TWI759887B - Plasma processing device, lower electrode assembly, electrostatic chuck - Google Patents
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本發明揭露了一種電漿處理裝置及其下電極組件、靜電卡盤,其中靜電卡盤用於在電漿處理裝置的反應腔中支撐待處理基板,其包含穿過靜電卡盤的上表面至下表面,用於向靜電卡盤與待處理基板之間通入冷卻氣體的複數個氣孔;氣孔內填塞有至少一個孔塞;孔塞設置有穿過孔塞的上表面至下表面的複數個通孔,通孔的內徑小於氣孔的內徑。本發明透過在靜電卡盤氣孔內填塞至少一個孔塞,而孔塞上佈置有複數個通孔,實現了在確保靜電卡盤上基板的溫度均勻性的情況下,進一步避免了因靜電卡盤的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離所造成的氣孔內壁被擊穿,而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒的問題。 The invention discloses a plasma processing device, a lower electrode assembly thereof, and an electrostatic chuck, wherein the electrostatic chuck is used to support a substrate to be processed in a reaction chamber of the plasma processing device, and the electrostatic chuck comprises a surface extending through the electrostatic chuck to The lower surface is used to pass a plurality of air holes for cooling gas between the electrostatic chuck and the substrate to be processed; at least one hole plug is filled in the air hole; Through holes, the inner diameter of the through holes is smaller than the inner diameter of the air holes. In the present invention, at least one hole plug is filled in the air hole of the electrostatic chuck, and a plurality of through holes are arranged on the hole plug, so as to ensure the temperature uniformity of the substrate on the electrostatic chuck, and further avoid the electrostatic chuck. The dissociation of the cooling gas in the pores causes the inner wall of the pores to be broken down, and impurity particles are generated in the pores.
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本發明係關於半導體加工設備領域,特別是關於一種電漿處理裝置及其下電極組件、靜電卡盤。 The present invention relates to the field of semiconductor processing equipment, in particular to a plasma processing device and its lower electrode assembly and electrostatic chuck.
在電漿處理製程中,常採用靜電卡盤來固定、支撐及傳送基板等待加工件。靜電卡盤設置於反應腔中,其採用靜電引力的方式,而非機械方式來固定基板,可減少對基板可能的機械損失,並且使靜電卡盤與基板完全接觸,有利於熱傳導。反應過程中,向反應腔內通入反應氣體,並對反應腔施加射頻功率,通常射頻功率施加到靜電卡盤的下方的基座上,射頻功率主要包含射頻源功率及射頻偏置功率,射頻源功率及射頻偏置功率共同作用,將反應氣體電離生成電漿,電漿與基板進行電漿反應,完成對基板的製程處理。 In the plasma treatment process, electrostatic chucks are often used to fix, support and transport substrates to be processed. The electrostatic chuck is arranged in the reaction chamber, which uses electrostatic attraction instead of mechanical means to fix the substrate, which can reduce the possible mechanical loss to the substrate, and make the electrostatic chuck and the substrate completely contact, which is conducive to heat conduction. During the reaction, the reaction gas is introduced into the reaction chamber, and radio frequency power is applied to the reaction chamber. Usually, the radio frequency power is applied to the base below the electrostatic chuck. The radio frequency power mainly includes the radio frequency source power and the radio frequency bias power. The source power and the radio frequency bias power work together to ionize the reaction gas to generate plasma, and the plasma reacts with the substrate to complete the process of the substrate.
在電漿處理製程中,為防止基板過熱,常採用氦氣等冷卻氣體來帶走基板上的熱量。為了實現上述目的,靜電卡盤上通常設置有複數個氣孔,以將氦氣等冷卻氣體通入靜電卡盤與基板之間,以將基板上的熱量帶走。但在實際的反應過程中,發現靜電卡盤的氣孔內壁很容易被擊穿,進而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒,最終污染基板。 In the plasma treatment process, in order to prevent the substrate from overheating, a cooling gas such as helium is often used to remove the heat on the substrate. In order to achieve the above purpose, the electrostatic chuck is usually provided with a plurality of air holes to pass cooling gas such as helium gas between the electrostatic chuck and the substrate to remove the heat on the substrate. However, in the actual reaction process, it is found that the inner wall of the air hole of the electrostatic chuck is easily broken down, thereby generating impurity particles in the air hole, and finally contaminating the substrate.
