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- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus and a plasma processing method for processing a sample such as a semiconductor wafer using plasma formed in a processing chamber, and more particularly, plasma processing for processing a sample by supplying a magnetic field to the processing chamber and acting on the plasma.
- the present invention relates to an apparatus and a plasma processing method.
- a slight decrease in the uniformity of etching performance within the surface of the sample of the processing target semiconductor wafer or the like that occurs in each etching step is accumulated by the increase in the number of etching steps. It has become difficult to tolerate a reduction in in-plane uniformity.
- a reactor and an exhaust structure a plasma axis symmetrization technique, a wafer placement electrode temperature control technique, and the like are used as a technique for realizing the above-described uniformity.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-312227
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-288259
- Patent Document 1 the magnitude of the current supplied to the coil that forms the magnetic field in synchronization with the increase and decrease of the periodic intensity of the microwave generated by the magnetron to realize the pulse discharge that forms plasma in the processing chamber.
- a technique for increasing the etching temperature of a sample by increasing the electron temperature of plasma in the processing chamber by periodically increasing / decreasing the plasma is disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 includes a high-frequency antenna wound outside the chamber and a solenoid coil connected to a direct current (DC) power source through switching means, and the solenoid coil while supplying an electric field from the high-frequency antenna to the inside of the chamber.
- the DC current supplied to the substrate is periodically turned on and off by the switching means, so that helicone plasma and inductively coupled plasma are alternately formed to transport the plasma toward the substrate disposed under the chamber or to generate ions /
- a technique for freely changing the plasma density by controlling the radical generation ratio as desired is disclosed.
- the plasma density distribution in the space inside the vacuum vessel that generates plasma may be extremely nonuniform under certain conditions.
- the above-described conventional technique suppresses the nonuniformity of the distribution on the substrate to be processed, which is a substrate-like sample such as a semiconductor wafer, and reduces the nonuniformity of processing applied to the sample surface to some extent. It is possible.
- the magnetic field supplied to the processing chamber is intermittently formed by a coil to improve the processing uniformity of the plasma density distribution above the upper surface of the substrate.
- the timing and the period for switching the magnitude of the magnetic field formed by the coil are not specified, and the processing of the sample to be processed is more uniform in the radial direction.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus capable of solving the above problems and improving uniformity.
- the object is to provide a processing chamber disposed inside the vacuum chamber, a sample stage disposed in the processing chamber and on which a wafer to be processed is placed, and an electric field forming unit for forming an electric field supplied to the processing chamber. And a coil for forming a magnetic field for forming plasma in the processing chamber by acting on the electric field, and increasing or decreasing the intensity of the plasma in the processing chamber by repeatedly increasing or decreasing the strength of the magnetic field formed by the coil at a predetermined interval. And a controller for processing the wafer by repeatedly forming and diffusing the plasma.
- the present invention it is possible to improve the processing uniformity of the substrate to be processed by making the plasma itself in the processing chamber autonomously uniformize the density distribution without making significant changes to the conventional apparatus configuration. Become.
- the plasma processing apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention WHEREIN The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows typically the area
- FIG. 1 a longitudinal section schematically showing a plasma region formed in the processing chamber at a specific time when DC power is supplied from the coil power source to the solenoid coil.
- FIG. 1 a longitudinal section schematically showing a plasma region formed in the processing chamber at a specific time when DC power is supplied from the coil power source to the solenoid coil. It is a graph which shows typically the distribution of the characteristic of a wafer process performed inside a surface view and the said plasma processing apparatus. It is a graph which shows the change accompanying the transition of the time of the light emission intensity
- FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view for explaining the outline of the configuration of a plasma processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a substrate-like sample such as a semiconductor wafer (hereinafter referred to as a wafer) placed on the upper surface of a sample table disposed in a processing chamber in which the inside is reduced in pressure is formed in the processing chamber.
- a plasma processing apparatus for processing using the plasma is described.
- an electron microtron resonance Electro Microtron Resonance
- An ECR plasma etching processing apparatus that etches a sample using plasma formed by exciting atoms or molecules of a processing gas supplied into the processing chamber by ECR) will be described.
- the plasma processing apparatus 100 is roughly divided into a vacuum container part in which a processing chamber is arranged, an electromagnetic field forming part arranged in the upper part and the periphery of the vacuum container part, and a lower part of the vacuum container.
- the exhaust device portion is provided.
- the electromagnetic field forming unit is a part that generates an electric field and a magnetic field supplied to the processing chamber.
- the exhaust unit is connected to the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel below the vacuum vessel, and includes a vacuum pump including a roughing pump such as a turbo molecular pump and a rotary pump that exhausts and decompresses the inside of the vacuum vessel, an inlet of the vacuum pump, and the inside of the vacuum vessel And a flow rate adjusting valve that adjusts the flow rate or speed of the exhaust gas by increasing or decreasing the flow path cross-sectional area of the exhaust path between the exhaust port and the exhaust port.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the main part of such a plasma processing apparatus 100.
- the vacuum vessel 115 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 is a metal vessel in which at least a part of the side wall constituting the upper portion has a cylindrical shape. Inside the cylindrical side wall, a processing chamber 104 is disposed that is a space having a cylindrical shape with an outer periphery surrounded by at least a part of the inner wall of the side wall.
- processing gas is supplied.
- the supplied gas is excited by an electric field or a magnetic field formed by the electromagnetic field forming unit and supplied to the upper portion of the processing chamber 104.
- the excited atoms or molecules of the processing gas form a discharge to generate the processing chamber plasma containing charged particles such as ions and activated radicals.
- the space above the processing chamber 104 is a discharge space for forming such plasma.
- a window member 105 constituting the upper portion of the vacuum vessel 115 is disposed above the discharge space.
- the window member 105 of the present embodiment is a disk-shaped member made of a dielectric material such as quartz that covers the cylindrical discharge chamber of the processing chamber 104.
- the window member 105 is placed above the upper end of the side wall of the vacuum vessel 115 with a seal member such as an O-ring interposed between the outer peripheral edge of the lower surface thereof and the upper end of the side wall of the vacuum vessel 115.
- the inside of the processing chamber 104 and the outside of the vacuum vessel 115 are hermetically sealed by pressing and deforming the O-ring from above and below.
- a shower plate is disposed below the lower surface of the window member 105.
- the shower plate is a member having a disk shape that forms the ceiling surface of the processing chamber 104.
- a plurality of gas introduction holes through which the processing gas passes and is introduced into the processing chamber 104 from above are arranged at the center of the shower plate.
- the shower plate is arranged below the window member 105 with a gap between the lower surface of the window member 105 and the gas introduction hole and with the diffusion of the processing gas supplied to the inside. This gap is connected to and communicated with a pipe that is a gas supply path for the processing gas connected to the upper portion of the vacuum vessel 115.
- a sample stage 108 having a cylindrical shape on which the wafer 107 is placed and held is disposed inside the processing chamber 104 below the discharge space.
- the space below the processing chamber 104 below the sample stage 108 communicates with the inlet of the vacuum pump through a circular exhaust port facing the processing chamber 104.
- a space between the side wall and the inner side wall of the processing chamber 104 having a cylindrical shape is disposed so as to surround the sample table 108 on the outer peripheral side of the side wall of the cylindrical sampling table 108.
