WO2016208522A1 - 半導体素子の製造方法並びに製造装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor element, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for separating a semiconductor substrate into individual semiconductor elements.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method of separating a semiconductor substrate by irradiating an ultrashort pulse laser beam onto a planned separation line and evaporating the material of the substrate. Further, in Patent Document 2, a laser beam is irradiated inside a semiconductor substrate, and a condensing point is moved along a planned separation line, thereby forming a crack region (or a melt processing region) inside the substrate, and then the substrate. Discloses a method of separating a substrate by applying an external force to the substrate.
- the separation method according to Patent Document 1 since the semiconductor substrate material on the planned separation line is evaporated by irradiating the ultrashort pulse laser beam, the element characteristics are caused by thermal damage or debris to the element region of the semiconductor substrate. There was a problem of deterioration. Further, the separation method according to Patent Document 2 has a problem that the flatness of the separation surface is poor because cracks extend independently from each of a large number of crack regions formed inside the substrate.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and can reduce thermal damage and debris to the element region of the semiconductor substrate, and can obtain a separation surface with good flatness.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus for a semiconductor device.
- a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a first step of attaching a fixing sheet to a semiconductor substrate on which a plurality of devices are formed, and forming an initial crack in a part of a planned separation line between the devices, Including a second step of extending an initial crack by irradiating a laser beam onto the planned separation line and separating the individual cracks into individual elements.
- the condensing spot shape of the laser beam using a pulse laser as a light source is an ellipse.
- the laser beam is focused on the planned separation line at the interface between the semiconductor substrate and the fixing sheet so that the major axis of the ellipse is in the direction along the planned separation line and the half major axis a of the ellipse satisfies the following formula 1. To irradiate.
- k Thermal conductivity of semiconductor substrate (W / m ⁇ K)
- c Specific heat capacity of semiconductor substrate (J / kg ⁇ K)
- ⁇ density of the semiconductor substrate (kg / m 3 )
- t p pulse width of laser beam (s)
- the semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus has a pulse laser as a light source and a condensing spot shape of laser light emitted from the pulse laser as an ellipse, and the major axis of the ellipse is along a planned separation line of the semiconductor substrate.
- a beam irradiation means for condensing and irradiating on a line is provided.
- k Thermal conductivity of semiconductor substrate (W / m ⁇ K)
- c Specific heat capacity of semiconductor substrate (J / kg ⁇ K)
- ⁇ density of the semiconductor substrate (kg / m 3 )
- t p pulse width of laser beam (s)
- the condensing spot shape of the laser beam is an ellipse
- the laser beam is condensed and irradiated on the planned separation line at the interface between the semiconductor substrate and the fixing sheet, thereby initial Since the cracks are extended, the effect of extending the cracks in the major axis direction of the ellipse is greater than when the condensing spot shape is a perfect circle, and the energy of the laser beam can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce thermal damage and debris to the element region of the semiconductor substrate and to obtain a separation surface with good flatness.
- the laser beam condensing spot shape is made into an ellipse by the beam shaping means, and the laser beam is condensed on the planned separation line at the interface between the semiconductor substrate and the fixing sheet.
- the initial crack is extended, so that the effect of extending the crack in the major axis direction of the ellipse is larger than that in the case where the converging spot shape is a perfect circle, and the energy of the laser beam can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce thermal damage and debris to the element region of the semiconductor substrate and to obtain a separation surface with good flatness.
- FIG. 1 and 2 are diagrams for explaining a processing principle for extending an initial crack in the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 shows a semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 shows a semiconductor element manufacturing method according to the first embodiment.
- the same reference numerals are given to the same and corresponding parts in the drawings.
- the semiconductor element manufacturing method is a separation method in a semiconductor element separation step, and includes a first step and a second step.
- the first step is a step in which a fixing sheet 14 is attached to the semiconductor substrate 10 having the element region 11 in which a plurality of elements are formed, and an initial crack 13a is formed on a part of the planned separation line 12a between the elements. .
- the second step is a step of irradiating the laser beam 21 on the planned separation line 12a of the semiconductor substrate 10 to extend the initial crack 13a and separating it into individual elements.