在電漿處理製程中,電漿蝕刻製程對溫度非常敏感,溫度控制非常嚴格,需要精確控制溫度,溫度均勻性直接影響蝕刻均勻性。因此,如何在確保冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保靜電卡盤上的基板的 溫度均勻性的情況下,避免因靜電卡盤的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離,進而造成氣孔內壁被擊穿而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒,是本發明需要解決的技術問題。 In the plasma treatment process, the plasma etching process is very sensitive to temperature, and the temperature control is very strict. It is necessary to precisely control the temperature, and the temperature uniformity directly affects the etching uniformity. Therefore, how to ensure that the cooling gas diffuses evenly on the surface of the electrostatic chuck, and then ensures the uniformity of the substrate on the electrostatic chuck. In the case of temperature uniformity, it is a technical problem to be solved by the present invention to avoid the dissociation of cooling gas in the pores of the electrostatic chuck, and the breakdown of the inner wall of the pores and the generation of impurity particles in the pores.
本發明的目的是提供一種電漿處理裝置及其下電極組件、靜電卡盤,以避免靜電卡盤上氣孔內的氦氣等冷卻氣體在射頻功率的作用下電離或被擊穿而產生電漿,同時確保靜電卡盤上的基板的溫度均勻性。 The purpose of the present invention is to provide a plasma processing device, its lower electrode assembly, and an electrostatic chuck, so as to prevent the cooling gas such as helium in the air holes of the electrostatic chuck from being ionized or broken down under the action of radio frequency power to generate plasma , while ensuring the temperature uniformity of the substrate on the electrostatic chuck.
為達到上述目的,本發明提供了一種靜電卡盤,用於在電漿處理裝置的反應腔中支撐待處理基板,其包含穿過該靜電卡盤的上表面至下表面,用於向靜電卡盤與待處理基板之間通入冷卻氣體的複數個氣孔;氣孔內填塞有至少一個孔塞;孔塞設置有穿過孔塞的上表面至下表面的複數個通孔,通孔的內徑小於氣孔的內徑。 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electrostatic chuck for supporting a substrate to be processed in a reaction chamber of a plasma processing device, which comprises passing through the upper surface to the lower surface of the electrostatic chuck for feeding the electrostatic chuck. A plurality of air holes through which cooling gas is passed between the disc and the substrate to be processed; at least one hole plug is filled in the air hole; smaller than the inner diameter of the air hole.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,當氣孔內的孔塞的數量為一個時,通孔的深寬比為大於10。 In the above electrostatic chuck, when the number of hole plugs in the air hole is one, the aspect ratio of the through hole is greater than 10.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,通孔的直徑為0.5mm~3mm。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the diameter of the through hole is 0.5mm~3mm.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,當氣孔內的孔塞的數量為複數個時,孔塞層疊設置,相鄰兩層的孔塞的通孔對齊設置或者交錯設置。 In the above electrostatic chuck, when the number of hole plugs in the air hole is plural, the hole plugs are arranged in layers, and the through holes of the hole plugs of two adjacent layers are arranged in alignment or in a staggered arrangement.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,通孔的直徑為10μm~3mm。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the diameter of the through hole is 10 μm˜3 mm.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,通孔在每個孔塞上的數量為2~50個。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the number of through holes on each hole plug is 2-50.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,一個或複數個孔塞完全填塞或部分填塞至氣孔內。 In the above electrostatic chuck, one or more hole plugs are completely or partially filled into the air holes.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,孔塞的材質為陶瓷。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the material of the hole plug is ceramic.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,通孔透過機械加工或雷射鑽孔的方式獲得。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the through hole is obtained by machining or laser drilling.
上述的靜電卡盤,其中,通孔的口徑與相鄰通孔之間的距離為可控的。 In the above electrostatic chuck, the distance between the diameter of the through hole and the adjacent through hole is controllable.
本發明還提供了一種下電極組件,其包含上述的靜電卡盤,靜電卡盤的下方設有一用於支撐靜電卡盤的基座,靜電卡盤與基座之間設置一黏接層,靜電卡盤上的氣孔向下貫穿黏接層並延伸至基座一定深度。 The present invention also provides a lower electrode assembly, which includes the above-mentioned electrostatic chuck, a base for supporting the electrostatic chuck is arranged below the electrostatic chuck, an adhesive layer is arranged between the electrostatic chuck and the base, and the electrostatic chuck is provided with a base for supporting the electrostatic chuck. The air holes on the chuck go down through the adhesive layer and extend to a certain depth in the base.