- a plurality of beam-like support members connecting the vacuum vessel 115 and the side wall of the sample stage 108 are equiangular with each other around the central axis in the vertical direction of the sample stage 108. It is arranged at an angle approximating enough to be
- the fine particles generated during the processing flow into the space below the processing chamber 104 below the sample table 108 through the space between the side walls of the sample table 108 and the processing chamber 104 which are the flow paths of the particles.
- the fine particles flowing into the lower space flow into the vacuum pump from the exhaust port and are discharged out of the processing chamber 104.
- the flow of such particles inside the processing chamber 104 is configured to be symmetric about the vertical axis of the sample stage 108.
- the processing characteristics around the central axis of the wafer 107 held on the upper surface of the sample stage 108 so as to be aligned with the central axis and the distribution of the result are reduced in the circumferential direction.
- the electromagnetic field forming portion is disposed at a location on the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical side wall above the window member 105 and above the vacuum chamber 115 surrounding the discharge space of the processing chamber 104.
- a waveguide 103 which is a transmission path of the electric field of the microwave supplied into the processing chamber 104, is disposed as a part constituting the electromagnetic field forming unit.
- a cylindrical hollow portion 103 having a diameter that is connected to the lower end portion of the waveguide 103 above the window member 105 and has a diameter that is the same as or similar to that of the discharge space of the window member 105 or the processing chamber 104. 'Is arranged and constitutes an electromagnetic field forming part.
- the waveguide 103 of this embodiment includes a cylindrical portion connected to the upper end of the cavity 103 ′ and having a circular cross section. And a rectangular waveguide portion having one end connected to the upper end of the cylindrical waveguide portion and having a central axis in the horizontal direction and a rectangular cross section.
- the other end of the rectangular portion of the waveguide 103 is connected with a power source 101 for generating microwaves, which is formed by oscillating a microwave electric field by supplying power such as magnetron, so that an electromagnetic field is provided.
- the forming part is configured.
- the microwave electric field formed at the other end of the rectangular portion of the waveguide 103 by the microwave generating power supply 101 propagates horizontally along the axis of the rectangular portion. Thereafter, the cylindrical portion propagates downward along its axis and is introduced into the cavity 103 '.
- a specific mode of the electric field is formed or enhanced.
- the electric field of the specific mode formed or enhanced is transmitted through the window member 105 to the discharge space of the processing chamber 104.
- the processing chamber 104 can be regarded as constituting a part of the waveguide 103.
- a plurality of solenoid coils 106 a, 106 b, 106 c are arranged at locations on the outer peripheral side of the vacuum vessel 115.
- a plurality of solenoid coils 106a are surrounded by the outer peripheral side of the side wall surrounding the discharge space of the vacuum vessel 115 and the upper side of the hollow portion 103 ′ and the outer peripheral side of the cylindrical portion of the waveguide 103.
- 106b, 106c are arranged.
- the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c are arranged in a ring shape so as to surround the waveguide 103, the cavity 103 ′, and the side wall of the processing chamber 104.
- each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c has a rectangular cross section in the figure.
- the height position of the center of each winding of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is arranged at three different positions in the vertical direction and has a three-stage configuration.
- Each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is electrically connected to coil power supplies 114a, 114b, and 114c for supplying DC power to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c. Furthermore, controllers 113a, 113b, and 113c are connected to these coil power supplies 114a to 114c so as to be communicable therewith.
- the controllers 113a, 113b, and 113c adjust the magnitudes of absolute values of DC currents supplied from the coil power supplies 114a, 114b, and 114c to which the controllers 113a, 113b, and 113c are connected so as to vary with time.
- the command is transmitted to each of the coil power supplies 114a, 114b, and 114c.
- a plasma monitor 102 is disposed.
- the plasma monitor 102 can detect the intensity by receiving light emitted from plasma through a window made of a member having translucency and plasma resistance such as quartz disposed on the side wall of the vacuum vessel 115. And a light receiver.
- the plasma monitor 102 is not limited to such an optical detector.
- the location where the plasma monitor 102 for optically detecting the plasma state is arranged is appropriately selected according to the configuration to be detected.
- it may be provided inside or on the upper surface of the sample stage 108, and may be arranged outside the processing chamber 104 such as above the window member 105.
- the exhaust unit is provided below the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 115.
- the exhaust device section includes a turbo molecular pump that constitutes a part of the vacuum pump, and a flow rate adjusting valve disposed between the inlet of the turbo molecular pump and the exhaust port of the processing chamber 104.
- the flow rate adjusting valve rotates around an axis extending in a direction crossing the central axis of the flow path inside the flow path of a duct or the like that is an exhaust path between the turbo molecular pump and the exhaust port. And a plurality of plate-like flaps for adjusting the flow rate or speed of the exhaust by increasing or decreasing the cross-sectional area of the flow path. Further, in the present embodiment, a circular valve is provided inside the processing chamber 104 between the circular exhaust port and the sample stage 108 disposed so as to coincide with the axis above the circular exhaust port.
- the circular valve moves up and down in the processing chamber 104 below the sample stage 108 by a driving device such as a stepping motor or a fluid actuator arranged below the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 115 (not shown).
- a driving device such as a stepping motor or a fluid actuator arranged below the bottom surface of the vacuum vessel 115 (not shown).
- the circular valve opens or closes the exhaust port or increases or decreases the distance between the exhaust port and the opening area of the exhaust path.
- the vertical axis of each of the window member 105, the shower plate, the processing chamber 104, particularly the discharge space above the sample stage 108, and the sample stage 108 and the exhaust port is from the vertical direction. They are arranged at positions close to each other so that they can be seen or matched.
- the sample stage 108 has a surface on which the wafer 107 is placed on the top. This surface is made of ceramic such as alumina or yttria, and is covered with a dielectric film covering the upper part of the sample stage 108.
- a plurality of electrodes made of metal such as tungsten for electrostatically adsorbing the wafer 107 are arranged. These electrodes are arranged corresponding to a plurality of regions in the radial direction of the wafer 107.
- the plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to a DC power source 109 that supplies DC power for forming static electricity that forms an electrostatic adsorption force on a dielectric film. Further, the plurality of electrodes are electrically connected to a high frequency power supply 110 that supplies high frequency power of a predetermined frequency.
- the high-frequency power source 110 supplies high-frequency power to the electrodes to form a bias potential that attracts charged particles such as ions in the plasma to the upper surface of the wafer 107 according to the potential difference with the plasma during the processing of the wafer 107.
- the high frequency power supply 110 is electrically connected to a plurality of electrodes via a high frequency filter circuit 111 and a matching circuit 112, respectively.
- a vacuum transfer container which is another vacuum container (not shown), is directly connected to or connected to the side wall of the vacuum container 115 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 with another member interposed therebetween.
- the vacuum transfer container includes a reduced-pressure transfer chamber in which the wafer 107 to be processed is transferred.
- the reduced pressure in the transfer chamber is maintained at a pressure equal to or slightly higher than that of the processing chamber 104.
- the wafer 107 is transferred by a robot arm arranged in a transfer chamber inside the vacuum transfer container.
- the wafer 107 is placed on the hand of the robot arm and transferred from the reduced pressure transfer chamber to the inside of the processing chamber 104.
