WO2011090109A1 - エッチング方法、エッチング装置及びリング部材 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an etching method for etching a substrate by converting a processing gas into plasma, an etching apparatus, and a ring member used for the etching method.
- a damascene recess including grooves and via holes is formed in various films formed on a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter referred to as “wafer”) made of, for example, Si (silicon). Plasma etching may be performed.
- the apparatus for performing the plasma etching process includes a mounting table on which the wafer is mounted, and a focus ring provided on the outer periphery of the wafer mounted on the mounting table.
- This focus ring is provided in order to distribute plasma with high uniformity on the wafer surface.
- the electrical characteristics such as the electrical conductivity of the focus ring to approximate the electrical characteristics such as the electrical conductivity of the wafer. It was considered effective. Therefore, the focus ring may be uniformly composed of the same Si as the material constituting the wafer.
- Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2006-140423 and 2008-78208 describe a plasma etching apparatus provided with a focus ring, but do not describe means for solving the above problems.
- the present invention provides a technique capable of performing highly uniform etching processing when dry etching a film to be etched on a substrate by converting a processing gas into plasma.
- the etching method of the present invention is a method of dry etching a film to be etched on a substrate, a step of carrying the substrate into a processing container and placing it on a mounting table, and a main component of at least the surface portion of the film to be etched.
- a step of etching a film to be etched by discharging a processing gas from a gas supply unit facing the substrate in a shower-like manner and turning the processing gas into plasma while a ring member made of the same material as the component is disposed so as to surround the substrate; Evacuating the inside of the processing chamber through an exhaust path, and the film to be etched is a film excluding a silicon film and a silicon oxide film (that is, a film that is neither a silicon film nor a silicon oxide film) It is characterized by.
- the method includes a step of etching into a film to be etched by plasma, and a step of evacuating the inside of the processing container through an exhaust path.
- the step of forming a film on the surface of the ring member is performed, for example, in the processing container in which etching is performed.
- Still another etching method is a method of dry etching a film to be etched on a substrate, wherein at least a surface portion of the ring member provided so as to surround the substrate placed on the placing table in the processing container is The step of replacing the main component of the film to be etched on the substrate to be etched in the processing container with a ring member whose main component is the same material, and then carrying the substrate into the processing container and placing it on the mounting table And, after the replaced ring member is disposed so as to surround the substrate, the processing gas is discharged from the gas supply unit facing the substrate in a shower-like manner, and the processing gas is turned into plasma to form an etching target film. It includes a step of etching and a step of evacuating the inside of the processing container through an exhaust path.
- the etching apparatus of the present invention is an apparatus for dry-etching a film to be etched on a substrate in a vacuum atmosphere, and a mounting table for mounting the substrate is disposed opposite to the processing vessel provided therein and the mounting table.
- a gas supply unit that discharges the processing gas in a shower-like manner, means for converting the processing gas into plasma, a ring member that is provided so as to surround the substrate on the mounting table, and the gas supply unit for etching
- An etching gas supply source for supplying a gas, and a gas for forming a film of the same material as the main component of the etching target film on the substrate on the surface of the ring member.
- Control Characterized by comprising a control unit for outputting a degree.
- a ring member whose surface portion is made of the same material as that of the substrate to be etched is disposed so as to surround the substrate, and the processing gas is turned into plasma to etch the film to be etched. ing. Accordingly, the uneven distribution of the active species of the plasma between the center portion of the substrate and the outer edge portion of the substrate can be suppressed, and an etching process with high uniformity can be performed.
- 1 is a plan view of a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention. It is a vertical side view of the mounting base provided in the said semiconductor manufacturing apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that a wafer is delivered between the said mounting base and a conveyance means.
- the plasma etching apparatus 1 is a magnetron type reactive ion etching apparatus.
- reference numeral 10 denotes an airtight processing container made of a conductive member such as aluminum, and the processing container 10 is grounded.
- an upper electrode 2 that also serves as a gas shower head, which is a gas supply unit for introducing a processing gas for performing etching, and a mounting table 3 that also serves as a lower electrode are opposed to each other. Is provided.
- a high frequency power supply unit 26 for supplying high frequency power via the matching unit 25 is connected to the upper electrode 2.
- the upper electrode 2 is insulated from the side wall portion of the processing vessel 10 by an insulating member 27.
