WO2014162373A1 - エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハおよびその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an epitaxial silicon wafer and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly to an epitaxial silicon wafer suitable for a low temperature device process and a manufacturing method thereof.
- gettering technology In the manufacturing process of semiconductor devices, gettering technology is used to avoid characteristic deterioration due to contamination of heavy metals such as Fe (iron) and Ni (nickel). Gettering is a technique for incorporating heavy metal atoms into a gettering site in a semiconductor substrate to reduce the concentration of heavy metal in the vicinity of the surface of the semiconductor substrate, which becomes a device active region.
- BMD Bulk Micro Defect
- BMD grows in a process (thermal process) in which a semiconductor substrate is heated in a semiconductor device manufacturing process (device process).
- the thermal process in manufacturing semiconductor devices has become low temperature.
- a thermal process of 1000 ° C. or lower may be employed. In such a low-temperature thermal process, no growth of precipitation nuclei can be expected, and the gettering capability of the semiconductor substrate becomes low.
- a semiconductor substrate doped with nitrogen or carbon may be used. By doping the semiconductor substrate with nitrogen or carbon, precipitation nuclei are easily grown even in a low temperature thermal process.
- Such a semiconductor substrate can be obtained by cutting out from a silicon single crystal grown from a silicon melt added with nitrogen or carbon.
- the process of forming the epitaxial layer is high temperature. Therefore, when nitrogen or carbon is not doped, oxygen precipitation nuclei in the semiconductor substrate disappear, and the device process , BMD is not formed. On the other hand, when the semiconductor substrate is doped with nitrogen or carbon, the BMD grows by an epitaxial layer formation process and a device process.
- a wafer is cut out from a silicon single crystal having an oxygen concentration of 18 ⁇ 10 17 to 21 ⁇ 10 17 atoms / cm 3 , and 20 ° C. is applied to the wafer at a temperature of 750 to 850 ° C.
- An epitaxial wafer manufacturing method is disclosed in which a heat treatment (pre-annealing) of not less than 50 minutes and not more than 50 minutes is performed, and epitaxial growth is performed on the wafer. Oxygen precipitation nuclei formed on the wafer by this method do not disappear when the epitaxial layer is formed.
- high-density oxygen precipitation nuclei are formed in a region having a thickness of about 10 ⁇ m immediately below the epitaxial layer and grown by a device process.
- the pre-annealing step is essential, and the manufacturing cost is increased accordingly.
- the epitaxial layer is used as a device active region in which a diode, a transistor, or the like is formed, when dislocation occurs in this region, deterioration of the electrical characteristics of the device (for example, leakage failure) may occur. In this case, the device yield deteriorates.
- high-density oxygen precipitates exist directly under the epitaxial layer as described in Patent Document 1 below, if dislocation occurs due to the oxygen precipitates, the epitaxial layer that becomes the device active region can be easily formed. Reaching epitaxial defects and degrading the electrical properties of the device. Further, when a large size BMD grows, the strength of the wafer decreases.
- Patent Documents 2 and 3 disclose a technique for suppressing the formation of BMD in a device process by solution treatment of a wafer at a high temperature to eliminate oxygen precipitation nuclei. Is disclosed.
- Patent Documents 2 and 3 below attempt to reduce the amount of BMD and prevent the introduction of epitaxial defects even if the gettering capability is lost. Therefore, wafers manufactured by these methods cannot be used in device processes that can cause heavy metal contamination.
- an object of the present invention is to provide an epitaxial silicon wafer that can obtain a sufficient gettering capability and does not cause epitaxial defects even if the thermal process in the semiconductor device manufacturing process is a low-temperature thermal process.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing an epitaxial silicon wafer that can obtain a sufficient gettering capability and does not cause epitaxial defects even if the thermal process in the semiconductor device manufacturing process is a low temperature thermal process. It is.
- the gist of the present invention is the following (1) and (2) epitaxial silicon wafers and the following (3) and (4) epitaxial silicon wafer production methods.
- the interstitial oxygen concentration is 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 to 2.2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 (old ASTM);
- the nitrogen concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 or less,
- the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 or less,
- the entire surface of the cut silicon wafer consists of a COP region,
- the epitaxial silicon wafer whose BMD density of the bulk part of the said epitaxial wafer is 1 * 10 ⁇ 4 > / cm ⁇ 2 > or less after the heat processing of 1000 degreeC x 16 hours.