- the wafer 107 is a gate that is a passage of the wafer 107 (not shown) that is disposed through the side wall of the vacuum vessel 115 and the side wall of the vacuum transfer vessel connected thereto and communicates between the transfer chamber and the processing chamber 104. Transported through.
- the wafer 107 placed on the hand and carried into the processing chamber 107 is transferred to the upper part of the sample stage 108 and transferred to it. Thereafter, the robot arm leaves the processing chamber 104.
- the wafer 107 is placed on a mounting surface made of a dielectric film on the sample stage 108.
- DC power is supplied from the DC power supply 109 to the plurality of electrodes arranged in the dielectric film.
- the electrostatic charge is formed and accumulated in the film containing the dielectric material such as ceramics by the supplied DC power. This electrostatic charge polarizes the charge inside the wafer 107 to form an electrostatic force between the charge of the dielectric film and the wafer 107 is attracted and held on the film.
- the inside of the processing chamber 104 is sealed.
- a processing gas from a gas source (not shown) is introduced into the processing chamber 104 from above through a plurality of gas introduction holes arranged in the center of the shower plate.
- the pressure in the processing chamber 104 is controlled by a balance between the introduction of gas from the gas introduction port and the flow rate or speed of the exhaust gas from the gas introduction port. The value is adjusted within a desired range suitable for the processing of the wafer 107.
- the microwave electric field generated by the microwave power supply 101 and oscillated is propagated through the waveguide inside the waveguide 103.
- the propagated microwave passes through the circular cross section of the waveguide 103 and is introduced into the cavity 103 ′. Further, the light passes through the window member 105 constituting the bottom surface of the cavity 103 ′ and is introduced into the processing chamber 104.
- a direct current is supplied from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c around the processing chamber 104.
- a magnetic field formed by these solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c is supplied into the processing chamber 104.
- the microwave electric field is circularly polarized in the cylindrical portion.
- the formed circularly polarized wave is supplied from the lower end of the cylindrical portion of the waveguide 103 to the processing chamber 104 through the cavity 103 ′.
- the direct current supplied from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c in response to command signals from the controllers 113a to 113c changes the magnitude of the absolute value over time.
- the value is adjusted so as to have a plurality of large and small values every predetermined period.
- a plurality of large and small DC currents are repeatedly supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c.
- a second period in which a direct current having a small absolute value is supplied after a first period in which a direct current having a large absolute value is supplied continues. Supplied. Then, a set of periods composed of the first and second periods is grouped together, and a group of periods in which the output of the direct current is made to have respective large and small values is repeatedly supplied.
- ECR electron cyclotron resonance
- the processing target film layer having a multi-layered film structure including a mask layer and a processing target film layer formed in advance on the upper surface of the wafer 107 is performed.
- a gas having heat transfer properties such as He is placed inside the sample table 108 in the gap between the back surface of the wafer 107 and the upper surface of the dielectric film that forms the mounting surface of the sample table 108. Supplied through the supplied supply line. Further, the coolant is supplied to the flow path inside the metal disk or cylindrical member inside the sample stage 108 and flows therethrough.
- heat transfer gas By supplying the heat transfer gas, heat transfer between the wafer 107 and the sample stage 108 through which the refrigerant flows through the refrigerant flow path is promoted.
- the pressure of the heat transfer gas or the temperature or pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant flow path is adjusted so that the temperature of the wafer 107 falls within a desired value range suitable for processing.
- Predetermined high frequency power is supplied from the high frequency power supply 110 to the electrodes arranged in the dielectric film in a state where plasma is formed.
- a bias potential is formed above the upper surface of the wafer 107 in accordance with the plasma potential.
- Charged particles such as ions in the plasma are attracted toward the upper surface of the wafer 107 according to the potential difference between the bias potential and the plasma and collide with the upper surface. As a result, the processing of the film layer to be processed included in the film structure on the upper surface of the wafer 107 is promoted in the intended direction.
- the intensity of the light having a wavelength corresponding to the reaction of the process and its change over time are detected as data in time series.
- the processing of the wafer 107 is continued until it is determined and detected that such an end point has been reached.
- the supply of the high frequency power from the high frequency power supply 110 to the sample stage 108 and the supply of the electric field and magnetic field to the processing chamber 104 are stopped, the plasma is extinguished, and the processing of the wafer 107 is stopped.
- the electrostatic adsorption force due to the DC power from the DC power source 109 is reduced or eliminated. Then, the gate valve is opened, and the wafer 107 is delivered onto the hand portion of the robot arm that has entered the processing chamber 104 from the transfer chamber.
- the unprocessed wafer 107 placed on the hand portion of another arm after the processed wafer 107 is unloaded by the robot arm is stored.
- the sample is carried into the processing chamber 104 and delivered to the sample stage 108. If there is no unprocessed wafer 107, the processing of the wafer 107 in the plasma processing apparatus 100 is stopped.
- the magnitude of the direct current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c is made to have a plurality of large and small values over time.
- each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c outputs each of a plurality of values for a specific period corresponding to each of the plurality of values.
- a pattern of power supply in which a direct current is output in a specific order with a magnitude corresponding to each period as time passes (temporally modulated) is repeatedly performed during processing. Is called.
- a magnetic field generated by each of the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c is supplied into the processing chamber 104.
- the magnitude of the current output from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c and the period thereof are determined by the radius of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 having the intensity or density of the plasma formed in the processing chamber 104.
- the direction distribution is selected in advance so as to be desired for each period.
- FIG. 10 is a graph showing a change with time of the intensity of plasma emission detected in the processing chamber detected through the plasma monitor 102 in the embodiment shown in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing a change with time of the value of the current supplied to the solenoid coil in the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the plasma monitor 102 for detecting the intensity of light emission from the plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 and its temporal change was used to acquire the data of FIG.
- a monitor is not limited to a configuration that detects light emission, and may be a monitor that detects characteristics representative of the plasma state such as the intensity of plasma in the processing chamber 104.
- a detecting means there is a means for detecting the value or amplitude of the DC voltage of the mounting electrode 108.
- each of the controllers 113a to 113c connected so as to be communicable with each of the coil power sources 114a to 114c has a predetermined intensity of plasma emission formed in the processing chamber 104 at every sampling time ⁇ t.
- the DC current supplied to the corresponding solenoid coils 106a to 106c is modulated in synchronization.
- a direct current is supplied from coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of solenoid coils 106a to 106c to which the coil power sources 114a to c are connected. Adjustment is started to By supplying such current, each of the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c forms a magnetic field, and thereby plasma by ECR is formed in the processing chamber 104.
- the value of the current to be supplied is adjusted by each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c receiving the command signal from each of the controllers 113a to 113c. As shown in FIG. 11, in this example, at time t0 ′, it starts to rise from a predetermined minimum value, reaches a predetermined maximum value after time ⁇ T, and then remains constant for a period including time t0 to t1. .
- a current having a large absolute value is supplied from the coil power sources 114a to 114c during the period from the time t0 ′ to the time t1. Done. Furthermore, a current having a small absolute value is supplied from time t1 to time t5.
- the transition from the time t0 ′ until the current flowing in the coil reaches a predetermined maximum value after the supply of a current having a large absolute value is reached (the intensity of the generated magnetic field is maximized).
- the required time ⁇ T is included.
