WO2015136852A1 - プラズマ処理装置及び成膜方法 - Google Patents
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- H01J2237/3321—CVD [Chemical Vapor Deposition]
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- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus using electromagnetic discharge for plasma generation and a film forming method for forming an insulating film on an object to be processed.
- plasma is often used in order to cause a favorable reaction to a processing gas at a relatively low temperature.
- plasma generated by high frequency discharge in the MHz region or plasma generated by microwave discharge in the GHz region has been widely used.
- Plasma generated by microwave discharge has the advantage of being able to generate high-density plasma with low electron temperature under low pressure. Especially, by adopting a plate-shaped microwave introduction window structure incorporating a slot antenna, large-diameter plasma can be made efficient. In addition, the plasma processing apparatus can be simplified because no magnetic field is required.
- a dielectric window for introducing a microwave is attached to the ceiling of the chamber as a top plate.
- the microwave electric field and radiant power are strongest in the vicinity of the inside of the dielectric window (top plate), and therefore, the plasma generation efficiency is highest when the processing gas is poured in the vicinity thereof.
- a gas introduction mechanism for introducing a processing gas from the ceiling into the chamber through a gas flow path penetrating the dielectric window is commonly used.
- the dielectric window is also a microwave propagation path, and a large amount of microwave electric field is distributed inside the dielectric window. If the processing gas is exposed to the microwave electric field in the gas flow path of the dielectric window, it may be discharged. There is. Discharge of the processing gas in the gas flow path of the dielectric window not only causes unnecessary consumption of microwave power, but also causes degradation of conductance due to deposition of decomposition products of the processing gas on the walls of the gas flow path. The In the worst case, the dielectric window may be damaged by discharge.
- the gas flow path or the wall of the gas ejection part is used to electromagnetically shield the processing gas flowing through the gas flow path inside the dielectric window from the microwave electric field.
- a conductor is constituted by a conductor.
- this technique is uniform because the gas jet part of the conductor (metal) facing the plasma generation space is sputtered by the attack of ions from the plasma and causes contamination, and the microwave electric field is shielded electromagnetically.
- a method of controlling the pressure in the gas ejection portion to a high region that greatly deviates from the Paschen discharge region without using a metal injector at the gas ejection portion of the dielectric window is suitably used.
- Patent Document 1 describes a film forming method in which a microwave is introduced into a processing container by a planar antenna having a plurality of holes to generate plasma, and an SiN film is formed on the target object by plasma CVD. Has been.
- TSA trisilylamine
- Patent Document 2 describes that a SiN film is formed on a target object by plasma CVD using silane (SiH4) as a film forming source gas.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not disclose a method for forming a SiN film that achieves high coverage and high electrical resistance in a low-temperature process, and there is a need for a film forming method that satisfies these requirements in the art. Has been.
- the present inventors form an insulating layer containing SiN on a substrate by ionizing or dissociating a processing gas obtained by adding H 2 / N 2 to TSA by microwave discharge in a processing container.
- a high coverage characteristic and high performance can be obtained by repeating the film forming step and the nitriding step of nitriding the insulating layer by ionizing or dissociating the processing gas containing N 2 by microwave discharge after the film forming step.
- a film forming method that can form a SiN-containing insulating film having electrical insulating properties has already been devised.
- the new film forming method As the new film forming method is put into practical use, the number of cycles (number of cycles) of repeating the film forming process and the nitriding process to obtain the same film thickness increases. It was also found that the electrical insulation characteristics of the contained insulating film were improved.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and in the case where a processing gas and an electromagnetic wave for plasma generation are introduced into a processing container through a dielectric window, Plasma processing equipment that realizes high-speed process of repeating different types of plasma processing steps alternately in a constant cycle by switching the gas in the dielectric window gas flow channel in a short time while preventing abnormal discharge I will provide a.
- the present invention provides a film forming method capable of forming an SiN-containing insulating film having excellent coverage characteristics and electrical insulating characteristics on a target object using the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is a plasma processing apparatus that alternately and repeatedly performs a first plasma processing step using first and second processing gases and a second plasma processing step using third and fourth processing gases.
- a processing container having a dielectric window on the ceiling and accommodating an object to be processed in a removable manner, an exhaust part for evacuating the inside of the processing container, and the first, second and third And a processing gas supply unit for supplying the fourth processing gas into the processing container, a top gas outlet provided in the dielectric window facing the plasma generation space in the processing container, A first exterior that forms a dielectric window gas flow path extending from the outside through the dielectric window to the top plate gas ejection port and a gas flow path from the processing gas supply unit to the dielectric window gas flow path A first gas inlet having a gas flow path, and a front A side wall gas outlet provided on the side wall of the processing container facing the plasma generation space in the processing container, and a side wall gas extending in a circumferential direction through the side wall of the processing container and communicating
- an electromagnetic wave supply section for supplying an electromagnetic wave for plasma generation to the plasma generation space in the container, a bypass exhaust path connecting the first external gas supply path and the exhaust section, and An opening / closing valve, and in the first plasma processing step, the first and second processing gases are respectively supplied from the processing gas supply section to the processing container through the first and second gas introduction sections.
- the electromagnetic wave for plasma generation is introduced into the processing container from the electromagnetic wave supply unit, and in the second plasma processing step, the processing gas supply unit passes the first and second gas introduction units.
- the third and fourth processing gases are introduced into the processing container, respectively, and the electromagnetic waves for plasma generation are introduced into the processing container from the electromagnetic wave supply unit, and the first or second plasma is supplied.
- the on-off valve is opened, and the gas remaining in the dielectric window gas flow path of the first gas introduction part is discharged to the exhaust part side via the bypass exhaust path.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which a processing gas and an electromagnetic wave for plasma generation are introduced into a processing container through a dielectric window, and the dielectric gas flow path provided in the dielectric window is processed upstream thereof. It connects to an exhaust part via the bypass exhaust path outside a container, and an on-off valve is provided in this bypass exhaust path.
- the on-off valve is opened after completion of the first or second plasma processing step, and the dielectric window gas flow path is opened.
- the film forming method of the present invention comprises a processing container having a dielectric window in a ceiling part and accommodating an object to be processed in a removable manner, an exhaust part for evacuating the inside of the processing container, and a predetermined processing gas.
- a processing gas supply unit for supplying the inside of the processing container, a top plate gas outlet provided in the dielectric window facing the plasma generation space in the processing container, and penetrating the dielectric window from the outside
- TSA While introducing the first and second processing gas containing gas, N 2 gas, Ar gas, and H 2 gas into the processing container, the inside of the processing container is decompressed by the exhaust part, and the electromagnetic wave From the supply section An SiN-containing insulating film containing SiN on the object to be processed under the plasma of the first and second processing gases generated in the processing container by introducing an electromagnetic wave for plasma generation into the processing container And third and fourth process gases containing N 2 gas, Ar gas, and H 2 gas from the process gas supply unit through the first and second gas introduction units, respectively.
- the inside of the processing container is decompressed by the exhaust unit while introducing into the processing container, and the electromagnetic wave for generating plasma is introduced into the processing container from the electromagnetic wave supply unit, and is generated in the processing container.
- the first process plasma film forming process
- the second process plasma nitriding process
- a SiN-containing insulating film having excellent coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics can be formed on the object to be processed.
- the dielectric window gas flow path is configured as described above. It is possible to switch the gas in the dielectric window gas flow path in a short time while preventing the abnormal discharge in the inside, and to realize a high-speed process that repeats different types of plasma processing steps alternately in a constant cycle it can.
- the SiN-containing insulating film having excellent coverage characteristics and electrical insulating characteristics can be formed on the object to be processed by the above-described configuration and action.
- FIG. 14B is a partially enlarged view showing an enlarged FT-IR spectrum waveform in a partial wave number region (2800 cm ⁇ 1 to 2800 cm ⁇ 1 ) of FIG. 14A.
- FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a plasma processing apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention.
- the plasma processing apparatus 10 is an apparatus for performing plasma processing such as plasma CVD, plasma ALD, plasma etching, etc. under surface wave plasma excited using a microwave and a flat slot antenna, such as aluminum or stainless steel.
- a cylindrical vacuum chamber (processing vessel) 12 made of metal. The chamber 12 is grounded.
- the chamber 12 accommodates an object to be processed (for example, a semiconductor wafer) W and defines a space S in which plasma is generated.
- the chamber 12 has a side wall 12a, a bottom 12b, and a ceiling 12c.
- the side wall 12a is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the bottom 12b is provided on the lower end side of the side wall 12a.
- the bottom 12b is provided with an exhaust hole 12h for exhaust.
- the upper end of the side wall 12a is open.
- the upper end opening of the side wall 12 a is closed by a dielectric window 18.
- the dielectric window 18 is sandwiched between the upper end portion of the side wall 12a and the ceiling portion 12c.
- a sealing member 26 may be interposed between the dielectric window 18 and the upper end portion of the side wall 12a.
- the sealing member 26 is an O-ring, for example, and contributes to sealing the chamber 12.
- the plasma processing apparatus includes a stage 20 on which the object to be processed W is placed in the chamber 12.
- the stage 20 is provided below the dielectric window 18.
- the stage 20 includes a susceptor (mounting table) 20a and an electrostatic chuck 20b.
- the susceptor 20a is supported by the cylindrical support 46.
- the cylindrical support portion 46 is made of an insulating material and extends vertically upward from the bottom portion 12b.
- a conductive cylindrical support 48 is provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical support 46.
- the cylindrical support portion 48 extends vertically upward from the bottom portion 12 b of the chamber 12 along the outer periphery of the cylindrical support portion 46.
- An annular exhaust path 50 is formed between the cylindrical support portion 48 and the side wall 12a.
- An annular baffle plate 52 provided with a plurality of through holes is attached to the upper part of the exhaust passage 50.
- the exhaust path 50 is connected to an exhaust pipe 54 that provides one or more exhaust holes 12h.
- An exhaust device 56 is connected to the exhaust pipe 54 via a pressure regulator such as an APC valve 55.
- the exhaust device 56 has a vacuum pump such as a turbo molecular pump.
- the pressure regulator 55 adjusts the pressure in the chamber 12 by adjusting the exhaust amount of the exhaust device 56.
- the plasma generation space S in the chamber 12 can be decompressed to a desired degree of vacuum. Further, by operating the exhaust device 56, gas can be discharged from the periphery of the stage 20 to the exhaust device 56 through the exhaust path 50.
- the susceptor 20a is made of a conductor such as aluminum and serves also as a high-frequency electrode.
- a high frequency power source 58 for RF bias is electrically connected to the susceptor 20a through a matching unit 60 and a power feeding rod 62.
- the high-frequency power source 58 outputs a high frequency of 13.65 MHz, for example, with a predetermined power suitable for controlling the energy of ions incident on the workpiece W.
- the matching unit 60 accommodates a matching unit for matching between the impedance on the high-frequency power source 58 side and the impedance on the load side mainly including the plasma in the chamber 12 and the high-frequency electrode (susceptor 12). .
- An electrostatic chuck 20b is provided on the upper surface of the susceptor 20a.
- the upper surface of the electrostatic chuck 20b constitutes a placement area for placing the workpiece W thereon.
- the electrostatic chuck 20b holds the workpiece W with an electrostatic attraction force.
- a focus ring F is provided outside the electrostatic chuck 20b in the radial direction so as to surround the workpiece W in an annular shape.
- the electrostatic chuck 20b includes an electrode 20d, an insulating film 20e, and an insulating film 20f.
- the electrode 20d is made of a conductive film, and is provided between the insulating film 20e and the insulating film 20f.
- a high-voltage DC power supply 64 is electrically connected to the electrode 20 d via a switch 66 and a covered wire 68.
- the electrostatic chuck 20b can attract and hold the workpiece W on its upper surface by electrostatic force generated by a DC voltage applied from the DC power source 64.
- An annular refrigerant chamber 20g extending in the circumferential direction is provided inside the susceptor 20a.
- a refrigerant having a predetermined temperature such as cooling water wc, is circulated and supplied to the refrigerant chamber 20g from the chiller unit (not shown) via the pipes 70 and 72.
- the processing temperature of the workpiece W on the electrostatic chuck 20b can be controlled by the temperature of the refrigerant wc.
- a heat transfer gas such as He gas from a heat transfer gas supply unit (not shown) is supplied between the upper surface of the electrostatic chuck 20 b and the rear surface of the workpiece W through the gas supply pipe 74.
- the plasma processing apparatus 10 may further include heaters HT, HS, HCS, and HES as a temperature control mechanism.
- the heater HT is provided in the ceiling portion 12 c and extends in a ring shape so as to surround the antenna 15.
- the heater HS is provided in the side wall 12a at a height position between the dielectric window 18 and the stage 20, and extends in an annular shape.
- the heater HCS is provided inside the susceptor 20a and is opposed to the central portion of the workpiece W.
- the heater HES is annularly provided inside the susceptor 20a so as to surround the heater HCS, and is opposed to the peripheral portion of the workpiece W.
- the plasma processing apparatus 10 includes a microwave supply unit 14 for supplying a microwave for plasma generation into the chamber 12 through a dielectric window 18.
- the microwave supply unit 14 includes an antenna 15, a coaxial waveguide 16, a microwave generator 28, a tuner 30, a waveguide 32, and a mode converter 34.
- the microwave generator 28 outputs a microwave having a frequency of 2.45 GHz, for example, with a set power.
- the microwave generator 28 is connected to the upper portion of the coaxial waveguide 16 via a tuner 30, a waveguide 32, and a mode converter 34.
- the coaxial waveguide 16 has a cylindrical or tubular outer conductor 16 a and an inner conductor 16 b that extend coaxially along the central axis of the chamber 12.
- the lower end of the outer conductor 16a is electrically connected to the upper part of the cooling jacket 36 having a conductive surface.
- the inner conductor 16b is provided inside the outer conductor 16a.
- the lower end of the inner conductor 16 b is connected to the slot plate 40 of the antenna 15 via the connector 92.
- the antenna 15 is disposed in an opening formed in the ceiling portion 12c.
- the antenna 15 includes a dielectric plate 38 and a slot plate 40.
- the dielectric plate 38 shortens the wavelength of the microwave and has a substantially disc shape.
- the dielectric plate 38 is made of, for example, quartz or alumina.
- the dielectric plate 38 is sandwiched between the slot plate 40 and the lower surface of the cooling jacket 36.
- the antenna 15 includes a dielectric plate 38, a slot plate 40, and a lower surface of the cooling jacket 36.
- the slot plate 40 is a substantially disc-shaped metal plate in which a plurality of slot pairs are formed.
- the antenna 15 is a radial line slot antenna.
- the slot plate 40 has a plurality of slot pairs 40a.
- the plurality of slot pairs 40a are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction, and are arranged at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction.
- Each slot pair 40a includes two slot holes 40b and 40c.
- the slot hole 40b and the slot hole 40c extend in a direction intersecting or orthogonal to each other.
- the microwave output from the microwave generator 28 propagates through the waveguide 32, the mode converter 34 and the coaxial tube 16 and is fed to the antenna 15.
- the microwaves expanded in the radial direction while shortening the wavelength in the dielectric plate 38 become circularly polarized plane waves including two orthogonal polarization components from each slot pair 40 a of the slot plate 40. Radiated inward.
- a nearby gas is ionized by a surface wave electric field (microwave electric field) propagating in a radial direction along the surface of the dielectric window 18 to generate a plasma having a high density and a low electron temperature.