- the mounting table 3 includes a main body portion 30 made of a conductive member such as aluminum, and an electrostatic chuck 31 provided on the main body portion 30.
- a foil-like electrode 31a is provided inside the electrostatic chuck 31, and a DC power source 33 is connected to the electrode 31a via a switch 32, and a static voltage is applied by applying a DC voltage (chuck voltage).
- the wafer W is electrostatically attracted to the surface of the electrostatic chuck 31 by the electric power.
- Temperature adjusting means (not shown) for adjusting the temperature is provided in the main body portion 30, and the wafer W is maintained at a preset temperature by the temperature adjusting action of the temperature adjusting means and the heat from the plasma. Will be.
- a heat transfer gas such as helium gas (He) for increasing the heat transfer efficiency of a slight gap formed between the mounting table 3 and the wafer W is provided on the back surface of the wafer W on the surface of the electrostatic chuck 31.
- a large number of discharge ports 34 are formed to inject toward the outside and spread the heat transfer gas from the center. These discharge ports 34 communicate with a heat transfer gas supply unit 36 through a heat transfer gas supply path 35 that passes through the mounting table 3.
- the mounting table 3 is connected to a high frequency power supply unit 38 for applying bias power via a matching unit 37.
- lifting pins capable of delivering the wafer W to a transfer arm (not shown) are provided inside the mounting table 3.
- a focus ring 4 made of Si is provided around the electrostatic chuck 31 so as to surround the periphery of the wafer W attracted and held by the electrostatic chuck 31.
- An insulating protective ring 39 for protecting screws and the like of the assembly is provided on the upper portion of the main body portion 30 of the mounting table 3, and the focus ring 4 extends over the protective ring 39 and the main body portion 30.
- a step portion is formed on the inner edge, and is formed in a shape that bites into the lower side of the wafer peripheral portion protruding outward from the mounting table 3.
- the plasma etching apparatus 1 includes a control unit 50 that controls the operation of each unit.
- the control unit 50 includes, for example, a computer having a CPU and a program (not shown).
- the program includes operations necessary for performing an etching process on the wafer W by the plasma etching apparatus 1, for example, each gas from the gas supply system 23.
- a group of steps (commands) for control and the like related to supply and power supply from the high-frequency power supply units 26 and 38 is assembled.
- This program is stored in a storage medium such as a hard disk, a compact disk, a magnetic optical disk, or a memory card, and installed in the computer therefrom.
- a process is shown in which a wafer W on which a silicon film is formed is carried in, and after the silicon film is etched, for example, a wafer W on which an organic film is formed is carried in and the organic film is etched.
- the wafer W on which the silicon film is etched is denoted as W1
- the wafer W on which the organic film is etched is denoted as W2.
- FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) show the longitudinal side surfaces of the surfaces of the wafers W1 and W2.
- a silicon oxide film 62 and a SiN (silicon nitride) film 63 are stacked in this order on the silicon film 61 from below.
- the oxide film 62 and the SiN film 63 are formed with a convex portion 64 and a groove-shaped opening 65.
- the silicon film 61 is etched using the silicon oxide film 62 and the SiN film 63 as a hard mask, and a pattern for embedding an oxide film for element isolation is formed.
- an SiO 2 film 71, an organic film 72 made of carbon, an SiO 2 film 73, and a photoresist (PR) film 74 made of carbon are laminated in this order from the bottom.
- a pattern 75 is formed on the photoresist film 74, and the SiO 2 film 73 is etched along the pattern 75.
- the organic film 72 and the photoresist film 74 are etched (ashed) to form a mask pattern on the organic film 72.
- This mask pattern is a pattern for etching the SiO 2 film 71 to form contact holes and the like.
- FIG. 3 and 4 are explanatory views showing how the surfaces of the mounting table 3 and the focus ring 4 are changed
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing how the wafers W1 and W2 and the focus ring 4 are etched by plasma.
- FIG. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 as appropriate.
- the gate valve 13 of FIG. 1 is opened, and the wafer W1 is loaded into the processing container 10 by a transfer arm (not shown).
- the wafer W1 is mounted on the surface of the mounting table 3 by an operation of a lifting pin (not shown), and a voltage is applied to the electrostatic chuck 31 to electrostatically attract the wafer W1, and then He gas, which is a heat transfer gas, is added. Supply to the back side of the wafer W1.
