TW554439B - Selective dry etch of a dielectric film - Google Patents
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五、發明說明(1) 技術之領域 本發明大致關於一種蝕刻介電膜之方法,更特別地,關 於一種以高選擇性蝕刻氮化物層上之氧化物層之方法。f 發明之背景 / ° 半導體製造之重大挑戰為將已置於如氮化矽之氮化物声 上之氧化物層或部份之氧化物層蝕刻。此挑戰為以高選^ 性對氧化物層實行蝕刻。因為氧化物與氮化物材料2^^ 钱刻電漿中以大約相同之速率蝕刻,因此尚未解決提供氢 種具有充份選擇性之方法之挑戰。 一種解決此挑戰之嚐試為使用經氟取代之烴作為蝕刻 劑。氟反應存在之碳而在基材上形成碳—氟聚合物之鈍化 塗層。此聚合物因在蝕刻氧化物層時形成之氧原子而解 離。因此,在連續地蝕刻氧化物層時,氮化物層由於鈍矽 塗層之存在而以遠較為低之速率蝕刻。不幸地,鈍化層亦 父存在於電水中之自由氟原子侵钱,結果,持續以比需為 大之速率姓刻氮化物層。
Marks等人在美國專利5, 423, 945揭示另一種選擇性蝕刻
,氣化物層上之氧化物層之方法。揭示之方法使用高聚合 氣體,如或CHA,及氟去除劑,如⑶,以在氮化物層 表面上形成保護性富碳聚合物層。雖然得到增強之氧化物 層對IL化物層之姓刻選擇性,使用此方法亦發生許多缺 點。 首先,Marks等人揭示之方法需要聚合物在氮化物層表 面上累積以減緩在氮化物層上之蝕刻速率。·此方法對於
第4頁 554439 五、發明說明(2) 2 〇 〇埃或更低之非常薄氮化物層並不理想,因為氮化物層 在得到選擇性效果之前因蝕刻而消耗。其次,使用聚合氣 體為不希望的,因為在後續蝕刻氮化物層時(一個習知地 在半導體處理中進行之步驟),其高選擇性同樣地保存缺 陷。
此外’高聚合氣體趨於在被钱刻之基材上及處理槽中留 下大里殘〉查。此殘潰造成基材與處理槽一般均需要後清潔 處理。此外,許多聚合氣體(包括CH2F2)為可燃性,毒性, 或可燃性且毒性。類似地,作為清除氣體之C0為毒性且趨 於在#刻槽裝置之氣體線路中自不銹鋼組件瀝濾鎳與鐵。 使用4知方法钮刻在氮化物層上之氧化物層之缺點顯示 存在一種方法之需求,其對氧化物層具有高選擇性,使用 非聚合氣體,而且適合用於配置在薄氮化物層上之氧化物 層。為了克服習知方法之缺點,提供一種新穎方法。本發 明之目的為提供一種以高選擇性蝕刻在氮化物層上之氧化 物層之方去。相關之目的為提供一種適合配 層上之氧化物層之方法。本發明之另一個目的為提供4 使用非聚合氣體之方法。 發明之概要
日為了完成這些及其他之目的,及就其目的而言,本發明 提供一種蝕刻在基材上部中之氮化物層上之氧化物層之方 法2此基材使用衍生自含碳與含氟氣體及含氮氣體之電漿 對亂化物層上之氧化物層以高選擇性蝕刻。經氧化物層至 氮化物層之蝕刻基材製造sixNy物種,其沈積在氮化物^上
554439 五、發明說明(3) 以實質上平衡氮化物層之蝕刻。 較佳為,含碳與含氟氣體為CF4,C2F6,或這些化合物之 組合。含氮氣體較佳為%,NH3,或這些化合物之組合。配 置在氧化物層下之氮化物層較佳為藉化學蒸氣沈積(CVD) 形成之氮化物層,如低壓化學蒸氣沈積(LPCVD)或電漿增 強化學蒸氣沈積(PECVD)。更佳為,氮化物層藉電漿增強 化學蒸氣沈積形成。 應了解,以上之一般說明及以下之詳細說明均為本發明 之例示而非限制。
圖式之簡要說明 本發明由以下之詳細說明在結合附圖時最佳地了解。在 此強調,依照一般實務,圖式之各個特點未成比例。相對 地’各個特點之尺寸為了明確而放大或縮小。唯一之圖式 圖1,以略示之表現顯示習知蝕刻裝置之橫切面圖。 發明之詳細說明
本發明緊接著參考圖1而描述。此圖式意圖為描述性而 非限制。包括其以利於解釋用以實行本發明方法之裝置。 士圖1為習知蝕刻槽1 〇之橫切面圖。例如,由鋁製造之外 殼12界定蝕刻槽14。被處理之基材22,如矽晶圓,支撐於 :極撐體16上。撐體16 —般為陰極。外殼I〗之内壁一般為 陽,。陰,16連接RF電源來源18。連接至處理氣體(未示) 之氧體歧管2 0為相對且緊密地間隔撐體丨6。在處理氣體離 開氣體歧管20時,以氣體歧管2〇之孔口23將其導引至基材 1 2。在將RF電源施加於基材撐體丨6及將處理氣體進料至歧
554439 五、發明說明(4) 管20時,在歧管20與基材22之間之空間形成電漿。連接真 空泵(未示)之廢氣線路24維持槽中之壓力且抽取消耗之氣 體及反應產物。 通常,在如CF4,C2F6,C3F8,CH2F4等含碳與氟之氟碳蝕 刻氣體暴露於電漿時,在電漿中產生各種碎片。此種碎片 包括自由氟原子,CF與CF2自由基等。氟可#刻在基材上 之氧化矽層。然而,在蝕刻過程時,亦形成沈積在基材上 之碳與氟之聚合物 侵蝕,因此來自氧 離而不干擾氧化物 到達不含氧層時, 解離。此時,持續 氮化物層。 ’而形成純化層。 化物層之氧原子將 層之钱刻。然而, 即,氮化物層,並 蝕刻氧化矽層且以 此種聚合物被氧原子 聚合物形成時將其解 在無氧存在時,如在 無氧將鈍化聚合物層 較慢之速刻鈍^ 不幸地,鈍化聚合物亦被氟解離且電漿 離子撞擊及侵蝕聚合物層。此侵蝕造成^人持續形成之氟 氮化物層被電漿蝕刻。 "5物解離,此時 已嘴試使用由CHF3與He〇2組成之蝕刻氣 物層表面上製造鈍化聚合物。此聚合物累’其亦在氮化 在蝕刻中止氮化物層上生成蝕刻速率之^積並不均勻,布 邊緣不均勻性。各蝕刻速率之不一致在 2之高中央-對 化物層時呈現重大之問題。