- a transition period ⁇ T from the time t1 until the current flowing through the coil reaches a predetermined minimum value (the intensity of the generated magnetic field is minimized) after the supply of a current having a small absolute value is started is included.
- time modulation for generating a magnetic field or supplying power to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c with a plurality of different magnitudes for a predetermined period. This is repeated in the processing period of the wafer 107.
- the period from the time t0 ′ to the time t5 including the time maintained at the two values of the maximum value and the minimum value and the transition time thereof is taken as one cycle, The process is repeated until generation or determination of the arrival of the target film thickness (end point) of the film to be processed.
- the adjustment of the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c of this example will be specifically described.
- a current having a large absolute value is started from time t0 ′, and after ⁇ T, the current value is set to the maximum value in one cycle, and the intensity or distribution of the plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 is in a steady state. It is detected by a control device (not shown) using the output from the plasma monitor 102. This determined time is assumed to be t1.
- the data relating to the light emission in the processing chamber 104 received by the plasma monitor 102 is detected as time-series plasma light emission intensity data for each time during the processing of the interval ⁇ t in the control device. Further, in this control device, the magnitude of the gradient of the temporal change in the intensity of the light emission is detected from the time series data.
- the data indicating the inclination of the detected change in the intensity of light emission is stored in a storage device such as a hard disk or a removable disk that is communicably connected to the inside of the control device or via wired or wireless communication means. Further, it is compared with reference data stored in advance in the storage device to determine the magnitude of plasma fluctuation.
- an arithmetic unit in the control device is used in advance as a reference value for determining that the slope of the temporal change in plasma emission intensity detected at a predetermined time during processing is in a steady state.
- the inclination value A0 recorded or stored in the storage device is compared. As a result of comparing the slope of the temporal change of the emission intensity at the time and A0, when the former is determined to be small, it is determined that the plasma is in a steady state.
- FIG. 10 shows a broken line segment 1001 indicating a time-dependent inclination of the plasma emission intensity at the initial stage of plasma formation when the processing gas in the processing chamber 104 is excited and the plasma is ignited, and the solenoid coil is ignited.
- a broken line segment 1002 is shown which indicates the slope of the change with respect to the time transition of the intensity of light emission from the plasma at the time point (time t0 to time t1) during which the current supplied to 106a-c is maintained at the maximum value. ing.
- the intensity of the light emission of the plasma has a large fluctuation, while the fluctuation is small in the period of time ⁇ t from time t0 to time t1.
- the reference value A0 of the inclination is set to a value smaller than that of the line segment 1001. For this reason, it is determined that the slope of the temporal change in the emission intensity detected at time t1 in the period ⁇ t from time t0 is smaller than A0, and it is determined that the plasma has reached a steady state at time t1.
- the current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is adjusted to a predetermined minimum value. Is started. After the current is reduced to a predetermined minimum value in the period of time ⁇ T, the current remains at the minimum value.
- the current value is the minimum value until it is detected that the intensity of the plasma emission is smaller than a predetermined value and the density or intensity of the plasma has been reduced to such an extent that it can be considered that the plasma has disappeared.
- the value is maintained.
- a time t5 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 represents a time when it is determined that the intensity of light emission from the plasma detected by the plasma monitor 102 is smaller than the predetermined minimum value and that the plasma is substantially lost. .
- the reference value of the intensity of light emission from the plasma is set in advance in the determination of disappearance.
- the control device detects that the intensity of light emission from the plasma obtained via the plasma monitor 102 has become smaller than the value, it is determined that the plasma can be regarded as having substantially disappeared.
- Such a change in the intensity of light emitted from the plasma is caused by the plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 being cut off or starting to reduce the direct current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c at time t1.
- This is caused by the disappearance of the ECR surface in the processing chamber 104 or a significant decrease in its strength. That is, the generation of charged particles and active species due to the excitation of the processing gas in the processing chamber 104 is impaired due to the disappearance of the ECR surface or the decrease in strength.
- the restraint due to the magnetic field to the charged particles such as ions constituting the plasma or the lines of magnetic force constituting the same is reduced.
- the charged particles diffuse in the processing chamber 104 from the time t 1 toward the region where the plasma density is relatively low at the time t 1 or toward the outer peripheral side wall of the processing chamber 104.
- the time when the intensity of the plasma emission reduced with the diffusion reaches the minimum reference value for determination set in advance is t5.
- the direct current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is set to a predetermined maximum value.
- the start and end times of the cycle period such as times t0 ′, t1, t5, etc. are processed in advance for a test wafer having a film structure having the same configuration (type and size) as the product wafer 107. Alternatively, it may be determined before starting the processing of the wafer 107 for the product from the result obtained through the plasma monitor 102. These predetermined times or intervals between the times may be determined, and the control device may perform adjustment to increase / decrease the absolute value of the current output at each interval from the time when the processing is started.
- the intensity of plasma emission detected through the plasma monitor 102 during processing of the product wafer 107 and the value of the amount of change with the passage of time are compared with a predetermined reference value, and different absolute values are obtained. It may be determined whether the current is supplied in magnitude or whether the start or end point of the adjustment for switching the magnitude is reached, and the magnitude of the current and the magnitude of the generated magnetic field may be adjusted based on this result.
- the time ⁇ T is until the current started to be supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c at the predetermined magnitude flows through the coil at the magnitude or until the magnetic field generated by the current of the magnitude is formed. This is the time required for transition. Such a time is preferably shorter from the viewpoint of processing throughput of the wafer 107.
- controllers 113a to 113c have a mechanism that applies a reverse current instantaneously to shorten the rise time of the current when the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is attenuated or enhanced, for example. You may prepare.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show changes in the plasma distribution in the processing chamber 104 in the conventional plasma processing apparatus in which the magnetic field of the above embodiment is not supplied after being modulated with time. It explains using.
- FIGS. 2 (a) and 3 (a) are longitudinal sectional views schematically showing the configuration of a plasma processing apparatus according to the prior art.
- 2 (b) and 3 (b) schematically show the distribution of characteristics of wafer processing performed in the plasma processing apparatus according to the prior art shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 3 (a).
- a dielectric having a disk shape that covers a cylindrical processing chamber 204 disposed inside the processing vessel 215 and covers the inside and outside of the processing chamber 204 in an airtight manner.
- a body window member 205 is arranged.
- the microwave electric field propagating through the cylindrical cavity 203 ′ disposed above the window member 205 and the waveguide 203 disposed in communication therewith is transmitted through the window member 205. To be supplied into the processing chamber 204.
- three ring-shaped solenoid coils 206a, 206b, and 206c are arranged so as to cover the outer periphery of the side wall of the processing container 215 and the upper portion of the window member 205 or the cavity 203 '.
- a direct current is supplied from coil power supplies 214a, 214b, and 214c electrically connected to each of these, and a magnetic field formed by each of the solenoid coils 206a, 206b, and 206c is supplied into the processing chamber 204.
- the processing chamber 204 is connected to the processing chamber 204.
- Plasma atoms are generated by exciting the atoms or molecules of the gas introduced therein.
- the movement of the charged particles in the plasma 222 is restricted by the ECR surface 223 and the magnetic field lines 221 of the magnetic field.
- the charged particles move in the processing chamber 204 along the direction of the magnetic force lines 221 and collide with the upper surface of the wafer 207 held on the substantially circular upper surface of the cylindrical sample stage 208.