- a tapered groove or recess 18a in which the groove width gradually decreases upward is formed in an annular shape.
- the recess 18a is provided to promote the generation of a standing wave by the microwave introduced into the chamber 12, and can contribute to the efficient generation of plasma by the microwave discharge.
- the plasma processing apparatus includes a processing gas supply unit 80 that supplies all processing gases used in a plasma process performed by the apparatus, and introduces a processing gas provided from the processing gas supply unit 80 into the chamber 12.
- a gas introduction mechanism for the above there are three gas lines, that is, a ceiling gas line (first gas introduction part) 82 provided with a gas flow path and a gas outlet in the dielectric window 18, and the chamber 12 at a different height position.
- the side wall 12a is provided with a lower side wall gas line (second gas introduction part) 84 and an upper side wall gas line (third gas introduction part) 86 provided with a gas flow path and a gas outlet.
- the ceiling gas line 82 is provided in the inner conductor 16b of the coaxial waveguide 16 with a hollow gas flow path 88 penetrating therethrough in the axial direction.
- a first gas supply pipe 90 from the processing gas supply unit 80 is connected to the upper end of the inner conductor 16b, and the first gas supply pipe 90 and the gas flow path 88 of the coaxial waveguide 16 communicate with each other.
- the first gas supply pipe 90 is provided with an electromagnetic valve (open / close valve) 91.
- a connector portion 92 is connected to the lower end of the inner conductor 16b.
- the connector portion 92 is made of a conductor such as copper, aluminum, stainless steel, or an alloy thereof, and is accommodated in a cylindrical recess 18 b formed on the upper surface of the dielectric window 18.
- a through hole or a gas flow path 92 a that communicates with the gas flow path 88 of the coaxial waveguide 16 is formed at the center of the connector portion 92.
- one or a plurality of ceiling gas jets 94 facing the plasma generation space S in the chamber 12 are formed. Further, at the center of the dielectric window 18, there is a gas flow path, that is, a dielectric window gas flow path 96 leading from the bottom surface of the recess 18 b on the upper surface, that is, the lower end of the gas flow path 92 a of the connector portion 92 to the ceiling gas outlet 94. Is formed. Dielectric window gas flow path 96 and ceiling gas outlet 94 constitute an injector.
- the ceiling or the like is prevented so that ions, radicals, etc. enter the ceiling gas outlet 94 of the dielectric window 18 from the microwave introduced into the chamber 12 or the plasma generated in the chamber 12.
- the diameter of the gas outlet 94 is selected to be a very small size, for example, 0.1 mm or less.
- the aperture is selected to be a relatively large size, for example, 8 mm. Since the injectors (94, 96) are made of a dielectric material, contamination does not occur even when exposed to the plasma in the chamber 12.
- the pressure in the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 is a value that is one or two orders of magnitude higher than the pressure in the chamber 12. In other words, since the control is performed in a region (for example, 40 to 150 Torr) greatly deviating from the Paschen discharge region, gas discharge (abnormal discharge) is unlikely to occur in the dielectric window gas channel 96.
- the processing gas sent from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the ceiling gas line 82 includes the first gas supply pipe 90, the gas flow path 88 of the coaxial waveguide 16, the gas flow path 92a of the connector section 92, and the dielectric gas flow path. It flows through 96 in order and is jetted downward toward the center of the stage 20 from the ceiling gas outlet 94 at the end.
- the lower side wall gas line 84 is spaced from the lower buffer chamber (manifold) 100 formed annularly inside the side wall 12a of the chamber 12 at an intermediate height position between the dielectric window 18 and the stage 20 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
- a number of (for example, 24) lower side wall gas outlets 102 facing the plasma generation space S from the buffer chamber 100 and a second gas supply pipe 104 extending from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the lower buffer chamber 100 are provided.
- the second gas supply pipe 104 is provided with an electromagnetic valve (open / close valve) 106.
- the processing gas sent from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the lower side wall gas line 84 flows in order through the second gas supply pipe 104 and the lower buffer chamber 100 inside the side wall 12a, and from the lower wall gas outlet 102 at the terminal end to the stage 20.
- the liquid is jetted substantially horizontally or obliquely downward toward the peripheral portion.
- the upper side wall gas line 86 is spaced from the upper buffer chamber (manifold) 108 formed in an annular shape inside the side wall 12a of the chamber 12 at a height position close to the dielectric window 18, and from the upper buffer chamber 108 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.
- a large number (for example, 36) of the upper side wall gas outlets 110 facing the plasma generation space S and a third gas supply pipe 112 extending from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the upper buffer chamber 108 are provided.
- the third gas supply pipe 112 is provided with an open / close valve 114.
- the processing gas sent from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the upper side wall gas line 86 sequentially flows through the third gas supply pipe 112 and the upper buffer chamber 108 inside the side wall 12a, and passes through the upper side wall gas outlet 110 at the terminal end to form the dielectric window. 18 is sprayed substantially horizontally along the lower surface.
- FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the main part of the upper side wall gas line 86.
- the processing gas is ejected in a reverse radial manner at a uniform flow rate toward the center of the plasma generation space S from a large number of upper side wall gas outlets 110 distributed in the circumferential direction at regular intervals. ing.
- This plasma processing apparatus is combined with the above-described gas introduction mechanism, in particular, the structure including the ceiling gas line 82, and bypass exhaust for connecting the first gas supply pipe 90 of the ceiling gas line 82 and the exhaust parts (55, 56).
- Line 116 is provided.
- the outlet (lower end) of the bypass exhaust line 116 is connected to the exhaust passage 50 between the exhaust hole 12 h of the chamber 12 and the pressure regulator 55.
- the outlet of the bypass exhaust line 116 may be connected to the exhaust path between the pressure regulator 55 and the exhaust device 56.
- the bypass exhaust line 116 is provided with a normally closed solenoid valve (open / close valve) 118.
- the ceiling gas line 82 is also provided with a pressure sensor 120 that measures the pressure in the downstream side of the electromagnetic valve 91, for example, the pressure in the first gas supply pipe 90.
- the control unit 122 includes a microcomputer, and each part in the plasma processing apparatus, such as a pressure regulator 55, an exhaust device 56, a high frequency power source 58, a matching unit 60, a switch 66 for the electrostatic chuck 20b, a microwave, and the like.
- Generator 28 processing gas supply unit 80, electromagnetic valves 91, 106, 114 of gas introduction units 82, 84, 86, electromagnetic valve 118 of bypass exhaust passage 116, heaters HT to HES, heat transfer gas supply unit, chiller unit, etc. Control the individual operations and the overall operation of the device.
- the control unit 122 includes a man-machine interface touch panel (not shown), a storage device (not shown) for storing data such as various programs and setting values for defining various operations of the plasma processing apparatus, and the like. are also connected to receive output signals from various sensors, in particular, an output signal (pressure measurement value signal) MS P from the pressure sensor 120.
- an output signal (pressure measurement value signal) MS P from the pressure sensor 120.
- the plasma processing apparatus having the above-described configuration forms an insulating film (hereinafter referred to as “ (Referred to as “SiN-containing insulating film” or “SiN-containing insulating layer”) 146.
- each MRAM element 130 has a vertical multilayer structure with a large step, and a separation distance from an adjacent MRAM element (not shown) is very small. For this reason, the SiN film forming process is required to have a very high level of coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics.
- a lower electrode layer 132, a pinning layer 134, a second magnetic layer 136, a tunnel barrier layer 138, a first magnetic layer 140, an upper electrode layer 142, and an etching mask 144 are stacked in order from the lower layer.
- the upper surface of the etching mask 144, the side surfaces of the etching mask 144, the upper electrode layer 142, and the first magnetic layer 140, and the portion of the tunnel barrier layer 138 that extends outside the first magnetic layer 140 are processed.
