WO2007072846A1 - 半導体センサ及び半導体センサ用センサ本体の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a semiconductor sensor and a method of manufacturing a sensor body for a semiconductor sensor, and in particular, acceleration in a predetermined direction due to externally applied force and a predetermined direction applied in a stationary state by tilting.
- the present invention relates to a semiconductor sensor capable of measuring the gravitational acceleration of a semiconductor, or a semiconductor sensor used as a gyro and a method of manufacturing a sensor main body used for the semiconductor sensor.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-125704 (Patent Document 1) and the like show an example of a semiconductor sensor including a sensor main body, an additional weight portion, and a pedestal.
- the sensor main body has a weight part at the center, a cylindrical support part at the outer peripheral part, and a diaphragm part between the weight part and the support part. And the support part is supported by the cylindrical base.
- the additional weight portion is fixed to the end portion of the weight portion and is disposed in a space surrounded by the pedestal and the support portion.
- the weight and the additional weight part move based on acceleration caused by externally applied force or gravitational acceleration applied while the sensor is tilted and V-shaped!
- the sensor element formed in the diaphragm part outputs a detection signal of the calorie velocity corresponding to the amount of distortion.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-125704
- An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor sensor capable of reducing the thickness dimension and a method of manufacturing a sensor body for a semiconductor sensor.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor sensor that does not require a pedestal that supports a support portion, and a method for manufacturing the same. Means for solving the problem
- a semiconductor sensor to be improved by the present invention includes a sensor body having a weight portion at the center, a cylindrical support portion at the outer periphery, and a diaphragm portion between the weight portion and the support portion. And an additional weight portion fixed to the fixed portion so that a center line passing through the center of the weight portion and extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the diaphragm portion extends passes through the center of gravity.
- the length dimension in the direction in which the center line of the weight part and the additional weight part extends is shorter than the length dimension in the direction in which the center line of the support part extends.
- the weight part and the additional weight part are accommodated in a space surrounded by the support part and have a size and a shape that can move in the space.
- the weight part and The additional weight portion can be stored in a space surrounded by the support portion. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a pedestal for supporting the support portion as in the prior art by having a size and shape that allow the weight portion and the additional weight portion to move within the space surrounded by the support portion.
- the thickness dimension can be reduced by reducing the number of parts of the semiconductor sensor.
- the additional weight portion is located between the upper surface facing the back surface of the diaphragm portion, the lower surface facing the upper surface in the direction in which the center line extends, and the support portion facing the support portion.
- An outer peripheral surface can be provided.
- the shape of the inner peripheral surface of the support portion facing the additional weight portion and the shape of the additional weight portion are the outer circumference of the additional weight portion when the additional weight portion is displaced by a predetermined amount toward the diaphragm portion side.
- the outer corner formed between the surface and the upper surface is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the support portion so that the amount of displacement of the additional weight portion in the direction toward the diaphragm portion is regulated. Is preferred.
- the diaphragm portion can be prevented from being damaged by the movement of the additional weight portion.
- Another semiconductor sensor of the present invention includes a sensor body having a weight portion at the center, a cylindrical support portion at the outer peripheral portion, and a diaphragm portion between the weight portion and the support portion. ing. And the length dimension in the direction in which the center line of the weight part extends is equal to the center line of the support part.
- the weight portion is shorter than the length in the extending direction, and the weight portion has a size and shape that can move in a space surrounded by the support portion. Even in such a semiconductor sensor, the thickness dimension can be reduced by reducing the number of parts of the semiconductor sensor, which does not need to be provided with a pedestal for supporting the support portion as in the prior art.
- the sensor body used for the semiconductor sensor of the present invention can be manufactured as follows. First. One surface of the semiconductor substrate is covered with an insulating layer, and the insulating layer is covered with a photosensitive resist to form a first non-photosensitive resist layer. Next, development is performed after the first unphotosensitive resist layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays through a photomask, and a first etching opening having a predetermined shape is provided on one surface of the semiconductor substrate. A first resist layer is formed to cover the portion to be formed. Then, an etching process is performed through the first etching opening, and the insulating layer in a position corresponding to the first etching opening is removed, thereby forming a second etching opening in the insulating layer.
