WO2002056357A1 - Dispositif de traitement a feuilles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a single-wafer processing apparatus capable of performing processing such as etching and film formation on semiconductor wafers and the like one by one. Background technology
- a processing gas required in accordance with the type of the process for example, a film forming gas in the case of a film forming process, an ozone gas in the case of an anneal reforming process, etching (plasma).
- a film forming gas in the case of a film forming process
- an ozone gas in the case of an anneal reforming process
- etching plasma
- an etching gas or the like is introduced into the processing container.
- the atmosphere in the processing container is evacuated so as to maintain a preferable constant pressure corresponding to the type of the processing.
- the gas to be evacuated is required to flow evenly over the surface of the semiconductor wafer in order to maintain high in-plane uniformity of processing.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional general single-wafer processing apparatus
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a mounting table in FIG.
- the processing apparatus using plasma has a processing container 2 made of, for example, a cylindrical aluminum. Inside the processing container 2, to the extended hollow wide tip of the support arm member 4 was from the container sidewall, on the mounting table 6 c of the mounting table 6 is installed, the semiconductor wafer W is placed It is supposed to be.
- a large number of gas holes 7 are provided along the circumferential direction for introducing a plasma gas including a processing gas such as Ar gas or H 2 gas into the processing container 2. Have been.
- the ceiling of the processing container 2 is open. On this ceiling, a column-shaped ceiling dome 8 with a ceiling is provided in an airtight manner.
- the ceiling dome 8 is made of, for example, quartz or the like.
- An inductive coupling coil 10 is wound around the outer wall of the ceiling dome 8.
- a high frequency of, for example, 450 kHz is applied to the inductive coupling coil 10 from a high frequency power supply 12 for inductive coupling plasma.
- the mounting table 6 is made of, for example, a ceramic such as aluminum nitride (A1N).
- a resistance heating heater 14 and a bias electrode 16 are embedded in the mounting table 6.
- the resistance heating heater 14 is connected to a heater power supply, and the bias electrode 16 is connected to a high frequency power supply 16 for bias generating a high frequency of 13.56 MHz, for example.
- a large-diameter exhaust pipe 18 is connected to the center of the bottom of the processing vessel 2.
- the exhaust pipe 18 extends downward and linearly by a predetermined length.
- a flow control valve 20 and a vacuum pump 22 are sequentially provided in the exhaust pipe 18 in order to evacuate the processing vessel 2.
- the vacuum pump 22 is, for example, a turbo molecular pump.
- the flange of the outlet of the vacuum pump 22 is connected to the exhaust duct 24. This allows the exhaust gas to flow to a final treatment system (not shown). Summary of the invention
- the processing gas (plasma gas) is supplied to the processing space in the processing container 2 from the many gas holes 7 provided in the upper side wall of the processing container 2 substantially uniformly. Then, the processing gas is turned into plasma by inductive coupling. The plasma gas flows down the periphery of the mounting table 6 and passes through the exhaust pipe 18 (evacuated) while etching the wafer surface.
- the support arm member 4 reduces the flow of the atmosphere in the processing container 2 to be evacuated. It was disturbed, and this had been deflected. That is, the flow of the exhaust gas (atmosphere in the container) is not uniform on the wafer surface. As a result, the process process, here the etching process, is not uniform in the wafer surface, and the in-plane uniformity is degraded.
- the present invention has been devised in view of the above problems and effectively solving them.
- the object of the present invention is to improve the in-plane uniformity of various processes on the surface of a processing object mounted on a mounting table by evacuating the atmosphere of the processing space from the periphery of the mounting table substantially uniformly.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a single-wafer processing apparatus capable of performing the above-described processing.
- the present invention provides a processing container capable of being evacuated, a mounting table installed in the processing container, on which an object to be processed can be mounted, and connected to the bottom of the processing container, and extending substantially linearly downward.
- a single-wafer processing apparatus comprising: According to the present invention, it is possible to evacuate and evacuate the processing container from the peripheral portion of the mounting table substantially uniformly without deviating the atmosphere in the processing container. Therefore, the gas flow on the surface of the object to be processed can be made uniform within the surface. As a result, in-plane uniformity of the process can be improved.
- the mounting table support column is supported by the exhaust pipe by a mounting plate extending in a direction of the exhaust pipe.
- the mounting plate may be formed of a thin plate member that does not impede the flow of exhaust gas.
- a plurality of the mounting plates are radially arranged from the mounting table support column.
- the mounting table support column may include a hollow pipe member extending in a direction of the exhaust pipe.
- a power supply line may be provided inside the hollow pipe member.
- the lower part of the hollow pipe member may be connected to a line outlet pipe extending through the exhaust pipe side wall.
- the mounting table support column is supported by the exhaust tube by the line extraction tube.