- CF 4 gas, CO gas, O 2 gas, and Ar gas are supplied as etching process gases while closing the gate valve 13 and maintaining the inside of the processing vessel 10 at a predetermined pressure.
- Each processing gas supplied into the processing container 10 flows radially outward along the surface of the wafer W ⁇ b> 1 and is exhausted from the periphery of the mounting table 3.
- the high frequency power supply unit 26 is turned on, and a high frequency voltage is applied between the upper electrode 2 and the mounting table 3 which is the lower electrode, and each processing gas is turned into plasma (FIG. 3A).
- the bias voltage is applied to the wafer W1 by turning on the high frequency power supply unit 38, so that the active species 66 in the generated plasma P1 collides with the wafer W1 with high perpendicularity (FIG. 5A). .
- the etching target film 61 exposed on the surface of the wafer W1 and the surface of the focus ring 4 around the wafer W1 are made of the same Si. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, the active species 66 of the plasma P1 etch the surface of the focus ring 4 in the same manner as the wafer W1. As a result, the uneven distribution of the active species 66 in the vicinity of the boundary between the focus ring 4 and the wafer W1 as described in the background art item can be suppressed. Therefore, the etching of the silicon film 61 proceeds with high uniformity over the entire surface of the wafer W1 by the active species 66.
- the high frequency power supply units 26 and 38 are turned off, and the supply of each etching gas is stopped.
- the gate valve 13 is opened, the transfer arm enters the processing container 10, and the wafer W1 is transferred to the transfer arm by the lift pins. Then, after the transfer arm moves out of the processing vessel 10 while holding the wafer W1, a dummy wafer A for protecting the mounting table 3 during film formation is mounted on the mounting table 3 by the transfer arm. Thereafter, the gate valve 13 is closed, and the processing vessel 10 is maintained at a predetermined pressure, for example, 50 mTorr, while Ar gas, CxHy gas (x and y are natural numbers), and O 2 gas are used as the processing gas for film formation. 10 is supplied.
- the high-frequency power supply unit 26 is turned on to supply power to the upper electrode 2 at 1000 W, for example, to generate plasma, and the high-frequency power supply unit 38 is turned on to apply a bias voltage to the mounting table 3 (FIG. 3).
- Active species of plasma P are deposited on the focus ring 4 of the mounting table 3, and the dummy wafer A and the focus ring 4 are covered with an organic (CxHyOz) film 60 as shown in FIG. (X, y, z are natural numbers)
- the high frequency power supply units 26 and 38 are turned on, the high frequency power supply units 26 and 38 are turned off, and the supply of Ar gas, CxHy gas (x and y are natural numbers), and O 2 gas are stopped. To do. Then, the dummy wafer A is unloaded from the processing container 10 in the same manner as the wafer W1. Subsequently, similarly to the wafer W1, the wafer W2 is loaded into the processing container 10 and mounted on the mounting table 3. Thereafter, for example, Ar gas, O 2 gas, and CO gas are supplied into the processing container 10 as etching processing gases, and these processing gases are turned into plasma in the same procedure as when the wafer W1 is processed.
- Ar gas, O 2 gas, and CO gas are supplied into the processing container 10 as etching processing gases, and these processing gases are turned into plasma in the same procedure as when the wafer W1 is processed.
- the etched films 72 and 74 exposed on the surface of the wafer W2 and the surface of the focus ring 4 are made of the same carbon material. Accordingly, the O radical 76 that is the active species of the generated plasma P2 etches the organic film 60 formed on the surface of the focus ring 4 in the same manner as the photoresist film 74 and the organic film 72 that are the etching target films of the wafer W2. As a result, the uneven distribution of the O radical 76 in the vicinity of the boundary between the focus ring 4 and the wafer W2 is suppressed.
- the O radical 76 has high uniformity over the entire surface of the wafer W2, and the organic film 72 and the photoresist film 74 Etching proceeds (FIG. 5B). Thereafter, the high-frequency power supply units 26 and 38 are turned off, the supply of the etching gas is stopped, and the wafer W2 is unloaded from the processing container 10 in the same manner as the wafer W1.
- the material of the film formed on the surface of the focus ring 4 will be described for each of the etched films of the wafer W to be processed.
- An example of an etching gas for etching each film to be etched is also shown.
- the gas supply system 23 is a process gas for film formation (film formation gas) and a process gas for etching (etching gas) in the following cases.