- a recess is formed in the semiconductor substrate by performing an anisotropic etching process through the second etching opening.
- a second non-photosensitive resist layer is formed by covering the wall insulating film and the insulating layer continuous with the wall insulating film with a photosensitive resist, and forming a photomask on the second non-photosensitive resist layer. Development is performed after irradiating with ultraviolet rays, and a second resist layer having a predetermined shape is formed at the center position of the recess to cover the portion where the weight portion is formed with an area smaller than the area of the bottom surface of the recess. Then, a third resist layer is formed to cover the portion around the recess where the support portion is formed, and a third etching opening is formed between the second resist layer and the third resist layer.
- an annular fourth etching opening is formed in the wall surface insulating film. Then, after removing the second and third resist layers, an anisotropic etching process is performed through the fourth etching opening, thereby forming an annular recess in the portion of the semiconductor substrate located at the bottom of the recess. Then, the diaphragm portion is constituted by the portion of the semiconductor substrate at the position corresponding to the bottom surface in the annular recess, and the weight portion is constituted by the portion of the semiconductor substrate remaining in the central portion of the annular recess.
- the length dimension in the direction in which the center line of the weight part extends is such that the center line of the support part is A sensor body shorter than the length dimension in the extending direction can be easily formed.
- the etching treatment may be wet etching or dry etching.
- the insulating layer has, for example, a two-layer structure of a silicon oxide film formed by thermally oxidizing the surface of a semiconductor substrate and a silicon nitride film formed on the silicon oxide film by a thin film forming technique. You can adopt what you do. This improves the adhesion of the silicon nitride film to the semiconductor substrate.
- a silicon nitride film formed by a thin film forming technique can be used as the wall surface insulating film.
- the second non-photosensitive resist layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays through a photomask.
- the second non-photosensitive resist layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays through a first negative photomask, and the second non-photosensitive resist layer is irradiated with ultraviolet rays.
- the second irradiation step can be performed by irradiating ultraviolet rays to crosslink the portion where the weight portion of the second non-photosensitive resist layer is formed. In this way, the second and third resist layers having accurate shapes and dimensions can be formed.
- the first negative photomask has a first photomask for the main body so that the ultraviolet light is not irradiated to portions other than the main body through which the ultraviolet light passes and the portion where the second non-photosensitive resist layer support is formed. And a mask portion formed in the central portion on the opposing surface facing the two unphotosensitive resist layers.
- the second negative photomask can be configured to include a main body portion, a first mask portion, and a second mask portion.
- the main body portion includes a base portion that opposes the second unphotosensitive resist layer, and a protruding portion that protrudes from the base portion and has a shape along the inner wall surface of the concave portion, and through which ultraviolet light passes.
- the first mask portion is formed in an annular shape on the irradiation surface to which the ultraviolet rays of the base portion are irradiated.
- the second mask portion has a first portion of the protruding portion so that ultraviolet rays including a partial force where the first mask portion is not formed are not irradiated except for the portion where the weight portion of the second unphotosensitive resist layer is formed. It is formed in a ring shape at a portion facing the bottom surface of the concave portion of the facing surface facing the two unphotosensitive resist layers.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a semiconductor sensor according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.
- FIG. 3 (A) to (F) are views used to explain a method of manufacturing a sensor body used in the semiconductor sensor shown in FIG.
- FIG. 4 (A) to (E) are views used for explaining a method of manufacturing a sensor body used in the semiconductor sensor shown in FIG.
- FIGS. 5 (A) and 5 (B) are views used for explaining in detail the process of forming the second and third resist layers in the method of manufacturing the sensor body shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a view used for explaining in detail another process of forming the second and third resist layers in the method of manufacturing the sensor body shown in FIG. 4.
- FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a semiconductor sensor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a semiconductor sensor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a semiconductor sensor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of a semiconductor sensor according to an embodiment (first embodiment) of the present invention applied to an acceleration sensor
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.