- the mounting table support column is also supported by the exhaust pipe by a mounting plate extending in the direction of the exhaust pipe.
- the exhaust pipe has a circular cross section, and the line take-out pipe extends in a diameter direction of the exhaust pipe from a lower portion of the hollow pipe member and faces in a diameter direction of the exhaust pipe. It extends through the side walls of two places.
- the exhaust pipe has a circular cross section, and the line outlet pipe extends in a radial direction of the exhaust pipe from a lower portion of the hollow pipe member, and penetrates a side wall of the exhaust pipe at one point. And extending.
- the line extraction pipe extends from a lower portion of the hollow pipe member so as to penetrate two side walls of the exhaust pipe, and the power supply line includes a first line penetrating one of the side walls. And a second line penetrating the other side wall.
- the first line is a power supply line through which a high-frequency current flows
- the second line is a power supply line through which no high-frequency current flows.
- a refrigerant circulation path may be formed in parallel with the first or second line.
- a flow path adjusting valve for controlling a flow path area of the exhaust pipe is provided on an upstream side of the vacuum pump.
- a high frequency coil connected to a high frequency power supply for inductively coupled plasma is provided on a ceiling of the processing container, and the mounting table has a bias electrode connected to a high frequency power supply for biasing. Is provided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a single-wafer processing apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
- FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view showing a part of another embodiment of the processing apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the processing apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a conventional general single-wafer processing apparatus.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a portion of the mounting table in FIG. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a single-wafer processing apparatus of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
- the processing apparatus is configured as a processing apparatus for etching a natural oxide film using inductively coupled plasma (ICP: Indactiv e11 yCoupledP1as sma).
- ICP inductively coupled plasma
- the processing apparatus 26 has, for example, a cylindrical aluminum processing container 28 having an open ceiling. At the center of the processing container 28, a disk-shaped mounting table 30 on which a semiconductor wafer W to be processed is mounted is provided on the upper surface thereof.
- the mounting table 30 is made of, for example, a ceramic such as aluminum nitride (A 1 N).
- a resistance heating heater 32 as a heating means and a bias electrode 34 for applying a high-frequency voltage are embedded in the mounting table 30 as necessary.
- a plurality of, for example, three, pin holes 36 are formed in the mounting table 30 so as to penetrate the mounting table 30 in the vertical direction.
- a push-up pin 40 the lower end of which is commonly connected by a connection ring 38, is accommodated in each pin hole 36 in a loosely fitted state.
- the push-up pins 40 are, for example, ceramics.
- the connection ring 38 is supported so as to be able to be pushed up by a vertically movable lifting / lowering opening 42 penetrating the bottom of the processing container 28.
- the wafer W can be lifted or lowered by moving the connection ring 38, that is, the push-up pin 40 up and down.
- a bellows 44 made of a metal bellows is provided in a penetrating portion of the lifting port 42 at the bottom of the container. This allows the up-and-down opening door 42 to move up and down while maintaining the airtightness of the processing container 28.
- a shadow ring is provided above the peripheral edge of the mounting table 30 to protect the peripheral edge of the wafer and the mounting table from etching during etching. It can be provided so as to be movable downward.
- a ceiling dome 46 having a short cylindrical ceiling is hermetically provided via a sealing member 48 such as an O-ring.
- the ceiling dome 46 is made of, for example, quartz or the like.
- a high frequency coil 50 for inductively coupled plasma is wound about ten and several turns.
- the high-frequency coil 50 is connected to a high-frequency power supply 54 for inductively coupled plasma of, for example, 450 kHz through a matching circuit 52.
- a gate valve 56 that is opened and closed when loading / unloading the wafer W is provided on the upper side wall of the processing container 28. Further, a large number, for example, about 20 gas injection holes 58 are formed as gas supply means along the circumferential direction of the upper side wall of the processing container 28. Through these gas injection holes 58, a processing gas such as a plasma gas whose flow rate is controlled is supplied into the processing container 28.
- a large diameter of approximately 210 mm is set, while the inner diameter of the processing container 28 is approximately 362 mm.
- B 62 is formed.
- An exhaust pipe 64 also having a large diameter is air-tightly connected to the opening 62 through a sealing member 66 such as an O-ring so as to extend substantially linearly downward (vertically). Have been. As a result, the exhaust conductance is as large as possible.
- the exhaust pipe 64 includes an upper pipe 64 A connected to the bottom portion 60, a lower small pipe 66 C below, and a lower pipe 6 A from the lower end of the upper pipe 64 A. And a pipe diameter adjusting pipe 64 B whose diameter is gradually reduced in order to adjust the pipe diameter toward the upper end of 4C. Seal members 65 and 68 such as O-rings are interposed at the joints of the pipes 64 A to 64 C to maintain airtightness.