- the step of growing the silicon single crystal includes a step of growing the silicon single crystal such that a region at least within a radius of 150 mm from the central axis of the silicon single crystal is only a COP region,
- the process of removing the OSF-ring includes a process of removing the OSF-ring region so that only the COP region remains in the radial direction of the silicon single crystal.
- oxygen precipitates of a size that affects the generation of epitaxial defects and the strength of the wafer do not grow, but the number (density) that can provide sufficient gettering ability. ) Fine oxygen precipitates are formed.
- the epitaxial silicon wafer of the present invention is an epitaxial silicon wafer cut out from a silicon single crystal grown by the Czochralski method, having a diameter of 300 mm or more, and having an epitaxial layer formed on the surface thereof.
- the time required for lowering each part of the silicon single crystal from 800 ° C. to 600 ° C.
- the interstitial oxygen concentration is 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 to 2.2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 (old ASTM)
- the nitrogen concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 or less
- the carbon concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 or less
- the entire surface of the cut silicon wafer is The BMD density of the bulk portion of the epitaxial wafer is 1000 ° C. ⁇ 16 After the heat treatment between, it is 1 ⁇ 10 4 / cm 2 or less.
- the BMD density in the bulk portion after heat treatment at 1000 ° C. for 16 hours is 1 ⁇ 10 4 / cm 2 or less, and oxygen precipitation nuclei are not substantially present in this silicon wafer. Therefore, even in the device process, BMD does not grow from the beginning of the device process.
- a device thermal process of 1000 ° C. or less is performed using this silicon wafer, nucleation due to oxygen precipitation nuclei caused by interstitial oxygen occurs. However, the oxygen precipitation nuclei do not grow to a size that affects the occurrence of epitaxial defects or the strength of the wafer.
- the oxygen precipitate is formed from interstitial oxygen by heating (for example, 600 to 800 ° C.) according to the degree of supersaturation of oxygen.
- This epitaxial silicon wafer has an interstitial oxygen concentration of 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 to 2.2 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 (old ASTM). From the interstitial oxygen in this concentration range, oxygen precipitates having a density sufficient for gettering are formed even in a thermal process at 1000 ° C. or lower. As will be described later, when the epitaxial silicon wafer has an interstitial oxygen concentration lower than this range, sufficient gettering capability cannot be obtained.
- the interstitial oxygen concentration is preferably 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 to 1.9 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 (old ASTM).
- the oxygen precipitate having such a size and density is mainly obtained in the COP (Crystal Originated Particle) region (Void) on the entire surface of the wafer (before forming the epitaxial layer) cut from the silicon single crystal.
- COP Crystal Originated Particle
- the time required for temperature reduction from 800 ° C. to 600 ° C. of each part of the silicon single crystal at the time of growth is 450 minutes or less.
- An OSF-ring region exists in the outer periphery of the silicon single crystal immediately after growth (as grown).
- the OSF-ring region is a region having a defect called OSF (Oxidation Induced Stacking Fault), and is a region that exists in a ring shape around the center in a cross section perpendicular to the central axis (pull-up axis) of the crystal. is there.
- OSF Oxidation Induced Stacking Fault
- the OSF-ring region there are large-sized oxygen precipitation nuclei formed during crystal growth.
- oxygen precipitation nuclei in this region do not disappear even when the temperature is increased during the formation of the epitaxial layer, and a large size precipitate is formed in the device process.
- this wafer cut out from this silicon single crystal is the entire COP region and does not include the OSF-ring region, this wafer does not cause epitaxial defects due to oxygen precipitates originating from oxygen precipitation nuclei.
- the wafer is cut out from a silicon single crystal that does not satisfy the requirement that the time required for lowering each part of the silicon single crystal from 800 ° C. to 600 ° C. is 450 minutes or less. If so, oxygen precipitation nuclei that do not disappear during the formation of the epitaxial layer are formed. Such oxygen precipitation nuclei further grow in the device process, causing the generation of epitaxial defects and a reduction in wafer strength.
- a silicon wafer there are mainly nitrogen and carbon taken from the atmosphere when a silicon single crystal is produced.
- Such (unintentionally added) nitrogen and carbon concentrations in the wafer are usually below the detection limit, specifically below 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 and 1 respectively. ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 or less.
- Such concentrations of nitrogen and carbon have no effect on the formation of oxygen precipitation nuclei. Therefore, when this epitaxial silicon wafer is used in a device process, epitaxial defects are not caused by precipitates resulting from nitrogen and carbon in the silicon wafer.
- the silicon single crystal is grown in such a manner that at least a region within a radius of 150 mm from the central axis of the silicon single crystal is a COP region.