- the etching gas and the film forming gas can be supplied into the processing chamber 10 according to the film to be etched of the wafer W.
- This organic film is a film containing carbon as a main component and elements such as hydrogen, oxygen, and fluorine as subcomponents.
- the film to be formed on the focus ring 4 may be an organic film containing carbon as a main component in the same manner as the film to be etched, and may be CxHy in addition to the CxHyOz film mentioned in the above example. .
- a mixed gas containing CH 4 gas and H 2 gas or a mixed gas containing C 2 H 2 gas and H 2 gas is supplied.
- a mixed gas containing CH 4 gas, H 2 gas and O 2 gas may be supplied, or a mixed gas containing CH 4 and H 2 O may be supplied.
- a mixed gas containing CH 4 and H 2 O may be supplied.
- an O-based gas containing oxygen is used as the etching gas.
- Case B Si film is a film to be etched
- the surface of the focus ring 4 is made of Si as in the above example. Therefore, for example, the focus ring 4 in the bare state is used without forming a film as described above. Further, a film of a material containing Si as a main component and N as a subcomponent, for example, SiN, may be formed on the focus ring 4.
- a fluorocarbon (CF) gas is used as the etching gas.
- Case C When the SiO 2 film is a film to be etched
- the film formed on the focus ring 4 is made of, for example, SiO 2 .
- TEOS tetraethoxysilane
- the surface of the focus ring 4 may be made of Si as in the case B. Therefore, the exposed focus ring 4 may be used as in the case where the Si film 61 of the wafer W1 is etched.
- a film of a material containing Si as a main component and N as a subcomponent, for example, SiN may be formed on the focus ring 4.
- the CF gas is used as the etching gas.
- Case D SiN film is a film to be etched
- the film formed on the focus ring 4 is made of, for example, SiN.
- a mixed gas composed of HMDS (hexamethyldisilazane) gas and HN3 (hydrazoic acid) gas may be supplied, or SiH 4 (monosilane) gas and N 2 (nitrogen) gas. You may supply the mixed gas which consists of. Also, it may be supplied mixed gas of SiH 4 gas and NH 3 (ammonia) gas.
- the surface of the focus ring 4 may be made of Si. Therefore, the exposed focus ring 4 may be used similarly to the cases B and C.
- a film of a material containing Si as a main component and O as a subcomponent, for example, SiO 2 may be formed on the focus ring 4.
- the CF gas is used as the etching gas.
- Case F When Cu (copper) film is a film to be etched A film formed on the focus ring 4 is made of Cu, for example.
- a Cl (chlorine) -based gas or a Br (bromine) -based gas is used.
- Cu (hfac) TMVS gas is used.
- a film of a material containing Cu as a main component and O as a subcomponent, for example, CuO (copper oxide) may be formed on the focus ring 4.
- a Cl-based gas or a Br-based gas is used as an etching gas.
- a film having the same main component as the film to be etched of the wafer W can be formed on the surface of the focus ring 4. Accordingly, when the film to be etched is etched, active species of plasma react between the film to be etched and the surface of the focus ring 4 in the same manner. As a result, the uneven distribution of the active species is suppressed in the vicinity of the boundary between the wafer W and the focus ring 4 and on the central portion side of the wafer W, so that etching processing with high uniformity is performed on the entire surface of the wafer W. be able to.
- the focus ring 4 may be made of alumina or ceramics.
- the focus ring 4 is made of Si having the same electrical characteristics as the wafer W, so that the electric field around the wafer W is increased. It can be controlled with high uniformity, and is preferable in order to prevent the uneven distribution of plasma more reliably.
- the film forming process on the focus ring 4 and the plasma etching process on the wafer W are performed in the same processing container, but they may be performed in different processing containers.
- the configuration of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 8 that performs the film formation and the etching separately as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
- the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 8 is a first transfer chamber 81, load lock chambers 82 and 83, and a vacuum transfer chamber module constituting a loader module for loading and unloading a wafer W, which is a substrate for manufacturing a semiconductor device.
- a second transfer chamber 84 On the front surface of the first transfer chamber 81, a mounting table 85 on which a carrier C that stores a plurality of wafers W is mounted is provided.
- An alignment chamber 94 for adjusting the orientation of the wafer W is provided on the side surface of the first transfer chamber 81.