- a vacuum pump 98 is connected to the lower end of the lower pipe 64C.
- An exhaust pipe 72 is connected to an exhaust flange 99 provided on the side of the vacuum pump 98 via a sealing member 70 such as an O-ring.
- a mounting table support column 74 for supporting the mounting table 30 is coaxially provided substantially at the substantially central portion of the upper pipe 64 A of the exhaust pipe 64.
- the mounting support column 74 is made of, for example, aluminum.
- the mounting table support column 7 4 is an upper hollow pipe member 74A, and a lower hollow pipe member 74B which is hermetically joined to a lower end of the upper hollow pipe member 74A via a sealing member 76 such as a 0 ring.
- a sealing member 76 such as a 0 ring.
- the lower hollow pipe member 74B and the upper pipe 64A form a kind of double pipe structure. Exhaust gas flows down a donut-shaped space 77 between these two members (see FIG. 2).
- a plurality of, in the illustrated example, four, radial mounting plates 78 are provided at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
- the mounting plate 78 supports the load of the mounting table 30 and the mounting table support column 74. In this case, the space 77 is divided into four partial spaces by the mounting plate 78.
- These mounting plates 78 are provided along the flow direction of the exhaust gas, that is, along the vertical direction. Thereby, exhaust resistance can be suppressed as much as possible.
- the number of the mounting plates 78 is not limited to four. In order to further suppress the exhaust resistance, the number of the mounting plates 78 may be reduced to two or three.
- a hollow line that penetrates the upper pipe 64 A in the transverse direction and traverses the space 77 so as to be orthogonal to the gas flow is taken out.
- the tubes 80 are joined so as to communicate with each other.
- the line take-out tube 80 also receives the load of the mounting table 30 and the mounting table support column 74.
- the lower end of the mounting plate 78 is joined to the upper end of the outer peripheral wall of the line outlet pipe 80. If the strength of the line outlet pipe 80 is set high enough to receive the above-described load, the mounting of the mounting plate 78 can be omitted.
- a seal member 82 such as an O-ring is interposed in a penetrating portion of the upper pipe 64 A formed by the line outlet pipe 80.
- the inside of the line outlet pipe 80 and the inside of the mounting table support column 74 are at atmospheric pressure in communication with outside air.
- a power supply line is connected to the heating line 84 connected to the resistance heating heater 32 and the bias electrode 34.
- the high frequency line 86 is passed through.
- the other end of the high-frequency line 84 is connected to a power supply (not shown), and the other end of the high-frequency line 86 is connected via a matching circuit 88 to a bias of, for example, 13.56 MHz. Is connected to a high frequency power supply 90 for bias, which outputs a high frequency.
- a cooling jacket 9 is provided at the joint between the upper hollow pipe member 74 A and the lower hollow pipe member 74 B of the mounting table support column 4 in order to prevent thermal damage to the sealing member 76 interposed here. Two are provided.
- a coolant circulation path 94 for flowing the coolant through the cooling jacket 92 is also passed through the mounting table support column 74 and the line extraction pipe 80.
- the lower pipe 64 C of the exhaust pipe 64 is provided with a flow path adjusting valve 96 composed of a three-position gate valve.
- the flow path adjusting valve 96 can adjust the flow area in three stages from the fully open state to the fully closed state of the exhaust pipe 64. It should be noted that, as the flow path adjusting valve 96, a throttle valve or the like capable of arbitrarily adjusting the flow path area may be used instead of the gate valve.
- a vacuum pump 98 composed of, for example, a turbo-molecular pump or the like is directly connected to the lower pipe 64C directly below the flow path regulating valve 96.
- the suction port 98 A of the vacuum pump 98 is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the flow of the exhaust gas. This minimizes exhaust resistance as much as possible.
- the length H 1 of the upper hollow pipe member 74 A is set to, for example, about 159 mm so as to obtain a sufficient temperature gradient so that the sealing member 76 under cooling does not deteriorate due to heat. I have.
- each member of the upper pipe 64A, the pipe diameter adjusting pipe 64B, the mounting plate 78, the line take-out pipe 80, and the lower hollow pipe member 74B is separately provided.
- These members may be integrally formed by, for example, cutting out from an aluminum block body. According to this, it is possible to improve the reliability of the seal performance and the mechanical strength.
- an unprocessed semiconductor wafer W held by a transfer arm (not shown) is carried into the processing container 28 via the gate valve 56 that has been opened.
- This wafer W Is passed to the push-up pin 40.
- the wafer W is mounted and held on the mounting table 30 by lowering the push-up pins 40.