- the semiconductor sensor of this example has a sensor body 1 and an additional weight portion 3 fixed to the sensor body 1.
- the sensor body 1 has a weight portion 5 positioned at the center, a cylindrical support portion 7 positioned on the outer peripheral portion, and a flexible diaphragm between the weight portion 5 and the support portion 7.
- a semiconductor crystal substrate that also has a single crystal silicon so as to have a portion 9 is formed by anisotropic etching.
- the weight portion 5 and the additional weight portion 3 are moved by the force based on the acceleration caused by the force received from the outside or the gravitational acceleration applied in a tilted stationary state, and the diaphragm portion 9 is moved.
- the resistance value of each diffused resistor that makes up the sensor element changes, and the acceleration in the three-axis direction corresponding to the amount of strain is detected.
- the weight part 5 has a shape protruding from the diaphragm part 9.
- Protruding direction of weight 5 Is the direction opposite to the surface on which the electrodes 11 are provided on the support portion 7 (that is, the direction of the back surface of the diaphragm portion 9).
- the weight portion 5 has a polygonal cross section, and a virtual line that passes through the center of the weight portion 5 and extends in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the diaphragm portion 9 extends is defined as a virtual center line C.
- the outer peripheral surface 5a of the weight part 5 centered on the center line C is inclined so as to approach the center line C as it is away from the diaphragm part 9.
- the length dimension L1 in the direction in which the center line C including the weight part 5 and the additional weight part 3 extends is shorter than the length dimension L2 in the direction in which the center line C of the support part 7 described later extends. Yes.
- the support portion 7 has a rectangular ring shape, and the inner peripheral surface 13 facing the additional weight portion 3 of the support portion 7 is substantially similar to the outer peripheral surface of the truncated pyramidal space.
- the four trapezoidal inclined surfaces of the same shape are combined in a ring shape.
- the inner peripheral surface 13 is inclined so that the center line C force also increases as the distance from the diaphragm portion 9 increases.
- the inclination angle ⁇ 1 with respect to the center line C of the inner peripheral surface 13 is 36 °. Due to the structure of the inner peripheral surface 13 of the support portion 7, the space 15 including the weight portion 5 and surrounded by the support portion 7 has a truncated pyramid shape whose cross-sectional area decreases toward the diaphragm portion 9. Will have.
- the additional weight portion 3 has a disk shape and is formed of tongue kten.
- the additional weight portion 3 includes a disc-shaped upper surface 3a extending along the diaphragm portion 9 and facing the rear surface of the diaphragm portion 9, a lower surface 3b facing the upper surface 3a in the direction in which the center line C extends, and an upper surface It has an outer peripheral surface 3c that is located between 3a and the lower surface 3b and faces the support portion 7. Therefore, an outer corner 3d having a right angle of intersection is formed between the outer peripheral surface 3c and the upper surface 3a.
- the center portion of the upper surface 3a is fixed to the bottom portion of the weight portion 5 using an adhesive.
- the additional weight 3 is fixed to the weight 5 so that the center line C of the weight 5 passes through the center of gravity of the additional weight 3.
- the weight part 5 and the additional weight part 3 are housed in a space 15 surrounded by the support part 7.
- the weight part 5 and the additional weight part 3 have dimensions and shapes that can move in the space 15. Further, in this example, when the additional weight portion 3 tries to move more than necessary, the outer corner 3d of the additional weight portion 3 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface 13 of the support portion 7, and the additional weight portion 3 is added.
- the amount of displacement is regulated within a predetermined range.
- both surfaces of the semiconductor substrate 21 are covered with an insulating layer 23.
- the insulating layer 23 may be a single layer or multiple layers.
- the insulating layer 23 includes a silicon oxide film (SiO film) 23A formed by thermally oxidizing the surface of the semiconductor substrate 21, and a silicon oxide film 23A.
- SiN film 23B silicon nitride film
- the insulating layer 23 is covered with a photosensitive resist to form a first non-photosensitive resist layer 25.
- development is performed after irradiating the first unphotosensitive resist layer 25 with ultraviolet rays through the first photomask, so that one surface of the semiconductor substrate 21 (FIG. 3).
