US20230016879A1 - Substrate processing apparatus and method of manufacturing semiconductor device - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- a vertical substrate processing apparatus for processing a plurality of substrates at one time is used.
- a maintenance area around the substrate processing apparatus.
- the footprint of the substrate processing apparatus may become large in some cases.
- the present disclosure provides some embodiments of a technique capable of reducing a footprint while securing a maintenance area.
- a technique including: a first processing module including a first processing container in which a substrate is processed; a second processing module including a second processing container, in which the substrate is processed, disposed adjacent to the first processing container; a first utility system disposed adjacent to a back surface of the first processing module and including: a first exhaust box for accommodating a first exhaust system configured to evacuate an inside of the first processing container; and a first supply box for accommodating a first supply system configured to supply a processing gas into the first processing container; and a second utility system disposed adjacent to a back surface of the second processing module and including: a second exhaust box for accommodating a second exhaust system configured to evacuate an inside of the second processing container; and a second supply box for accommodating a second supply system configured to supply a processing gas into the second processing container, wherein the first exhaust box and the second exhaust box are disposed to face each other across a maintenance area, which is located behind a first part of the back surface of the first processing module that is close to the second processing module
- FIG. 1 is a top view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an example of a process furnace suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view schematically showing an example of a processing module suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 A non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings.
- the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same or corresponding reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.
- the side of a storage chamber 9 to be described later is referred to as a front side
- the side of transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B to be described later is referred to as a back side.
- the side facing a boundary line (adjacent surface) of processing modules 3 A and 3 B to be described later is referred to as an inside
- the side away from the boundary line is referred to as an outside.
- the substrate processing apparatus is configured as a vertical substrate processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a processing apparatus) 2 that performs a substrate processing process such as a heat treatment or the like as one manufacturing process in a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- a processing apparatus vertical substrate processing apparatus
- the processing apparatus 2 includes two adjacent processing modules 3 A and 3 B.
- the processing module 3 A includes a process furnace 4 A and a transfer chamber 6 A.
- the processing module 3 B includes a process furnace 4 B and a transfer chamber 6 B.
- the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B are disposed under the process furnaces 4 A and 4 B, respectively.
- a transshipment chamber 8 is disposed adjacent to the front side of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B and equipped with a transshipment device (transfer robot) 7 for transshipping a wafer W.
- a storage chamber 9 that stores a pod (FOUP) 5 for accommodating a plurality of wafers W is connected to the front side of the transshipment chamber 8 .
- An I/O port 22 is installed on the entire surface of the storage chamber 9 , and the pod 5 is loaded into and unloaded from the processing apparatus 2 via the I/O port 22 .
- gate valves 90 A and 90 B are respectively installed on the boundary walls (adjacent surfaces) between the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B and the transshipment chamber 8 .
- Pressure detectors are installed in the transshipment chamber 8 and in the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B, respectively.
- the pressure in the transshipment chamber 8 is set lower than the pressure in the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B.
- Oxygen concentration detectors are installed in the transshipment chamber 8 and in the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B, respectively.
- the oxygen concentrations in the transshipment chamber 8 and in the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B are kept lower than the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.
- a clean unit 62 C for supplying a clean air into the transshipment chamber 8 .
- the clean unit 62 C is configured to circulate a filtrated air, for example, an inert gas in the transshipment chamber 8 .
- a filtrated air for example, an inert gas in the transshipment chamber 8 .
- processing module 3 A and the processing module 3 B have the same configuration, only the processing module 3 A will be representatively described below.
- the process furnace 4 A includes a cylindrical reaction tube 10 A and a heater 12 A as a heating means (heating mechanism) installed around the reaction tube 10 A.
- the reaction tube 10 A is formed of, for example, quartz or SiC.
- a process chamber 14 A for processing a wafer W as a substrate is formed inside the reaction tube 10 A.
- a temperature detection part 16 A as a temperature detector is installed in the reaction tube 10 A.
- the temperature detection part 16 A is vertically installed along the inner wall of the reaction tube 10 A.
- a gas used for substrate processing is supplied into the process chamber 14 A by a gas supply mechanism 34 A as a gas supply system.
- the gas supplied by the gas supply mechanism 34 A is changed depending on the type of the film to be formed.
- the gas supply mechanism 34 A includes a precursor gas supply part, a reaction gas supply part and an inert gas supply part.
- the gas supply mechanism 34 A is housed in a supply box 72 A to be described later.
- the precursor gas supply part includes a gas supply pipe 36 a .
- a mass flow controller (MFC) 38 a as a flow rate controller (flow rate control part) and a valve 40 a as an on-off valve are installed at the gas supply pipe 36 a sequentially from the upstream side.
- the gas supply pipe 36 a is connected to a nozzle 44 a extending through a side wall of a manifold 18 A.
- the nozzle 44 a is installed upright along the vertical direction within the reaction tube 10 A and has a plurality of supply holes opened toward the wafers W held by a boat 26 A.
- a precursor gas is supplied to the wafer W through the supply holes of the nozzle 44 a.
- a reaction gas is supplied from the reaction gas supply part to the wafer W via a gas supply pipe 36 b , a MFC 38 b , a valve 40 b and a nozzle 44 b .
- An inert gas is supplied from the inert gas supply part to the wafer W via gas supply pipes 36 c and 36 d , MFCs 38 c and 38 d , valves 40 c and 40 d , and nozzles 44 a and 44 b.
- the cylindrical manifold 18 A is connected to the lower end opening of the reaction tube 10 A via a sealing member such as an O ring or the like to support the lower end of the reaction tube 10 A.
- the lower end opening of the manifold 18 A is opened and closed by a disk-shaped lid 22 A.
- a sealing member such as an O-ring or the like is installed on the upper surface of the lid 22 A, whereby the interior of the reaction tube 10 A is hermetically sealed against the external air.
- a heat insulating part 24 A is placed on the lid 22 A.
- An exhaust pipe 46 A is attached to the manifold 18 A.
- a vacuum pump 52 A as a vacuum exhaust device is connected to the exhaust pipe 46 A via a pressure sensor 48 A as a pressure detector (pressure detection part) for detecting the pressure in the process chamber 14 A and an APC (Auto Pressure Controller) valve 50 A as a pressure regulator (pressure regulation part).
- a pressure sensor 48 A as a pressure detector (pressure detection part) for detecting the pressure in the process chamber 14 A
- an APC (Auto Pressure Controller) valve 50 A as a pressure regulator (pressure regulation part).
- An exhaust system A may include the exhaust pipe 46 A, the APC valve 50 A and/or the pressure sensor 48 A.
- the exhaust system A is housed in an exhaust box 74 A to be described later.
- the process chamber 14 A accommodates therein a boat 26 A as a substrate holder for vertically holding a plurality of wafers W, for example, 25 to 150 wafers Win a shelf shape.
- the boat 26 A is supported above the heat insulating part 24 A by a rotating shaft 28 A extending through the lid 22 A and the heat insulating part 24 A.
- the rotating shaft 28 A is connected to a rotation mechanism 30 A installed below the lid 22 A.
- the rotating shaft 28 A is configured to be rotatable while hermetically sealing the inside of the reaction tube 10 A.
- the lid 22 A is vertically driven by a boat elevator 32 A as an elevating mechanism. As a result, the boat 26 A and the lid 22 A are raised and lowered integrally, and the boat 26 A is loaded into and unloaded from the reaction tube 10 A.