- the etching of the film layer to be processed in the multi-layered film structure including the mask layer made of resin or the like disposed on the upper surface of the wafer 207 and the film layer to be processed is promoted.
- the particles of the plasma 222 on the ECR surface 223 are concentrated on the central portion of the processing chamber 204, and the density on the outer peripheral side thereof is significantly smaller than that of the central portion. Is unevenly distributed in the center.
- the number (density) of particles of the plasma 222 reaching the upper surface of the wafer 207 per unit area is high at the center of the wafer 207 and has a maximum value at the center. It becomes a so-called medium-high distribution that becomes lower as it approaches the outer peripheral edge.
- the distribution of the etching rate in the radial direction of the upper surface of the wafer 207 in this example is non-uniform, as shown in FIG. 2B, which is highest at the center of the wafer 207 and lower toward the outer periphery. Distribution.
- the density or intensity of the plasma 322 formed in the processing chamber 304 is high due to the electric field of the microwave supplied from the waveguide 303 into the processing chamber 304.
- the region is distributed in a ring shape above the sample stage 308. Under such conditions, the distribution of the number of particles per unit area (density) in the plasma that reaches the upper surface of the wafer 307 is low in the central portion and the outermost peripheral portion in the radial direction of the upper surface of the wafer 307. The distribution becomes higher in the region.
- the plasma processing apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 has a DC power supply 113a, b, c connected to each of the solenoid coils 114a, b, c arranged at three different height positions in the vertical direction.
- a configuration is provided in which the current of the DC power supplied is time-modulated.
- the magnitude of the current that is time-modulated is supplied as a signal indicating this continuously for each period in which each of a predetermined minimum value and maximum value is predetermined. An example having a pulse waveform to be performed will be described.
- a configuration may be provided in which a current whose magnitude is adjusted based on time modulation in which the minimum value of the direct current has a finite absolute value other than 0 is supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c.
- FIG. 4A shows the plasma processing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention in the processing chamber 104 at the time (t0) when the maximum DC power is supplied from the coil power supply 113 to the solenoid coil 106. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows typically the area
- ECR electron cyclotron resonance
- the region in the processing chamber 104 where the plasma 401 exists at this time is equivalent to that shown in FIG. That is, the magnetic field lines 402 of magnetic fields obtained by combining the magnetic fields generated by the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c are formed symmetrically and downwardly in a funnel shape around the vertical center axis of the processing chamber 104.
- the moving direction of the charged particles in the plasma 401 formed in the processing chamber 104 is restricted by the direction of the lines of magnetic force 402.
- the density or intensity of the plasma 401 formed by electron cyclotron resonance has a distribution that is highest at the center of the processing chamber 104 and decreases toward the outer periphery.
- the etching rate at each position on the upper surface in the radial direction from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 placed and held on the upper surface of the sample table 108 arranged below the plasma 401 and the magnetic field lines 402 is highest in the center.
- the distribution becomes lower toward the outer peripheral side.
- the magnitude of the direct current supplied from the coil power sources 114a to 114c to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is predetermined by the operations of the controllers 113a to 113c. It is adjusted so that two values of large and small at each time interval are synchronized and repeated. In the example shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, at time t1 when t1 seconds have elapsed from time t0 when the current value is set to the maximum value, an operation of reducing the magnitude of the current toward the minimum value is started.
- the magnetic field generated from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c can restrain the moving direction of charged particles in the plasma 401 such as ions in the processing chamber 104. In other words, the magnetic field is substantially not supplied to the processing chamber 104 (turned off).
- the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c may be set to 0 at time t1 and maintained until time t5.
- FIG. 4B is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a region where the plasma 403 is formed in the processing chamber 104 at a time (time t2) when an arbitrary time equal to or greater than ⁇ T has elapsed from time t1.
- time t2 the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is minimized by the controllers 113a to 113c, and the magnetic field supplied to the processing chamber 104 is substantially extinguished.
- the restriction of the direction in which the charged particles move in the plasma 401 due to the magnetic force lines 402 is reduced or eliminated, and the charged particles move in the processing chamber 104 by diffusion due to free movement rather than the magnetic force lines 402.
- the particles of the plasma 401 diffuse toward the region where the density is low during the period in which the magnetic field is formed depending on the density gradient.
- the particles of the plasma 401 that have been concentrated in the center of the processing chamber 104 diffuse to the outer peripheral side. For this reason, the density of the plasma at the center portion also decreases on the upper surface of the wafer 107 and increases in the outer peripheral region.
- the etching rate distribution at the time after the time t2 is from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 to the outer peripheral edge.
- the etching rate at the center is reduced, and the etching rate at the outer peripheral side is increased. That is, the distribution is M-shaped.
- the area where the plasma exists is shown as a hatched part, but these are the schematic representations of the areas where the density is higher than others. That is, it does not mean that the particles constituting the plasma do not exist in the unhatched region in these examples and modifications.
- FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a region where the plasma 501 is formed in the processing chamber 104 at a time (time t3) when an arbitrary time has elapsed from time t2.
- time t3 a time when an arbitrary time has elapsed from time t2.
- the direct current supplied from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is set to the minimum value, and is substantially a magnetic field. Is not supplied to the processing chamber 104 (turned off).
- the supplied direct current may be 0, that is, stopped. At this time, magnetic field lines are not substantially formed in the processing chamber 104.
- the plasma 501 in FIG. 5 is obtained by diffusing a region having a relatively high density of the plasma 403 further toward the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104 as compared with the plasma 403 at time t2 in FIG. It becomes.
- the distribution is such that the density at the center of the processing chamber 104 is lower than that of the plasma 403, and a region having a higher density moves to a region on the outer peripheral side.
- the density distribution of the plasma 501 is such that the position where the density of the wafer 107 in the radial direction is maximum has moved further to the outer peripheral side of the wafer 107 than that of the plasma 403 at time t2. Therefore, the distribution of the etching rate on the upper surface of the wafer 107 located below is highest in the radial direction from the center of the wafer 107 toward the outer peripheral side, at a position on the outer peripheral side than in the case of FIG. And it becomes lower toward the outer peripheral side.
- FIG. 5B is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing the plasma 502 formed in the processing chamber 104 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment at a time (t4) when a predetermined time further elapses from the time t3. It is.
- the DC current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c has a minimum magnitude as in the above-described times t1 to t3.
- the magnetic field formed from these values and supplied into the processing chamber 104 is substantially zero, that is, stopped.
- the magnetic field lines are not substantially formed in the processing chamber 104 with respect to the charged particles in the processing chamber 104. For this reason, the charged particles in the processing chamber 104 move in the processing chamber 104 by diffusion due to free movement rather than the magnetic lines of force 402.
- the plasma 502 in FIG. 5B is diffused further toward the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104 from the region where the plasma 501 is formed at time t3 in FIG. With respect to the plasma density distribution, the value at the central portion of the processing chamber is lower than the plasma distribution 501 at time t3, and the plasma reaches the wall of the processing chamber.