- a first resist layer 29 having a first etching opening 27 having a predetermined shape is formed on the lower surface in (C).
- the first resist layer 29 covers a portion where the support portion 7 is formed in a later step.
- an etching process is performed through the first etching opening 27 using a wet etching solution, and the insulating layer located at a position corresponding to the first etching opening 27 is formed.
- the second etching opening 31 is formed in the insulating layer 23.
- phosphoric acid is used as the wet etching solution for the silicon nitride film (Si N film) 23B of the insulating layer 23, and the silicon oxide film (Si
- a recess 21a is formed in the semiconductor substrate 21 by performing an anisotropic etching process through the second etching opening 31 using an anisotropic etching solution.
- a KOH aqueous solution was used as the anisotropic etching solution.
- the inner wall surface 21b of the recess 21a was covered with a wall surface insulating film 33.
- the wall insulating film 33 is composed of a silicon nitride film (SiN film) formed by thin film formation technology.
- the second non-photosensitive resist layer is formed by covering the wall insulating film 33 and the insulating layer 23 continuous with the wall insulating film 33 with a photosensitive resist. 35 is formed.
- the non-photosensitive resist layer 35 is formed on the entire upper and lower surfaces of the semiconductor substrate 21.
- the second non-photosensitive resist layer 35 is irradiated with ultraviolet rays, so that a second shape of a predetermined shape having an area smaller than the area of the bottom surface of the recess 21a at the center position of the recess 21a.
- a third resist layer 39 is formed to form a resist layer 37 and cover the insulating layer 23 around the recess 21a, and a third etching layer 39 is formed between the second resist layer 37 and the third resist layer 39. Opening 41 is formed.
- the second resist layer 37 covers a portion where the weight portion 5 is formed in a later step, and the third resist layer 39 covers a portion where the support portion 7 is formed.
- a first negative photomask R1 was prepared.
- the first negative photomask R1 has a main body Rl1 formed of glass through which ultraviolet rays pass.
- a mask portion Ml is formed at the central portion on the facing surface R12 facing the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 of the main body portion Rl1.
- the mask portion Ml does not irradiate the UV light that has entered the main body portion R11 other than the portion around the concave portion 2 la of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 (the portion where the support portion 7 is formed in a later step). It has a shape that masks ultraviolet rays.
- the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 was irradiated with ultraviolet rays UV through the first negative photomask R1.
- the portion of the second non-photosensitive resist layer 35 where the support 7 is formed is crosslinked (first irradiation step).
- the second negative photomask R2 also has a main body R21 made of glass and through which ultraviolet rays pass.
- the main body R21 has a base R22 that faces the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35, and a protrusion R23 that protrudes from the base R22 and has a shape along the inner wall surface of the recess 21a.
- An annular first mask portion M2 is formed on the irradiation surface R24 to which the ultraviolet rays of the base portion R22 are irradiated.
- An annular second mask portion M3 is formed on the facing surface R25 of the protrusion R23 facing the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35.
- the annular second mask portion M3 has a portion other than the portion where the weight portion 5 of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 is formed by the ultraviolet ray UV contained in the portion where the first mask portion M2 is not formed. It has a shape that masks ultraviolet rays so that it is not irradiated. Then, the UV light was irradiated to the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 through the second negative photomask R2. As a result, the weight portion 5 of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 is crosslinked (second irradiation step).
- portion that is not irradiated with ultraviolet UV and not cross-linked was removed.
- portion where the support portion 7 of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 is formed is crosslinked.
- the portion where the weight portion 5 is formed is cross-linked, the first irradiation step and the second irradiation step are reversed, and the portion where the weight portion 5 of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35 is formed is A portion where the support portion 7 is formed after crosslinking may be crosslinked.
- a positive photomask may be used.
- ultraviolet irradiation can be performed using a negative photomask R3 as shown in FIG.
- the negative photomask R3 is formed with a mask portion M3 so that ultraviolet rays are not irradiated on portions other than the central portion and the peripheral portion of the concave portion 21a of the second unphotosensitive resist layer 35.