上述的下電極組件,其中,所基座內設有輸送冷卻氣體並與氣孔連通的冷卻管道。 In the above-mentioned lower electrode assembly, the base is provided with cooling pipes for conveying cooling gas and communicating with the air holes.
本發明還提供了一種電漿處理裝置,其包含:反應腔,反應腔內設有上述的下電極組件。 The present invention also provides a plasma processing device, which comprises: a reaction chamber, wherein the above-mentioned lower electrode assembly is arranged in the reaction chamber.
相對於先前技術,本發明具有以下有益效果: 本發明所提供的孔塞便於機械加工或雷射鑽孔,孔塞上通孔的口徑與通孔之間間距的均勻性在加工上為可控的,實現了冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保了靜電卡盤上的基板的溫度均勻性。 Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The hole plug provided by the invention is convenient for machining or laser drilling, and the uniformity of the diameter of the through hole on the hole plug and the distance between the through holes is controllable in processing, and the surface of the electrostatic chuck is realized by the cooling gas. The diffusion distribution is uniform, which in turn ensures the temperature uniformity of the substrate on the electrostatic chuck.
一方面,本發明透過將具有複數個通孔的孔塞塞入已有的靜電卡盤的氣孔內,由於孔塞上的通孔遠小於現有的氣孔孔徑,在冷卻氣體供應壓力一定的情況下,相對於現有氣孔內的冷卻氣體壓力,孔塞通孔內的冷卻氣體壓力將顯著減小,進而將兩極間距d及氣壓P乘積Pd調節到氦氣帕邢曲線的最低點左邊,從而使得冷卻氣體所能承受的擊穿電壓顯著變大,避免了冷卻氣體因解離而擊穿氣孔內壁。 On the one hand, the present invention inserts a hole plug with a plurality of through holes into the air holes of the existing electrostatic chuck. Since the through holes on the hole plug are much smaller than the existing air hole diameter, under the condition of a constant cooling gas supply pressure , compared with the cooling gas pressure in the existing air hole, the cooling gas pressure in the through hole of the hole plug will be significantly reduced, and then the distance d between the poles and the product Pd of the air pressure P are adjusted to the left of the lowest point of the helium Paschen curve, so that the cooling The breakdown voltage that the gas can withstand is significantly increased, preventing the cooling gas from breaking down the inner wall of the gas hole due to dissociation.
另一方面,孔徑顯著減小的孔塞通孔也不易使反應氣體電離生成的電漿從氣孔中穿出,形成電回路,從而避免由此造成的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離,最終引發靜電卡盤氣孔內壁被擊穿的問題。進一步,當氣孔內的孔塞的數量為一個時,通孔的深寬比較佳為大於10,使得反應氣體電離生成的電漿不易貫穿孔塞,長深寬會更進一步顯著增加離子碰撞幾率,抓到電子或失去電子都會導致電漿的熄滅,避免了由此造成的靜電卡盤氣孔內壁被擊穿的問題。更進一步地,當氣孔內的孔塞的數量為複數個時,相鄰兩層的孔塞的通孔可對齊排列,也可交錯排布並固定位置,形成迷宮結構,利用電漿只能線性運動的特點,從而實現阻止反應氣體電離生成的電漿透過孔塞的目的,截斷可能的電回路,避免氣孔內的冷卻氣體解離或被擊穿。 On the other hand, the hole plug through hole with a significantly reduced pore size is not easy to make the plasma generated by the ionization of the reactive gas penetrate from the gas hole to form an electrical circuit, so as to avoid the dissociation of the cooling gas in the gas hole caused by this, and finally cause the electrostatic chuck. The problem that the inner wall of the air hole is broken down. Further, when the number of hole plugs in the air hole is one, the depth-to-width ratio of the through hole is preferably greater than 10, so that the plasma generated by the ionization of the reactive gas is not easy to penetrate the hole plug, and the length, depth and width will further significantly increase the probability of ion collision. Catching electrons or losing electrons will cause the plasma to be extinguished, avoiding the problem of breakdown of the inner wall of the electrostatic chuck air hole caused by this. Further, when the number of hole plugs in the air hole is plural, the through holes of the hole plugs of two adjacent layers can be aligned, or they can be staggered and fixed to form a labyrinth structure. The characteristics of movement, so as to achieve the purpose of preventing the plasma generated by the ionization of the reaction gas from passing through the hole plug, cutting off the possible electrical circuit, and avoiding the dissociation or breakdown of the cooling gas in the gas hole.