- the position at which the density of the plasma 502 is maximized on the radial position from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 toward the outer periphery at time t4 is the outermost periphery of the wafer 107 or the outermost periphery processed as a product on the outer periphery. Reach position. Therefore, the distribution of the etching rate on the upper surface of the wafer 107 at the position in the radial direction between the upper surface of the wafer 107 or the center of the processing chamber 104 and the outer peripheral edge at time t4 is the lowest at the center and the outer peripheral edge portion of the wafer 107. It takes the highest maximum value and increases from the center toward the outer periphery.
- FIG. 6A is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing a plasma region in the processing chamber 104 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 of this embodiment at a time (t5) when a predetermined time further elapses from the time t4. .
- the DC current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c has the smallest magnitude as in the time t1 to t4.
- the magnetic field formed from these and supplied to the processing chamber 104 is substantially 0, that is, stopped.
- the magnetic field is not substantially supplied into the processing chamber 104, and the plasma in the processing chamber 104 is further diffused from the plasma 502 shown in FIG. 5B at time t5.
- the plasma continues to diffuse, and the position where the plasma density is highest in the radial direction of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 moves to the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104 from that of the plasma 502, and time t5 Previously, the inner wall of the cylindrical side wall of the upper portion of the vacuum vessel 115 surrounding the discharge chamber of the processing chamber 104 is reached.
- the particles in the plasma come into contact with the surface of a member having a low temperature, the potential energy possessed by the particles disappears.
- most of the particles in the plasma excited and active at time t5 contact the inner wall surface of the side wall and lose the excited energy.
- the intensity of the plasma emission detected via is lower than the criterion for determining that plasma that substantially contributes to the process is not formed.
- changes in the etching rate distribution on the upper surface of the wafer 107 processed in the present embodiment in which the plasma distribution changes in accordance with the progress of time are as follows. That is, at the time t 0 to t 1 when the magnetic field from the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c is supplied into the processing chamber 104, the maximum value is at the center of the wafer 107.
- the position at which the etching rate in the radial direction of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 is maximized is a period from time t1 to time t4 when the supply of the magnetic field or the formation of magnetic field lines is stopped or reduced to such an extent that it can be regarded as this. Along with the diffusion, it gradually moves from the center of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 toward the outer peripheral side in the radial direction. Thereafter, when the outermost peripheral edge of the wafer 107 is reached and the amount of plasma disappearing on the side wall surface of the processing chamber 104 increases at t5 and etching cannot substantially occur, the etching rate becomes zero as a whole.
- the value of the central portion decreases uniformly from the maximum with the passage of time in the period from time t0 to t5. Moreover, after the value of an outer peripheral part increases uniformly from the lowest state and becomes maximum, it decreases rapidly.
- a magnetic field for generating plasma by ECR is supplied inside the processing chamber 104 in the period including the times t0 to t1, as described above, and the subsequent time t2 to time t5.
- the supply of the magnetic field into the processing chamber 104 is reduced or stopped.
- the direct current supplied from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is increased from the minimum value to the maximum value, and the maximum value is reached. It is included in each of the first period of t0 ′ to t1 that is maintained and each of the second period of t1 to t5 in which the minimum value is maintained by decreasing from the maximum value to the minimum value.
- the supply of DC power from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c, or the supply of the magnetic field from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c to the processing chamber 104, which is a series of these two periods, is performed.
- the cycle is repeated with a predetermined period.
- the period in which the magnetic field for forming plasma is supplied into the processing chamber 104 and the period in which it is not substantially supplied are alternately repeated.
- the electric field of the microwave supplied to the processing chamber 104 during the processing of the wafer 107 is supplied with DC power from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c or from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c to the processing chamber 104.
- it may be generated from the microwave generation power source 101 or supplied from the waveguide 103 into the processing chamber 104 with a constant intensity.
- the generation of the electric field or the magnitude of the intensity may be increased or decreased in accordance with the cycle of supplying the DC power or supplying the magnetic field.
- a microwave electric field having two magnitudes of magnitude, a predetermined value and 0, may be generated from the microwave generation power supply 101 or supplied from the waveguide 103 into the processing chamber 104 in a cycle synchronized with the cycle.
- the microwave electric field is supplied into the processing chamber 104 with a constant strength regardless of the generation or supply cycle of the magnetic field.
- the density or intensity distribution as the time average of plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 operating as described above over time is a direction from the center toward the inner wall of the processing chamber 104.
- the upper bias is suppressed.
- the etching rate as a time average on the upper surface of the wafer 107 in the etching process using plasma is uniform as shown in FIG. 6B or compared with that shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B.
- the bias is reduced and the distribution is more uniform.
- FIGS. 4 to 6 have a configuration in which the plasma 401 is formed in a concentrated manner in the central region of the processing chamber 104.
- the power supplied to the solenoid coil An example of adjusting the region in which plasma is formed by changing the size of the plasma over time will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a plasma region formed in a processing chamber in a plasma processing apparatus according to a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the maximum value is supplied from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c during a period from an arbitrary time t0 to t1.
- the direct current power is supplied, and the supply of the direct current power is stopped or reduced during the subsequent period from time t2 to time t5.
- FIG. 7A in particular, in the plasma processing apparatus 100 which is an etching processing apparatus using plasma by ECR, the DC power of the maximum value is supplied from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows typically the area
- plasma 701 is generated.
- the plasma 701 in this example is formed in a ring shape around the central axis in the vertical direction of the discharge chamber, which is a plasma forming space above the sample stage 108 of the processing chamber 104 where the density of the plasma 701 is higher than the surrounding area. Is done.
- the plasma 701 has an arbitrary height above the upper surface of the sample stage 108 in the processing chamber 104 by adjusting the distribution of the strength of the magnetic field formed by combining the magnetic fields generated by the solenoid coils 106a to 106c.
- the plasma 701 is realized so as to have the highest density maximum value at a position separated from the central axis of the processing chamber 104 by a predetermined distance in the radial direction of the wafer 107. Further, the plasma 701 has a distribution in which the density decreases with increasing distance from the position toward the center or the outer periphery of the wafer 107 in the radial direction.
- a magnetic field generated by the solenoid coils 106a to 106c in the processing chamber 104 forms magnetic lines of force 702 having a funnel-like distribution shape symmetrically around the central axis of the processing chamber 104 and diverging downward in the processing chamber 104. Then, the direction of movement of the charged particles in the plasma 701 is constrained to the direction of the magnetic force lines 702.
- the etching rate distribution at each position in the radial direction from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 adsorbed and held on the upper surface of the sample table 108 below the discharge chamber to the outer peripheral side is between the center and the outer peripheral edge. It has the highest value (maximum value) at a certain position. Furthermore, the distribution becomes smaller as the distance from the position where the maximum is reached at the center side or the outer peripheral side of the position.
- FIG. 7B is a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a region where plasma is formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t1 of the plasma processing apparatus of this example.
- FIG. 8A schematically shows a region where plasma is formed in the processing chamber 104 at a time t2 when a predetermined time has elapsed from the time t1, and FIG. 8B shows a time t3 after the time t2. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 9A is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing a region where plasma is formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t4 after t3, and FIG. 9B is time t5 after time t4.
- FIG. 9A is a vertical cross-sectional view schematically showing a region where plasma is formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t4 after t3
- FIG. 9B is time t5 after time t4.
- FIG. 7B the region of the plasma 702 formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t2 when a predetermined time has elapsed from time t1 is shown hatched.