- a SiN-containing insulating film 146 is formed on the upper surface with a substantially uniform film thickness.
- the lower electrode layer 132 is an electrode member having electrical conductivity formed on the semiconductor wafer W.
- the thickness of the lower electrode layer 132 is about 5 nm, for example.
- the pinning layer 134 is provided between the lower electrode layer 132 and the second magnetic layer 136.
- the pinned layer 134 fixes the magnetization direction of the lower electrode layer 132 by a pinning effect by an antiferromagnetic material.
- an antiferromagnetic material such as IrMn (iridium manganese) or PtMn (platinum manganese) is used.
- the thickness of the pinned layer 134 is about 7 nm, for example.
- the second magnetic layer 136 is a layer including a ferromagnetic material disposed on the pinned layer 134.
- the second magnetic layer 136 functions as a so-called pinned layer in which the magnetization direction is kept constant without being affected by the external magnetic field due to the pinning effect of the pinning layer 134.
- CoFeB is used as the material of the second magnetic layer 136, and its thickness is, for example, about 3 nm.
- the tunnel barrier layer 138 is disposed between the second magnetic layer 136 and the first magnetic layer 140. Since the tunnel barrier layer 138 is interposed between the second magnetic layer 136 and the first magnetic layer 140, a tunnel magnetoresistive effect is generated between the second magnetic layer 136 and the first magnetic layer 140. That is, between the second magnetic layer 136 and the first magnetic layer 140, an electric power corresponding to the relative relationship (parallel or antiparallel) between the magnetization direction of the second magnetic layer 136 and the magnetization direction of the first magnetic layer 140. Resistance arises. MgO is used as the material of the tunnel barrier layer 138, and the thickness thereof is, for example, 1.3 nm.
- the first magnetic layer 140 is a layer including a ferromagnetic material disposed on the tunnel barrier layer 138.
- the first magnetic layer 140 functions as a so-called free layer in which the direction of magnetization follows an external magnetic field that is magnetic information.
- CoFeB is used as the material of the first magnetic layer 140, and the thickness thereof is about 2 nm, for example.
- the upper electrode layer 142 is an electrode member having electrical conductivity formed on the semiconductor wafer W.
- the thickness of the upper electrode layer 142 is, for example, about 5 nm.
- the etching mask 144 is formed on the upper electrode layer 142.
- the etching mask 144 is formed in a shape corresponding to the planar shape of the MRAM 130.
- the etching mask 144 for example, Ta (tantalum), TiN (titanium nitride), or the like is used.
- the plasma processing apparatus (FIG. 1) configured as described above and the plasma processing method (film forming method) in one embodiment of the present invention can be suitably applied.
- the film forming method in this embodiment includes a film forming process step (S 3 ) in which a SiN-containing insulating layer is deposited on the workpiece W in the chamber 12 by a plasma CVD method, and the SiN-containing insulating layer.
- the nitriding treatment step (S 6 ) for nitriding by plasma nitriding is repeated a number of times alternately and in a constant cycle.
- the first and second processing gases made of a mixed gas of TSA gas, N 2 gas, H 2 gas and Ar gas are respectively supplied from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the ceiling gas line.
- the nitriding step (S 6 ) the third and fourth processing gases made of a mixed gas of N 2 gas, H 2 gas and Ar gas are supplied from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the ceiling gas line 82 and the lower side wall gas, respectively.
- the process gas is introduced into the chamber 12 through the line 84 at an independent composition ratio (flow rate ratio) and flow rate, and a sixth process gas composed of a single Ar gas from the process gas supply unit 80 passes through the upper side wall gas line 86. And introduced into the chamber 12 at an independent flow rate.
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the processing gas supply unit 80 used in the film forming method of this embodiment.
- the processing gas supply unit 80 includes four types of gases, that is, a TSA gas source 150, an N 2 gas source 152, and an Ar gas source that send out TSA gas, N 2 gas, H 2 gas, and Ar gas at predetermined pressures, respectively. 154 and an H 2 gas source 156.
- the output port of the TSA gas source 150 is connected to the first gas supply pipe 90 of the ceiling gas line 82 via the main TSA gas line 158 and the first branch TSA gas line 160 and the main TSA gas line 158. And connected to the second gas supply pipe 104 of the lower sidewall gas line 84 through the second branch TSA gas line 162.
- the first and second branch TSA gas lines 160 and 162 are provided with solenoid valves (open / close valves) 164 and 166 and MFCs (mass flow controllers) 168 and 170, respectively.
- the output port of the N 2 gas source 152 is connected to the first gas supply pipe 90 of the ceiling gas line 82 via the main N 2 gas line 172 and the first branch N 2 gas line 174, and the main N 2 gas line 172 and the second branch N 2 gas line 176 are connected to the second gas supply pipe 104 of the lower sidewall gas line 84.
- Solenoid valves (open / close valves) 178 and 180 and MFCs 182 and 184 are provided in the first and second branch N 2 gas lines 174 and 176, respectively.
- the output port of the Ar gas source 154 is connected to the first gas supply pipe 90 of the ceiling gas line 82 via the main Ar gas line 186 and the first branch Ar gas line 188, and the main Ar gas line 186 and the second branch Ar
- the third gas supply of the upper side wall gas line 86 is connected to the second gas supply pipe 104 of the lower side wall gas line 84 through the gas line 190 and also through the main Ar gas line 186 and the third branch Ar gas line 192.
- Electromagnetic valves (open / close valves) 194, 196, 198 and MFCs 200, 202, 204 are provided in the first, second, and third branch Ar gas lines 188, 190, 192, respectively.
- the output ports of the H 2 gas source 156 is connected to the first gas supply pipe 90 of the ceiling gas line 82 via the main H 2 gas line 206 and the first branch H 2 gas line 208, the main H 2
- the gas line 206 and the second branch H 2 gas line 210 are connected to the second gas supply pipe 104 of the lower sidewall gas line 84.
- the first and second branch H 2 gas lines 208 and 210 are provided with solenoid valves (open / close valves) 212 and 214 and MFCs 216 and 218, respectively.
- FIG. 6 shows a procedure in the film forming method of this embodiment.
- a SiN film forming process for one cycle comprising the second pre-gas introduction step (step S 5 ), the nitriding treatment step (step S 6 ), and the second purging step (step S 7 ) is performed by the SiN-containing insulating layer. Repeat until the film thickness reaches the target value.
- FIG. 7 shows temporal changes of each part in one cycle in this film forming method.
- t C represents the required time (one cycle) of the SiN film forming process for one cycle
- t S2 represents the required time for the first pre-gas introduction step (S 2 )
- t S3 represents the film forming process.
- the time required for the step (S 3 ) is shown
- t S4 is the time required for the first purging step (S 4 )
- t S5 is the time required for the second pre-gas introduction step (S 5 )
- t S6 Indicates the time required for the nitriding step (S 6 )
- t S7 indicates the time required for the second purging step (S 7 ).
- pre-adjustment (S 1 ) is performed for the pressure in the chamber 12 and the temperature of each part. After these pre-adjustments are completed, the first cycle SiN film formation process is started. Further, the pressure in the chamber reached by the pre-adjustment is the basis.
- a pre-introduction of gas is performed prior to the film forming process (S 3 ).
- the process gas for film formation is performed until the pressure in the chamber 12 and the pressure in the ceiling gas line 82 reach the set values P C and P S from the base value, respectively. Is introduced into the chamber 12.
- the first and second processing gases composed of a mixed gas of TSA gas, N 2 gas, Ar gas, and H 2 gas are supplied from the processing gas supply unit 80 to the ceiling gas line 82 and the lower sidewall gas line 84, respectively.
- the fifth processing gas made of Ar gas is introduced into the chamber 12 through the upper side wall gas line 86 and is introduced into the chamber 12 through the upper side wall gas line 86. Introduced at flow rate.
