WO2005121392A1 - スパッタリング装置及び方法並びにスパッタリング制御用プログラム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sputtering apparatus and method, and a program for controlling sputtering.
- the present invention relates to, for example, a sputtering apparatus and method for depositing a thin film such as a reflection film or a transmission film made of a metal or an insulator on a surface of an object to be processed by a sputtering source, and a program for controlling sputtering.
- a sputtering type film forming apparatus that deposits various thin films on an object to be processed such as an aerial glass substrate, a polycarbonate substrate, or the like.
- a sputtering apparatus biases a target of a predetermined deposit provided in a vacuum vessel to a cathode, and bombards the cathode with ions of a discharge gas such as argon (Ar).
- a discharge gas such as argon (Ar).
- the material that constitutes the target is struck out in the form of atoms, molecules, or clusters, and deposited as a thin film on the workpiece.
- V a so-called “magnetron method”
- a magnet unit is provided on the back side of the target (the side opposite to the object to be processed), and the generated magnetic field causes charged particles to be confined near the surface of the target to obtain a high plasma density.
- the target in the magnetron type sputtering apparatus is a film material
- the target is inevitably scraped and reduced as the object to be processed is processed. This occurs when a small amount of time elapses at the start of use of the force generated on the surface of the target facing the object to be processed and increases as the number of objects to be processed increases. For this reason, as the amount of target used, that is, the number of processed objects increases, the As the distance between the workpiece and the target increases, the distance between the magnet unit and the target surface decreases.
- the uniformity of the film thickness deposited on the object to be processed also changes. That is, even if the uniformity of the film thickness is good at the start of use of the target, there is a problem that the uniformity of the film thickness is poor at the end of use of the target.
- the object to be processed is a substrate for a liquid crystal display or an optical disk, it is desirable that the film thickness be uniform for all products. However, if the uniformity is reduced due to a decrease in the number of targets, the product yield is reduced. Affect.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which a magnet is rotated at an optimal rotation number set in advance according to a target material and required quality. Has proposed a technique for forming a uniform film.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for forming a uniform film on a rectangular substrate or the like by individually adjusting the rotational speed distribution of a plurality of magnets.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a material for a backing plate supporting a target. There has been proposed a technology for forming a uniform film by suppressing fluctuations in the number of revolutions due to eddy currents by making it optimal. However, these technologies do not focus on the abrasion of the target over time, but rather reduce the uniformity of the film thickness of the sequentially produced product from the start to the end of use of the target. It cannot be prevented.
- Patent Documents 4 to 6 disclose prior arts that focus on such target shaving. That is, Patent Documents 4 and 5 disclose that the whole or part of the permanent magnet unit is moved away from the target to change the magnetic field distribution and strength on the target surface, and further, the position where the magnetic field parallel to the target exists. This is a technology that ensures uniformity of the film thickness until the target use starting force is completed. Further, Patent Document 6 is a technique in which a constant film forming condition can be maintained by adjusting the excitation power to a rotating electromagnet coil according to the erosion state of the target surface over time.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-195649
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 08-144058
- Patent Document 3 JP 2001-329362 A
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent No. 2912864
- Patent Document 5 JP-A-09-176852
- Patent Document 6 JP-A-10-60640
- Patent Documents 4 and 5 include a mechanism for adjusting the distance to the target by moving the permanent magnet unit up and down in the axial direction, in addition to the mechanism for rotating the permanent magnet unit. This necessitates complicated devices and high cost.
- provision of a rotating electromagnet coil also complicates the apparatus and increases cost, and it is not possible to adjust the excitation power supplied to the electromagnet coil to an optimal value. It is very time-consuming.
- Patent Document 1 since the rotation speed of the magnet is merely controlled by a constant rotation speed corresponding to the target material or the like, even if the target is made of the same material, the distance from the magnet unit or the like changes due to scraping. If this happens, it is not possible to cope with the increased non-uniformity of film thickness between products.
- Patent Document 2 it is necessary to provide a plurality of individually rotating magnets, so that the apparatus becomes complicated and costly.
- a plurality of rotating magnets predetermined in accordance with a rectangular substrate or the like are provided. Since it is controlled only by the velocity distribution of the magnet, if the distance from the magnet unit or the like changes due to the scraping of the target, it is not possible to cope with the unevenness of the film thickness between products caused by the change.
- Patent Document 3 the selection of the material of the backing plate suppresses fluctuations in the number of revolutions of the magnet due to eddy currents and improves the uniformity of the film thickness. It cannot cope with the change in the distance from etc.
- the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple configuration, a target starting force, and a uniform film thickness to the end. Apparatus and Method and Sputtering Control Program that Can Secure In providing rams.