- the load lock chambers 82 and 83 are provided with a vacuum pump and a leak valve (not shown) so as to be switched between an air atmosphere and a vacuum atmosphere. That is, since the atmospheres of the first transfer chamber 81 and the second transfer chamber 84 are maintained in an air atmosphere and a vacuum atmosphere, the load lock chambers 82 and 83 transfer the wafer W between the transfer chambers. It has a role to adjust the atmosphere when doing.
- G denotes a gate valve (a partition valve) that partitions between the load lock chambers 82 and 83 and the first transfer chamber 81 or the second transfer chamber 84, or between the second transfer chamber 84 and each module. It is. Normally, the gate valve G is closed and opened when the wafer W is transferred between the chambers and between the modules and the second transfer chamber 84.
- first transfer means 86 and a second transfer means 87 are provided in the first transfer chamber 81 and the second transfer chamber 84, respectively.
- the first transfer means 86 is an articulated transfer arm for transferring the wafer W between the carrier C and the load lock chambers 82 and 83 and between the first transfer chamber 81 and the alignment chamber 94.
- the second transfer means 87 is an articulated transfer arm.
- the second transfer means 87 has a role of delivering the wafer W between the load lock chambers 82 and 83 and each module and delivering the focus ring 4 between each module.
- the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 8 includes a control unit 80 configured in the same manner as the control unit 50 described above.
- the control unit 80 can perform the plasma etching process and transfer of the wafer W, and can transfer the focus ring 4.
- the operation of each part of the semiconductor manufacturing apparatus 8 is controlled so that it can be performed.
- the wafer W is in the order of carrier C ⁇ first transfer chamber 81 ⁇ alignment chamber 2 ⁇ first transfer chamber 81 ⁇ load lock chamber 82 ⁇ second transfer chamber 84 ⁇ plasma etching module 91. Transported and subjected to plasma etching process. Thereafter, the wafer W is transferred from the plasma etching module 91 in the order of the second transfer chamber 84 ⁇ the load lock chamber 83 ⁇ the first transfer chamber 81 and returned to the carrier C.
- the plasma etching module 91 is configured in substantially the same manner as the plasma etching apparatus 1 and will be described below with reference to FIG.
- a ring-shaped electrostatic chuck 101 is provided on the main body portion 30 of the mounting table 3 of the plasma etching module 91.
- an electrode 102 is provided inside the electrostatic chuck 101, and a DC power source 104 is connected to the electrode 102 via a switch 103. Then, by applying a DC voltage (chuck voltage) to the electrode 102, the focus ring 4 is electrostatically attracted to the surface of the electrostatic chuck 101 by an electrostatic force and fixed.
- a DC voltage chuck voltage
- three elevating pins 105 are provided so as to penetrate the electrostatic chuck 101 in the thickness direction (only two are shown in the figure), and the elevating mechanism 106 causes the elevating pins 105 to be connected to the electrostatic chuck 101. Project to the surface. In a state where the switch 103 is turned off and the attracting force by the electrostatic chuck 101 is lost, the elevating pin 105 is raised as shown in FIG.
- the second transport means 87 can receive the focus ring 4 lifted in this way and transport it to another module.
- the plasma etching module 91 includes a gas supply system for supplying various etching gases into the processing vessel 10 as in the plasma etching apparatus 1, and performs a plasma etching process on the wafer W as in the first embodiment. be able to.
- the focus ring film forming module 92 is configured in the same manner as the plasma etching module 91, and the focus ring 4 is configured to be detachable from the mounting table 3.
- the focus ring film forming module 92 includes a gas supply system that supplies various film forming gases into the processing vessel 10 as in the plasma etching apparatus 1. In a state where the focus ring 4 is attracted to the electrostatic chuck 101 of the mounting table 3, the film forming gas is supplied and the film forming gas is turned into plasma as in the first embodiment, and the film is formed on the focus ring 4. Processing is performed.
- FIG. 9 shows a vertical side view of the focus ring standby module 93.
- the focus ring standby module 93 is provided with a plurality of shelves 94 on which the focus ring 4 is placed.
- the shelf 94 is provided with, for example, three support pins 95 that support the focus ring 4.