- the boat 26 B is supported by a rotating shaft 28 B extending through a lid 22 B.
- the rotating shaft 28 B is connected to a rotation mechanism installed below the lid 22 B.
- the rotating shaft 28 B is configured to be rotatable while hermetically sealing the inside of the reaction tube 10 B.
- the lid 22 B is vertically driven by a boat elevator 32 B as an elevating mechanism. As a result, the boat 26 B and the lid 22 B are raised and lowered integrally, and the boat 26 B is loaded into and unloaded from the reaction tube 10 B.
- the transshipment of the wafer W to the boat 26 A is performed in the transfer chamber 6 A.
- a clean unit 60 A is installed on one side surface in the transfer chamber 6 A (the outer side surface of the transfer chamber 6 A or the side surface opposite to the side surface facing the transfer chamber 6 B) and a clean unit 60 B is installed on one side surface in the transfer chamber 6 B (the outer side surface of the transfer chamber 6 B or the side surface opposite to the side surface facing the transfer chamber 6 A).
- the clean unit 60 A is configured to circulate a clean air (for example, an inert gas) in the transfer chamber 6 A and the clean unit 60 B is configured to circulate a clean air (for example, an inert gas) in the transfer chamber 6 B.
- the inert gas supplied into the transfer chamber 6 A is exhausted from the inside of the transfer chamber 6 A by an exhaust part 62 A installed on the side surface facing the clean unit 60 A across the boat 26 A (the side surface facing the transfer chamber 6 B) and is re-supplied from the clean unit 60 A into the transfer chamber 6 A (circulation purge).
- the inert gas supplied into the transfer chamber 6 B is exhausted from the inside of the transfer chamber 6 B by an exhaust part 62 B installed on the side surface facing the clean unit 60 B across the boat 26 B (the side surface facing the transfer chamber 6 A) and is re-supplied from the clean unit 60 B into the transfer chamber 6 B (circulation purge).
- the pressure in the transfer chamber 6 A or 6 B is set to be lower than the pressure in the transshipment chamber 8 .
- the oxygen concentration in the transfer chamber 6 A or 6 B is set to be lower than the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.
- a controller 100 is connected to the rotation mechanism 30 A, the boat elevator 32 A, the MFCs 38 a to 38 d and the valves 40 a to 40 d of the gas supply mechanism 34 A, and the APC valve 50 A.
- the controller 100 is composed of, for example, a microprocessor (computer) having a CPU and is configured to control the operation of the processing apparatus 2 .
- An input/output device 102 configured as, for example, a touch panel or the like is connected to the controller 100 .
- the controller 100 may be installed for each of the processing module 3 A and the processing module 3 B, or one controller 100 may be installed in common in the processing module 3 A and the processing module 3 B.
- a memory part 104 as a memory medium is connected to the controller 100 .
- a control program for controlling the operation of the processing apparatus 2 and a program (also referred to as a recipe) for causing each component of the processing apparatus 2 to execute a process in accordance with processing conditions are readably stored.
- the memory part 104 may be a memory device (a hard disk or a flash memory) incorporated in the controller 100 , or may be a portable external recording device (a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk or a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD or a DVD, a magneto-optical disk such as an MO or the like, or a semiconductor memory such as a USB memory or a memory card).
- the provision of the program to the computer may be performed by using a communication means such as the Internet or a dedicated line. If necessary, the program is read out from the memory part 104 in response to an instruction from the input/output device 102 , etc.
- the controller 100 executes a process according to the read recipe so that the processing apparatus 2 can execute a desired process under the control of the controller 100 .
- the controller 100 is stored in controller boxes 76 A and 76 B.
- the gate valve 90 A is opened and the wafer W is transferred to the boat 26 A.
- the gate valve 90 A is closed.
- the boat 26 A is loaded into the process chamber 14 A by the boat elevator 32 A (boat loading), and the lower opening of the reaction tube 10 A is airtightly closed (sealed) by the lid 22 A.
- the inside of the process chamber 14 A is evacuated into vacuum (evacuated into reduced pressure) by the vacuum pump 52 A so as to have a predetermined pressure (vacuum degree).
- the pressure in the process chamber 14 A is measured by the pressure sensor 48 A, and the APC valve 50 A is feedback-controlled based on the measured pressure information.
- the wafer W in the process chamber 14 A is heated by the heater 12 A so as to have a predetermined temperature.
- the supply of electric power to the heater 12 A is feedback-controlled based on the temperature information detected by the temperature detection part 16 A so that the process chamber 14 A has a predetermined temperature distribution.
- the rotation of the boat 26 A and the wafers W by the rotation mechanism 30 A is started.
- An SiO 2 film having a predetermined composition and a predetermined film thickness can be formed on the wafer W by performing a cycle of four steps as descried below a predetermined number of times (one or more times).
- a DCS gas is supplied to the wafers W in the process chamber 14 A.
- the DCS gas is controlled to have a desired flow rate by the MFC 38 a and is supplied into the process chamber 14 A via the gas supply pipe 36 a and the nozzle 44 a.
- an N 2 gas as inert gas may be supplied from the inert gas supply part into the process chamber 14 A (inert gas purge).
- an O 2 gas is supplied to the wafers W in the process chamber 14 A.
- the O 2 gas is controlled to have a desired flow rate by the MFC 38 b and is supplied into the process chamber 14 A via the gas supply pipe 36 b and the nozzle 44 b.
- an N 2 gas may be supplied from the inert gas supply part into the process chamber 14 A (inert gas purge).
- an N 2 gas is supplied from the inert gas supply part, the inside of the process chamber 14 A is replaced with the N 2 gas, and the pressure in the process chamber 14 A is restored to the atmospheric pressure. Thereafter, the lid 22 A is lowered by the boat elevator 32 A, and the boat 26 A is unloaded from the reaction tube 10 A (boat unloading). Thereafter, the processed wafers W are taken out from the boat 26 A (wafer discharging).
- the wafers W may be stored in the pod 5 and unloaded to the outside of the processing apparatus 2 , or may be transferred to the process furnace 4 B so that substrate processing such as, for example, annealing or the like can be continuously performed.
- substrate processing such as, for example, annealing or the like
- the gate valves 90 A and 90 B are opened, and the wafers W are directly transferred from the boat 26 A to the boat 26 B.
- the subsequent loading and unloading of the wafers W into and from the process furnace 4 B is performed in the same procedure as the substrate processing performed by the process furnace 4 A described above.
- the substrate processing in the process furnace 4 B is performed, for example, in the same procedure as the substrate processing performed by the process furnace 4 A described above.
- the rear structure of the processing apparatus 2 will be described.
- the boat 26 A or 26 B is broken, it is necessary to replace the boat 26 A or 26 B.
- the reaction tube 10 A or 10 B is broken or when the reaction tube 10 A or 10 B needs to be cleaned, it is necessary to remove the reaction tube 10 A or 10 B.
- the maintenance is performed from a maintenance area located behind the back side of the processing apparatus 2 .
- maintenance ports 78 A and 78 B are formed on the back sides of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B, respectively.
- the maintenance port 78 A is formed on the back of the transfer chamber 6 A close to the transfer chamber 6 B
- the maintenance port 78 B is formed on the back of the transfer chamber 6 B close to the transfer chamber 6 A.
- the maintenance ports 78 A and 78 B are opened and closed by maintenance doors 80 A and 80 B.
- the maintenance doors 80 A and 80 B are configured to be rotatable about hinges 82 A and 82 B as base axes.