- the present invention provides a target disposed to face an object to be processed, and a magnetic field that is rotatably provided on the back side of the target and is generated with the rotation.
- a control device for changing the rotation speed of the magnet unit in a stepwise manner until the use starting force of the target is also completed is connected.
- high density plasma is generated by a magnetic field generated by a magnet unit that is rotated by a rotating mechanism, and the constituent material of the target placed opposite to the object to be processed is deposited in a film shape on the object to be processed.
- the number of rotations of the magnet unit by the rotation mechanism is switched stepwise from the start to the end of use of the target.
- a sputtering control program for controlling a rotating mechanism for rotating a magnet unit disposed on the back surface of the sputtering target by a computer, between a start of use of the target and an end thereof.
- the method is characterized in that the number of rotations of the magnet unit is changed stepwise by controlling the rotation mechanism.
- the rotation speed of the magnet unit is increased stepwise. By changing the thickness, it is possible to change the magnetic field characteristics and maintain the generated film thickness uniform.
- the control device includes: a driving unit that drives the rotation mechanism; a detection unit that detects a measurement value indicating a usage time or a usage amount of the target; A setting unit for setting a plurality of rotation speeds, a selection unit for selecting the rotation speed set in the setting unit in accordance with the measurement value detected by the detection unit, and switching to the rotation speed selected by the selection unit. And a switching unit that instructs the driving unit to perform the following operations.
- the computer is configured to detect a measured value indicating a use time or a used amount of the target, set a plurality of rotation speeds according to the measured value, and, in accordance with the detected measured value, It is characterized in that the set number of revolutions is selected and an instruction to switch to the selected number of revolutions is output.
- the target is consumed as the use time elapses or as the use amount increases.
- the number of revolutions is switched at an appropriate timing, and the film thickness can be kept uniform from the start to the end of use.
- the setting unit is configured to set a lower rotation speed as the usage time or usage amount of the target increases.
- the rotational speed of the magnet unit is switched to a lower rotational speed with a higher rotational force as the use time or the use amount of the target increases.
- the optimum high rotation speed at the start of use of the target is gradually switched to the low rotation speed rather than being maintained constant until the end of use, so that the constant rotation speed can be obtained. In this case, it is possible to prevent a decrease in the uniformity of the film thickness caused by the consumption of the target.
- the present invention it is possible to provide a sputtering apparatus and method, and a sputtering control program capable of ensuring uniformity of the film thickness from the start to the end of use of the target with a simple configuration.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified configuration diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a rotation speed control device in the embodiment of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a difference in a magnetic field component perpendicular to a target according to different rotation speeds.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a difference in film thickness uniformity at the start and end of a target when the number of rotations is constant.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing switching of the number of revolutions according to the passage of time in the embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the film thickness is maintained before and after the rotation speed is switched in the embodiment of FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing experimental results of measuring the film thickness by a sputtering apparatus to which the present invention is applied and the uniformity of the film thickness by a sputtering apparatus to which the present invention is not applied.
- FIG. 8 is a simplified configuration diagram showing an example of another sputtering apparatus to which the present invention can be applied. Explanation of symbols
- 702a Switching time setting section 702b: Rotation speed setting section
- the present apparatus includes a vacuum chamber 11, a support base 20, a target 15, a housing 10, a permanent magnet unit M, and the like.
- the vacuum chamber 11 is configured to be able to maintain a reduced pressure atmosphere by a vacuum exhaust system 21. Further, the vacuum chamber 11 is provided with a gas inlet 18 for introducing a sputtering gas.
- the support table 20 is provided in the vacuum chamber 11, and is a table on which a workpiece 19 such as a substrate to be film-formed is placed.
- a target 15 is provided above the support 20 in the vacuum chamber 11 at a position facing the workpiece 19 on the support 20.
- the target 15 is a member made of a film material, and is supported and fixed in the vacuum chamber 11 via a cooling mechanism 14 and a backing plate B.
- the cooling mechanism 14 is a mechanism provided with a water path or the like (not shown) through which cooling water or the like for cooling the target 15 can flow, and an insulating ring 13 for insulating the target 15 to apply a bias voltage. It is attached to the vacuum chamber 11 via a.
- a vacuum chamber is provided between the insulating ring 13 and the vacuum chamber 11 and the cooling mechanism 14.
- An O-ring 12 is provided to maintain the airtightness of Yamba 11.
- a knocking plate B is attached to a lower portion of the cooling mechanism 14 by a target holder 16, and a target 15 is fixed to the backing plate B.
- the backing plate B is a disk-shaped or annular member having good conductivity such that an eddy current flow path is generated in or around the target 15 due to a change in the magnetic field.
- the housing 10 is attached to an upper portion of the vacuum chamber 11, and a permanent magnet unit M is provided inside the housing 10 (on the rear side of the target 15).