- the initial crack 13a is stretched by condensing and irradiating the laser beam 21 onto the planned separation line 12a of the interface 15 between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14 and generating an evaporation pressure at the interface 15.
- crack 13 or “initial crack 13a” is defined as a surface of a portion where the bonds between the atoms of the semiconductor substrate 10 are broken and separated.
- the line of intersection between the separated portion surface and the surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 is referred to as a crack 13, and when there is a possibility of confusion, the notation is divided into “crack surface” and “crack line”.
- the “tip 13b of the crack 13” is defined as a crack surface or a crack line and a boundary line (or boundary point) of a portion that is not separated.
- an initial crack 13a is formed in the first step on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 where the element region 11 is formed, and a fixing sheet 14 is formed on the opposite surface. Is pasted.
- the fixing sheet 14 is made of a material that transmits the laser beam 21.
- a resin film such as vinyl chloride is used for the adhesion to the semiconductor substrate 10 and the subsequent expansion step. Since a resin film such as vinyl chloride has a Young's modulus lower than that of the semiconductor substrate 10 by about two digits, when used as the fixing sheet 14, most of the bending distortion due to the evaporation pressure occurs on the fixing sheet 14 side. Tensile stress acting on 10 is reduced.
- the reinforcing material 6 glass, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is a material that transmits the laser light 21, or vinyl chloride that is the same as the fixing sheet 14 is used.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- vinyl chloride vinyl chloride that is the same as the fixing sheet 14
- the reinforcing material 6 having a high Young's modulus such as glass there is an advantage that the deformation suppressing effect of the fixing sheet 14 is large.
- a reinforcing material 6 having a low Young's modulus such as vinyl chloride there is an advantage that it is easy to peel off after this separation step and no special chemical solution or apparatus is required.
- the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a light source 2, a mirror 3 a, cylindrical lenses 4 a and 4 b, an objective lens 5, a support material 7 that supports a reinforcing material 6, and a moving stage 8.
- the light source 2 of the laser light 21 is a YAG pulse laser.
- the oscillation wavelength 1064 nm of the YAG laser is longer than the band gap wavelength 919 nm of the material of the semiconductor substrate 10, InP (indium phosphide) in the first embodiment, but it is a two-photon by setting a short pulse and high energy density. Absorption is mainly performed, and the focused spot diameter can be reduced to 1 / ⁇ 2 times as compared with the case of one-photon absorption. Thereby, a region where thermal damage or debris is generated on the semiconductor substrate 10 can be localized.
- the light source 2 can emit single pulsed light at a desired timing by a control signal from the outside, and can also emit continuous pulsed light at a set frequency and pulse width.
- the cross-sectional shape of the laser beam 21 emitted from the light source 2 is a perfect circle.
- the focal lengths of the cylindrical lenses 4a and 4b serving as beam shaping means are f C1 and f C2 (defined as negative in the case of a concave lens,
- the laser light 21 is condensed and irradiated on the planned separation line 12a at the interface between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14 by the objective lens 5 which is a beam irradiation means.
- the condensing spot 23 of the laser light 21 has an elliptical shape in which the diameter 23a in the X direction is e times the diameter 23b in the Y direction (hereinafter, e is referred to as an elliptic ratio).
- elliptic ratio e 1).
- the fixing sheet 14 is attached to the surface opposite to the surface on which the element region 11 is formed, and the reinforcing material 6 is further attached to the semiconductor substrate 10 via the fixing sheet 14.
- the material of the fixing sheet 14 is vinyl chloride, and the material of the reinforcing material 6 is white plate glass. These are all materials that transmit a YAG laser (1064 nm).
- the semiconductor substrate 10 attached to the reinforcing material 6 via the fixing sheet 14 is further placed on the moving stage 8 via the support material 7.
- the moving stage 8 includes an irradiation position moving means for moving the relative positional relationship between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the condensing point 22 of the laser light 21, an elliptical shape of the surface orientation of the semiconductor substrate 10 and the condensing spot shape of the laser light 21. It also serves as a rotation adjusting means for changing the relative angle with the major axis direction, and movement of the X, Y, and Z axes and rotation of the Z axis are possible.