- the hinge 82 A is installed on the transfer chamber 6 B side of the transfer chamber 6 A, and the hinge 82 B is installed on the transfer chamber 6 A side of the transfer chamber 6 B.
- the hinges 82 A and 82 B are installed adjacent to each other in the vicinity of the inner corners of the adjacent surfaces and the back sides of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B.
- a maintenance area is formed behind a part (first part) of the back side of the processing module 3 A that is close to the processing module 3 B and behind a part (first part) of the back side of the processing module 3 B that is close to the processing module 3 A.
- the maintenance doors 80 A and 80 B are horizontally rotated about the hinges 82 A and 82 B to the back sides of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B, whereby the maintenance ports 78 A and 78 B are opened.
- the maintenance door 80 A is configured to open left and outward by at least 90 degrees, preferably up to 180 degrees.
- the maintenance door 80 B is configured to open right and outward by at least 90 degrees, preferably up to 180 degrees. That is, the maintenance door 80 A rotates clockwise toward the transfer chamber 6 A, and the maintenance door 80 B rotates counterclockwise toward the transfer chamber 6 B. In other words, the maintenance doors 80 A and 80 B are rotated in opposite directions.
- the maintenance doors 80 A and 80 B may be configured to be removable for maintenance.
- Utility systems 70 A and 70 B are installed in the vicinity of the back surfaces of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B.
- the utility system 70 A faces or is connected with a part (second part) of the back surface of the processing module 3 A opposite to the processing module 3 B.
- the utility system 70 B faces or is connected with a part (second part) of the back surface of the processing module 3 B opposite to the processing module 3 A.
- the utility systems 70 A and 70 B are arranged to face each other across the maintenance area interposed therebetween.
- the maintenance of the utility systems 70 A and 70 B is performed from the space (maintenance area) inside the utility systems 70 A and 70 B, i.e., between the utility systems 70 A and 70 B.
- the utility systems 70 A and 70 B are composed of exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B, supply boxes 72 A and 72 B, and controller boxes 76 A and 76 B arranged sequentially from the housing side (the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B side). Maintenance ports of the respective boxes of the utility systems 70 A and 70 B are formed on the inner side (close to the maintenance area). That is, the maintenance ports of the respective boxes of the utility systems 70 A and 70 B are formed to face each other.
- the exhaust box 74 A is disposed behind a part of the back surface of the transfer chamber 6 A and adjoining to an outer corner of the transfer chamber 6 A opposite to the transfer chamber 6 B.
- the exhaust box 74 B is disposed behind a part of the back side of the transfer chamber 6 B and adjoining to an outer corner of the transfer chamber 6 B opposite to the transfer chamber 6 A. That is, the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B are installed flat (smoothly) such that the outer side surfaces of the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B and the outer side surfaces of the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B are connected to be flush (in plane) with each other.
- the supply box 72 A is disposed adjacent to the exhaust box 74 A on the side opposite to the side of the exhaust box 74 A adjacent to the transfer chamber 6 A.
- the supply box 72 B is disposed adjacent to exhaust box 74 B on the side opposite to the side of the exhaust box 74 B adjacent to the transfer chamber 6 B.
- the thickness (the width in the short side direction) of the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B is smaller than the thickness of the supply boxes 72 A and 72 B.
- the supply boxes 72 A and 72 B near the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B protrude to the maintenance area side more than the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B away from the transfer chambers 6 A and 6 B. Since an integrated gas system and a large number of incidental facilities are arranged in the supply boxes 72 A and 72 B, the thickness may be larger than that of the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B in some cases.
- the supply boxes 72 A and 72 B, the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B, and the controller boxes 76 A and 76 B can be arranged in that sequence from the front side, respectively if the supply boxes 72 A and 72 B are thinner than the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B or thin enough for securing a wide frontage.
- the final valves (the valves 40 a and 40 b positioned at the lowermost stage of the gas supply system) of the gas supply mechanisms 34 A and 34 B are arranged above the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B.
- the final valves are arranged just above (directly above) the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B.
- the processing modules 3 A and 3 B are arranged plane-symmetrically with respect to the adjacent surface S 1 of the processing modules 3 A and 3 B.
- the utility systems 70 A and 70 B are arranged plane-symmetrically with respect to the adjacent surface S 1 .
- the reaction tubes 10 A and 10 B are installed so that each of the exhaust pipes 46 A and 46 B extends along the direction of the corner portion, i.e., so that the exhaust pipes 46 A and 46 B extend along the directions of the exhaust boxes 74 A and 74 B, respectively.
- pipes are arranged so that the pipe length from the final valves to the nozzles becomes substantially the same in the processing modules 3 A and 3 B.
- the rotation directions of the wafers W are also opposite to each other in the process furnaces 4 A and 4 B.
- the interlock is set so that the maintenance door 80 A cannot be opened.
- the interlock is set so that the maintenance door 80 A cannot be opened. This also applies to the maintenance door 80 B.
- the interlock is set so that the gate valves 90 A and 90 B cannot be opened.
- the entire processing apparatus 2 is brought into a maintenance mode and then the maintenance switch separately installed is turned on, whereby the interlock with respect to the gate valve 90 A and 90 B is released. This makes it possible to open the gate valves 90 A and 90 B.
- the air is caused to flow from the clean unit 60 A into the transfer chamber 6 A in order to raise the oxygen concentration in the transfer chamber 6 A to an oxygen concentration in the atmosphere or more, preferably to an oxygen concentration in the atmosphere.
- the circulation purge in the transfer chamber 6 A is released so that the pressure in the transfer chamber 6 A does not become higher than the pressure in the transshipment chamber 8 .
- the atmosphere in the transfer chamber 6 A is exhausted to the outside of the transfer chamber 6 A.
- the number of revolutions of a fan of the clean unit 60 A is made lower than the number of revolutions during the circulation purge to control the inflow amount of the air into the transfer chamber 6 A. By controlling in this way, it is possible to maintain the pressure in the transfer chamber 6 A lower than the pressure in the transshipment chamber 8 while increasing the oxygen concentration in the transfer chamber 6 A.
- the interlock is released and the maintenance door 80 A can be opened.
- the interlock is set so that the maintenance door 80 A cannot be opened.
- the number of revolutions of a fan of the clean unit 60 A is set to be larger than the number of revolutions at the time of the circulation purge. More preferably, the number of revolutions of the fan of the clean unit 60 A is maximized.
- the maintenance in the transshipment chamber 8 is performed from the maintenance port 78 C formed in the front of the transshipment chamber 8 and in the portion where the pod opener is not installed.
- the maintenance port 78 C is configured to be opened and closed by a maintenance door.
- the gate valves 90 A and 90 B are opened and the maintenance can be performed from the side of the gate valves 90 A and 90 B. That is, the maintenance in the transshipment chamber 8 can be performed from the front side of the apparatus, from the back side of the apparatus, or from both sides.
- the maintenance door By installing the maintenance doors on the boundary side of the two processing modules and allowing the maintenance doors to rotate toward the other processing module, the maintenance door can be opened substantively by 180 degrees in a manner such that opened one of the doors overlaps with another door closed, and the maintenance port can be widely formed on the back side of the transfer chamber. This makes it possible to improve the maintainability.