- the permanent magnet unit M is fixed to an inner magnet unit Ml, an outer magnet unit M2, and a force magnet mounting plate 4 provided in a double annular shape, and includes a motor and the like mounted on an upper portion of the housing 10.
- the rotation mechanism 9 is configured to be eccentrically rotatable around the rotation axis 8. Therefore, the permanent magnet unit M is configured to generate a magnetic field in a space near the surface of the target 15 while eccentrically rotating.
- the rotation mechanism 9 is configured so that the rotation speed thereof is controlled by the rotation speed control device 7.
- the rotation speed control device 7 changes the rotation speed of the rotation mechanism 9 at a predetermined timing until the use starting force of the target 15 also ends. Basically, this control is performed at a certain speed (rotational speed N1) between the start of use (0) and the end time (t2) at a certain time (tl) lower than that at a certain time (tl). The number is changed to N2).
- the rotation speed control device 7 can be realized by a dedicated electronic circuit, a computer operated by a predetermined program, or the like.
- the rotation speed control device 7 has a configuration as shown by virtual functional blocks in FIG. That is, the rotation speed control device 7 includes a timer 701, a memory 702, a detection unit 703, a selection unit 704, a switching unit 705, and a driving unit 706.
- Timer 701 is a means for measuring time.
- the memory 702 is a means for storing various settings, and includes a switching time setting unit 702a for setting a speed switching time, a rotation speed setting unit 702b for setting an initial rotation speed and a rotation speed corresponding to each switching time. have.
- the detecting unit 703 is means for detecting that the time measured by the timer 701 has reached the time set in the switching time setting unit 702a.
- the selection unit 704 is means for selecting a corresponding rotation speed when the detection unit 703 detects that the switching time has arrived.
- the switching unit 705 includes a selection unit 704 Means for instructing switching to the rotation speed selected by the user.
- the drive unit 706 is a driver that drives the rotation mechanism 9 according to the rotation speed set in the rotation speed setting unit 702b. In addition, when a switching instruction is issued by the switching unit 705, the driving unit 706 switches to the instructed rotation speed.
- the specific switching time and the number of rotations can be freely set according to the workpiece 19; however, in this apparatus, the number of rotations of the target 15 at the start of use tO [s] is set to the initial sputtering time. It is assumed that Nl [rpm] suitable for running is used, and the rotation speed is switched to N2 [rpm] (N1> N2) at time tl [s] until the end time t2 [s].
- the switching time and the number of rotations can be set by the user through the input unit K such as a keyboard, a touch panel, or a switch. You may enter a value. It may be possible to input by selecting the menu power of the interface prepared in advance.
- one of the typical setting values may be selected, or it is automatically selected only by selecting specific conditions such as the type of the workpiece 19 and the material of the target 15 which are not numerical values.
- a different numerical value may be set. Note that a computer program for controlling the operation of the apparatus according to the procedure described below and a recording medium on which the computer program is recorded are also aspects of the present invention.
- the switching time and the rotation speed are set in the switching time setting unit 702a and the rotation speed setting unit 702b.
- the object to be processed 19 is placed on the support 20 and the vacuum chamber 11 is evacuated.
- a predetermined sputtering gas such as argon (Ar) is introduced from the gas inlet 18.
- the drive unit 706 of the rotation speed control device 7 drives the rotation mechanism 9 according to the rotation speed set in advance in the rotation speed setting unit 702b as an initial rotation speed, so that the permanent magnet unit M rotates at this rotation speed.
- a sputtering apparatus such as this apparatus, an eddy current is generated in the target 15 or a conductive member in the vicinity of the target 15 in a direction to cancel the change in the magnetic field, in accordance with the rotation speed of the permanent magnet unit M. I do.
- the rotation speed of the permanent magnet unit M is changed, it is possible to control the surface magnetic field distribution and intensity of the target 15, and further, the position where the magnetic field parallel to the target 15 exists. That is, by changing the rotation speed of the permanent magnet unit M to change the magnetic field characteristics, the distribution of the sputtering rate on the surface of the target 15 is changed, and the distribution of the film thickness deposited on the workpiece 19 is controlled. Can be.
- the target 15 when the target 15 is rotated at a rotation speed N1 and when the target 15 is rotated at a rotation speed N2 (N1> N2), the target 15 is perpendicular to the target 15 immediately above the target 15.
- the different magnetic field components are different. Due to such a difference in the magnetic field components, the eddy current flowing through the cooling mechanism 14, the target 15, the target presser 16 and the conductors around it changes, and as a result, the combined magnetic field generated by the permanent magnet unit M and the eddy current differs. Become.
- the thickness of the film deposited on the workpiece at the start and end of use of the target 15 is determined.
- the distribution is shown in FIG.