綜上所述,本發明透過在靜電卡盤氣孔內填塞至少一個孔塞,而孔塞上設有複數個間距及口徑可控的通孔,實現了在確保冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保靜電卡盤上的基板的溫度均勻性的情況下,進一步避免了因靜電卡盤的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離所造成的氣孔內壁被擊穿,而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒的問題。 To sum up, in the present invention, at least one hole plug is filled in the air hole of the electrostatic chuck, and the hole plug is provided with a plurality of through holes with controllable spacing and diameter, so as to ensure the diffusion of cooling gas on the surface of the electrostatic chuck. Evenly distributed, thus ensuring the temperature uniformity of the substrate on the electrostatic chuck, it further avoids the breakdown of the inner wall of the air hole caused by the dissociation of the cooling gas in the air hole of the electrostatic chuck, and the generation of impurity particles in the air hole. question.
1:靜電卡盤 1: Electrostatic chuck
2:基座 2: Base
3:黏接層 3: Adhesive layer
11:氣孔 11: Air holes
12:孔塞 12: hole plug
13:通孔 13: Through hole
21:冷卻管道 21: Cooling pipes
22:空腔 22: Cavity
圖1為下電極組件中氣孔內部氦氣解離的示意圖;圖2為氦氣的帕邢曲線圖;圖3為本發明中孔塞一實施例的結構示意圖;圖4A至圖4E為本發明中孔塞另一實施例單獨及組合狀態下的結構示意圖;圖5為本發明下電極組件一實施例的結構示意圖。 1 is a schematic diagram of the dissociation of helium gas inside the air hole in the lower electrode assembly; FIG. 2 is a Paschen curve diagram of helium gas; FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a hole plug in the present invention; Another embodiment of the hole plug is a schematic view of the structure of the individual and combined state; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of an embodiment of the lower electrode assembly of the present invention.
以下結合附圖透過具體實施例對本發明作進一步的描述,這些實施例僅用於說明本發明,並不是對本發明保護範圍的限制。 The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments. These embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and not to limit the protection scope of the present invention.
在實現本發明過程中,發明人發現造成先前技術中存在靜電卡盤1的氣孔11內壁被擊穿的原因在於以下兩個方面:
In the process of realizing the present invention, the inventor found that the reason for the breakdown of the inner wall of the
(1)在反應過程中,靜電卡盤1上的氣孔11將會直接處於射頻功率的作用下,進而造成氣孔11內部的氦氣等冷卻氣體在射頻功率作用下會電離或被擊穿而產生電漿,電漿與內壁材料發生反應,對氣孔11內壁產生了腐蝕效果,同時還會在氣孔11中產生一些雜質顆粒,進而會給基板帶來污染。
(1) During the reaction process, the
(2)在反應過程中,由反應氣體電離生成的電漿也會從靜電卡盤1上的氣孔11中穿出,最終形成電回路,同樣會引起氣孔11內部的氦氣等冷卻氣體電離或被擊穿,進而造成氣孔11內壁很容易被擊穿,進而在氣孔11中產生雜質顆粒,最終污染基板。
(2) During the reaction process, the plasma generated by the ionization of the reactive gas will also pass through the