- the OSF-ring region is removed so that only the COP region remains in the radial direction of the silicon single crystal.
- the ratio V between the pulling speed V and the average value G of the temperature gradient in the crystal in the pulling axis direction can be used.
- nitrogen and carbon do not need to be intentionally doped into a silicon single crystal. For this reason, in the process of growing the silicon single crystal, it is not necessary that the silicon melt is added with carbon or nitrogen, so that the above-mentioned problem due to segregation of nitrogen and carbon does not occur.
- the density of oxygen precipitates can be made uniform throughout.
- the step of forming the epitaxial layer it is preferable to grow the epitaxial layer so that the thickness becomes 1 ⁇ m or more.
- the entire surface of the silicon wafer cut out from the silicon single crystal is the COP region. In the COP region, even after polishing, a fine recess is usually formed on the surface. However, if the thickness of the epitaxial layer is 1 ⁇ m or more, such a recess is reflected on the surface of the epitaxial layer. The difference in level is unlikely to occur.
- the step of forming the epitaxial layer it is preferable to heat the silicon wafer so as to reduce oxygen precipitation nuclei.
- the epitaxial layer is preferably formed at a temperature of 1000 ° C. to 1175 ° C. As described above, when the silicon wafer is heated in the device process, the dissolved oxygen re-forms minute oxygen precipitation nuclei.
- Example 1 Samples of the epitaxial silicon wafer shown in Table 1 were produced. All of these samples were obtained by subjecting a wafer cut from a silicon single crystal grown by the Czochralski method to the processing described below.
- “800 to 600 ° C. residence time” means “the time required for each part of the silicon single crystal to drop from 800 ° C. to 600 ° C. during the growth of the silicon single crystal”. This required (stay) time is determined by changing the size and shape of the carbon-made cylindrical heat shield (carbon parts) that is placed around the silicon single crystal and has a heat retaining effect when the silicon single crystal is grown. changed.
- the outer periphery of the silicon single crystal was removed by cylindrical grinding.
- the diameters of the cut wafers were all about 300 mm.
- the interstitial oxygen concentration and the carbon concentration are values obtained by analyzing the wafer by FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy.
- ⁇ 1.0 for the carbon concentration of Samples 1 to 10 indicates that the carbon concentration of the sample is below the detection limit (1.0 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 ).
- the nitrogen concentration is a value obtained by segregation calculation from the amount of nitrogen doped in the silicon melt when growing a silicon single crystal. Samples 1-6, 11 and 12 are not intentionally doped with nitrogen, and the nitrogen concentration of these samples is below the lower detection limit of 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 Conceivable.
- Each wafer was examined by the following method to determine whether an OSF-ring region was included. That is, after the wafer was heat-treated at 1100 ° C. for 16 hours in a dry (dry) O 2 atmosphere, a 2 ⁇ m-thick portion of the wafer surface was removed by light etch, and then the density of OSF defects was measured. did. As a result, for any wafer, the density of OSF defects was less than 1 ⁇ 10 2 / cm 2 . This result shows that none of these wafers includes the OSF-ring region, and the entire surface of the wafer is the COP region.
- This epitaxial silicon wafer was subjected to the following four heat treatments (first to fourth steps) by simulating a low temperature thermal process in the device process.
- the temperature increasing / decreasing rate was 5 ° C./min.
- sample The obtained epitaxial silicon wafer (hereinafter referred to as “sample”) was subjected to a thermal stress load test and an evaluation of gettering ability.
- Samples 2 to 4, 9 and 10 are examples of the present invention, and samples 1, 5 to 8, 11 and 12 are comparative examples not satisfying the requirements of the present invention.
- thermal stress load test As a thermal stress load test, a sample was subjected to 5 consecutive millisecond annealings with a maximum temperature of 1200 ° C. using a flash lamp annealing heat treatment furnace. Thereafter, light etching was performed on the sample surface, and the presence or absence of dislocation etch pits on the sample surface was visually confirmed. In the column of “thermal stress load test” in Table 1, dislocation etch pits were observed (the result of the thermal stress load test was not good), indicated by “x”, and no dislocation etch pits were observed ( The result of the thermal stress load test is good). In the sample in which dislocation etch pits were observed, the wafer was greatly warped.
- the backside of the sample was deliberately contaminated with Ni to a density of 1 ⁇ 10 12 / cm 2 and this sample was subjected to diffusion at 900 ° C. for 10 minutes.
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- a portion having a thickness of 2 ⁇ m on the surface of the sample was removed by light etching, and then the presence or absence of a shallow pit which was a small shallow recess on the surface was confirmed.
