias power source The output end of the impedance matching device is electrically connected to the reaction cavity, the connection end of the impedance matching device and the source power source is electrically connected to one end of the voltage-current detector, and the other end of the voltage-current detector is controlled by frequency adjustment The unit is connected to the source power source; the source power source and the bias power source are simultaneously operated in the continuous power mode, and the frequency of the source power source is adjusted to match the source power source impedance with the impedance of the matcher input terminal to obtain a first matching frequency; The power source is converted into a pulse power mode, the pulse power mode including a pulse on state and a pulse off state, the power of the pulse on state being the same as the power in the continuous power mode, and the power of the pulse off state is less than the pulse on state Power, the first matching frequency is used as a reference for the source power source in the biased power pulse on state Rate; when the bias power is changed from a pulse-on state to a pulse-off state, increasing or decreasing the frequency of the source power source based on the reference frequency to make the source power source impedance and the impedance of the input end of the matcher Match to obtain the second matching frequency of the source power. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中調整源電源的頻率的方法包括:所述電壓-電流探測器獲取源電源與阻抗匹配器連接短的輸入電流和電壓,通過所述電流和電壓資料得到阻抗匹配器輸入端的阻抗和功率反射係數,所述功率反射係數為反射功率和源電源輸出功率的比值;將所述阻抗匹配器的輸入端阻抗和功率反射係數回饋給頻率調整控制器;所述頻率調整控制器根據獲取的輸入阻抗值和功率反射係數調整源電源的頻率。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein the method of adjusting a frequency of the source power source comprises: the voltage-current detector obtaining a short input current and voltage connected to the source power source and the impedance matching device, The current and voltage data are obtained as impedance and power reflection coefficients at an input of the impedance matching device, and the power reflection coefficient is a ratio of the reflected power to the output power of the source power source; and the impedance and power reflection coefficient of the impedance matching device are fed back to a frequency adjustment controller; the frequency adjustment controller adjusts a frequency of the source power source according to the obtained input impedance value and the power reflection coefficient. 如請求項2所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述頻率調整控制單元通過阻抗匹配器的輸入端阻抗的相位角的正弦值控制源電源頻率調整的方向:若所述相位角的正弦值大於0,則降低源電源的頻率;若所述相位角的正弦值小於0,則增大源電源的頻率,當所述相位角的正弦值為0時,停止調頻,此時源電源的頻率第二匹配頻率。The impedance matching method of a plasma etching system according to claim 2, wherein the frequency adjustment control unit controls a direction of source power frequency adjustment by a sine value of a phase angle of an impedance of an input end of the impedance matching device: if the phase If the sine value of the angle is greater than 0, the frequency of the source power source is lowered; if the sine value of the phase angle is less than 0, the frequency of the source power source is increased, and when the sine value of the phase angle is 0, the frequency modulation is stopped. The frequency of the source power supply is the second matching frequency. 如請求項3所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中調整源電源頻率的過程中,所述源電源單次降低或增大的頻率的數值為一個頻率步進,根據功率反射係數的大小調整頻率步進的數值。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system according to claim 3, wherein in the process of adjusting the source power frequency, the value of the frequency of the source power supply that is reduced or increased a single time is a frequency step, according to the power reflection coefficient The size of the frequency is adjusted by the stepping value. 如請求項4所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述功率反射係數越大,則頻率步進的數值越大。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 4, wherein the larger the power reflection coefficient, the larger the value of the frequency step. 如請求項5所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述功率反射係數大於0.25,所述頻率步進的數值為100KHz。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 5, wherein the power reflection coefficient is greater than 0.25, and the value of the frequency step is 100 kHz. 如請求項4所述的等離子刻蝕系統的體阻抗匹配方法,其中所述頻率步進的數值隨著功率反射係數的減小而減小。The bulk impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 4, wherein the value of the frequency step decreases as the power reflection coefficient decreases. 如請求項7所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述頻率步進的數值隨著功率反射係數的減小等比例減小。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 7, wherein the value of the frequency step is proportionally reduced as the power reflection coefficient decreases. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述偏置電源轉變為脈衝功率模式後,電壓-電流探測器得到的功率反射係數發生變化而觸發所述頻率調整控制單元對源電源的頻率調整。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein after the bias power source is converted into a pulse power mode, a power reflection coefficient obtained by the voltage-current detector changes to trigger the frequency adjustment control unit Frequency adjustment of the source power supply. 如請求項9所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中觸發所述源電源進行頻率調整的功率反射係數大小範圍為0.1~0.9。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 9, wherein the power reflection coefficient for triggering the frequency adjustment of the source power source ranges from 0.1 to 0.9. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中源電源阻抗與匹配器輸入端阻抗匹配時,所述阻抗匹配器輸入端的功率反射係數為0。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system according to claim 1, wherein a power reflection coefficient of the impedance matching device input terminal is 0 when the source power source impedance is matched with the impedance of the matcher input terminal. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述源電源和偏置電源共同工作在脈衝功率模式下。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein the source power source and the bias power source work together in a pulse power mode. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述源電源在脈衝功率模式下的輸出功率的範圍為200W~1000W。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein the output power of the source power source in the pulse power mode ranges from 200 W to 1000 W. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述偏置電源的頻率由偏置電源自動設定。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein the frequency of the bias power source is automatically set by a bias power source. 如請求項1所述的等離子體刻蝕系統的阻抗匹配方法,其中所述阻抗匹配器內設有阻抗匹配電容,所述阻抗匹配電容為預設值不發生變化。The impedance matching method of the plasma etching system of claim 1, wherein the impedance matching device is provided with an impedance matching capacitor, and the impedance matching capacitor does not change according to a preset value.
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