- the pressure setting value P C in the chamber 12 is selected to be a value (for example, 400 to 500 mTorr) suitable for the film forming process (S 3 ).
- the pressure setpoint P S in the ceiling gas line 82 is selected to a value for example 100Torr of far off higher region from the discharge region of the values, that Paschen capable of preventing abnormal discharge of the dielectric window gas flow channel 96.
- the flow rate setting of the first processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) introduced through the ceiling gas line 82 is performed. It is characterized in that the value F A is much higher (preferably 2 to 3 times) than the normal flow rate set value F B in the film forming process (S 3 ).
- the inventor introduced a pre-gas for the flow rate of the gas introduced into the chamber 12 through the ceiling gas line 82 until the pressure in the ceiling gas line 82 rises from the base value to the set value P S (100 Torr).
- the pre-flow rate set value F A in the process is the same as the normal flow rate set value F B (200 sccm) in the film forming process (comparative example)
- the pre-flow rate set value F A is changed to the normal flow rate set value F S (
- the experiment was compared with the case (Example) in which it was increased to twice (200 sccm) (200 sccm).
- the time required for the pre-gas introduction step in the comparative example is about 30 seconds
- the time required for the pre-gas introduction step in the example is about 8 seconds. It has been confirmed that it can be shortened to 1/3 or less.
- the time when the pressure in the ceiling gas line 82 reaches the set value P S is substantially the same as the time when the pressure in the chamber 12 reaches the set value P C. Although it is preferable that it is before (before), it may be slightly delayed.
- the flow rate setting value of the first processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) is changed from the pre-flow rate setting value F A to the normal flow rate setting value F B during the pre-gas introduction step (S 2 ). It may be switched.
- the film forming process (S 3 ) is started.
- microwaves are introduced from the microwave supply unit 14 into the chamber 12 through the dielectric window 18 with a predetermined power.
- the flow rate of the first processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) introduced from the ceiling gas line 82 is switched to the normal flow rate as described above.
- the flow rates of the second processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) introduced and the fifth processing gas (Ar) introduced from the upper side wall gas line 86 both maintain the same values as before. .
- the microwave when the microwave is introduced from the microwave supply unit 14 into the chamber 12 through the dielectric window 18, it propagates in the radial direction along the inner surface of the dielectric window 18.
- a nearby gas is ionized by a surface wave electric field (microwave electric field), and a plasma having a high density and a low electron temperature is generated.
- the gas molecules of the fifth processing gas (Ar) injected along the lower surface (inner surface) of the dielectric window 18 from the upper sidewall gas outlet 110 of the upper sidewall gas line 86 are accelerated by the microwave electric field. Efficiently ionizes by collision with the generated electrons, and contributes predominantly to the generation of high density and low electron temperature plasma.
- gas molecules of the first processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) injected from the ceiling gas outlet 94 of the ceiling gas line 82 toward the center of the stage 20, particularly TSA gas molecules, Although a part of the ionization occurs immediately after exiting from the ceiling gas outlet 94 by collision with electrons accelerated by the microwave electric field, most of them are in the high-density plasma generated from the fifth processing gas (Ar). Dissociates by collision with fast electrons, thereby generating various radical active species.
- gas molecules of the first processing gas (TSA / N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) injected from the lower side wall gas outlet 102 of the lower side wall gas line 84 toward the periphery of the stage 20, particularly TSA gas.
- Many of the molecules are dissociated by collision with fast electrons in the high-density plasma generated from the fifth processing gas (Ar), thereby generating various radical active species.
- the TSA gas supplied into the chamber 12 through the ceiling gas line 82 and the lower sidewall gas line 84 collides with electrons under the microwave electric field as described above or in a high-density plasma.
- free radicals that contribute to the formation of the SiN film, that is, (SiH 3 ) 2 N—SiH 2 , SiH 3 NH—SiH 2 , NH 2 —SiH 2 , (SiH 3 ) 2 N, SiH 3 -HN, H 2 N, etc. are generated.
- (SiH 3 ) 2 N—SiH 2 , SiH 3 NH—SiH 2 , and NH 2 —SiH 2 have a low adsorption probability with respect to the silicon substrate and become the main film formation precursor on the workpiece W.
- a SiN-containing insulating film is formed by deposition.
- the present inventor conducted experiments by selecting the total flow rate of H 2 gas contained in the first and second processing gases in three ways of 35 sccm, 70 sccm, and 87 sccm under the following film forming processing conditions. went.
- the coverage of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 was 83%, 88%, and 91%, respectively.
- the coverage is the film thickness T s of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 formed on the sidewall of the MRAM element 130 and the film of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 formed on the top surface of the MRAM element 130. represented by the ratio T s / T t of the thickness T t.
- the SiN-containing insulating film 146 having good coverage characteristics can be formed by using the first and second processing gases obtained by adding H 2 to TSA in the film forming process step (S 3 ). ing. It has also been confirmed that the coverage of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 improves as the composition ratio (flow rate ratio) or flow rate of the added H 2 gas increases.
- FIG. 12 is a graph showing the H 2 flow rate dependence of the current density of the current generated in the SiN-containing insulating film 146 when an electric field of 1 MV / cm is applied to the SiN-containing insulating film 146.
- H 2 flow rate (sccm) the vertical axis represents current density (A / cm 2 ).
- FIG. 13 is a graph showing the nitriding time dependence of the current density of the current generated in the SiN-containing insulating film 146 when an electric field of 1 MV / cm is applied to the SiN-containing insulating film 146.
- Nitriding treatment time (secm) the vertical axis represents current density (A / cm 2 ).
- the film forming process (S 3 ) ends.
- the gas supply from the processing gas supply unit 80 is stopped, and the solenoid valves 91, 106, and 114 are turned off from the previous ON state in the ceiling gas line 82, the lower side wall gas line 84, and the upper side wall gas line 86. Switch to state. Then, the first purging step (S 4 ) is started.
- the valve of the pressure regulator 55 is switched from the previous OFF state to the ON state, and the exhaust device 56 exhausts or purges the inside of the chamber 12 until it reaches the base pressure. In this case, unreacted gas and reaction product gas remaining in the chamber 12 are discharged from the exhaust hole 12h to the exhaust device 56 through the pressure regulator 55.
- the solenoid valve 118 of the bypass exhaust line 116 is switched to the ON state.
- the gas flow path (90, 88, 92a, 96) on the downstream side of the electromagnetic valve 91 in the ceiling gas line 82 is exhausted or purged by the exhaust device 56 via the bypass exhaust line 116 until the pressure reaches the base value. Is done.
- the outlet side of the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 that is, the ceiling gas outlet 94 has a very small diameter and a low conductance.
- the present inventor uses the bypass exhaust line 116 as described above to calculate the time required to discharge the residual gas in the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 until the base pressure (1 Torr or less) is reached in the purging process.
- the dielectric window gas flow passage 96 ⁇ the ceiling gas outlet 94 ⁇ the inside of the chamber 12 ⁇ the exhaust hole 12h ⁇ the exhaust device 56
- the pre-flow rate set value is made the same as the normal flow rate set value F B in the first pre-gas introduction step (S 2 ), and the above-mentioned in the first purging step (S 4 ) The time change of each part when not using an external exhaust route is shown.
- the second pre-gas introduction step (S 5 ) is started.
- the pressure in the chamber 12 and the pressure in the ceiling gas line 82 reach the set values P C ′ and P S ′ from the base values, respectively.
- a processing gas for nitriding is introduced into the chamber 12.
- the third and fourth processing gases made of a mixed gas of N 2 gas, Ar gas, and H 2 gas are supplied from the processing gas supply unit 80 through the ceiling gas line 82 and the lower sidewall gas line 84, respectively. Introduced into the chamber 12 at an independent composition ratio (flow rate ratio) and flow rate, and a sixth processing gas made of a single Ar gas gas is introduced into the chamber 12 through the upper side wall gas line 86 at an independent flow rate. Is done.