- Ni silicide When Ni is not taken into the gettering site (oxygen precipitate), Ni silicide is formed as a compound with silicon. Since Ni silicide is dissolved by light etching to form shallow pits on the sample surface, it can be determined that the sample in which the shallow pits are formed has low gettering ability for Ni. In Table 1 “Gettering Ability” column, “ ⁇ ” indicates that the shallow pit was confirmed (the gettering ability was low), and no shallow pit was confirmed (the gettering ability was high) Is indicated by “ ⁇ ”.
- Samples 1 to 4 had good results of the thermal stress load test. When these samples were observed with a TEM (transmission electron microscope), a plate-like oxygen precipitate having a size of 100 nm or less was confirmed. It is considered that the generation of dislocations was not caused by the minute amount of oxygen precipitates. Further, such minute oxygen precipitates do not deteriorate the strength of the wafer.
- TEM transmission electron microscope
- the gettering ability was high in samples 2 to 3, but low in sample 1. This is because the interstitial oxygen concentration in Sample 1 was lower than Samples 2 to 4 (less than 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 ), so that oxygen precipitates with sufficient density as a Ni getter were obtained. This is probably due to the fact that was not formed. Samples 2-4 are said to have an optimal oxygen supersaturation in that they form oxygen precipitates of sufficient concentration for Ni gettering.
- Samples 7 and 8 are doped with more than 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 of nitrogen.
- the interstitial oxygen concentration is less than 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 in sample 7, whereas it is 1.5 ⁇ 10 18 atoms / cm 3 or more in sample 8.
- Samples 9 and 10 were doped with nitrogen at a concentration lower than 1 ⁇ 10 13 atoms / cm 3 , the results of the thermal stress load test were good, and the gettering ability was high. At this level of nitrogen concentration, the effect of increasing the size of oxygen precipitates is not significant, and it is considered that slip dislocation has not occurred.
- Samples 11 and 12 were doped with carbon at a concentration higher than 1 ⁇ 10 16 atoms / cm 3 and had high gettering ability, but the results of the thermal stress load test were not good. Even when these samples were heated at 1000 ° C. for 16 hours after the epitaxial layer was formed, no BMD was detected. Therefore, it is considered that the oxygen precipitation nuclei are in solution during the formation of the epitaxial layer.
- Example 2 shows the results of the thermal stress load test for the sample not including the OSF-ring region and the sample including the OSF-ring region.
- the sample 3 described in Example 1 was adopted as shown in Table 2.
- Samples 14 to 16 include an OSF-ring region on the wafer, and this point does not satisfy the requirements of the present invention. Except for this point, the production methods of Samples 14 to 16 are the same as those in Example 1. Whether or not the OSF-ring area is included was confirmed in the same manner as in Example 1. Samples 14 to 16 had an OSF-ring region in a region 10 to 30 mm from the outer periphery of the wafer. These samples were subjected to the same thermal stress load test as in Example 1.
- Samples 14 to 16 satisfy the requirements of the present invention with respect to “required time for temperature reduction from 800 ° C. to 600 ° C. of each part of silicon single crystal during growth”, interstitial oxygen concentration, nitrogen concentration, and carbon concentration.
- Sample 3 did not include the OSF-ring region as described above (Example 1), and the result of the thermal stress load test was good.
- dislocation etch pits which are considered to be caused by slip dislocation caused by oxygen precipitates, occurred in the OSF-ring region by the thermal stress load test.
- this epitaxial silicon wafer When this epitaxial silicon wafer is used in a device thermal process at 1000 ° C. or lower, oxygen precipitates having a size that affects the generation of epitaxial defects and the strength of the wafer do not grow, but the oxygen density has a sufficient gettering capability. A precipitate is formed. Therefore, this epitaxial silicon wafer is suitable for use in a low temperature device process.