- an annular fourth etching is performed on the wall surface insulating film 33 by performing an etching process through the third etching opening 41 using a wet etching solution. Opening opening 43 is formed. Thereafter, the second resist layer 37 and the third resist layer 39 are removed.
- the anisotropic etching process is performed through the fourth etching opening 43 using an anisotropic etching solution to locate the bottom of the recess 21a.
- An annular recess 45 is formed in the portion of the semiconductor substrate 21 to be formed.
- the wall insulating film 33 and the insulating layer 23 at the bottom of the support portion 7 are removed, and the portion of the semiconductor substrate 21 at the position corresponding to the bottom surface of the annular recess 45 is A sensor body for a semiconductor sensor, comprising the diaphragm portion 9 and the weight portion 5 formed by the portion of the semiconductor substrate 21 remaining in the central portion of the annular recess 45, was completed.
- the length L1 in the direction in which the center line of the weight portion 5 and the additional weight portion 3 extends extends in the direction in which the center line C of the support portion 7 extends. Since it is shorter than the dimension L2, the weight part 5 and the additional weight part 3 can be stored in the space 15 surrounded by the support part 7. Therefore, since the weight 5 and the additional weight 3 have dimensions and shapes that can move in the space 15, it is not necessary to provide a pedestal that supports the support as in the past. To reduce the thickness dimension.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor sensor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the members corresponding to those in the first embodiment are indicated by using the reference numerals obtained by adding 100 to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor sensor in this example is semiconducting only by the sensor body 101.
- a body sensor is configured.
- the sensor body 101 has a weight portion 105 at the center, a cylindrical support portion 107 at the outer peripheral portion, and a diaphragm portion 109 between the weight portion 105 and the support portion 107.
- the length dimension of the weight portion 105 in the direction in which the center line C extends is shorter than the length dimension of the support portion 107 in the direction in which the center line C extends.
- the weight portion 105 has a size and a shape that can move in a space 115 surrounded by the support portion 107.
- the outer peripheral surface 105a of the weight 105 centered on the center line C extends in parallel with the center line C.
- the inner peripheral surface 113A in the region A1 facing the weight portion 105 of the support portion 107 extends in parallel with the center line. Further, the inner peripheral surface 113B in the region A2 that does not oppose the weight portion 105 of the support portion 107 is inclined so that the center line C force also increases as the distance from the diaphragm portion 9 increases.
- the etching process in the region A1 was performed by dry etching using the line V, and the etching process in the region A2 was performed by wet etching.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor sensor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- the members corresponding to those in the first embodiment are indicated by the reference numerals obtained by adding 200 to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor sensor is constituted only by the sensor body 201.
- the outer peripheral surface 205a of the weight portion 205 having the center line C as the center is inclined so as to approach the center line C as the distance from the diaphragm portion 209 increases.
- the inner peripheral surface 213A in the region A1 facing the weight portion 205 of the support portion 207 is inclined so that the center line C force also increases as the distance from the diaphragm portion 9 increases. Further, the inner peripheral surface 213B in the region A2 that does not face the weight portion 205 of the support portion 207 extends in parallel with the center line C.
- the etching process in the region A1 was performed by wet etching, and the etching process in the region A2 was performed by dry etching.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the semiconductor sensor according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- the members corresponding to those in the first embodiment are indicated by using the reference numerals obtained by adding 300 to the reference numerals used in the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor sensor is configured only by the sensor body 301.
- the weight part 3 centering on the center line C 3 The outer peripheral surface 305a of 05 is inclined so as to approach the center line C as the distance from the diaphragm portion 309 increases.
- the inner peripheral surface 313A in the region A1 facing the weight portion 305 of the support portion 307 is inclined so that the center line C force also increases as the distance from the diaphragm portion 9 increases.
- the inner peripheral surface 313B in the region A2 that does not face the weight portion 205 of the support portion 207 is also connected to the inner peripheral surface 313A, and is inclined so that the center line C force is also separated as the distance from the diaphragm portion 9 increases.
- the etching process in the regions A1 and A2 was performed by wet etching.
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