- the oxygen concentration in the transfer chamber is increased to the oxygen concentration at the atmospheric pressure while maintaining the pressure in the transfer chamber lower than the pressure in the transshipment chamber, whereby it is possible to suppress the inflow of the atmosphere from the transfer chamber toward the transshipment chamber. Furthermore, after the maintenance door is opened, the number of revolutions of the fan of the clean unit in the transfer chamber is made higher than that during the circulation purge, whereby even after the maintenance door is opened (even after the transfer chamber is opened to the atmosphere), it is possible to suppress the inflow of the atmosphere from the transfer chamber toward the transshipment chamber. With such a configuration, even if the maintenance door is opened in one of the processing modules, the other processing module can be kept running.
- the stopped processing module can be subjected to maintenance without adversely affecting the processing module under operation.
- the maintenance of the other processing module can be performed in a state in which one processing module is operated. Therefore, there is no need to stop the operations of all the processing apparatuses at the time of maintenance. This makes it possible to improve the productivity.
- the DCS gas is used as a precursor gas.
- the present disclosure is not limited to such an example.
- an inorganic halosilane precursor gas such as a HCD (Si 2 Cl 6 : hexachlorodisilane) gas, a MCS (SiH 3 Cl: monochlorosilane) gas, a TCS (SiHCl 3 : trichlorosilane) gas or the like, a halogen-group-free amino (amine)-based silane precursor gas such as a 3DMAS (Si[N(CH 3 ) 2 ] 3 H: trisdimethylaminosilane) gas, a BTBAS (SiH 2 [NH(C 4 H 9 )] 2 : bis-tertiary butyl aminosilane) gas or the like, and a halogen-group-
- a SiN film, a SiON film, a SiOCN film, a SiOC film, a SiCN film, a SiBN film, a SiBCN film or the like may be formed by using a nitrogen (N)-containing gas (nitriding gas) such as an ammonia (NH 3 ) gas or the like, a carbon (C)-containing gas such as a propylene (C 3 H 6 ) gas or the like, a boron (B)-containing gas such as a boron trichloride (BCl 3 ) gas or the like, and so forth.
- N nitrogen
- C carbon
- BCl 3 boron trichloride
- the present disclosure may also be suitably applied to a case where a film containing a metal element such as titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) or the like, i.e., a metal-based film is formed on the wafer W.
- a metal element such as titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) or the like, i.e., a metal-based film is formed on the wafer W.
- the present disclosure is not limited to such an example.
- the present disclosure may also be suitably applied to a case where a process such as an oxidation process, a diffusion process, an annealing process, an etching process or the like is performed on a wafer W or a film formed on the wafer W.
- processing conditions at this time may be, for example, the same processing conditions as those of the above-described embodiment and modifications.
Abstract
A substrate processing apparatus includes a first processing module including a first processing module, a second processing module, a first utility system adjacent to a back surface of the first processing module, and a second utility system adjacent to a back surface of the second processing module, a first exhaust box of the first utility system and a second exhaust box of the second utility system being disposed to face each other across a maintenance area located behind a part of the back surface of the first processing module that is close to the second processing module and behind a part of the back surface of the second processing module that is close to the first processing module, and a first supply box of the first utility system and a second supply box of the second utility system being disposed to face each other across the maintenance area.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/219,592, filed Mar. 31, 2021, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/572,184, filed Sep. 16, 2019, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 16/234,972, filed Dec. 28, 2018, which is based upon and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of the PCT international Application No. PCT/JP2016/069486, filed on Jun. 30, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- The present disclosure relates to a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- When processing a substrate in a process of manufacturing a semiconductor device, for example, a vertical substrate processing apparatus for processing a plurality of substrates at one time is used. At the time of maintenance of the substrate processing apparatus, it is necessary to secure a maintenance area around the substrate processing apparatus. In order to secure the maintenance area, the footprint of the substrate processing apparatus may become large in some cases.
- The present disclosure provides some embodiments of a technique capable of reducing a footprint while securing a maintenance area.
- According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a technique, including: a first processing module including a first processing container in which a substrate is processed; a second processing module including a second processing container, in which the substrate is processed, disposed adjacent to the first processing container; a first utility system disposed adjacent to a back surface of the first processing module and including: a first exhaust box for accommodating a first exhaust system configured to evacuate an inside of the first processing container; and a first supply box for accommodating a first supply system configured to supply a processing gas into the first processing container; and a second utility system disposed adjacent to a back surface of the second processing module and including: a second exhaust box for accommodating a second exhaust system configured to evacuate an inside of the second processing container; and a second supply box for accommodating a second supply system configured to supply a processing gas into the second processing container, wherein the first exhaust box and the second exhaust box are disposed to face each other across a maintenance area, which is located behind a first part of the back surface of the first processing module that is close to the second processing module and behind a first part of the back surface of the second processing module that is close to the first processing module, and the first supply box and the second supply box are disposed to face each other across the maintenance area.
- According to the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce a footprint while securing a maintenance area.
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FIG. 1 is a top view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a substrate processing apparatus suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an example of a process furnace suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure. -
FIG. 5 is a horizontal sectional view schematically showing an example of a processing module suitably used in an embodiment of the present disclosure. - A non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same or corresponding reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. Furthermore, the side of a
storage chamber 9 to be described later is referred to as a front side, and the side oftransfer chambers processing modules - In the present embodiment, the substrate processing apparatus is configured as a vertical substrate processing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a processing apparatus) 2 that performs a substrate processing process such as a heat treatment or the like as one manufacturing process in a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2 , theprocessing apparatus 2 includes twoadjacent processing modules processing module 3A includes aprocess furnace 4A and atransfer chamber 6A. Theprocessing module 3B includes aprocess furnace 4B and atransfer chamber 6B. Thetransfer chambers process furnaces transshipment chamber 8 is disposed adjacent to the front side of thetransfer chambers A storage chamber 9 that stores a pod (FOUP) 5 for accommodating a plurality of wafers W is connected to the front side of thetransshipment chamber 8. An I/O port 22 is installed on the entire surface of thestorage chamber 9, and thepod 5 is loaded into and unloaded from theprocessing apparatus 2 via the I/O port 22. - On the boundary walls (adjacent surfaces) between the
transfer chambers transshipment chamber 8,gate valves transshipment chamber 8 and in thetransfer chambers transshipment chamber 8 is set lower than the pressure in thetransfer chambers transshipment chamber 8 and in thetransfer chambers transshipment chamber 8 and in thetransfer chambers transshipment chamber 8, there is installed aclean unit 62C for supplying a clean air into thetransshipment chamber 8. Theclean unit 62C is configured to circulate a filtrated air, for example, an inert gas in thetransshipment chamber 8. By purging the interior of thetransshipment chamber 8 with a circulating inert gas, it is possible to keep the interior of thetransshipment chamber 8 in a clean atmosphere. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent particles and the like present in thetransfer chambers transshipment chamber 8. This makes it possible to prevent a natural oxide film from being formed on a wafer W in thetransshipment chamber 8 and thetransfer chambers - Since the