圖1示出一種下電極組件示意圖,如圖1所示,等離子處理裝置中的反應腔下方具有一個基座2,基座2用於支撐靜電卡盤1,同時作為反應腔的下電極,下電極與靜電卡盤之間設置黏接層3,靜電卡盤1內部包含一個直流電極(圖中未示出)與直流電源相連接並利用靜電產生的庫倫力使待處理基板牢固地吸附在靜電卡盤1上。本發明所示的下電極組件適用於任何需要對處理基板進行溫度控制的電漿處理裝置,示例性的如電容耦合電漿處理裝置及電感耦合電漿處理裝置。當下電極組件應用於電容耦合電漿處理裝置時,等離子處理裝置還包含安裝在反應腔頂部與下電極對應的上電極,上電極通常同時作為輸入反應氣體的氣體分佈板。在對上下電極部分地或全部地施加射頻能量後,上下電
極之間會產生電漿來對基板進行電漿處理,處在電場兩極間氣體在一定的壓力下會發生氣體擊穿解離現象。
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a lower electrode assembly. As shown in FIG. 1 , there is a
圖2顯示的是氦氣的帕邢曲線,即氦氣的擊穿電壓U(單位為伏特)與兩極間距d及氣壓P乘積Pd(單位為Torr‧cm)的關係曲線圖。由曲線可見,兩極間距及氣壓都是決定靜電卡盤1上的氣孔11內擊穿電壓大小的因素。當氦氣的Pd值位於1-2Torr‧cm之間時,其擊穿電壓最低。欲提高氣體的擊穿電壓使氣體難以被擊穿或電離,可減小Pd值使其落入曲線左端近乎垂直的曲線段。
Figure 2 shows the Paschen curve of helium, that is, the relationship between the breakdown voltage U (unit: volt) of helium gas and the product Pd (unit: Torr·cm) of the distance d between the two poles and the gas pressure P (unit: Torr·cm). It can be seen from the curve that both the distance between the two poles and the air pressure are factors that determine the breakdown voltage in the
基於上述內容,針對氣孔11內壁被擊穿的原因(1),本發明所採用的思路是透過減小氣孔11內氣壓P以將兩極間距及氣壓的乘積調節到氦氣帕邢曲線的最低點左邊,從而使得冷卻氣體所能承受的擊穿電壓變大。此外,針對氣孔11內壁被擊穿的原因(2),本發明所採用的思路是透過阻止反應氣體電離生成的電漿從氣孔11中穿出,從而形成電回路,導致氣孔11內冷卻氣體解離,避免由此造成的靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。
Based on the above content, in view of the reason (1) that the inner wall of the
基於上述發明思路,本發明提供了一種靜電卡盤1,用於在電漿處理裝置的反應腔中支撐待處理基板,靜電卡盤1包含穿過該靜電卡盤1的上表面至下表面,用於向靜電卡盤1與待處理基板之間通入冷卻氣體的複數個氣孔11;氣孔11內填塞有至少一個孔塞12;孔塞12設置有穿過該孔塞12的上表面至下表面的複數個通孔13,通孔13的內徑小於氣孔11的內徑。
Based on the above inventive idea, the present invention provides an electrostatic chuck 1 for supporting a substrate to be processed in a reaction chamber of a plasma processing device. A plurality of
在該實施例中,透過將具有複數個通孔13的孔塞12塞入已有的靜電卡盤1的氣孔11內,由於孔塞12上的通孔13遠小於現有的氣孔11孔徑,在冷卻氣體供應壓力一定的情況下,相對於現有氣孔11內的冷卻氣體壓力,通孔13內的冷卻氣體壓力將顯著減小,進而將兩極間距d及氣壓P乘積Pd調節到氦氣帕邢
曲線的最低點左邊,從而使得冷卻氣體所能承受的擊穿電壓顯著變大,避免了冷卻氣體因解離而擊穿氣孔11內壁。同時,孔徑顯著減小的通孔13也不易使反應氣體電離生成的電漿從氣孔11中穿出,形成電回路,從而避免由此造成的氣孔11內冷卻氣體解離,最終引發靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。除此之外,在半導體製程中,電漿蝕刻製程對溫度非常敏感,溫度控制非常嚴格,需要精確控制溫度,溫度均勻性直接影響蝕刻均勻性。本發明所提供的孔塞12便於機械加工,透過在孔塞12上加工複數個間距及口徑可控的通孔13,同時實現了冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤1的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保了靜電卡盤1上的基板的溫度均勻性。
In this embodiment, by inserting the
考慮到實際機械加工的可控性,以及電漿處理製程的特殊性,本發明所提供的孔塞12的材質較佳選擇陶瓷,以在滿足離子體處理製程的情況下,實現通孔13孔徑以及通孔13之間的間隙更易於控制。本發明所提供的每個孔塞12上通孔13的數量較佳為2~50個。孔塞12上通孔13的加工數量不宜過少,否則通入的冷卻氣體過少導致無法充分冷卻靜電卡盤1上的基板;孔塞12上通孔13的加工數量也不宜過多,否則額外增加加工的複雜程度,且對本發明所要實現的技術目的也並沒有進一步顯著的增加。此外,在每個靜電卡盤1的氣孔11內,可完全填塞或部分填塞一個或複數個孔塞12,皆可實現避免靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。