- the pressure setting value P C ′ in the chamber 12 is selected to a value (for example, 400 to 500 mTorr) suitable for the nitriding step (S 6 ).
- the pressure set value P S ′ in the ceiling gas line 82 is selected to be a value that can prevent gas discharge in the dielectric window gas flow path 90, that is, a value in a high region that greatly deviates from the Paschen discharge region, for example, 100 Torr.
- the flow rate set value F A ′ of the third processing gas (N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) introduced through the ceiling gas line 82 is the nitriding step. It is characterized by being significantly (preferably 2 to 3 times) higher than the normal flow rate set value F B ′ in (S 6 ). As a result, the required time t S5 is remarkably shortened.
- the nitriding treatment step (S 6 ) is started. Also in the nitriding step (S 6 ), the microwave is introduced into the chamber 12 through the dielectric window 18 with a predetermined power from the microwave supply unit 14.
- the third process gas (N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) introduced from the ceiling gas line 82 is introduced from the lower side wall gas line 84 except that the flow rate is switched from the pre-flow rate to the normal flow rate.
- Both the flow rate of the fourth process gas (N 2 / Ar / H 2 ) and the flow rate of the sixth process gas (Ar) introduced from the upper side wall gas line 86 maintain the same values as before.
- the required gas is introduced into the chamber 12 from the three systems of the ceiling gas line 82, the lower side wall gas line 84 and the upper side wall gas line 86, and from the microwave supply unit 14.
- Microwaves are introduced into the chamber 12 through the dielectric window 18 so that gas molecules of each processing gas are ionized or dissociated by collision with high-speed electrons under a microwave electric field or in plasma.
- Active species Among these active species, ions or radicals containing nitrogen soak into the SiN-containing insulating layer on the workpiece W to replace SiH with SiN. This nitriding treatment reduces the amount of SiH in the SiN-containing insulating layer and improves the electrical insulation characteristics.
- the present inventor examined the correlation between the treatment time (t S6 ) of the nitriding treatment step (S 6 ) and the improvement degree of the electrical insulation characteristics in the SiN-containing insulating film by experiment, as shown in FIG. Immediately after the nitriding treatment is performed (that is, in a short time), the effect of improving the insulating characteristics appears. The insulating characteristics are improved in proportion to the nitriding time (t S5 ), but the nitriding time (t S5 ) is 10 seconds. It has been found that the insulation characteristics do not improve any further. FIG.
- the nitriding step (S 6 ) ends when the supply of microwaves from the microwave supply unit 14 is stopped.
- the gas supply from the processing gas supply unit 80 is stopped, and the solenoid valves 91, 106, and 114 are turned off from the previous ON state in the ceiling gas line 82, the lower side wall gas line 84, and the upper side wall gas line 86. Switch to state.
- the second purging step (S 7 ) is started.
- the valve of the pressure regulator 55 is switched from the previous off state to the on state, and the exhaust device 56 exhausts or purges the inside of the chamber 12 until the pressure reaches the base value. In this case, unreacted gas and reaction product gas remaining in the chamber 12 are discharged from the exhaust hole 12h to the exhaust device 56 through the pressure regulator 55.
- the unreacted gas and the reaction product gas remaining in the chamber 12 are sent from the exhaust hole 12 h to the exhaust device 56 via the pressure regulator 55. Then, the solenoid valve 118 of the bypass exhaust line 116 is switched to the on state. As a result, the gas flow paths (90, 88, 92a, 96) on the downstream side of the electromagnetic valve 91 in the ceiling gas line 82 are exhausted or purged via the bypass exhaust line 116.
- the process proceeds to the next SiN film formation cycle, and the same steps (S 2 to S 7 ) as described above are repeated.
- the SiN film formation cycle is repeated until the film thickness of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 reaches the target value.
- the number of repetitions of the SiN film formation cycle reaches the set value, it is considered that the film thickness of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 has reached the target value, and the entire process is ended there. Also good.
- the same film forming method of the above embodiment is obtained from the spectrum waveform of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR spectroscopy) as shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B.
- FT-IR spectroscopy Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
- the required time (t S2 , t S5 ) and the first and second purging of the first and second pre-gas introduction steps (S 2 , S 5 ) in the SiN film forming cycle Since the time (t S4 , t S7 ) required for the steps (S 4 , S 7 ) can be remarkably shortened, the number of repetitions of the SiN film formation cycle can be arbitrarily increased to electrically insulate the SiN-containing insulating film 146. The characteristics can be sufficiently improved.
- the SiN film-forming cycle can be shortened while preventing discharge, and the SiN-containing insulating film 146 for MRAM having a high level of coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics can be obtained.
- the SiN-containing insulating film is formed by the ALD method, good film quality can be obtained without using a halogen substance such as dichlorosilane and without corroding the metal portion included in the MRAM element 130.
- the SiN-containing insulating film 146 can be formed.
- the gas flow path 96 and the gas flow path 96 are provided in the dielectric window 18 as a gas introduction mechanism for introducing the processing gas provided from the processing gas supply unit 80 into the chamber 12.
- Side wall gas line (second gas introduction part) 84 and upper side wall gas line (second gas introduction part) provided with gas flow path or buffer chamber 108 and gas jet outlet 110 at a height position close to dielectric window 18 86.
- a raw material processing gas (first, second, third and fourth) is supplied from the ceiling gas line 82 and the lower sidewall gas line 84.
- the processing gas for plasma generation (fifth and sixth processing gases) is introduced from the upper side wall gas line 86.
- the plasma generation gas generates a high-density plasma by microwave discharge, and the raw-system process gas is generated in the central portion and the peripheral portion of the plasma generation space S by this high-density plasma.
- radical active species and film-forming precursors are generated and diffused with a uniform density on the workpiece W.
- the in-plane uniformity of the film formation characteristics (film quality and film thickness) of the SiN-containing insulating film 146 can be improved.
- a processing temperature which is one of process conditions is set in a wide range. can do.
- an SiN-containing insulating film for MRAM having a high level of coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics at a processing temperature of 300 ° C. could be obtained.
- the inventors of the present invention conducted a SiN film forming process experiment (additional experiment) similar to the above example by selecting a plurality of set values stepwise within a range of 100 ° C. to 300 ° C. using the processing temperature as a parameter. The results shown in FIGS. 16 to 19 were obtained.
- the type of processing gas is the same as in the above example, but the set values of other conditions (microwave power, pressure in the chamber, gas flow rate, etc.) are slightly different from those in the above example.
- the purpose of this additional experiment is to qualitatively examine the processing temperature dependence of the characteristics (particularly, coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics) of the SiN-containing insulating film within a certain temperature range. Even if the setting values of other conditions are slightly changed, the qualitative tendency or profile of the processing temperature dependence within a certain temperature range is basically the same. Strictly speaking, the stage temperature is somewhat higher than the temperature of the object to be processed (semiconductor wafer) W;
- FIG. 16 shows the processing temperature dependence of coverage (T S / T t in FIG. 11) for the SiN-containing insulating film obtained in the additional experiment. As shown in the figure, all plots are distributed along the approximate straight line L 1 having a relatively gentle slope, and the higher the stage temperature (processing temperature), the higher the coverage.
- FIG. 17 shows the processing temperature dependence of the current density of the current generated in the SiN-containing insulating film when an electric field of 2 MV / cm is applied to the SiN-containing insulating film.
- stage temperature processing temperature
- FIG. 17 represents the current density on the vertical axis in exponential notation, so the difference in slope between the actual (normal notation) straight lines L 2 and L 3 is considerable.