processing module 3A and theprocessing module 3B have the same configuration, only theprocessing module 3A will be representatively described below. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , theprocess furnace 4A includes acylindrical reaction tube 10A and aheater 12A as a heating means (heating mechanism) installed around thereaction tube 10A. Thereaction tube 10A is formed of, for example, quartz or SiC. Inside thereaction tube 10A, aprocess chamber 14A for processing a wafer W as a substrate is formed. Atemperature detection part 16A as a temperature detector is installed in thereaction tube 10A. Thetemperature detection part 16A is vertically installed along the inner wall of thereaction tube 10A. - A gas used for substrate processing is supplied into the
process chamber 14A by agas supply mechanism 34A as a gas supply system. The gas supplied by thegas supply mechanism 34A is changed depending on the type of the film to be formed. Thegas supply mechanism 34A includes a precursor gas supply part, a reaction gas supply part and an inert gas supply part. Thegas supply mechanism 34A is housed in asupply box 72A to be described later. - The precursor gas supply part includes a
gas supply pipe 36 a. A mass flow controller (MFC) 38 a as a flow rate controller (flow rate control part) and avalve 40 a as an on-off valve are installed at thegas supply pipe 36 a sequentially from the upstream side. Thegas supply pipe 36 a is connected to anozzle 44 a extending through a side wall of amanifold 18A. Thenozzle 44 a is installed upright along the vertical direction within thereaction tube 10A and has a plurality of supply holes opened toward the wafers W held by aboat 26A. A precursor gas is supplied to the wafer W through the supply holes of thenozzle 44 a. - With the same configuration, a reaction gas is supplied from the reaction gas supply part to the wafer W via a
gas supply pipe 36 b, aMFC 38 b, avalve 40 b and anozzle 44 b. An inert gas is supplied from the inert gas supply part to the wafer W viagas supply pipes MFCs valves nozzles - The
cylindrical manifold 18A is connected to the lower end opening of thereaction tube 10A via a sealing member such as an O ring or the like to support the lower end of thereaction tube 10A. The lower end opening of themanifold 18A is opened and closed by a disk-shaped lid 22A. A sealing member such as an O-ring or the like is installed on the upper surface of thelid 22A, whereby the interior of thereaction tube 10A is hermetically sealed against the external air. Aheat insulating part 24A is placed on thelid 22A. - An
exhaust pipe 46A is attached to the manifold 18A. Avacuum pump 52A as a vacuum exhaust device is connected to theexhaust pipe 46A via apressure sensor 48A as a pressure detector (pressure detection part) for detecting the pressure in theprocess chamber 14A and an APC (Auto Pressure Controller)valve 50A as a pressure regulator (pressure regulation part). With such a configuration, the pressure in theprocess chamber 14A may be set to a processing pressure depending on the process. An exhaust system A may include theexhaust pipe 46A, theAPC valve 50A and/or thepressure sensor 48A. The exhaust system A is housed in anexhaust box 74A to be described later. - The
process chamber 14A accommodates therein aboat 26A as a substrate holder for vertically holding a plurality of wafers W, for example, 25 to 150 wafers Win a shelf shape. Theboat 26A is supported above theheat insulating part 24A by arotating shaft 28A extending through thelid 22A and theheat insulating part 24A. Therotating shaft 28A is connected to arotation mechanism 30A installed below thelid 22A. Therotating shaft 28A is configured to be rotatable while hermetically sealing the inside of thereaction tube 10A. Thelid 22A is vertically driven by aboat elevator 32A as an elevating mechanism. As a result, theboat 26A and thelid 22A are raised and lowered integrally, and theboat 26A is loaded into and unloaded from thereaction tube 10A. - The
boat 26B is supported by arotating shaft 28B extending through alid 22B. Therotating shaft 28B is connected to a rotation mechanism installed below thelid 22B. Therotating shaft 28B is configured to be rotatable while hermetically sealing the inside of thereaction tube 10B. Thelid 22B is vertically driven by aboat elevator 32B as an elevating mechanism. As a result, theboat 26B and thelid 22B are raised and lowered integrally, and theboat 26B is loaded into and unloaded from thereaction tube 10B. - The transshipment of the wafer W to the
boat 26A is performed in thetransfer chamber 6A. As shown inFIG. 3 , aclean unit 60A is installed on one side surface in thetransfer chamber 6A (the outer side surface of thetransfer chamber 6A or the side surface opposite to the side surface facing thetransfer chamber 6B) and aclean unit 60B is installed on one side surface in thetransfer chamber 6B (the outer side surface of thetransfer chamber 6B or the side surface opposite to the side surface facing thetransfer chamber 6A). Theclean unit 60A is configured to circulate a clean air (for example, an inert gas) in thetransfer chamber 6A and theclean unit 60B is configured to circulate a clean air (for example, an inert gas) in thetransfer chamber 6B. The inert gas supplied into thetransfer chamber 6A is exhausted from the inside of thetransfer chamber 6A by anexhaust part 62A installed on the side surface facing theclean unit 60A across theboat 26A (the side surface facing thetransfer chamber 6B) and is re-supplied from theclean unit 60A into thetransfer chamber 6A (circulation purge). The inert gas supplied into thetransfer chamber 6B is exhausted from the inside of thetransfer chamber 6B by anexhaust part 62B installed on the side surface facing theclean unit 60B across theboat 26B (the side surface facing thetransfer chamber 6A) and is re-supplied from theclean unit 60B into thetransfer chamber 6B (circulation purge). The pressure in thetransfer chamber transshipment chamber 8. Further, the oxygen concentration in thetransfer chamber - A
controller 100 is connected to therotation mechanism 30A, theboat elevator 32A, theMFCs 38 a to 38 d and thevalves 40 a to 40 d of thegas supply mechanism 34A, and theAPC valve 50A. Thecontroller 100 is composed of, for example, a microprocessor (computer) having a CPU and is configured to control the operation of theprocessing apparatus 2. An input/output device 102 configured as, for example, a touch panel or the like is connected to thecontroller 100. Thecontroller 100 may be installed for each of theprocessing module 3A and theprocessing module 3B, or onecontroller 100 may be installed in common in theprocessing module 3A and theprocessing module 3B. - A
memory part 104 as a memory medium is connected to thecontroller 100. In thememory part 104, a control program for controlling the operation of theprocessing apparatus 2 and a program (also referred to as a recipe) for causing each component of theprocessing apparatus 2 to execute a process in accordance with processing conditions are readably stored. - The
memory part 104 may be a memory device (a hard disk or a flash memory) incorporated in thecontroller 100, or may be a portable external recording device (a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk or a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD or a DVD, a magneto-optical disk such as an MO or the like, or a semiconductor memory such as a USB memory or a memory card). In addition, the provision of the program to the computer may be performed by using a communication means such as the Internet or a dedicated line. If necessary, the program is read out from thememory part 104 in response to an instruction from the input/output device 102, etc. Thecontroller 100 executes a process according to the read recipe so that theprocessing apparatus 2 can execute a desired process under the control of thecontroller 100. Thecontroller 100 is stored incontroller boxes - Next, a process (film-forming process) for forming a film on a substrate by using the above-described
processing apparatus 2 will be described. Description will be made on an example where a silicon oxide (SiO2) film is formed by supplying a DCS (SiH2Cl2: dichlorosilane) gas as a precursor gas and an O2 (oxygen) gas as a reaction gas to the wafer W. In the following description, the operations of the respective parts constituting theprocessing apparatus 2 are controlled by thecontroller 100. - The
gate valve 90A is opened and the wafer W is transferred to theboat 26A. When a plurality of wafers W is loaded into theboat 26A (wafer charging), thegate valve 90A is closed. Theboat 26A is loaded into theprocess chamber 14A by theboat elevator 32A (boat loading), and the lower opening of thereaction tube 10A is airtightly closed (sealed) by thelid 22A. - The inside of the
process chamber 14A is evacuated into vacuum (evacuated into reduced pressure) by thevacuum pump 52A so as to have a predetermined pressure (vacuum degree). The pressure in theprocess chamber 14A is measured by thepressure sensor 48A, and theAPC valve 50A is feedback-controlled based on the measured pressure information. Furthermore, the wafer W in theprocess chamber 14A is heated by theheater 12A so as to have a predetermined temperature. At this time, the supply of electric power to theheater 12A is feedback-controlled based on the temperature information detected by thetemperature detection part 16A so that theprocess chamber 14A has a predetermined temperature distribution. In addition, the rotation of theboat 26A and the wafers W by therotation mechanism 30A is started. - An SiO2 film having a predetermined composition and a predetermined film thickness can be formed on the wafer W by performing a cycle of four steps as descried below a predetermined number of times (one or more times).