- the magnetic field is constant with time, the distance between the surface of the target 15 and the workpiece 19 and the distance between the permanent magnet unit M and the surface of the target 15 are reduced as the target is scraped.
- the film thickness deposited on the object to be processed 19 varies greatly between the start and end of the target 15.
- the selecting unit 704 sets the rotation speed N2. Then, the switching unit 705 instructs the driving unit 706 to switch to the rotation speed N2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the drive unit 706 switches the driving of the rotation mechanism 9 from the rotation speed N1 to the rotation speed N2.
- the distribution of the film thickness is as shown in FIG. That is, the permanent magnet unit M is operated at the rotation speed N1 from the initial time 0 to a certain time tl.
- the time tl is reached, as shown in the left column of FIG. 6, the distribution of the film thickness deposited on the processing target 19 depends on the distance between the surface of the target 15 and the processing target 19 and the permanent distribution. Due to the influence of the change in the distance between the magnet unit M and the surface of the target 15, the magnet unit M deviates to some extent.
- the rotation speed control device 7 changes the rotation speed of the permanent magnet unit M to N2). Then, the magnetic field component parallel to the target 15 directly above the target 15 changes (see Fig. 3), and as a result, the film thickness distribution changes as shown in the right column of Fig. 6, and the uniformity deteriorates. Is stopped. Further, when the time t2 is reached, the distribution of the film thickness deposited on the processing object 19 is balanced in the evaluation range, and good uniformity is achieved. Through this series of controls, the uniformity of the film thickness deposited on the workpiece 19 from the beginning to the end of use of the target 15 is within ⁇ U (any allowable range) [%], and the rotation speed is not changed. The yield is improved as compared with the case.
- FIG. 7 shows the experimental results based on the present invention as described above.
- a semi-transparent film was formed on a single-sided two-layer DVD material substrate, and the target life (WH) indicated by the power consumption according to the increase in the number of processed substrates was This is a measurement of the uniformity (MAX-MINZMAX + MIN) x 100 [%] of the translucent film formed on each substrate.
- the target life is 15000 [WH]. After that, the distribution showed a deteriorating tendency, and increased to around 35000 [WH] and increased to more than ⁇ 3 [%].
- the rotation speed of the target 15 is reduced to 120 [rpm] near the target life of 19000 [WH] and further reduced to 60 [prm] near 31000 [WH], the uniformity is ⁇ 1 to Within 2 [%].
- the uniformity of the film thickness can be made close to a constant, and the yield of the processing object 19 can be improved.
- a certain rotation speed is gradually increased to another constant rotation speed. Since it is only necessary to change the configuration, it is not necessary to adjust the mechanism by moving the magnet up and down, adjust the rotation speed distribution of many magnets, or adjust the excitation power of the electromagnet coil. Simplification and low cost can be realized.
- the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.
- the measurement of the use time or the amount of use until the use start force of the target also ends is measured by measuring the use start time in the above embodiment, and by measuring the power consumption in the example. went.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the target use amount may be measured by measuring the weight of the target, measuring the distance using infrared rays, or the like, and the switching timing may be determined based on the degree of the measurement.
- the target usage may be measured by counting the number of processed objects. In other words, the measurement of target usage time and usage includes a wide range of cases in which any numerical value proportional to target consumption is measured directly or indirectly.
- the number of times of switching the number of rotations and the type of the number of rotations to be switched may be switched at least once to a different number of rotations as described in the above-described embodiment. You may make it switch to a different rotational speed.
- the specific value of the number of rotations is not limited to the example described above. In general, as described above, it is preferable to gradually decrease the rotation speed.However, depending on the workpiece and the target, the rotation speed may be gradually increased, or a combination of the decrease and the increase may be used. ,.
- the components of the sputtering apparatus are not limited to those described in the above embodiment, and various components can be applied according to the type of target object to be processed.
- the present invention can also be applied to a sputtering apparatus in which a center mask 22 for masking sputtering or the like is provided at the center of a disk substrate as an object to be processed 19.
- the type of the object to be processed which is an object of the present invention, is not limited to a specific object, and can be applied to any object to be formed into a film by sputtering.
- the present invention provides a force suitable for a sputtering apparatus disclosed in JP-A-2002-294446 and JP-A-2001-262337, but is not limited thereto.
- the shape, material, structure, etc. of the backing plate, cooling mechanism, etc. are also free.
- any material that can be used at present or in the future can be applied as long as it can form a film on an object to be processed by magnetron sputtering.
- the knocking plate may be formed of any material and shape as long as it is a conductive material typically using copper or a copper alloy. Permanent magnets are desirable from the viewpoint of simplification of the apparatus and low cost, but a cooling mechanism that can use electromagnets can also employ various cooling media and heat radiation shapes.
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