- a shelf 94 on which the focus ring 4 is placed is determined in advance according to the film to be formed. Various films are formed in advance on each focus ring 4, and the shelf 94 corresponding to the film is placed on the shelf 94. It is placed and waits. Then, before the wafer W is carried into the second transfer chamber 84, the focus ring 4 on which a film corresponding to the film to be etched of the wafer W is formed is transferred from the focus ring standby module 83 to the second transfer means. 87. Thereafter, the second transfer means 87 carries the focus ring 4 into the plasma etching module 91, and the focus ring 4 is attached to the mounting table 3.
- the focus ring 4 of the plasma etching module 91 is transferred from the mounting table 3 to the second transfer means 87. , Returned to the shelf 94. Then, the second transfer means 87 transfers another focus ring 4 from the shelf 94 to the mounting table 3 according to the film to be etched of the subsequent wafer W, and the focus ring 4 is attached to the mounting table 3. It is done.
- the etching process is performed by forming a film having the same main component as the film to be etched of the wafer W on the focus ring 4, the etching is performed on the wafer W with high uniformity as in the first embodiment. Processing can be performed.
- a film 111 may be attached to the surface of the focus ring 4 as shown in FIG. .
- the materials described in the above cases A to F are used according to the film to be etched.
- the film 111 is, for example, MSQ may be constituted by (methyl silsesquioxane).
- the film 111 is made of, for example, HMDS.
- the film 111 may be made of, for example, PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate resin) or SILK (polyarylene hydrocarbon).
- a ring member 112 whose main component is the same as the film to be etched may be provided inside the focus ring 4.
- the ring member 112 controls the reaction of the plasma active species in the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the wafer, and the focus ring 4 controls the electric field around the wafer W. Highly active species of plasma can be distributed.
- the present invention can also be applied to a case where a rectangular substrate such as a flat panel is processed. That is, the ring member composed of the same main component as the main component of the film to be etched may be round or rectangular. Therefore, the member or the film 111 which is formed so as to surround the substrate by supplying the various film forming gases around the substrate may be circular or rectangular. Further, when the ring member 112 separate from the focus ring 4 is provided as described above, the ring member 112 is not limited to a circular shape, and may be a square shape.
- the concentration distribution and flow (flux) of the O radicals in the processing vessel 11 are investigated by changing the reactivity ⁇ with respect to the O radicals on the surface of the focus ring 4. Further, the etching rate within the surface of the wafer W was examined for each reactivity ⁇ . When the reactivity ⁇ is 0, the surface of the focus ring 4 and the O radical do not react at all, and the O radical reacts with the surface of the focus ring 4 like the wafer W as the reactivity ⁇ approaches 1.
- 11 (a) and 11 (b) show the distribution of O radicals with isoconcentration lines when the reactivity ⁇ is 0 and 0.25, respectively.
- O radicals are distributed in the range of 0.50 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 to 1.69 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 .
- the region R1 in which the concentration of O radical is 1.35 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 or more is indicated by a mesh, which is lower than 1.35 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 and is 1.24 ⁇ 10
- the region R2 which is ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 or more is indicated by a number of points.
- the region R3 in which the concentration of O radicals is lower than 1.24 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 and is 1.02 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 or more is shown with many points. The density of dots is smaller than that shown.
- the region R4 in which the O radical concentration is lower than 1.02 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 and 0.90 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 or more is indicated by hatching.
- the region R5 lower than 0.90 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 mol / m 3 is not hatched or dotted. 12A and 12B show the O radical concentration distribution when the reactivity ⁇ is 0.5 and 1, respectively, as in FIG.
- the flux in each part in the processing container is calculated.
- This flux is the unit area of O radicals and the amount of movement per time, and the unit is mol / m 2 ⁇ sec.
- the calculated flux is indicated by an arrow in FIGS. 11 and 12, and the direction of the arrow indicates the direction in which the O radical flows.
- the number of arrows is displayed smaller than the actually obtained simulation result.
- the length of the arrow indicates the magnitude of the O radical flux value at each point, and the longer the length of the O radical, the greater the amount of movement of the O radical.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the etching rate of the wafer W for each reactivity ⁇ obtained by simulation.
- the vertical axis of the graph represents the etching rate (nm / min), and the horizontal axis represents the distance from the center of the wafer W. From this graph, it can be seen that the closer the reactivity due to O radicals in the focus ring 4 is to the reactivity due to O radicals in the wafer W, the higher the uniformity of the etching rate in the wafer W plane.