- When the temperature in the
process chamber 14A becomes stable at a preset processing temperature, a DCS gas is supplied to the wafers W in theprocess chamber 14A. The DCS gas is controlled to have a desired flow rate by theMFC 38 a and is supplied into theprocess chamber 14A via thegas supply pipe 36 a and thenozzle 44 a. - Next, the supply of the DCS gas is stopped, and the interior of the
process chamber 14A is evacuated into vacuum by thevacuum pump 52A. At this time, an N2 gas as inert gas may be supplied from the inert gas supply part into theprocess chamber 14A (inert gas purge). - Next, an O2 gas is supplied to the wafers W in the
process chamber 14A. The O2 gas is controlled to have a desired flow rate by theMFC 38 b and is supplied into theprocess chamber 14A via thegas supply pipe 36 b and thenozzle 44 b. - Next, the supply of the O2 gas is stopped, and the interior of the
process chamber 14A is evacuated into vacuum by thevacuum pump 52A. At this time, an N2 gas may be supplied from the inert gas supply part into theprocess chamber 14A (inert gas purge). - After forming a film having a predetermined film thickness, an N2 gas is supplied from the inert gas supply part, the inside of the
process chamber 14A is replaced with the N2 gas, and the pressure in theprocess chamber 14A is restored to the atmospheric pressure. Thereafter, thelid 22A is lowered by theboat elevator 32A, and theboat 26A is unloaded from thereaction tube 10A (boat unloading). Thereafter, the processed wafers W are taken out from theboat 26A (wafer discharging). - Thereafter, the wafers W may be stored in the
pod 5 and unloaded to the outside of theprocessing apparatus 2, or may be transferred to theprocess furnace 4B so that substrate processing such as, for example, annealing or the like can be continuously performed. When continuously processing the wafers W in theprocess furnace 4B after the processing of the wafers W in theprocess furnace 4A, thegate valves boat 26A to theboat 26B. The subsequent loading and unloading of the wafers W into and from theprocess furnace 4B is performed in the same procedure as the substrate processing performed by theprocess furnace 4A described above. Furthermore, the substrate processing in theprocess furnace 4B is performed, for example, in the same procedure as the substrate processing performed by theprocess furnace 4A described above. - As the processing conditions used when forming the SiO2 film on the wafer W, for example, the following is exemplified.
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- Processing temperature (wafer temperature): 300 degrees C. to 700 degrees C.
- Processing pressure (pressure in the process chamber): 1 Pa to 4,000 Pa,
- DCS gas: 100 sccm to 10,000 sccm,
- O2 gas: 100 sccm to 10,000 sccm,
- N2 gas: 100 sccm to 10,000 sccm,
- By setting the respective processing conditions within the respective ranges, it becomes possible to appropriately perform the film-forming process. Besides, prior to the Film-Forming Process, a conditioning process such as hydrogen termination (hydrophobization), hydroxyl termination (hydrophilization), oxidation, nitridation or the like may be carried out so as to form adsorption sites or reaction sites on the surface of the wafer W at an adequate density.
- Next, the rear structure of the
processing apparatus 2 will be described. For example, when theboat boat reaction tube reaction tube reaction tube transfer chamber process furnace processing apparatus 2. - As shown in
FIG. 1 ,maintenance ports 78A and 78B are formed on the back sides of thetransfer chambers transfer chamber 6A close to thetransfer chamber 6B, and themaintenance port 78B is formed on the back of thetransfer chamber 6B close to thetransfer chamber 6A. Themaintenance ports 78A and 78B are opened and closed bymaintenance doors maintenance doors hinges hinge 82A is installed on thetransfer chamber 6B side of thetransfer chamber 6A, and thehinge 82B is installed on thetransfer chamber 6A side of thetransfer chamber 6B. That is, thehinges transfer chambers processing module 3A that is close to theprocessing module 3B and behind a part (first part) of the back side of theprocessing module 3B that is close to theprocessing module 3A. - As shown by phantom lines, the
maintenance doors hinges transfer chambers maintenance ports 78A and 78B are opened. Themaintenance door 80A is configured to open left and outward by at least 90 degrees, preferably up to 180 degrees. Themaintenance door 80B is configured to open right and outward by at least 90 degrees, preferably up to 180 degrees. That is, themaintenance door 80A rotates clockwise toward thetransfer chamber 6A, and themaintenance door 80B rotates counterclockwise toward thetransfer chamber 6B. In other words, themaintenance doors maintenance doors -
Utility systems transfer chambers utility system 70A faces or is connected with a part (second part) of the back surface of theprocessing module 3A opposite to theprocessing module 3B. Further, theutility system 70B faces or is connected with a part (second part) of the back surface of theprocessing module 3B opposite to theprocessing module 3A. Theutility systems utility systems utility systems utility systems utility systems exhaust boxes supply boxes controller boxes transfer chambers utility systems utility systems - The
exhaust box 74A is disposed behind a part of the back surface of thetransfer chamber 6A and adjoining to an outer corner of thetransfer chamber 6A opposite to thetransfer chamber 6B. Theexhaust box 74B is disposed behind a part of the back side of thetransfer chamber 6B and adjoining to an outer corner of thetransfer chamber 6B opposite to thetransfer chamber 6A. That is, theexhaust boxes transfer chambers exhaust boxes supply box 72A is disposed adjacent to theexhaust box 74A on the side opposite to the side of theexhaust box 74A adjacent to thetransfer chamber 6A. Thesupply box 72B is disposed adjacent toexhaust box 74B on the side opposite to the side of theexhaust box 74B adjacent to thetransfer chamber 6B. - In a top view, the thickness (the width in the short side direction) of the
exhaust boxes supply boxes supply boxes transfer chambers exhaust boxes transfer chambers supply boxes exhaust boxes exhaust boxes maintenance doors exhaust boxes supply boxes exhaust boxes supply boxes supply boxes exhaust boxes controller boxes supply boxes exhaust boxes - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the final valves (thevalves gas supply mechanisms 34A and 34B are arranged above theexhaust boxes exhaust boxes supply boxes - As shown in
FIG. 5 , theprocessing modules processing modules utility systems reaction tubes exhaust pipes exhaust pipes exhaust boxes processing modules FIG. 5 , the rotation directions of the wafers W are also opposite to each other in theprocess furnaces - Next, the maintenance of the
processing apparatus 2 will be described. In the case where the inside of thetransfer chamber 6A is circulation-purged by an inert gas, the interlock is set so that themaintenance door 80A cannot be opened. In addition, even when the oxygen concentration in thetransfer chamber 6A is lower than the oxygen concentration at the atmospheric pressure, the interlock is set so that themaintenance door 80A cannot be opened. This also applies to themaintenance door 80B. Furthermore, when themaintenance doors gate valves gate valves maintenance doors entire processing apparatus 2 is brought into a maintenance mode and then the maintenance switch separately installed is turned on, whereby the interlock with respect to thegate valve gate valves - When opening the
maintenance door 80A, the air is caused to flow from theclean unit 60A into thetransfer chamber 6A in order to raise the oxygen concentration in thetransfer chamber 6A to an oxygen concentration in the atmosphere or more, preferably to an oxygen concentration in the atmosphere. At this time, the circulation purge in thetransfer chamber 6A is released so that the pressure in thetransfer chamber 6A does not become higher than the pressure in thetransshipment chamber 8. The atmosphere in thetransfer chamber 6A is exhausted to the outside of thetransfer chamber 6A. The number of revolutions of a fan of theclean unit 60A is made lower than the number of revolutions during the circulation purge to control the inflow amount of the air into thetransfer chamber 6A. By controlling in this way, it is possible to maintain the pressure in thetransfer chamber 6A lower than the pressure in thetransshipment chamber 8 while increasing the oxygen concentration in thetransfer chamber 6A. - When the oxygen concentration in the
transfer chamber 6A becomes equal to the oxygen concentration in the atmospheric pressure, the interlock is released and themaintenance door 80A can be opened. At this time, even if the oxygen concentration in thetransfer chamber 6A is equal to the oxygen concentration in the atmospheric pressure, when the pressure in thetransfer chamber 6A is higher than the pressure in thetransshipment chamber 8, the interlock is set so that themaintenance door 80A cannot be opened. When themaintenance door 80A is opened, the number of revolutions of a fan of theclean unit 60A is set to be larger than the number of revolutions at the time of the circulation purge. More preferably, the number of revolutions of the fan of theclean unit 60A is maximized. - The maintenance in the
transshipment chamber 8 is performed from themaintenance port 78C formed in the front of thetransshipment chamber 8 and in the portion where the pod opener is not installed. Themaintenance port 78C is configured to be opened and closed by a maintenance door. As described above, when theentire processing apparatus 2 is set in the maintenance mode, thegate valves gate valves transshipment chamber 8 can be performed from the front side of the apparatus, from the back side of the apparatus, or from both sides. - According to the present embodiment, one or more of the following effects may be obtained.