- a fixing sheet 14 is attached to the surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 opposite to the surface on which the element region 11 is formed, and one of the semiconductor substrate 10 on the planned separation line 12a.
- An initial crack 13a is formed at the end of the first (first step).
- the initial crack 13 a is formed by scribing with the point scriber 9.
- an arrow D indicates the moving direction of the point scriber 9.
- the condensing point of the laser beam 21 is moved on the planned separation line 12a using the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 (see FIG. 3) according to the first embodiment.
- a plurality of points are irradiated, and the initial crack 13a is sequentially extended to the other end of the semiconductor substrate 10 (second step).
- the fixing sheet 14 transmits the laser light 21 and irradiates the laser light 21 to the interface between the fixing sheet 14 and the semiconductor substrate 10 from the fixing sheet 14 side.
- the cylindrical lenses 4a and 4b which are beam shaping means, make the condensing spot shape of the laser light 21 using the pulse laser as the light source 2 an ellipse, and the major axis of the elliptical condensing spot 23 is a planned separation line.
- the laser beam 21 is condensed and irradiated on the planned separation line 12 a of the interface 15 between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14 so that the half major axis “a” of the ellipse satisfies the following formula 1.
- filling Formula 1 is mentioned later.
- k Thermal conductivity of semiconductor substrate (W / m ⁇ K)
- c Specific heat capacity of semiconductor substrate (J / kg ⁇ K)
- ⁇ density of the semiconductor substrate (kg / m 3 )
- t p pulse width of laser beam (s)
- the direction of the planned separation line 12a is matched with the cleavage direction of the InP substrate, and the planned separation line 12a (cleaved direction) is matched with the major axis direction (X-axis direction) of the condensing spot-shaped ellipse.
- the Z-axis rotation of the moving stage 8 is adjusted.
- the X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis movements are adjusted so that the focal point is positioned in the vicinity of the tip 13b of the initial crack 13a at the interface.
- the moving stage 8 is moved by a distance p in the ⁇ X direction, the condensing point is located on the unseparated region side near the tip 13b of the crack 13, and the pulsed laser beam 21 , The crack 13 is stretched.
- This distance p is called an irradiation pitch.
- an arrow E indicates the moving direction of the moving stage 8.
- the movement of the moving stage 8, the irradiation of the laser beam 21, and the extension of the crack 13 are repeated, and the crack 13 is extended to the end opposite to the initial crack 13a of the planned separation line 12a to separate the semiconductor substrate 10.
- the laser beam 21 per one time is compared with the case where the entire length of the planned separation line 12 a is extended by one irradiation. Energy can be reduced, and thermal damage and debris to the element region 11 can be reduced.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining the effect of increasing the tensile stress due to the elliptical condensing spot using a simple model.
- FIG. 5A shows a case where a condensing spot is irradiated with laser light having a perfect circle shape
- the strain and stress generation method on the surface where the bending strain due to the evaporation pressure is generated is represented by a model of the mass point (black circle) and the spring between the mass points (solid line).
- the energy given to the condensing spot 23 is diffused by thermal diffusion.
- the processing region where the processing target evaporates is widened, even if the condensing spot shape is an ellipse, the processing region by thermal diffusion hardly becomes elliptical and the crack extension effect cannot be enhanced.
- the elliptical semi-major axis a of the condensing spot shape of the laser light 21 satisfies Equation 1, and the elliptical semi-major axis a is equal to or greater than the thermal diffusion length of the semiconductor substrate 10.
- FIG. 6 is a microscopic observation image showing a processing mark by laser light when the ellipticity ratio of the focused spot is changed.
- Wavelength of the irradiated laser beam is 1064 nm (2-photon absorption), numerical aperture (NA) is 0.4, the pulse width t p is 160ns, the processing target is InP.
- the diameter of the focused spot in the case of an ellipse ratio e 1, as the Airy disk diameter D A of the case of the two-photon absorption, 2.3 .mu.m, and the semi-major axis a of the focused spot in the case of an ellipse ratio e is eD A / 2.
- k 70 W / K ⁇ m
- specific heat c 320 J / kg ⁇ K
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the results of the experiment, in which the horizontal axis represents the half major axis a ( ⁇ m) for each elliptic ratio, and the vertical axis represents the crack extension distance Lc ( ⁇ m).