- FIG. 18 shows the processing temperature dependence of the reflectance for the SiN-containing insulating film. As shown in the figure, all the plots are distributed along an approximate straight line L 4 that is substantially flat (zero slope), and the reflectance hardly depends on the stage temperature (processing temperature). The reflectivity is determined by the dielectric constant. Therefore, it can be said that the dielectric constant hardly depends on the stage temperature (processing temperature).
- 19A, 19B, and 19C show the processing temperature dependence of the film density, N / Si ratio, and hydrogen concentration of the SiN-containing insulating film, respectively.
- the higher the stage temperature (processing temperature) the higher the film density and the N / Si ratio and the lower the hydrogen concentration.
- the higher the film density and the N / Si ratio the more nitridation of the SiN-containing insulating film progressed in the nitriding process.
- the lower the hydrogen concentration the more hydrogen (H) in the SiN-containing insulating film is reduced in the nitriding process.
- the rate of increase in the temperature range of 200 ° C. to 300 ° C. is higher than the rate of increase in the temperature range of 100 ° C. to 200 ° C. (slope of the approximate straight line L 5 ).
- the (slope of the approximate straight line L 6 ) is much larger.
- the rate of increase in the temperature range of 200 ° C. to 300 ° C. is higher than the rate of increase in the temperature range of 100 ° C. to 200 ° C. (slope of the approximate line L 7 ).
- the inclination of the L 8) is further large. Further, as shown in FIG.
- the decrease rate in the temperature range of 200 ° C. to 300 ° C. (the negative slope of the approximate line L 9 ) is lower than the decrease rate in the temperature range of 100 ° C. to 200 ° C. negative gradient of the approximate straight line L 10) is further large.
- both the coverage characteristics and the electrical insulating characteristics of the SiN-containing insulating film are improved as the processing temperature is increased.
- the increase in SiN film density and the decrease in the hydrogen concentration in the film are considered to be the main factors that improve the electrical characteristics.
- the processing temperature is in the range of 200 ° C. to 300 ° C.
- the improvement in the coverage characteristics and electrical insulation characteristics of the SiN-containing insulating film becomes more remarkable.
- a processing temperature exceeding 300 ° C. is not preferable because there is a possibility that the characteristics or functions of each layer (particularly the magnetic layers 136 and 140) constituting the MRAM element 130 (FIG. 4) may be deteriorated.
- the configuration around the dielectric window gas channel 96 can be modified as shown in FIG. .
- the connector 92 in this modification has a main body portion 92b and a raised portion 92c.
- a through-hole that is, a gas flow path 92a extending from the surface on the piping member 17 side in the inner conductor 16b to the surface on the dielectric window gas flow path 96 side is formed in the main body 92b.
- the raised portion 92 c is raised from the main body portion 92 b toward the groove portion 18 i of the dielectric window 18. That is, the raised portion 92 c made of a dielectric is formed toward the groove portion 18 i of the dielectric window 18 surrounding the dielectric window gas flow channel 96, so that the raised portion 92 c is directed toward the dielectric window gas flow channel 96. It functions as an electric field shielding member that shields microwaves propagating inside.
- the waveguide plate 95 is made of a dielectric and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape surrounding the central axis X.
- the waveguide plate 95 is made of alumina or quartz, for example.
- the waveguide plate 95 is made of the same dielectric material as that constituting the dielectric window 18 or a different dielectric material.
- the dielectric window 18 and the waveguide plate 95 can be made of alumina.
- the dielectric window 18 can be made of quartz, and the waveguide plate 95 can be made of alumina.
- the waveguide plate 95 is disposed inside the connector 92 so as to surround the dielectric window gas flow path 96 of the dielectric window 18. Specifically, the waveguide plate 95 is disposed inside the connector 92 so as to surround the dielectric window gas flow path 96 by being embedded in the raised portion 92 c of the connector 92. More specifically, the waveguide plate 95 surrounds the dielectric window gas flow path 96 by being embedded in the raised portion 92 c of the connector 92 with one end surface exposed to the groove 18 i side of the dielectric window 18. In this way, the connector 92 is disposed inside. One end surface of the waveguide plate 95 exposed to the groove 18 i side may be disposed so as to contact the dielectric window 18.
- the waveguide plate 95 transmits the microwave propagating through the inside of the dielectric window 18 toward the dielectric window gas flow path 96 from the one end surface exposed to the groove 18i side of the dielectric window 18 to the other inside of the connector 92. Guides to the end face.
- a microwave standing wave is generated inside the connector 92, and the microwaves cancel each other.
- the microwave is guided to the inner side of the connector 92 by the waveguide plate 95, so that the microwave hardly reaches the dielectric window gas flow path 96.
- the height L of the waveguide plate 95 is ⁇ / 4.
- the height L of the waveguide plate 95 is from one end surface of the waveguide plate 95 exposed to the groove 18i side of the dielectric window 18 to the other end surface of the waveguide plate 95 embedded in the raised portion 92c of the connector 92. Distance. That is, by setting the height L of the waveguide plate 95 to ⁇ / 4, the generation rate of the standing wave of the microwave guided to the inside of the connector 92 by the waveguide plate 95 is improved. The two are offset.
- the thickness m of the waveguide plate 95 is not less than ⁇ / 8 and not more than ⁇ / 4. That is, by setting the thickness m of the waveguide plate 95 to ⁇ / 8 or more and ⁇ / 4 or less, the microwave is easily guided to the inside of the connector 92 through the waveguide plate 95.
- One or more waveguide plates 95 are arranged inside the connector 92 along the direction away from the dielectric window gas flow path 96. More specifically, one or more waveguide plates 95 are arranged inside the connector 92 along the radial direction of the disk-shaped connector 92. In the illustrated configuration example, two waveguide plates 95 are arranged inside the connector 92 along the radial direction of the disk-shaped connector 92. Each waveguide plate 95 guides the microwave propagating in the dielectric window 18 toward the inside of the connector 92 toward the inside in the radial direction of the connector 92. Thereby, the microwave propagating through the inside of the dielectric window 18 toward the inside in the radial direction of the connector 92 does not easily reach the dielectric window gas flow path 96.
- the electric field strength in the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 can be reduced. Therefore, the burden of the technique for controlling the pressure in the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 to be higher is likely. It is reduced. Therefore, the pressure set value P S in the dielectric window gas flow channel 96 can be selected to a considerably low value (for example, 10 Torr or less).
- the required time (t S2 , t S5 ) of the first and second pre-gas introduction steps (S 2 , S 5 ) and the first and second The required time (t S4 , t S7 ) of the purging process (S 4 , S 7 ) can be further significantly shortened.
- At least one of the first and second purging steps (S 4 , S 7 ) is bypassed as described above. Even if purging using the path 116 or the external exhaust line is performed, a certain time shortening effect can be obtained.
- various modifications can be made in the gas introduction mechanism for introducing the processing gas provided from the processing gas supply unit 80 into the chamber 12.
- a configuration in which the side wall gas line in which the gas flow path and the gas outlet are provided on the side wall 12a of the chamber 12 is reduced to one system, or conversely, a configuration in which the side wall gas line is increased to three systems or more is possible.
- the gas types of the processing gas introduced from the ceiling gas line and the processing gas introduced from the side wall gas line may be partially or entirely different.
- the plasma processing apparatus (FIG. 1) of the above embodiment includes a high frequency power source 58 for RF bias.
- a high frequency power source 58 for RF bias for RF bias.
- an apparatus configuration in which the high-frequency power source 58, the matching unit 60, and the power feeding rod 62 are omitted is possible.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to plasma CVD, but can be applied to other plasma processes such as plasma etching and plasma ALD. Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to a microwave plasma processing apparatus, but can also be applied to an inductively coupled plasma processing apparatus that uses a high frequency as an electromagnetic wave for plasma generation.