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本発明の他の目的は、半導体デバイスの製造プロセスにおける熱プロセスが低温熱プロセスであっても、十分なゲッタリング能力が得られるとともに、エピタキシャル欠陥が生じないエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法を提供することである。
(1)チョクラルスキー法により育成されたシリコン単結晶から切り出され、直径が300mm以上で、表面にエピタキシャル層が形成されたエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハであって、
育成時に前記シリコン単結晶の各部を800℃から600℃まで降温させる所要時間を450分以下とされたものであり、
格子間酸素濃度が、1.5×1018~2.2×1018atoms/cm3(old ASTM)であり、
窒素濃度が、1×1013atoms/cm3以下であり、
炭素濃度が、1×1016atoms/cm3以下であり、
前記切り出されたシリコンウェーハの全面が、COP領域からなり、
前記エピタキシャルウェーハのバルク部のBMD密度が、1000℃×16時間の熱処理後に、1×104/cm2以下である、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハ。
(2)上記(1)に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハであって、
1000℃以下で熱処理し、その後、最高到達温度が1200℃のフラッシュランプアニールによる熱応力負荷試験を行った後、ライトエッチングを行っても転位エッチピットが発生しない、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハ。
(3)上記(1)に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
チョクラルスキー法により、シリコン単結晶を育成する工程であって、当該シリコン単結晶各部の800℃から600℃まで降温させる所要時間を450分以下とする工程と、
前記シリコン単結晶外周部のOSF-ring領域を除去する工程と、
OSF-ring領域を除去した前記シリコン単結晶から、直径が300mm以上のシリコンウェーハを切り出す工程と、
前記シリコンウェーハの表面にエピタキシャル層を形成する工程とを含み、
前記シリコン単結晶を育成する工程は、当該シリコン単結晶の中心軸から少なくとも半径150mm内の領域がCOP領域のみになるようにして、シリコン単結晶の育成を行う工程を含み、
前記OSF-ringを除去する工程は、シリコン単結晶の径方向に関してCOP領域のみが残るように、OSF-ring領域を除去する工程を含む、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
(4)上記(3)に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記エピタキシャル層を形成する工程は、酸素析出核を減少させるように、当該シリコンウェーハを加熱する工程を含む、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
チョクラルスキー法により、シリコン単結晶を育成する工程であって、当該シリコン単結晶各部の800℃から600℃まで降温させる所要時間を450分以下とする工程と、
前記シリコン単結晶外周部のOSF-ring領域を除去する工程と、
OSF-ring領域を除去した前記シリコン単結晶から、直径が300mm以上のシリコンウェーハを切り出す工程と、
前記シリコンウェーハの表面にエピタキシャル層を形成する工程とを含む。
表1に示すエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハのサンプルを作製した。これらのサンプルは、いずれも、チョクラルスキー法により育成されたシリコン単結晶から切り出したウェーハに後述の処理をして得たものである。
第2ステップ:900℃で20分保持
第3ステップ:825℃で30分保持
第4ステップ:725℃で100分保持
表2に、OSF-ring領域を含まないサンプルと、OSF-ring領域を含むサンプルとについて、熱応力負荷試験の結果を示す。OSF-ring領域を含まないサンプルとして、表2に示す通り、実施例1で説明したサンプル3を採用した。
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- チョクラルスキー法により育成されたシリコン単結晶から切り出され、直径が300mm以上で、表面にエピタキシャル層が形成されたエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハであって、
育成時に前記シリコン単結晶の各部を800℃から600℃まで降温させる所要時間を、450分以下とされたものであり、
格子間酸素濃度が、1.5×1018~2.2×1018atoms/cm3(old ASTM)であり、
窒素濃度が、1×1013atoms/cm3以下であり、
炭素濃度が、1×1016atoms/cm3以下であり、
前記切り出されたシリコンウェーハの全面が、COP領域からなり、
前記エピタキシャルウェーハのバルク部のBMD密度が、1000℃×16時間の熱処理後に、1×104/cm2以下である、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハ。 - 請求項1に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハであって、
1000℃以下で熱処理し、その後、最高到達温度が1200℃のフラッシュランプアニールによる熱応力負荷試験を行った後、ライトエッチングを行っても転位エッチピットが発生しない、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハ。 - 請求項1に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
チョクラルスキー法により、シリコン単結晶を育成する工程であって、当該シリコン単結晶各部の800℃から600℃まで降温させる所要時間を450分以下とする工程と、
前記シリコン単結晶外周部のOSF-ring領域を除去する工程と、
OSF-ring領域を除去した前記シリコン単結晶から、直径が300mm以上のシリコンウェーハを切り出す工程と、
前記シリコンウェーハの表面にエピタキシャル層を形成する工程とを含み、
前記シリコン単結晶を育成する工程は、当該シリコン単結晶の中心軸から少なくとも半径150mm内の領域がCOP領域のみになるようにして、シリコン単結晶の育成を行う工程を含み、
前記OSF-ringを除去する工程は、シリコン単結晶の径方向に関してCOP領域のみが残るように、OSF-ring領域を除去する工程を含む、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 - 請求項3に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記エピタキシャル層を形成する工程は、酸素析出核を減少させるように、当該シリコンウェーハを加熱する工程を含む、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
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