- the direct current that had been supplied with the maximum value to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c starts to be reduced at time t1, and continues to be reduced until time t2.
- the lines of magnetic force 402 due to the magnetic field formed in the processing chamber 104 before time t1 are reduced, and the restriction on the direction in which the charged particles in the plasma 702 move is reduced.
- the charged particles present in the high density region of the plasma 702 at the time t1 are diffused depending on the density gradient toward the low density region at the time t1.
- the etching rate on the upper surface of the wafer 107 is lower than the value at the time t0, and the value of the radial position between the center corresponding to the specific position and the outer peripheral edge decreases, and the center
- the distribution is such that the etching rate increases at the positions on the side and the outer peripheral side.
- FIG. 8A schematically shows a region where the plasma 801 is formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t3 when further time has elapsed from time t2.
- the DC power supplied from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is set to 0 or a predetermined minimum value between the times t2 and t3.
- plasma having an intensity or density sufficient to cause etching of the wafer 107 is not formed by the magnetic field supplied from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c into the processing chamber 104, and is substantially not generated at time t3 after time t2.
- no magnetic field is supplied into the processing chamber 104.
- the movement of the charged particles in the plasma 801 at time t3 is closer to free diffusion of charged particles because the restriction of the direction of movement due to the lines of magnetic force is reduced.
- the plasma 801 is diffused to the central side and the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104, which is a region where the density of the plasma 701 is relatively small in the period from the time t2 to the time t3.
- a region in which high density or high intensity portions are concentrated is a distribution in which the region moves to the outer peripheral side.
- the density or intensity of the plasma 801 at the center is reduced.
- the position where the density of the particles of the plasma 801 at the time t3 reaching the upper surface of the wafer 107 becomes the maximum is moved to the outer peripheral side as compared with that at the time t2.
- the distribution becomes lower as the distance from the position where the maximum is reached at the center side and the outer periphery side, that is, as the distance from the center or the outer peripheral edge is approached.
- FIG. 8B schematically shows a region where the plasma 802 is formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t4 when more time has elapsed from time t3. Also in this example, as in the example, the DC power supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is set to a predetermined minimum value or 0 between the times t3 and t4.
- the magnetic field generated by the solenoid coils 106 a to 106 c is not substantially supplied into the processing chamber 104 during the period from the time t 3 to the time t 4, similarly to the time t 2 to the time t 3. Therefore, the plasma 802 is further diffused as compared with the plasma distribution 801 at time t3, and the density of the central portion of the processing chamber 104 is further reduced, and the density is maximized in the radial direction of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104. The position to be moved to the outer peripheral side.
- the position where the density of the plasma 802 is maximized on the radial position from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 toward the outer peripheral side is the outermost peripheral position of the wafer 107 or the outermost peripheral position processed as a peripheral product.
- the distribution of the etching rate at the position in the radial direction from the center of the upper surface of the wafer 107 toward the outer peripheral side at time t4 becomes the highest maximum at the outer peripheral edge portion of the wafer 107 and becomes lower toward the center side. .
- FIG. 9 (a) schematically shows the state of plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 at time t5 when further time has elapsed from time t4.
- the DC current supplied to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c has a large absolute value, similarly to the time t2 to t4. Is set to the minimum value or zero.
- the magnetic field is not substantially supplied into the processing chamber 104 even during the period from time t4 to t5.
- the plasma in the processing chamber 104 is further diffused from the plasma 802 shown in FIG. 8B.
- the plasma continues to diffuse, and the position where the plasma density is highest in the radial direction of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 moves to the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104 from that of the plasma 802, and time t5 Previously, the inner wall of the cylindrical side wall of the upper portion of the vacuum vessel 115 surrounding the discharge chamber of the processing chamber 104 is reached. At time t5, most of the particles in the excited and active plasma come into contact with the inner wall of the sidewall and lose the excited energy.
- the data corresponding to the time t5 of the emission intensity of the plasma detected via the plasma monitor 102 is less than the criterion for determining that the plasma that substantially contributes to the process is not formed. It becomes.
- changes in the etching rate distribution on the upper surface of the wafer 107 processed in the present embodiment in which the plasma distribution changes in accordance with the progress of time are as follows. That is, during the time t0 to t1 when the maximum value of the direct current is supplied from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c and the magnetic field from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is supplied into the processing chamber 104, the radial direction of the wafer 107 is determined. It has the highest maximum at a specific position between the center and the outer periphery.
- the position at which the etching rate in the radial direction of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 is maximized is a period from time t1 to time t4 when the supply of the magnetic field or the formation of magnetic field lines is stopped or reduced to such an extent that it can be regarded as this. Along with the diffusion, it gradually moves from the center of the wafer 107 or the processing chamber 104 toward the outer peripheral side in the radial direction. Thereafter, when the outermost peripheral edge of the wafer 107 is reached and the amount of plasma disappearing on the side wall surface of the processing chamber 104 increases at t5 and etching cannot substantially occur, the etching rate becomes zero as a whole.
- the value of the central portion decreases uniformly from the maximum with the passage of time in the period from time t0 to t5. Moreover, after the value of an outer peripheral part increases uniformly from the lowest state and becomes maximum, it decreases rapidly. Also in this example, during the processing of the wafer 107, a magnetic field for generating plasma by ECR is supplied inside the processing chamber 104 in the period including the times t0 to t1, as described above, and the subsequent time t2 to time t5. During the period, the supply of the magnetic field into the processing chamber 104 is reduced or stopped.
- each of the periods t0 to t1 and the periods t2 to t5 the direct current supplied from each of the coil power supplies 114a to 114c to each of the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is increased from the minimum value to the maximum value, and the maximum value is reached. It is included in each of the first period of t0 ′ to t1 that is maintained and each of the second period of t1 to t5 in which the minimum value is maintained by decreasing from the maximum value to the minimum value. During the processing of the wafer 107, a cycle in which these two periods are continued is repeated at a predetermined cycle.
- the period in which the magnetic field for forming plasma is supplied into the processing chamber 104 and the period in which it is not substantially supplied are alternately repeated.
- the electric field of the microwave supplied to the processing chamber 104 during the processing of the wafer 107 is caused by the supply of DC power from the coil power supplies 114a to 114c or the solenoid coils 106a to 106c that repeat the above two periods. Regardless of the cycle of supply of the magnetic field from to the processing chamber 104, the power is generated from the microwave generating power source 101 or supplied from the waveguide 103 into the processing chamber 104 with a constant intensity.
- Microwave electric fields having two strengths may be generated from the microwave generation power supply 101 or supplied from the waveguide 103 into the processing chamber 104.
- the density or intensity distribution as the time average of plasma formed in the processing chamber 104 of the plasma processing apparatus 100 operating as described above over time is a direction from the center toward the inner wall of the processing chamber 104.
- the upper bias is suppressed.
- the etching rate as a time average on the upper surface of the wafer 107 in the etching process using plasma is uniform as shown in FIG. 9B or compared with that shown in FIGS. 2B and 3B.
- the bias is reduced and the distribution is more uniform.
- the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is time-modulated and supplied into the processing chamber 104 based on the plasma state detected using the plasma monitor 102 as in the present embodiment.
- a region having a high intensity or density of plasma to be formed is moved or distributed in the processing chamber 104 or the upper surface of the wafer 107 with respect to the radial direction of the wafer 107 in time.