- (1) By arranging from thinner boxes to thicker boxes from the housing side in the utility systems, it is possible to widen the maintenance area on the back side of the processing apparatus. Thus, it is possible to widely form the maintenance port on the back face of the transfer chamber, and thereby improve the maintainability. Furthermore, by widening the maintenance area on the back side of the processing apparatus, it is unnecessary to secure maintenance areas on both sides of the apparatus. This makes it possible to reduce the footprint of the apparatus.
- (2) By installing the utility systems of the right and left processing modules on both outer side surfaces of the processing apparatus so as to face each other, it is possible to use the space on the back side of the apparatus as a maintenance area common to the left and right processing modules. For example, in a conventional apparatus, a supply box and an exhaust box may be installed on both ends of the back surface of the apparatus so as to face each other. In the case where two apparatuses having such a configuration are arranged side by side, the exhaust box of one of the apparatuses and the supply box of the other apparatus are adjacent to each other on the boundary line between the two apparatuses. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the utility systems are not arranged on the boundary line between the two processing modules. This makes it possible to secure a wide maintenance area.
- (3) By installing the final valves of the gas supply system above the exhaust boxes, it is possible to shorten the pipe length from the final valves to the process chamber. That is, it is possible to suppress gas delay, flow rate fluctuation and the like at the time of gas supply, thereby improving the quality of film formation. Usually, the quality of film formation is influenced by gas supply conditions such as a gas flow rate and a gas pressure. Therefore, it is preferable to install the supply box near the housing in order to stably supply a gas into the reaction tube. However, in the present disclosure, by installing the final valves near the reaction tube, it is possible to arrange the supply boxes at a position distant from the housing without adversely affecting the quality of film formation. Furthermore, by disposing the exhaust boxes below the exhaust pipe extending from the processing container (reaction tube) and by arranging the final valves just above the exhaust pipe, it is possible to shorten the pipe length to the process chamber. Furthermore, by installing the final valves directly above the exhaust boxes, it becomes easy to perform maintenance such as replacement of the final valves and the like.
- (4) By disposing the respective components line-symmetrically with respect to the boundary between the processing modules, it is possible to suppress variations in film formation quality between the left and right processing modules. In other words, by line-symmetrically arranging the respective components in the processing modules, the utility systems, the gas supply pipes and the exhaust pipes, the pipe length from the supply boxes to the reaction tube and the pipe length from the reaction tube to the exhaust boxes can be made substantially the same between the left and right processing modules. As a result, film formation can be performed under the same conditions in the left and right processing modules, and the quality of film formation can be made uniform. Therefore, it is possible to improve the productivity.
- (5) By installing the maintenance doors on the boundary side of the two processing modules and allowing the maintenance doors to rotate toward the other processing module, the maintenance door can be opened substantively by 180 degrees in a manner such that opened one of the doors overlaps with another door closed, and the maintenance port can be widely formed on the back side of the transfer chamber. This makes it possible to improve the maintainability.
- (6) It is possible to perform maintenance in the other processing module or the transshipment chamber while performing substrate processing in one processing module. As a result, maintenance can be performed without stopping the film-forming process. Therefore, it is possible to increase the operation rate of the apparatus and to improve the productivity.
- (7) When opening the maintenance door of one processing module, the oxygen concentration in the transfer chamber is increased to the oxygen concentration at the atmospheric pressure while maintaining the pressure in the transfer chamber lower than the pressure in the transshipment chamber, whereby it is possible to suppress the inflow of the atmosphere from the transfer chamber toward the transshipment chamber. Furthermore, after the maintenance door is opened, the number of revolutions of the fan of the clean unit in the transfer chamber is made higher than that during the circulation purge, whereby even after the maintenance door is opened (even after the transfer chamber is opened to the atmosphere), it is possible to suppress the inflow of the atmosphere from the transfer chamber toward the transshipment chamber. With such a configuration, even if the maintenance door is opened in one of the processing modules, the other processing module can be kept running. That is, even when maintenance is performed in the transfer chamber, it is possible to maintain a clean atmosphere in the transshipment chamber, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the oxygen concentration in the transshipment chamber. Therefore, the stopped processing module can be subjected to maintenance without adversely affecting the processing module under operation. As a result, the maintenance of the other processing module can be performed in a state in which one processing module is operated. Therefore, there is no need to stop the operations of all the processing apparatuses at the time of maintenance. This makes it possible to improve the productivity.
- The embodiment of the present disclosure has been concretely described above. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit thereof.
- For example, in the above-described embodiment, there has been described an example in which the DCS gas is used as a precursor gas. However, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. For example, as the precursor gas, in addition to the DCS gas, it may be possible to use an inorganic halosilane precursor gas such as a HCD (Si2Cl6: hexachlorodisilane) gas, a MCS (SiH3Cl: monochlorosilane) gas, a TCS (SiHCl3: trichlorosilane) gas or the like, a halogen-group-free amino (amine)-based silane precursor gas such as a 3DMAS (Si[N(CH3)2]3H: trisdimethylaminosilane) gas, a BTBAS (SiH2[NH(C4H9)]2: bis-tertiary butyl aminosilane) gas or the like, and a halogen-group-free inorganic silane precursor gas such as a MS (SiH4: monosilane) gas, a DS (Si2H6: disilane) gas or the like.
