WO2004068917A1 - プラズマ処理装置およびプラズマ処理方法 - Google Patents
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- plasma processing apparatuses are frequently used to perform processes such as formation of oxide films, crystal growth of semiconductor layers, etching, and asshing.
- a high-frequency plasma processing apparatus that generates a plasma by supplying a high-frequency electromagnetic field into a processing container to ionize or dissociate a gas in the processing container. Since this high-frequency plasma processing apparatus can generate high-density plasma at low pressure, efficient plasma processing can be performed.
- the high-frequency electromagnetic field will contain a frequency component different from the center frequency fe, which is different from the guide wavelength g of the waveguide 1014 corresponding to the center frequency fc.
- Wavelength component; 1 the center frequency changes from fc due to long-term operation or changing the output power, the distribution of the wavelength component in the waveguide of the waveguide 1014 changes accordingly; therefore, the wavelength component different from Lg; Will increase.
- 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an example of the configuration of an attenuator.
- This automatic matching device includes a load matching device 16 installed in a cylindrical waveguide 14, a driving device 17 of the load matching device 16, and a detector 1 also installed in the cylindrical waveguide 14. 8 and a control device 19 for controlling the drive device 17 of the load matching device 16 based on the output signal of the detector 18.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing one configuration example of the load matching unit 16 and the detector 18, and shows a cross-sectional configuration including the axis (Z) of the cylindrical waveguide 14 provided with these components.
- the load matching unit 16 is composed of a plurality of stubs projecting radially from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical waveguide 14.
- the plasma processing apparatus is provided with a high-frequency generator having high output and good frequency stability, which can be realized at low cost.
- the high-frequency generator 11B shown in Fig. 8 uses a high-frequency oscillator, such as a magnetron. Have multiple. All of these high-frequency oscillators 3OA, 30B,..., 30C have their oscillation frequencies fixed to the frequency of the reference signal by injection of the reference signal generated by the reference oscillator 34. The high-frequency electromagnetic fields generated by the high-frequency oscillators 30A to 30C are combined by the combiner 38 and then output to the rectangular waveguide 12 shown in FIG.
- a high-frequency oscillator such as a magnetron. Have multiple. All of these high-frequency oscillators 3OA, 30B,..., 30C have their oscillation frequencies fixed to the frequency of the reference signal by injection of the reference signal generated by the reference oscillator 34.
- the high-frequency electromagnetic fields generated by the high-frequency oscillators 30A to 30C are combined by the combiner 38 and then output to the rectangular waveguide 12 shown in FIG.
- the output power of each of the high-frequency oscillators 3OA to 30C is 1 kW, and when supplying 1.9 kW of power, only two high-frequency oscillators 3OA and 30B are used. While operating, stop other high-frequency oscillators and adjust the attenuator 50 to attenuate the output power from 2.01: to 1.9 KW. This reduces the power consumption of the stopped high-frequency oscillator, so the running cost is lower than using a single high-power high-frequency oscillator.
- the reference oscillator 34 may be provided in common for a plurality of high-frequency oscillators, or may be provided individually for each of the high-frequency oscillators 3OA to 30C. Further, the output powers of the high-frequency oscillators 30A to 30C may be the same or different. Further, the configuration including the circulator 35 and the dummy load 36 may be provided in common for a plurality of high-frequency oscillators, or provided separately for each of the high-frequency oscillators 30A to 30C. You may be.
- the plasma processing apparatus has a high output that can be realized at low cost.
- a high frequency source having good frequency stability is provided.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the configuration of this high-frequency generation source.
- components corresponding to the components shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 1 and 5.
- the high-frequency generation source 11C shown in FIG. 9 has a plurality of high-frequency oscillators such as magnetrons. These high-frequency oscillators 30D, 30 ⁇ , ⁇ , 3OF have different output powers, and are connected in cascade in ascending order of output power. That is, the output power of the first-stage high-frequency oscillator 30 D is set to P. D , the output power of the second-stage high-frequency oscillator 30 E is P. E , P is the output power of the final stage high-frequency oscillator 3OF. If F
- a reference oscillator 34 is connected to the first-stage high-frequency oscillator 30 D, and a reference signal generated by the reference oscillator 34 is injected.
- the other high-frequency oscillators are injected with the high-frequency electromagnetic field generated by the high-frequency oscillator at the preceding stage.
- the rectangular waveguide 12 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to the high-frequency oscillator 3 OF at the last stage via a rectangular waveguide 33, a circulator 35 and an attenuator 50.
- the frequency fixed width ⁇ f in each stage can be widened. Therefore, the frequency can be fixed even if the center frequency of the high-frequency oscillator in each stage fluctuates somewhat. Therefore, even when the oscillation frequency of the high-output high-frequency oscillator 30F is fixed using the low-output reference oscillator 34, a stable frequency can be fixed. Therefore, it is not necessary to use an expensive high-output reference oscillator to realize a high-frequency source with high output and good frequency stability. The production cost of the source or the plasma processing apparatus in which it is used can be reduced.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing one configuration example of an ECR plasma processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.
- components corresponding to the components shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG.
- the ECR plasma processing apparatus shown in FIG. 10 has a container 101 including a plasma chamber 101A in which plasma is generated and a reaction chamber 101B in which processing such as plasma CVD is performed.
- a main electromagnetic coil 191 that forms a magnetic field having a magnetic flux density B of 87.5 mT in the plasma chamber 101A.
- One end of a cylindrical waveguide 14 is connected to the upper end of the plasma chamber 101A via a dielectric plate 107. From this cylindrical waveguide 14, the electron cyclotron frequency (electrons in the plasma center around the lines of magnetic force) 2.
- the high frequency electromagnetic field F with the same frequency as 45 GHz is supplied.