此外,在藉電、二處理中蝕刻虞 沈積形成氮化物膜時,蝕刻速率之不岣$水增強化學蒸痛 氮化物層而增加。 。性由於易於蝕亥 已發現以衍生自含碳與含氟氣體及含 虱體之電漿蝕亥 554439 五、發明說明(5) 可降低上述之缺陷。牲 氟氣體及含氮氣體之見使用衍生自含碳與含 層之基材可製造氮化物層上之氧化物 之蚀刻時,此SlxNy物種,其中χ = 2,3, 。化,廣 或4,由姓刻副產物SiFx及氮自由基與離子(如n,n2,:’ N)之反應產生。(在單一過程時可能形成許多種不2之、 SixNy物種。例如,可形成叫心物種與物種。 種’較,圭為Si3M4,為用於藉化學蒸氣沈積(特別是心二 強化學蒸氣沈積)开> 成之氮化物層之電漿先質。作 質,SixNy物種對氮化物層具有親和力,因而,,黏附f至 之被#刻之氮化物層。 S ix Ny在钱刻電衆中之存在發生氮化物蝕刻之逆過程以 氮化物沈積取代部份之被蝕刻氮化物層。氮化物沈積過程 實質上平衡氮化物層餘刻過程,產生氧化物層氮化物層之 高選擇性。結果為減小先行方法中經歷之不均勻性問題。 至於用於此專利文件中之”氧化物層”指習知地用於半導 體製造之氧化物層,如二氧化矽,矽烷氧化物,或正石夕酸 四乙酯(TEOS)氧化物。類似地,"氮化物層,,指習知地用於 半導體製造之氮化物層,如氮化矽。本發明亦適合具有小 於約2 0 0埃之厚度之薄氮化物層。 在本發明中,使用之氟碳蝕刻氣體較佳為CF4,C2F6,或 這些化合物之組合。含氮氣體較佳為NH3,N2,或這些化合 物之組合。本發明之方法可在習知地使用之處理槽中進 行,如二極體槽或高密度電漿槽。蝕刻槽以RF能量充電,
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- 554439 曰 修正 本 六;^%專利範圍 1 . ^^種以對氧化物層之高蝕刻選擇性蝕刻置於基材上 部中之氮化物層上之氧化物層之方法,此方法包含: 提供衍生自含碳與氟之氣體及含氮氣體之電漿;及 在接觸基材之電漿中蝕刻基材, 其中該蝕刻係製造S i F4,該電漿係含衍生自S i F4與氮物 種所反應之SixNy物種,且該SixNy物種係沈積在氮化物層上 以實質上平衡氮化物層之蝕刻。 其中基材為s夕。 其中氧化物層係選 及矽烷氧化物所組 其中氮化物層為氮 其中含碳與氟之氣 2. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法 3 . 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法 自由二氧化矽,正矽酸四乙酯氧化物 成之群組。 4. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法 化石夕。 5. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法 體係選自由CF4,C2F6,及該等化合物組合所組成之群組。 6. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法,其中含氮氣體為選 自由N2,N H3,及該等化合物之組合所組成之群組。 7. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法,其中氮化物層具有 小於2 0 0埃之厚度。 8. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法,其中: 蝕刻在具有電極之蝕刻槽中發生;及 此方法進一步包含經電極將RF能量電容地偶合至電漿 中 0 9. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法,其中:_1 61657-911025.ptc 第11頁 554439 _案號 89103450_年月日__ 六、申請專利範圍 蝕刻在具有槽壁之蝕刻槽中發生;及 此方法進一步包含經壁將R F能量感應地偶合至電漿中。 10. 根據申請專利範圍第1項之方法,其中氮化物層藉 化學蒸氣沈積在基材上形成。 11. 一種對置於氮化物上之氧化物選擇性蝕刻之方法, 此方法包含步驟: 將具有置於氮化物層上之氧化物層之基材暴露於氟碳-氮電漿; 蝕刻氧化物層及氮化物層以製造SixNy物種;及 在氮化物層上沈積SixNy物種以實質上平衡氮化物層之蝕 刻。 12. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中基材為矽。 13. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中氧化物層係 選自由二氧化矽,正矽酸四乙酯氧化物,及矽烷氧化物所 組成之群組。 14. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中氮化物層為 氮化矽。 15. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中氮化物層具 有小於2 0 0埃之厚度。 16. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中 蝕刻在具有電極之蝕刻槽中發生;及 此方法進一步包含經電極將RF能量電容地偶合至電漿 中 0 17. 根據申請專利範圍第1 1項之方法,其中61657-911025.ptc 第12頁 55443961657-911025.ptc第13頁
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