- For example, in the above-described embodiment, there has been described an example in which the SiO2 film is formed. However, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. For example, alternatively or additionally, a SiN film, a SiON film, a SiOCN film, a SiOC film, a SiCN film, a SiBN film, a SiBCN film or the like may be formed by using a nitrogen (N)-containing gas (nitriding gas) such as an ammonia (NH3) gas or the like, a carbon (C)-containing gas such as a propylene (C3H6) gas or the like, a boron (B)-containing gas such as a boron trichloride (BCl3) gas or the like, and so forth. Even in the case of forming these films, film formation may be performed under the same processing conditions as in the above-described embodiment, and the effects as those of the above-described embodiment may be obtained.
- Further, for example, the present disclosure may also be suitably applied to a case where a film containing a metal element such as titanium (Ti), zirconium (Zr), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), niobium (Nb), aluminum (Al), molybdenum (Mo), tungsten (W) or the like, i.e., a metal-based film is formed on the wafer W.
- In the above-described embodiment, there has been described an example where a film is deposited on the wafer W. However, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. For example, the present disclosure may also be suitably applied to a case where a process such as an oxidation process, a diffusion process, an annealing process, an etching process or the like is performed on a wafer W or a film formed on the wafer W.
- In addition, the above-described embodiment and modifications may be used in combination as appropriate. The processing conditions at this time may be, for example, the same processing conditions as those of the above-described embodiment and modifications.
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1. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a first process module that includes a first process container for processing a substrate;
a second process module that is disposed adjacent to a side surface of the first process module and includes a second process container for processing a substrate;
a first utility system that is disposed adjacent to extend backward from the first process module and includes at least one selected from the group of:
a first exhaust part configured to exhaust an inside of the first process container; and
a first supply part configured to supply a process gas into the first process container;
a second utility system that is disposed adjacent to extend backward from the second process module and includes at least one selected from the group of:
a second exhaust part configured to exhaust an inside of the second process container; and
a second supply part configured to supply a process gas into the second process container; and
a maintenance area formed continuously between the first utility system and the second utility system, behind the first process module and the second process module,
wherein the first utility system is installed along an outer side surface of the substrate processing apparatus opposite to the second utility system,
wherein the second utility system is installed along another outer side surface of the substrate processing apparatus opposite to the first utility system,
wherein the maintenance area is configured to be commonly used for the first process module and the second process module.
2. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first maintenance way is formed on the first process module to face the maintenance area, and a second maintenance way is formed on the second process module to face the maintenance area.
3. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the maintenance area is formed without intervening structures at a height corresponding to the first maintenance way and the second maintenance way.
4. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the first process module and the second process module are connected at respective sides,
between the first process module and the second process module there is a boundary line which divides the maintenance area into two equal halves, and
the first process container is not capable of being be moved out of the first process module through only one of two halves of the maintenance area and the first process container is capable of being moved out of the first process module through both of the two halves.
5. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first maintenance way and the second maintenance way are configured to be able to open and close.
6. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a first maintenance door of the first maintenance way and a second maintenance door of the second maintenance way are openable such that the first maintenance door and the second maintenance door are rotatable in opposite rotation directions with each other toward a surface of the second process module and a surface of the first process module, respectively.
7. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first maintenance door is configured to be openable by moving beyond a boundary line between the first process module and the second process module or the second maintenance door is configured to be openable by moving beyond the boundary line.
8. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein widths of near portions of the first utility system and the second utility system that are respectively close to the first process module and the second process module are narrower than widths of far portions of the first utility system and the second utility system that are respectively far from the first process module or the second process module, and
wherein a distance at the near portions between the first utility system and the second utility system is larger than a distance at the far portions between the first utility system and the second utility system.
9. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a distance at front surfaces between the first utility system and the second utility system is different to a distance at back surfaces between the first utility system and the second utility system.
10. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first utility system is aligned with an outermost side surface of the substrate processing apparatus opposite to the second utility system,
wherein the second utility system is aligned with an another outermost side surface of the substrate processing apparatus opposite to the first utility system.
11. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first process module comprises a first transfer chamber that is disposed below the first process container, and is configured to transfer the substrate into and out of the first process container,
wherein the second process module comprises a second transfer chamber that is disposed below the second process container, and is configured to transfer the substrate into and out of the second process container, and
wherein the first transfer chamber and the second transfer chamber include fans installed on respective outer side surfaces and configured to supply clean air.
12. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the first transfer chamber comprises:
a first elevator configured to load into and unload from the first process container;
a first substrate holder for holding the substrate; and
a first maintenance door,
wherein the second transfer chamber comprises:
a second elevator configured to load into and unload from the second process container;
a second substrate holder for holding the substrate; and
a second maintenance door, and
wherein the first process container can be moved out of the first process module through the maintenance area.
13. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first exhaust pipe that extends from the first process container toward the first exhaust part; and
a second exhaust pipe that extends from the second process container toward the second exhaust part.
14. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first exhaust pipe that extends from the first process container toward a corner of the first process module where the first process module is connected to the first exhaust part or the first utility system; and
a second exhaust pipe that extends from the second process container toward a corner of the second process module where the second process module is connected to the second exhaust part or the second utility system.
15. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein maintenance ports of the first supply part and maintenance ports of the second supply part are disposed to face each other across the maintenance area.
16. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first transfer chamber that is disposed below the first process container in the first process module, and is configured to transfer the substrate into and out of the first process container;
a second transfer chamber that is disposed below the second process container in the second process module, and is configured to transfer the substrate into and out of the second process container; and
a transshipment chamber that is disposed adjacent to the first transfer chamber and the second transfer chamber, and is configured to transship the substrate to a first substrate holder within the first transfer chamber and a second substrate holder within the second transfer chamber.
17. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 16 , further comprising a controller configured to control at least a pressure in the first transfer chamber and a pressure in the transshipment chamber disposed adjacent to the first transfer chamber,
wherein the controller is configured to, before maintenance in the first transfer chamber is performed from the maintenance area, increase an oxygen concentration in the first transfer chamber while maintaining the pressure in the first transfer chamber to be lower than the pressure in the transshipment chamber, and then to release an interlock of a first maintenance door.
18. The substrate processing apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the first utility system includes a first controller box that is arranged at a back side of the first utility system; and the second utility system includes a second controller box that is arranged at a back side of second utility system.
19. A substrate processing apparatus comprising:
a first process module that includes a first process container for processing a substrate and a first opening for maintenance;
a second process module that is disposed adjacent to a side surface of the first process module and includes a second process container for processing a substrate and a second opening for maintenance;
a first utility system that is disposed adjacent to extend backward from the first process module and includes a first supply part configured to supply a process gas into the first process container;
a first exhaust part configured to exhaust an inside of the first process container;
a second utility system that is disposed adjacent to extend backward from the second process module and includes a second supply part configured to supply a process gas into the second process container;
a second exhaust part configured to exhaust an inside of the second process container; and
a maintenance area formed continuously between the first utility system and the second utility system, behind the first process module and the second process module without intervening structures at a height corresponding to the first opening and the second opening,
wherein the maintenance area is configured to be commonly used for the first process module and the second process module.
20. A method of processing substrates comprising:
providing the substrate processing apparatus of claim 1 ; and
loading a substrate in at least one of the first process container and the second process container;
supplying a processing gas into the at least one of the first process container and the second process container; and
exhausting an inside of the at least one of the first process container and the second process container.
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