- Plasma processing equipment 12 Chamber (processing vessel) 14 Microwave Supply Unit 15 Antenna 18 Dielectric Window 20 Stage 20a Susceptor 56 Exhaust device 80 Processing gas supply unit 82 Ceiling gas line (first gas introduction unit) 84 Lower side wall gas line (second gas introduction part) 86 Upper side wall gas line (third gas introduction part) Reference Signs List 90 First gas supply pipe 94 Ceiling gas outlet 96 Dielectric window gas flow path 116 Bypass exhaust line 118 Solenoid valve (open / close valve) 122 Control unit
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Description
[プラズマ処理装置全体の構成]
[SiN成膜プロセスに関する実施形態]
[実施例の成膜処理条件]
マイクロ波のパワー:4000W
チャンバ内圧力:0.95Torr
処理温度:300℃
第1および第2の処理ガスの全流量
TSAガス:2.2sccm
N2ガス:2.8sccm
Arガス:2850sccm
H2ガス:35sccm、70sccm、87sccm(3通り)
[他の実施形態又は変形例]
12 チャンバ(処理容器)
14 マイクロ波供給部
15 アンテナ
18 誘電体窓
20 ステージ
20a サセプタ
56 排気装置
80 処理ガス供給部
82 天井ガスライン(第1のガス導入部)
84 下部側壁ガスライン(第2のガス導入部)
86 上部側壁ガスライン(第3のガス導入部)
90 第1のガス供給管
94 天井ガス噴出口
96 誘電体窓ガス流路
116 バイパス排気ライン
118 電磁弁(開閉弁)
122 制御部
Claims (11)
- 第1および第2の処理ガスを用いる第1のプラズマ処理工程と第3および第4の処理ガスを用いる第2のプラズマ処理工程とを交互に繰り返し行うプラズマ処理装置であって、
天井部に誘電体窓を有し、被処理体を出し入れ可能に収容する処理容器と、
前記処理容器内を真空排気するための排気部と、
前記第1、第2、第3および第4の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に供給するための処理ガス供給部と、
前記処理容器内のプラズマ生成空間に臨んで前記誘電体窓に設けられている天板ガス噴出口と、前記誘電体窓を外側から貫通して前記天板ガス噴出口に至る誘電体窓ガス流路と、前記処理ガス供給部から前記誘電体窓ガス流路までのガス流路を形成する第1の外部ガス流路とを有する第1のガス導入部と、
前記処理容器内のプラズマ生成空間に臨んで前記処理容器の側壁に設けられている側壁ガス噴出口と、前記処理容器の側壁の中を周回方向に延びて、前記側壁ガス噴出口と連通する側壁ガス流路と、前記処理ガス供給部から前記側壁ガス流路までのガス流路を形成する第2の外部ガス流路とを有する第2のガス導入部と、
前記誘電体窓を介して前記処理容器内の前記プラズマ生成空間にプラズマ生成用の電磁波を供給するための電磁波供給部と、
前記第1の外部ガス供給路と前記排気部とを繋ぐバイパス排気路と、
前記バイパス排気路に設けられる開閉弁と
を有し、
前記第1のプラズマ処理工程において、前記処理ガス供給部より前記第1および第2のガス導入部を介してそれぞれ前記第1および第2の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に導入するとともに、前記電磁波供給部より前記プラズマ生成用の電磁波を前記処理容器内に導入し、
前記第2のプラズマ処理工程において、前記処理ガス供給部により前記第1および第2のガス導入部を介してそれぞれ前記第3および第4の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に導入するとともに、前記電磁波供給部より前記プラズマ生成用の電磁波を前記処理容器内に導入し、
前記第1または第2のプラズマ処理工程の終了後に、前記開閉弁を開けて、前記第1のガス導入部の前記誘電体窓ガス流路内に残留しているガスを前記バイパス排気路を経由して前記排気部側へ排出する、
プラズマ処理装置。 - 前記処理ガス供給部は、前記第1または第3の処理ガスの流量を制御する流量制御部を有し、前記第1または第2のプラズマ処理工程を開始する前に、一定時間にわたり、前記処理ガス供給部より前記第1のガス導入部を介して前記処理容器内に導入する前記第1または第3の処理ガスの流量を、当該工程用の正規流量設定値よりも高い前置流量設定値に制御する、請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記前置流量設定値は、前記正規流量設定値の2~3倍である、請求項2に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記第1および第2の処理ガスは、同じ種類のガスを独立した組成比および流量で含む混合ガスである、請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記第3および第4の処理ガスは、同じ種類のガスを独立した組成比および流量で含む混合ガスである、請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 前記天板ガス噴出口は、前記誘電体窓の中心部に設けられている、請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置。
- 天井部に誘電体窓を有し、被処理体を出し入れ可能に収容する処理容器と、前記処理容器内を真空排気するための排気部と、所定の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に供給するための処理ガス供給部と、前記処理容器内のプラズマ生成空間に臨んで前記誘電体窓に設けられている天板ガス噴出口と、前記誘電体窓を外側から貫通して前記天板ガス噴出口に至る誘電体窓ガス流路と、前記処理ガス供給部から前記誘電体窓ガス流路までのガス流路を形成する第1の外部ガス流路とを有する第1のガス導入部と、前記処理容器内のプラズマ生成空間に臨んで前記処理容器の側壁に設けられている側壁ガス噴出口と、前記処理容器の側壁の中を周回方向に延びて、前記側壁ガス噴出口と連通する側壁ガス流路と、前記処理ガス供給部から前記側壁ガス流路までのガス流路を形成する第2の外部ガス流路とを有する第2のガス導入部と、前記誘電体窓を介して前記処理容器内の前記プラズマ生成空間にプラズマ生成用の電磁波を供給するための電磁波供給部と、前記第1の外部ガス供給路と前記排気部とを繋ぐバイパス排気路と、前記バイパス排気路に設けられる開閉弁とを有するプラズマ処理を用いて、前記処理容器内に配置される被処理体上に絶縁膜を形成する成膜方法であって、
前記処理ガス供給部より前記第1および第2のガス導入部を介してそれぞれトリシリルアミン(TSA)ガスとN2ガスとArガスとH2ガスとを含む第1および第2の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に導入しながら前記排気部により前記処理容器内を減圧するとともに、前記電磁波供給部より前記プラズマ生成用の電磁波を前記処理容器内に導入して、前記処理容器内で生成される前記第1および第2の処理ガスのプラズマの下で前記被処理体上にSiNを含むSiN含有絶縁膜を形成する第1の工程と、
前記処理ガス供給部より前記第1および第2のガス導入部を介してそれぞれN2ガスとArガスとH2ガスとを含む第3および第4の処理ガスを前記処理容器内に導入しながら前記排気部により前記処理容器内を減圧するとともに、前記電磁波供給部より前記プラズマ生成用の電磁波を前記処理容器内に導入して、前記処理容器内で生成される前記第3および第4の処理ガスのプラズマの下で前記被処理体上の前記SiN含有絶縁膜を窒化処理する第2の工程と、
前記第1または第2の工程の終了後に、前記開閉弁を開けて、前記第1のガス導入部の前記誘電体窓ガス流路内に残留しているガスを前記バイパス排気路を経由して前記排気部側へ排出する第3の工程と
を有し、
前記第1の工程と前記第2の工程とを前記第3の工程を挟んで交互に繰り返し行う、成膜方法。 - 前記第1または第2の工程を開始する前に、一定時間にわたり、前記処理ガス供給部より前記第1のガス導入部を介して前記処理容器内に導入する前記第1または第3の処理ガスの流量を、当該工程用の正規流量設定値よりも高い前置流量設定値に制御する、請求項7に記載の成膜方法。
- 前記前置流量設定値は、前記正規流量設定値の2~3倍である、請求項8に記載の成膜方法。
- 前記第1の工程における前記被処理体の処理温度は100℃~300℃である、請求項7に記載の成膜方法。
- 前記第1の工程における前記被処理体の処理温度は200℃~300℃である、請求項7に記載の成膜方法。
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