- the present inventor improves the etching rate in the wafer W plane by arranging a ring member having the same main component as the film to be etched around the wafer W. I came up with the idea.
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本発明に係るプラズマエッチング装置1について以下に説明する。このプラズマエッチング装置1は、マグネトロン方式の反応性イオンエッチング装置である。図中10は例えばアルミニウムなどの導電性部材からなる気密な処理容器であり、この処理容器10は接地されている。また当該処理容器10には、エッチングを行うための処理ガスを導入するためのガス供給部であるガスシャワーヘッドを兼ねた上部電極2と、下部電極を兼ねた載置台3とが互いに対向するようにして設けられている。載置台3には基板であり、シリコンからなるウエハWが載置される。
この有機膜とは炭素を主成分とし、副成分として水素、酸素、フッ素等の元素を含む膜である。そして、フォーカスリング4に形成する膜としては、被エッチング膜と同様に炭素を主成分とする有機膜であればよく、上記の例で挙げたCxHyOz膜の他に、例えばCxHyであってもよい。CxHy膜を形成するためには、CH4ガス及びH2ガスを含む混合ガス、あるいはC2H2ガス及びH2ガスを含む混合ガスが供給される。また、CxHyOz膜を形成するためには、CH4ガス、H2ガス及びO2ガスを含む混合ガスを供給してもよいし、CH4及びH2Oを含む混合ガスを供給してもよい。このケースAでは、エッチングガスとして、酸素を含んだO系のガスが用いられる。
この場合は上記の例のようにフォーカスリング4の表面がSiにより構成される。従って、例えば上記のように膜が形成されず、むき出しの状態のフォーカスリング4が用いられる。また、Siを主成分とし、副成分としてNを含む材質例えばSiNの膜をフォーカスリング4に形成してもよい。このケースBでは、エッチングガスとして、例えばフルオロカーボン(CF)系ガスが用いられる。
フォーカスリング4に形成する膜は、例えばSiO2により構成される。このSiO2膜を形成するためには、TEOS(テトラエトキシシラン)を供給する。また、このケースCではケースBと同様、フォーカスリング4の表面をSiにより構成してもよく、従ってウエハW1のSi膜61をエッチングした場合と同様、むき出しのフォーカスリング4を用いてもよい。また、Siを主成分とし、副成分としてNを含む材質例えばSiNの膜をフォーカスリング4に形成してもよい。このケースCでは、エッチングガスとして、例えば前記CF系ガスが用いられる。
フォーカスリング4に形成する膜は、例えばSiNにより構成される。このSiN膜を形成するためには、HMDS(ヘキサメチルジシラザン)ガス及びHN3(ヒドラゾ酸)ガスからなる混合ガスを供給してもよいし、SiH4(モノシラン)ガス及びN2(窒素)ガスからなる混合ガスを供給してもよい。また、SiH4ガス及びNH3(アンモニア)ガスからなる混合ガスを供給してもよい。また、ケースB、Cと同様、フォーカスリング4の表面をSiにより構成してもよく、従ってケースB、Cと同様にむき出しのフォーカスリング4を用いてもよい。また、Siを主成分とし、副成分としてOを含む材質例えばSiO2の膜をフォーカスリング4に形成してもよい。このケースDでは、エッチングガスとして、例えば前記CF系ガスが用いられる。
フォーカスリング4に形成する膜は、例えばAlにより構成される。Al膜を形成するためには、DMAH(ジメチルアルミニウムハイドライド)ガスあるいはTMA(トリメチルアルミニウム)ガスが用いられる。また、Alを主成分とし、副成分としてNを含む材質例えばAlN(窒化アルミニウム)の膜をフォーカスリング4に形成してもよい。このケースEでは、エッチングガスとして、Cl(塩素)系ガスやBr(臭素)系ガスが用いられる。
フォーカスリング4に形成する膜は、例えばCuにより構成される。エッチングガスとしては、Cl(塩素)系ガスやBr(臭素)系ガスが用いられる。Cu膜を形成するためには、Cu(hfac)TMVSガスが用いられる。また、Cuを主成分とし、副成分としてOを含む材質例えばCuO(酸化銅)の膜をフォーカスリング4に形成してもよい。このケースFでは、エッチングガスとして、Cl系ガスやBr系ガスが用いられる。
