WO2015027596A1 - 过孔刻蚀方法 - Google Patents
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- Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of semiconductor fabrication, and in particular, to a via etching method. Background technique
- LTPS Low Temperature Poly-Silicon
- Chinese Low Temperature Polysilicon
- a-Si amorphous silicon
- Poly-Si polysilicon
- the electron mobility of polysilicon materials is increased by more than 100 times, so the use of LTPS technology can make display products have faster response time, higher resolution, and better picture display quality.
- LTPS technology it is possible to reduce the IC IC, the periphery of the display device, and realize the narrow bezel technology.
- FIG. 1 provides an array substrate intermediate structure using LTPS, the intermediate structure comprising: a substrate 1, a low temperature polysilicon layer 2, a gate insulating layer 3, a gate metal layer 4, and an interlayer insulating layer 5. And source drain via 6 and the like.
- the operation as shown in FIG. 1 is formed.
- the inventors have found that at least the following problems exist in the prior art: To form via holes as shown in FIG. 1, the prior art via etching method requires at least etching of the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer. Generally, the sum of the thicknesses of the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer is greater than 0.6 um, and the thickness of the low-temperature polysilicon layer is less than 0.05 um. Therefore, the over-etching phenomenon is extremely likely to occur by the prior art via etching method. Therefore, the low-temperature polysilicon over-etching or even the low-temperature polysilicon is completely etched, which adversely affects the performance of the array substrate.
- the prior art via etching method accomplishes the preparation of vias by multilayer continuous etching, and thus there may be a problem of via slope angle.
- a terrace is formed on the via hole, thereby affecting the via slope. angle.
- further wet etching using a mixture of hydrofluoric acid and ammonia is required, which not only increases the complexity of the etching process, but also has a limited effect on the repair of the slope angle.
- Embodiments of the present invention provide a via etching method that overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art via etching method that the end point of the via is uncontrollable and the slope angle is unfavorable.
- the embodiment of the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
- a via etching method includes: forming a via etching structure, the via etching structure including a low temperature polysilicon layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate metal layer, and an interlayer insulating layer sequentially formed on the substrate; Forming a mask layer including a via mask pattern on the via etch structure; etching the via etch structure by a first etch process, etching to a first thickness of the gate insulating layer Etching the via etch structure by a second etch process, etching the remaining thickness of the gate insulating layer to expose the low temperature polysilicon layer; removing the mask layer to form a via structure.
- the first etching method is dry etching
- the second etching method is dry etching using an organic etching gas
- the organic etching gas includes CF 4 , H 2 , C 4 a mixed gas of F 8 , Ar, and 0 2 .
- the etching pressure of the first etching process and the second etching process is 0-20 mtorr, and the etching power is not less than 5000 W.
- the first thickness of the gate insulating layer is 700 ⁇ 140 ⁇ ⁇ .
- the material of the gate insulating layer is any one or any of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon carbide material.
- the via structure formed may have a slope angle of 55° to 75°.
- a via etching method is provided in the embodiment of the present invention.
- the via etching method adopts two etching processes in the process of forming a via hole, thereby being capable of forming a via structure while retaining a low temperature polysilicon layer, and A better via slope angle is formed.
- the via etching method has a single process, and the via structure is better.
- 1 is a schematic view showing the final structure of a via etch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention
- 2 is a schematic structural view of a via etch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a second structural schematic view of a via etch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a third structural schematic view of a via etch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a fourth structural diagram of a via etch structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description
- Embodiments of the present invention provide a via etching method that overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art via etching method that the end point of the via is uncontrollable and the slope angle is unfavorable.
- the embodiment of the present invention provides a via etching method.
- the via etching method includes the following steps: Step S101: forming a via etching structure.
- the via etching structure includes a substrate 1, a low temperature polysilicon layer 2, a gate insulating layer 3, a gate metal layer 4, and an interlayer insulating layer 5.
- the generated via etch structure is not limited to the film structure shown in FIG. 3, for example: other insulating film layers may be disposed above the interlayer insulating layer.
- the via etching method of the embodiment of the present invention further needs to etch away other insulating film layers other than the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer.
- only the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer are included in the via etching structure as an example. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the fabrication process of the via etch structure and the via etch structure mentioned in the present invention does not constitute a further limitation of the via etching method of the embodiment of the present invention. Make a statement.
- Step S102 forming a mask layer including a via mask pattern on the via etch structure.
- a mask layer 7 is formed on the via etching structure of the above step S101, and the mask layer 7 includes a via mask pattern for forming via holes.
- a masking material is spin-coated on the hole etch structure as shown in FIG. 2, and a masking layer including a via mask pattern is formed by a patterning process.
- the patterning process comprises gluing, exposing, developing, engraving Etching, photoresist stripping and other steps.
- Step S103 etching the via etching structure by a first etching process to etch the first thickness of the gate insulating layer.
- the first etching method is performed on the via etching structure of the above step S102.
- the first etch process can include dry etch.
- the via etching structure is etched by a first etching process, and the end point of the etching is at the first thickness of the gate insulating layer 3.
- the first thickness of the gate insulating layer is defined as D1.
- the first thickness D1 may be 700 to 140 ⁇ .
- the etching chamber pressure of the first etching process is 0-20 mtorr, and the etching power is not less than 5000 W.
- the first etching process since the etching end point of the first etching process is the first thickness of the gate insulating layer, the first etching process needs to etch at least the interlayer insulating layer and a part of the gate insulating layer; When the etched structure further includes other insulating layers disposed above the interlayer insulating layer, the first etch process also needs to etch away other insulating layers.
- Step S104 etching the via etching structure by using a second etching process, etching the remaining thickness of the gate insulating layer to expose the low temperature polysilicon layer.
- a second etching process is performed on the via etching structure of the above step S103.
- the via etching structure is etched by a second etching process, and the second etching process etches away the remaining gate insulating layer of the above step to expose the low temperature polysilicon layer. That is, the second etching process etches away the first thickness gate insulating layer remaining in the above step, and the etching end point of the second etching process is at the corresponding position of the low temperature polysilicon layer.
- the via etching structure forms a structure as shown in FIG.
- the second etching process may include dry etching using an organic etching gas, which is a mixed gas including CF 4 , H 2 , C 4 F 8 , Ar, 0 2 . It should be noted that the dry etching using the above organic etching gas can make the second etching process have higher etching selectivity, so that the second etching process can etch away the gate insulating layer to the maximum extent. The low temperature polysilicon layer is retained.
- an organic etching gas which is a mixed gas including CF 4 , H 2 , C 4 F 8 , Ar, 0 2 .
- the etching chamber pressure of the second etching process is 0-20 mtorr, and the etching power is not less than 5000 W.
- Step S105 removing the mask layer to form a via structure.
- a peeling process is performed on the via etching structure that completes the above step S104, and the mask is removed.
- the mask material of the layer forms a via structure on the via etch structure.
- the via etching structure forms a structure as shown in FIG.
- the gate insulating layer mentioned in the embodiment of the present invention may be any one or any of silicon nitride, silicon oxide, and silicon carbide materials, or may be a person skilled in the art. Other insulating materials commonly used in.
- the via structure formed by the via etching process in the embodiment of the present invention has a slope angle of 55° to 75°.
- the embodiment of the invention provides a via etching method.
- the process of the via etching method is relatively simple, and two etching processes are used in the process of forming via holes.
- the first etching process and the second etching process are used to form the via structure while retaining the low temperature polysilicon layer, thereby overcoming the defects of the prior art which are easy to overetch low temperature polysilicon; and at the same time, the dry etching process is adopted to ensure The formed vias have a good slope angle.
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