- a mounting table 103 on which an Si substrate 4 as an object to be processed is arranged is accommodated inside the reaction chamber 101B communicating with the plasma chamber 101A.
- An auxiliary electromagnetic coil 192 is provided below the bottom of the reaction chamber 101B.
- a magnetic field generator including the main electromagnetic coil 19 1 and the auxiliary electromagnetic coil 192 forms a mirror magnetic field MM in the reaction chamber 101B.
- a high-frequency generation source 11 is connected to the other end of the cylindrical waveguide 14 having one end connected to the plasma chamber 101A via a rectangular cylindrical converter 13 and a rectangular waveguide 12.
- This high-frequency source 11 is the same as that shown in FIG.
- an automatic matching device including a load matching device 16, a driving device 17, a detector 18, and a control device 19 as shown in FIG. 14 is also provided.
- a circular polarization converter 20 may be provided.
- the impedance matching can be accurately performed by the automatic matching device. Thereby, a high-frequency electromagnetic field can be efficiently supplied into the plasma chamber 101A, and the energy efficiency of the plasma processing apparatus can be improved.
- the high-frequency generator 11 does not require an expensive high-output oscillator, it is possible to suppress the manufacturing cost of an energy-efficient plasma processing apparatus.
- the high frequency sources 11A, 11B, and 11C shown in FIGS. 5, 8, and 9 may be used instead of the high frequency source 11.
- the load matching unit 16 that can be used in the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the one including the plurality of stubs 71 8 to 71 and 72 A to 72 C shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another configuration example of the load matching unit 16.
- the branch waveguides 271A to 271C and 272A to 272C include a rectangular waveguide having a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the axis of the waveguide, a cylindrical waveguide having a circular cross section, and a conductor having an elliptical cross section. Waveguides, waveguides with rectangular cross-sections with rounded corners, and waveguides with ridges in the center can be used.
- the short plate 275 is attached to the tip of a rod 276 extending in the axial direction of the branch waveguides 271A to 271C and 272A to 272C.
- the rod 276 is translated in the axial direction of the branch waveguides 271A to 271C and 272A to 272C by the driving device of the load matching device 16 so that the short plate 275 is moved in parallel to the branch waveguides 271A to 271C.
- the reactance of the branch waveguides 271A to 271C and 272A to 272C changes according to the electrical length which is a value obtained by dividing the length from one end to the other end by the guide wavelength ⁇ g. Therefore, by sliding the short plate 275, which is the other end of the branch waveguides 271A to 271C and 272A to 272C, to change the electrical length, the branch waveguide 27
- the reactance of 1 A to 27 1 C and 272 A to 272 C can be changed from a sufficiently large value of-(minus) to a sufficiently large value of + (plus) via 0 (zero).
- the interval between the branch waveguides 271 A to 271 C and 272 A to 272 C in the direction of the axis (Z) of the cylindrical waveguide 14 is LgZ4. Therefore, as described above, by changing the reactance of the branch waveguides 271 A to 271 C and 272 A to 272 C from 0 (zero) force to a sufficiently large value of +/ ⁇ , the matching of the load matching device 16 is improved.
- the area can be the entire Smith Chart area. Branch waveguide 271 A to 271 C etc. Even if the distance is set to g / 8, the matching area can be set to the entire Smith chart. This enables impedance matching in all phases even if the reflection from the load plasma is large.
- branch waveguides 27 1 A to 27 1 C and 272 A to 272 C are formed in cylindrical waveguides 14 such as stubs 71 A to 71 C and 72 A to 72 C. Since there is no protruding configuration, the discharge between the opposing branch waveguides 271A to 271C and the branch waveguides 272A to 272C even if the reflection from the load plasma is large. Does not happen. It should be noted that even with only the branch waveguides 27 1 A to 27 1 C, it is possible to set the matching area to the entire Smith chart and achieve impedance matching in all phases.
- the distance between the branch waveguides 27 1 A and 27 1 B may be Lg / 4
- the distance between the branch waveguides 27 1 B and 27 1 C may be g / 8.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention can be used for an etching apparatus, a CVD apparatus, an assulating apparatus, and the like.
- a reference oscillator having a lower output power and a stable oscillation frequency than a high-frequency oscillator that generates a high-frequency electromagnetic field used for plasma generation is prepared, and a reference signal generated by this reference oscillator is converted to a high-frequency signal. Inject into the oscillator and fix the oscillation frequency of the high-frequency oscillator to the frequency of the reference signal. As a result, the frequency of the high-frequency oscillator Since the wave number bandwidth is narrowed and the oscillation frequency is stabilized, frequency components different from the frequency of the reference signal are reduced.
- the automatic matching device provided in the waveguide for guiding the high-frequency electromagnetic field generated by the high-frequency oscillator to the container in which the plasma is generated based on the frequency of the reference signal, the impedance matching is performed accurately, and the energy Efficiency can be improved.
- the high-frequency electromagnetic field generated by the high-frequency oscillator is attenuated by the attenuator and supplied into the container in which the plasma is generated.
- the power supplied to the container can be changed.
- since it is not necessary to change the output power of the high-frequency oscillator it is possible to prevent the fixed oscillation frequency from being unable to be maintained due to the change of the center frequency according to the change of the output power.
- the high-frequency electromagnetic fields generated by the plurality of high-frequency oscillators into which the reference signal is injected are synthesized and supplied to the container in which the plasma is generated.
- a plurality of high-frequency oscillators are connected in cascade in ascending order of output power, a reference signal is injected into the first high-frequency oscillator, and high-frequency electromagnetic waves generated by the preceding high-frequency oscillator are injected into the other high-frequency oscillators.
- the field is injected, and the high-frequency electromagnetic field generated by the final high-frequency oscillator is supplied to the vessel where the plasma is generated.
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