- the mounting table 30 is preheated to a predetermined temperature in advance. Then, after the wafer W is mounted on the mounting table 30, the power supplied to the resistance heating heater 32 is increased to raise the wafer W to a predetermined process temperature, for example, 600 ° C. Raise the temperature and maintain the process temperature.
- a processing gas whose flow rate is controlled for example, Ar gas or H 2 gas as a plasma gas
- a processing gas whose flow rate is controlled for example, Ar gas or H 2 gas as a plasma gas
- the inside of the processing container 28 is evacuated by the vacuum pump 98, and the inside of the processing container 28 is set to a predetermined pressure, for example, 5 mT orr (0.7 Pa) to 5 T orr (6 It is maintained at about 6 5 Pa).
- high-frequency power for bias of 13.56 MHz is applied to the bias electrode 34 embedded in the mounting table 30, while the high-frequency coil 5 wound around the ceiling dome 46 is applied.
- High frequency power of 45 OKHz is applied to 0.
- inductive coupling is generated, and plasma is excited in the processing space S. That is, active species of argon gas or hydrogen are generated, and a natural oxide film or the like on the wafer surface on the mounting table 30 is etched.
- processing is performed from each gas injection hole 58.
- the processing gas introduced into the container 28 is turned into plasma, becomes active species, is evacuated, flows down the outside of the mounting table 30, and flows in the exhaust pipe 64 in the vertical direction.
- the mounting table 30 is supported by a mounting table support column 74 that extends in the exhaust pipe 64 in the coaxial state in the vertical direction.
- mounting plate 78 for fixing the mounting table support column 74 to the exhaust pipe 64 is very thin and is arranged along the flow direction of the exhaust gas, there is almost no exhaust resistance. . That is, high exhaust conductance can be maintained.
- Mounting plate 7 8 Is made of aluminum, for example.
- the vacuum pump 98 is directly attached to the lower pipe 64 C of the exhaust pipe 64 extending linearly in a substantially vertical direction from the bottom of the processing vessel 28, the processing vessel The atmosphere in 28 can be evacuated smoothly. Therefore, it is possible to maintain a higher exhaust conductance.
- the mounting position of the line take-out pipe 80 traversing the exhaust pipe 64 is located considerably below the bottom 60 of the processing vessel 28. Therefore, there is almost no possibility that the line outlet pipe 80 disturbs the flow of the atmosphere in the processing container 28, and furthermore, there is no such a large exhaust resistance.
- the length of the mounting table support column 74 that supports the mounting table 30 is set to be sufficiently long, and the temperature gradient of the mounting table support column 74 does not adversely affect the temperature distribution of the mounting table 30. It's getting small enough. Therefore, there is no adverse effect on the wafer temperature distribution.
- the line extraction pipe 80 for extracting the power supply lines such as the heat line 84 and the high-frequency line 86 to the outside crosses the cross-sectional diameter direction of the upper pipe 64 A as the flow path.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the line extraction pipe 80 may be provided only at the radial portion. .
- FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a part of the embodiment of the device of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG.
- the line take-out pipe 8 OA is connected to the lower end of the lower hollow pipe member 74 A of the mounting table support column 74 and the exhaust pipe It is provided in the radial direction so as to penetrate one side wall of the road 64.
- the mounting table support column 74 is in a state of being cantilevered.
- the line outlet tube in the radial direction opposite to the line outlet tube 8 OA is used. Since the installation is omitted, the exhaust resistance is reduced, and the exhaust gas can be discharged more smoothly.
- a high-frequency power system (high-frequency line 86) and another power system (hi-ray line 84) can be formed separately.
- the refrigerant circuit 94 can be formed in any electric power system.
- an inductively coupled plasma type etching apparatus has been described as an example.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applicable to any type of etching apparatus.
- the present invention is also applicable to a parallel plate type processing apparatus and the like.
- the present invention is not limited to an etching processing apparatus, but can be applied to a CVD film forming apparatus, an oxide diffusion apparatus, an assuring apparatus, a reforming apparatus, and the like.
- the heating means is not limited to the resistance heating heater, but may be a heating lamp.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a processing apparatus for thermal CVD film formation as another embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
- the same parts as those in the configuration shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. .
- a shower head 102 having a large number of gas injection holes 100 is provided on the ceiling of the processing container 28, instead of the ceiling dome 46 and the high-frequency coil 50.
- thermal CVD processing is performed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the installation of the gas injection holes 58, the bias electrodes 34, the high-frequency electrodes 90 for bias, and the like shown in FIG. 1 are omitted.
- the flow of gas on the wafer surface can be made uniform without causing deviation. This makes it possible to make the processing uniform, that is, to improve the in-plane uniformity of the film thickness.
- a semiconductor wafer has been described as an example of an object to be processed, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to an LCD substrate, a glass substrate, and the like.
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