- the degree of progress of processing on the upper surface of the wafer 107 and the deviation in speed with the passage of time can be reduced, and the processing results on the upper surface of the wafer 107 can be made more uniform.
- the solenoid coils 106a to 106c have different sizes from the coil power sources 114a to 114c in two consecutive periods that are alternately repeated. Adjusted to the value, DC power is supplied.
- the magnitude of the current is increased from the minimum value to the maximum value at the time t0 ′ to t1, which is the first period of any number of times, and the maximum value is maintained at the time t0 to t1.
- the time is decreased from the maximum value to the minimum value at the time t1 to t5, which is the second period of the arbitrary number of times following the first period of the arbitrary number of times, and particularly during the time t2 to t5
- the minimum value is maintained.
- the coil power supplies 114a to Arbitrary number of times that the magnitude of the DC power supplied from c to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is increased + 1 time is started again. That is, the time t5 at which the second period of the arbitrary number of times ends is the time t0 ′ at which the first period of the next number starts, and the first period of the next number of times is the time t1 ( When it ends at (t1 ⁇ t0 ′) seconds after the arbitrary number of times t5), the second period of the next number of times is started, and such first and second periods are Repeated during processing.
- the second period has at least a time during which the diffusion occurs, for example, the period from the time t1 to the time t3 in the above embodiment is set as one cycle, and the portion where the plasma density is maximized diffuses at the time t1.
- the first period of generation of the next (new) plasma is started without waiting for it to move toward the outer peripheral side and contact with the inner wall surface on the outer peripheral side of the processing chamber 104 and disappear, and this is repeated. Generation and diffusion may be repeated. Even in this case, the microwave generated by the oscillation of the generation power supply 101 propagates through the waveguide 103 continuously over the repeated first and second periods and passes through the window member 105 for processing. It is supplied into the chamber 104.
- the processing chamber 104 In the processing chamber 104 during the processing of the wafer 107 in which the first and second periods are repeated, it is formed by the solenoid coils 106a to 106c in the first period of any number of times in which plasma is generated inside.
- the motion of the charged particles constituting the plasma that is already diffusing in the second period (arbitrary number-1 times) before the first period of the arbitrary number of times is supplied by the magnetic field. Diffusion is suppressed by being restricted in the direction along the direction of the magnetic field lines.
- the portion where the density of the plasma diffused in the second period of the arbitrary number of times-1 is maximized is kept at a specific position in the radial direction of the processing chamber 104 or the wafer 107, and the number of times of the arbitrary number of times
- the next (arbitrary number of) second period is started, and the current supplied to the solenoid coils 106a to 106c is reduced or stopped, and then supplied into the processing chamber 104.
- the charged particles in the plasma diffused in the second period of the arbitrary number of times minus the first period when the intensity of the generated magnetic field is lowered or reduced to a minimum value and the above-mentioned restriction due to the magnetic field is reduced or removed. It diffuses with the particles in the plasma formed in one period.
- the density of plasma particles diffused during the second period of any number minus -1 decreases during the first period of any number of times when the moving direction is limited by the magnetic field.
- the second period continues until the supply of the magnetic field from the solenoid coils 106a to 106c to the processing chamber 104 is reduced or stopped and the particles in the plasma diffuse toward the inner wall surface of the processing chamber 104 and the plasma disappears.
- a high density is maintained at the same position in the radial direction of the processing chamber 104 or the wafer 107.
- the microwave when the intensity of the microwave is higher than a value that can form plasma only by the electric field, the plasma density during the period 2 can be controlled to a value equal to or higher than the density of the plasma formed only by the microwave.
- the plasma formed in the first period of any number of times starts to diffuse together with the plasma that was previously formed and diffused in the subsequent second period. For this reason, plasma with higher density can be formed or diffused at a plurality of positions in the radial direction of the wafer 107 in the processing chamber 104, and the uniformity or speed of processing in the radial direction of the wafer 107 can be improved. it can.
- DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Plasma processing apparatus, 101 ... Power supply for microwave generation, 102 ... Plasma monitor, 103 ... Waveguide, 104 ... Processing chamber, 105 ... Window member, 106a, 106b, 106c ... Solenoid coil, 107 ... Wafer, 108 ... Sample stage 109 ... DC power source 110 ... high frequency power source 111 ... high frequency filter 112 ... matching circuit 113a, 113b, 113c ... controller, 114a, 114b, 114c ... power source for coil, 115 ... vacuum container, 203 ... lead Wave tube, 204 ... processing chamber, 205 ... window member, 206a, 206b, 206c ...
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なお、本実施例では、窓部材105、シャワープレート、処理室104、特に試料台108上方の放電用の空間と、試料台108、及び排気口の各々の上下方向の中心軸は、上下方向から見て合致またはこれと見做せる程度に近似した位置に配置されている。
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- 真空容器の内部に配置された処理室と、この処理室内に配置されその上面に処理対象のウエハが載せられる試料台と、前記処理室内に供給される電界を形成する電界形成部と、前記電界との相互作用によって前記処理室内にプラズマを形成するための磁界を形成するコイルと、当該コイルが形成する前記磁界の強度の増減を所定の間隔で繰り返し前記処理室内のプラズマの強度を増減する制御器とを備え、前記プラズマの形成と拡散とを繰り返して前記ウエハを処理するプラズマ処理装置。
- 請求項1に記載のプラズマ処理装置であって、
前記制御器が前記プラズマが形成された後その強度の変化が所定の範囲内になった後に前記コイルの磁界の強度を低減するプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項1または2に記載のプラズマ処理装置であって、
前記制御器が前記プラズマの強度を示す量が所定の下限値より小さくなった後に前記コイルの磁界を増大させるプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項3に記載のプラズマ処理装置であって、
前記制御器が前記磁界を低減させてプラズマを消失させた後増大させてプラズマを再度形成するプラズマ処理装置。 - 請求項1乃至4の何れか一項に記載のプラズマ処理装置であって、
前記制御器が前記ウエハの処理中に前記プラズマの強度を示す量またはその変化を検出した結果を用いて前記コイルの磁界を増減させるプラズマ処理装置。 - 真空容器の内部の処理室内の試料台上面に処理対象のウエハを載せて、前記処理室内に電界及びこの電界と作用する磁界を供給して当該処理室内にプラズマを形成して、前記ウエハを処理するプラズマ処理方法であって、
前記コイルの形成する磁界を所定の間隔で繰り返し増減して処理室内のプラズマの強度を増減し、前記プラズマの形成と拡散とを繰り返して前記ウエハを処理するプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項6に記載のプラズマ処理方法であって、
前記プラズマが形成された後その強度の変化が所定の範囲内になった後に前記コイルの磁界の強度を低減するプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項6または7に記載のプラズマ処理方法であって、
前記プラズマの強度を示す量が所定の下限値より小さくなった後に前記コイルの磁界を増大させるプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項8に記載のプラズマ処理方法であって、
前記磁界を低減させてプラズマを消失させた後に増大させてプラズマを再度形成するプラズマ処理方法。 - 請求項6乃至9の何れか一項に記載のプラズマ処理方法であって、
前記ウエハの処理中に前記プラズマの強度を示す量またはその変化を検出した結果を用いて前記コイルの磁界を増減させるプラズマ処理方法。
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