- the effect of making the shape of the focused spot an ellipse can be obtained by satisfying the above formula 1 in which the half major axis a is equal to or greater than the thermal diffusion length L t (5.4 ⁇ m).
- the condensing spot shape of the laser beam 21 is an ellipse.
- the condensing spot shape in the present invention is different in the length of the axis in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the half major axis a is as long as it satisfies the equation 1, the thermal diffusion length L t or more semiconductor substrate 10, other elliptical, oval, may be rectangular or the like.
- the beam shaping means for making the shape of the condensing spot 23 into an ellipse the cylindrical lenses 4a and 4b are described in the first embodiment, but the beam shaping means is not limited to this, and a single beam shaping means is used.
- a known optical system that can make the shape of the focused spot 23 elliptical, such as astigmatism or elliptical reticle by one cylindrical lens, may be used.
- the moving stage 8 is cited in the first embodiment.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a known optical system that moves the relative positional relationship of the condensing point 22 such as a configuration in which an objective lens is mounted on a moving stage or a galvano scan mirror may be used.
- the condensing spot shape of the laser light 21 is an ellipse, and the interface 15 between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14 is separated. Since the initial crack 13a is extended by condensing and irradiating the laser beam 21 on the planned line 12a, the effect of extending the crack in the major axis direction of the ellipse is compared with the case where the condensing spot shape is a perfect circle. The energy of the laser beam 21 can be reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce thermal damage and debris to the element region 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 and to stably obtain a separation surface with good flatness.
- the semiconductor element manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus 1 can be applied to the formation of the resonator mirror of the laser diode.
- Embodiment 2 the wavelength of the laser beam 21 irradiated from the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 is set to a wavelength absorbed by the semiconductor substrate 10 (for example, 532 nm when the semiconductor substrate 10 is InP). This is different from the first embodiment. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 3).
- the laser light 21 having a wavelength that is absorbed by the semiconductor substrate 10
- the laser light 21 is transmitted to the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14.
- the evaporation pressure and the tensile stress can be further increased.
- the energy of the laser beam 21 required for separation can be reduced, and thermal damage and debris to the element region 11 of the semiconductor substrate 10 can be reduced.
- FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- the semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus according to the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the reinforcing material 6 is not installed. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 3).
- the above formula 1 is satisfied in which the semi-major axis a of the condensing spot shape of the laser beam 21 is equal to or greater than the thermal diffusion length Lt.
- a sufficient crack extension distance Lc is obtained.
- the reinforcing material 6 on the semiconductor substrate 10 via the fixing sheet 14, it is possible to suppress the bending strain of the fixing sheet 14 and increase the crack extension effect.
- the crack extension distance Lc varies depending on conditions such as the material and thickness of the semiconductor substrate 10, the wavelength of the light source 2 of the laser light 21, pulse energy, and pulse width. Therefore, depending on the conditions, a sufficient crack extension distance Lc may be obtained in the design of the semiconductor element without installing the reinforcing material 6. In this case, it is not necessary to use the reinforcing material 6.
- the fixing sheet 14 used in the method for manufacturing a semiconductor element according to the third embodiment transmits the laser light 21 as in the first embodiment, and the semiconductor substrate 10 from the fixing sheet 14 side.
- the laser beam 21 is irradiated to the interface of the fixing sheet 14.
- the separation process can be simplified by not using the reinforcing material 6.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a part of a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the laser beam 21 is irradiated from below the semiconductor substrate 10. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 3).
- the laser beam 21 in order to irradiate the laser beam 21 from below the semiconductor substrate 10, the laser beam 21 is guided from the front side in the drawing and is raised by the mirror 3b. Further, since the laser beam 21 is irradiated from the fixing sheet 14 side toward the interface between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14, the arrangement order of the semiconductor substrate 10, the fixing sheet 14, and the reinforcing material 6 is as described above. This is the reverse of the first embodiment.
- the semiconductor substrate 10 is placed on the fixing sheet 14 since the semiconductor substrate 10 is placed on the fixing sheet 14, the semiconductor substrate 10 is removed from the fixing sheet 14 by its own weight. There is no fear of peeling and falling, and the separation process can be stabilized.
- FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a part of a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- the laser beam 21 is irradiated from the semiconductor substrate 10 side toward the interface between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14 and the reinforcing material 6 is provided. It differs from the said Embodiment 1 by the point which is not installed. Since other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted (see FIG. 3).
- the semiconductor substrate 10 is placed on the fixing sheet 14 as in the fourth embodiment, the semiconductor substrate 10 is peeled off from the fixing sheet 14 by its own weight and dropped. There is no concern and the separation process can be stabilized. Further, by placing the fixing sheet 14 on the upper surface of the moving stage 8, the moving stage 8 also serves as the reinforcing material 6, so that it is not necessary to install the reinforcing material 6.
- the wavelength of the laser light 21 is longer than the band gap wavelength of the semiconductor substrate 10 so that multiphoton absorption is dominant.
- the pulse width of the laser light 21 is shortened, and the energy density at the focal point is increased.
- the absorption of the laser beam 21 can be concentrated in the vicinity of the condensing point, and a large evaporation pressure can be obtained. Furthermore, the diameter of the focused spot can be reduced as compared with the case of one-photon absorption, and the region where thermal damage and debris are generated due to processing can be localized. Moreover, since the semiconductor substrate 10 is mounted on the fixing sheet 14 as in the fourth embodiment, there is no concern that the semiconductor substrate 10 is peeled off from the fixing sheet 14 due to its own weight, and the separation process is performed. Can be stabilized.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a method for manufacturing a semiconductor element according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- the first step of forming the initial crack 13 a in the semiconductor substrate 10 is performed using the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1.
- the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 12 is the same as the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 (see FIG. 3) described in the first embodiment, so that the description of each part is omitted.
- the condensing spot shape of the laser beam 21 using the pulse laser as the light source 2 is an ellipse, the major axis of the ellipse is in a direction along the planned separation line 12a, and the half major axis a of the ellipse satisfies the above formula 1.
- the laser beam 21 is condensed and irradiated onto the planned separation line 12a at the interface between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14, thereby generating an evaporation pressure at the interface and forming an initial crack 13a.
- the processing principle for forming the initial crack 13a in the semiconductor substrate 10 by irradiation with the laser light 21 is as described in the first embodiment (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
- an evaporation pressure is generated at the interface 15 between the semiconductor substrate 10 and the fixing sheet 14, and a tensile stress is generated on the surface of the semiconductor substrate 10 opposite to the interface 15. If the tensile stress is sufficiently large, a crack is generated in the semiconductor substrate 10 even if the initial crack 13a is not formed in advance.
- the first step of forming the initial crack 13a in the semiconductor substrate 10 is performed by the semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1, but naturally, the subsequent second process is continued in the same semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus 1 as well. Needless to say, this can be done in
- the first step of forming the initial crack 13a in the semiconductor substrate 10 and the second step of extending the initial crack 13a and separating the semiconductor substrate 10 are performed as one semiconductor element manufacturing apparatus. 1 can be implemented. Therefore, the separation process can be greatly simplified as compared with the conventional method implemented by the point scriber 9 and the three-point bending breaker. It should be noted that the present invention can be freely combined with each other within the scope of the invention, and each embodiment can be appropriately modified or omitted.