Considering the controllability of actual machining and the particularity of the plasma treatment process, the material of the
如圖3所示,在一較佳實施例中,當氣孔11內孔塞12的數量為一個時,通孔13的深寬比較佳為大於10,以使得反應氣體電離生成的電漿不易透過孔塞12,長深寬會更進一步顯著增加離子碰撞幾率,抓到電子或失去電子都會導致電漿的熄滅,避免了由此造成的靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。在
此基礎上,孔塞12上的通孔13的直徑較佳為0.5mm~3mm。外直徑選擇小於3mm更有利於阻止應氣體電離生成的電漿穿過孔塞12,進而防止因形成電回路而造成的靜電卡盤1被擊穿。在本實施例中,由於在氣孔11內設置一個帶有複數個通孔13的孔塞12,由於通孔13的內徑小於氣孔11,有效減少了氣孔11內可能發生的電漿放電現象。通孔13的直徑越小越有利於提高靜電卡盤的耐高壓能力,受限於傳統機械加工的極限,0.5mm以下的通孔13很難加工較大深度。
As shown in FIG. 3 , in a preferred embodiment, when the number of hole plugs 12 in the
如圖4A至圖4E所示,在另一較佳的實施例中,將氣孔11內孔塞12的數量設置為複數個,此時,可將複數個孔塞12層疊設置,以達到填充氣孔11所需的高度。除了選擇傳統機加工的方式,本發明還可採用雷射設備在陶瓷孔塞12上鑽孔,可實現孔徑為0.5mm以下孔的加工,直至10μm的微孔,故本實施例通孔13的直徑較佳為10μm~3mm。但雷射鑽孔等對陶瓷材質的孔塞12的厚度有限制,實現不了厚度超過3mm孔塞12的加工。可設計多塊孔塞12,每個孔塞12上陣列分佈複數個通孔13,最終經堆疊後塞入至靜電卡盤1的氣孔11內。各層孔塞12的通孔13可實現對齊排列,也可交錯排布並固定位置,形成如圖4D至圖4E所示的迷宮結構,利用電漿只能線性運動的特點,從而實現阻止反應氣體電離生成的電漿貫穿孔塞12的目的,截斷可能的電回路,避免氣孔11內的冷卻氣體解離或被擊穿。本實施例所提供的靜電卡盤1中的孔塞12採用特殊的迷宮結構的氣路,有效徹底地阻斷了反應氣體電離生成的電漿的電回路。
As shown in FIG. 4A to FIG. 4E , in another preferred embodiment, the number of hole plugs 12 in the
如圖5所示,本發明還提供了一種下電極組件,其包含上述的靜電卡盤1,靜電卡盤1下方設有一用於支撐靜電卡盤的基座2,靜電卡盤1與基座2之間設置一黏接層3,靜電卡盤1上的氣孔11向下貫穿黏接層3並延伸至基座2一定深度。由於本實施例中的靜電卡盤1氣孔11內填塞有一個或複數個層疊設置的
上述孔塞12。本實施例透過在孔塞12上加工複數個通孔13,在實現冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤1的表面擴散分佈均勻的基礎上,顯著降低了通孔13內的氣壓,進而將兩極間距d及氣壓P乘積Pd調節到氦氣帕邢曲線的最低點左邊,從而使得冷卻氣體所能承受的擊穿電壓顯著變大,避免了由此造成的冷卻氣體因解離而擊穿氣孔11內壁;同時利用電漿只能線性運動以及運動過程中會因為過多的碰撞而導致自身熄滅的特點,阻斷了反應氣體電離生成的電漿穿過氣孔11形成電回路,進而避免了由此造成的冷卻氣體因解離而擊穿氣孔11內壁的問題。
As shown in FIG. 5 , the present invention also provides a lower electrode assembly, which includes the above-mentioned electrostatic chuck 1 , a
進一步,基座2內設置有用於輸送冷卻氣體並與氣孔11連通的冷卻管道21,僅需在基座2內透過機械加工得到,無需額外透過佈置管道設置,大大減少了下電極組件的複雜性。更進一步,在冷卻管道21與氣孔11之間可設置有空腔22,用以穩定冷卻氣體的壓力,更有益於實現冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤1表面的均勻擴散分佈,進而確保靜電卡盤1上的基板的溫度均勻性,以促進基板蝕刻的均勻性得以實現。
Further, the
本發明還提供了一種電漿處理裝置,其包含:反應腔,反應腔內設有上述的下電極組件。基於同樣的理由,本發明所提供的電漿處理裝置能夠避免了因靜電卡盤的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離所造成的氣孔內壁被擊穿,而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒的問題。 The present invention also provides a plasma processing device, which comprises: a reaction chamber, wherein the above-mentioned lower electrode assembly is arranged in the reaction chamber. Based on the same reason, the plasma processing apparatus provided by the present invention can avoid the problem of impurity particles being generated in the pores due to the breakdown of the inner walls of the pores caused by dissociation of the cooling gas in the pores of the electrostatic chuck.