第1の実施形態では、フォーカスリング4への成膜処理と、ウエハWへのプラズマエッチング処理とを同じ処理容器内で行っているが、これらを別々の処理容器で行ってもよい。このように前記成膜と前記エッチングとを別々に行う半導体製造装置8の構成について図6を参照しながら説明する。半導体製造装置8は、半導体装置製造用の基板であるウエハWのロード、アンロードを行うローダモジュールを構成する第1の搬送室81と、ロードロック室82、83と、真空搬送室モジュールである第2の搬送室84と、を備えている。第1の搬送室81の正面には複数のウエハWを収納するキャリアCが載置される載置台85が設けられている。
続いて、発明者が本発明の知見を得るに至ったシミュレーションによる実験について説明する。このシミュレーションでは、上述の第1の実施形態で示したプラズマエッチング装置と略同様の装置を設定した。この装置の載置台3には被エッチング膜として有機膜である(CH2)nが形成されたウエハWが載置されているものとして設定した。前記ウエハWの直径は300mmである。そして、上部電極2からはO2ガス、COガス、Arガスが夫々60sccm、100sccm、450sccmで供給されるものとして設定した。排気されることにより得られる処理容器10内の圧力は2.0Paとした。
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- 基板上の被エッチング膜をドライエッチングする方法において、
処理容器内に基板を搬入して載置台に載置する工程と、
少なくとも表面部の主成分が被エッチング膜の主成分と同じ材質であるリング部材を基板を囲むように配置した状態で、基板に対向するガス供給部から処理ガスをシャワー状に吐出すると共に処理ガスをプラズマ化して被エッチング膜をエッチングする工程と、
前記処理容器内を排気路を介して真空引きする工程と、を含み、
前記被エッチング膜はシリコン膜及びシリコン酸化膜を除く膜であることを特徴とするエッチング方法。 - 基板上の被エッチング膜をドライエッチングする方法において、
処理容器内の載置台に載置される基板を囲むように設けられるリング部材に対し成膜ガスを供給して、当該リング部材の表面に、これから前記処理容器内にてエッチングを行う基板上の被エッチング膜の主成分とその主成分が同じ材質の膜を成膜する工程と、
次いで前記処理容器内に基板を搬入して載置台に載置する工程と、
その後、前記リング部材を基板を囲むように配置した状態で、基板に対向するガス供給部から処理ガスをシャワー状に吐出すると共に処理ガスをプラズマ化して被エッチング膜をエッチングする工程と、
処理容器内を排気路を介して真空引きする工程と、
を含む特徴とするエッチング方法。 - 前記リング部材の表面に成膜する工程は、エッチングを行う前記処理容器内にて行われることを特徴とする請求項2記載のエッチング方法。
- 基板上の被エッチング膜をドライエッチングする方法において、
処理容器内の載置台に載置される基板を囲むように設けられたリング部材を、少なくとも表面部が、これから前記処理容器内にてエッチングを行う基板上の被エッチング膜の主成分とその主成分が同じ材質であるリング部材と交換する工程と、
次いで前記処理容器内に基板を搬入して載置台に載置する工程と、
その後、前記交換されたリング部材を基板を囲むように配置した状態で、基板に対向するガス供給部から処理ガスをシャワー状に吐出すると共に処理ガスをプラズマ化して被エッチング膜をエッチングする工程と、
処理容器内を排気路を介して真空引きする工程と、
を含むことを特徴とするエッチング方法。 - 基板上の被エッチング膜を真空雰囲気にてドライエッチングする装置において、
基板を載置するための載置台がその内部に設けられた処理容器と、
前記載置台に対向し、処理ガスをシャワー状に吐出するガス供給部と、
前記処理ガスをプラズマ化するための手段と、
前記載置台上の基板を囲むように設けられたリング部材と、
前記ガス供給部にエッチング用のガスを供給するエッチングガス供給源と、
前記リング部材の表面に基板上の被エッチング膜の主成分とその主成分が同じ材質の膜を成膜するためのガスをガス供給部に供給する成膜ガス供給源と、
基板を処理容器内に搬入する前に、成膜ガス供給源からガス供給部を介して処理容器内に成膜ガスを供給して前記リング部材の表面を成膜するように制御信号を出力する制御部と、を備えたことを特徴とするエッチング装置。 - 基板を囲むように配置するリング部材において、
請求項1に記載のエッチング方法に用いられることを特徴とするリング部材。
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