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この発明の上記以外の目的、特徴、観点及び効果は、図面を参照する以下のこの発明の詳細な説明から、さらに明らかになるであろう。
以下に、本発明の実施の形態1に係る半導体素子の製造方法並びに製造装置について、図面に基づいて説明する。図1及び図2は、本実施の形態1に係る半導体素子の製造方法において、初期クラックを延伸する加工原理を説明する図である。また、図3は、本実施の形態1に係る半導体素子の製造装置を示し、図4は本実施の形態1に係る半導体素子の製造方法を示している。なお、各図において、図中、同一、相当部分には同一符号を付している。
本発明の実施の形態2では、半導体素子の製造装置1から照射されるレーザ光21の波長を、半導体基板10に吸収される波長(例えば半導体基板10がInPの場合、532nm)とする点で、上記実施の形態1と異なる。その他の構成については上記実施の形態1と同じであるので、説明を省略する(図3参照)。
図9は、本発明の実施の形態3に係る半導体素子の製造装置の一部を示す斜視図である。本実施の形態3に係る半導体素子の製造装置は、補強材6を設置していない点で上記実施の形態1と異なる。その他の構成については上記実施の形態1と同じであるので、説明を省略する(図3参照)。
図10は、本発明の実施の形態4に係る半導体素子の製造装置の一部を示す斜視図である。本実施の形態4に係る半導体素子の製造装置は、レーザ光21を半導体基板10の下方から照射するようにした点で上記実施の形態1と異なる。その他の構成については上記実施の形態1と同じであるので、説明を省略する(図3参照)。
図11は、本発明の実施の形態5に係る半導体素子の製造装置の一部を示す斜視図である。本実施の形態5に係る半導体素子の製造装置は、半導体基板10と固定用シート14の界面に向かって、半導体基板10の側からレーザ光21を照射するようにした点、及び補強材6を設置していない点で、上記実施の形態1と異なる。その他の構成については上記実施の形態1と同じであるので、説明を省略する(図3参照)。
図12は、本発明の実施の形態6に係る半導体素子の製造方法を示す斜視図である。本実施の形態6では、図12に示すように、半導体素子の製造装置1を用い、半導体基板10に初期クラック13aを形成する第1工程を実施するものである。なお、図12に示す半導体素子の製造装置1は、上記実施の形態1で説明した半導体素子の製造装置1(図3参照)と同じであるので、各部の説明は省略する。
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- 複数の素子が形成された半導体基板に固定用シートを貼り付け、前記素子間の分離予定線上の一部に初期クラックを形成する第1工程と、
前記半導体基板の前記分離予定線上にレーザ光を照射して前記初期クラックを延伸し、個々の前記素子に分離する第2工程を含み、
前記第2工程において、パルスレーザを光源とするレーザ光の集光スポット形状を楕円とし、該楕円の長軸を前記分離予定線に沿う方向とし且つ該楕円の半長径aが下記式1を満たすようにして、前記半導体基板と前記固定用シートの界面の前記分離予定線上にレーザ光を集光して照射することを特徴とする半導体素子の製造方法。
c:半導体基板の比熱容量(J/kg・K)
ρ:半導体基板の密度(kg/m3)
tp:レーザ光のパルス幅(s) - 前記第1工程において、前記初期クラックを前記半導体基板の前記分離予定線上の一方の端部に形成し、前記第2工程において、レーザ光の集光点を前記分離予定線上で移動させて複数点照射し、前記初期クラックを前記半導体基板の他方の端部まで順次延伸することを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記第1工程において、パルスレーザを光源とするレーザ光の集光スポット形状を楕円とし、該楕円の長軸を前記分離予定線に沿う方向とし且つ該楕円の半長径aが上記式1を満たすようにして、前記界面の前記分離予定線上にレーザ光を集光して照射することにより、前記初期クラックを形成することを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- レーザ光の集光スポット形状の楕円の長軸を、前記半導体基板の劈開方向に一致させることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項3のいずれか一項に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記固定用シートは、前記半導体基板の前記素子が形成されている面と反対側の面に貼り付けられることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項4のいずれか一項に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板には、前記固定用シートを介して補強材が貼り付けられることを特徴とする請求項1から請求項5のいずれか一項に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記固定用シートは、レーザ光を透過するものであり、前記固定用シートの側から前記界面にレーザ光を照射することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- レーザ光の波長を、前記半導体基板に吸収される波長とすることを特徴とする請求項7記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板は、レーザ光を透過するものであり、前記半導体基板の側から前記界面にレーザ光を照射することを特徴とする請求項1から請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の半導体素子の製造方法。
- 前記半導体基板とレーザ光の集光点の相対的な位置関係を移動させる照射位置移動手段を備えたことを特徴とする請求項10記載の半導体素子の製造装置。
- 前記半導体基板の面方位と、レーザ光の集光スポット形状の楕円の長軸方向との相対的な角度を変化させる回転調整手段を備えたことを特徴とする請求項10または請求項11記載の半導体素子の製造装置。
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