本發明所提供的孔塞12便於機械加工,透過在孔塞12上加工複數個間距及口徑可控的通孔13,實現了冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤1的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保了靜電卡盤1上的基板的溫度均勻性。
The hole plug 12 provided by the present invention is convenient for machining. By machining a plurality of through
一方面,本發明透過將具有複數個通孔13的孔塞12塞入已有的靜電卡盤1的氣孔11內,由於孔塞12上的通孔13遠小於現有的氣孔11孔徑,在冷卻
氣體供應壓力一定的情況下,相對於現有氣孔11內的冷卻氣體壓力,通孔13內的冷卻氣體壓力將顯著減小,進而將兩極間距d及氣壓P乘積Pd調節到氦氣帕邢曲線的最低點左邊,從而使得冷卻氣體所能承受的擊穿電壓顯著變大,避免了冷卻氣體因解離而擊穿氣孔11內壁。
On the one hand, in the present invention, the
另一方面,孔徑顯著減小的通孔13也不易使反應氣體電離生成的電漿從氣孔11中穿出,形成電回路,從而避免由此造成的氣孔11內冷卻氣體解離,最終引發靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。進一步,當氣孔11內孔塞12的數量為一個時,通孔13的深寬比較佳為大於10,使得反應氣體電離生成的電漿不易透過孔塞12,長深寬會更進一步顯著增加離子碰撞幾率,抓到電子或失去電子都會導致電漿的熄滅,避免了由此造成的靜電卡盤1氣孔11內壁被擊穿的問題。更進一步,當氣孔11內孔塞12的數量為複數個時,相鄰兩層的孔塞12的通孔13可對齊排列,也可交錯設置,形成迷宮結構,利用電漿只能線性運動的特點,從而實現阻止反應氣體電離生成的電漿貫穿孔塞12的目的,截斷可能的電回路,避免氣孔11內的冷卻氣體解離或被擊穿。
On the other hand, the through
綜上所述,本發明透過在靜電卡盤氣孔內填塞至少一個孔塞,而孔塞上設置有複數個通孔,實現了在確保冷卻氣體在靜電卡盤的表面擴散分佈均勻,進而確保靜電卡盤上的基板的溫度均勻性的情況下,進一步避免了因靜電卡盤的氣孔內冷卻氣體解離所造成的氣孔內壁被擊穿,而在氣孔中產生雜質顆粒的問題。本發明製作的孔塞相比其它多孔材料,通孔分佈更為均勻且不易堵塞。 To sum up, in the present invention, at least one hole plug is filled in the air hole of the electrostatic chuck, and the hole plug is provided with a plurality of through holes, so as to ensure that the cooling gas diffuses and distributes evenly on the surface of the electrostatic chuck, thereby ensuring static electricity. When the temperature of the substrate on the chuck is uniform, the problem that the inner wall of the air hole is broken down due to the dissociation of the cooling gas in the air hole of the electrostatic chuck and the generation of impurity particles in the air hole is further avoided. Compared with other porous materials, the hole plug made by the present invention has more uniform distribution of through holes and is not easy to be blocked.
儘管本發明的內容已經透過上述較佳實施例作了詳細介紹,但應當認識到上述的描述不應被認為是對本發明的限制。在所屬技術領域中具有通 常知識者閱讀了上述內容後,對於本發明的多種修改及替代都將是顯而易見的。因此,本發明的保護範圍應由所附之申請專利範圍來定義。 Although the content of the present invention has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, it should be recognized that the above description should not be construed as limiting the present invention. in the technical field of Various modifications and substitutions to the present invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill after reading the foregoing. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.
1:靜電卡盤 1: Electrostatic chuck
2:基座 2: Base
3:黏接層 3: Adhesive layer
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