WO2021124693A1 - エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an epitaxial silicon wafer.
- the epitaxial silicon wafer is sequentially manufactured by repeating this cycle with the loading of the wafer into the chamber of the epitaxial growth apparatus, the epitaxial growth, and the removal of the wafer out of the chamber as one cycle.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for replacing a wafer holder when the cumulative film thickness of a by-product deposited on a wafer holder such as a susceptor exceeds a predetermined threshold value by repeating the above cycle.
- Patent Document 1 the members provided in the chamber are replaced based on the cumulative film thickness of the by-product.
- the present inventors conducted the following experiments assuming that the thickness of the by-product deposited on the surface of the member was equivalent to the film thickness of the epitaxial layer grown on the silicon wafer. Determining whether to replace the members in the chamber revealed that there was a risk of degrading the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer. That is, the process of carrying the wafer into the chamber, epitaxially growing the wafer, and carrying the wafer out of the chamber was repeated a plurality of times, and then the process of cleaning the inside of the chamber using hydrogen chloride gas was repeated a plurality of times.
- Patent Document 1 it was determined whether or not to replace the member in the chamber based on the cumulative film thickness. Then, when determining whether or not to replace the members in the chamber based on the cumulative film thickness, it was found that there is a risk that the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer deteriorates.
- the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an epitaxial silicon wafer, which can reduce the risk of deterioration of the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer.
- the present inventors investigated the quality of the silicon epitaxial layer. Then, it was found that even if the cumulative film thickness of the by-products is the same, the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer may be affected by the number of cleanings performed after the epitaxial growth.
- the members in the chamber have regions where by-products are deposited and regions where by-products are less deposited, and the regions where by-products are less deposited are directly exposed to hydrogen chloride gas during cleaning.
- the cleaning frequency increases, the member in which the base material containing graphite is coated with the silicon carbide film is more etched by the hydrogen chloride gas in the region where the accumulation of by-products is small.
- the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film is reduced by etching, the amount of graphite and metal in the base material that permeates the silicon carbide film increases, and the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer deteriorates. That is, even if the cumulative film thickness of the by-products is the same, the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film in the region where the by-products do not accumulate differs depending on the cleaning frequency, and the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer is improved due to this. It turns out that there is a risk of decline.
- the present invention is based on the above findings, and its gist structure is as follows.
- a silicon wafer is carried into the chamber of the epitaxial growth apparatus, and the silicon wafer is carried into the chamber.
- a raw material gas is supplied into the chamber to grow a silicon epitaxial layer on the silicon wafer, and the silicon wafer is made into an epitaxial silicon wafer.
- the epitaxial silicon wafer was carried out of the chamber, After that, hydrogen chloride gas is supplied into the chamber to clean the inside of the chamber, which is a method for manufacturing an epitaxial silicon wafer. After performing the cleaning, it is determined whether or not to replace a member provided in the chamber and having a base material containing graphite coated with a silicon carbide film based on the cumulative supply amount of the hydrogen chloride gas.
- a method for manufacturing an epitaxial silicon wafer is determined whether or not to replace a member provided in the chamber and having a base material containing graphite coated with a silicon carbide film based on the cumulative supply amount of the hydrogen chlor
- the epitaxial growth apparatus includes a susceptor on which the silicon wafer is placed and a preheat ring provided on the outer periphery of the susceptor via a predetermined gap.
- the risk of deterioration in the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer can be reduced.
- the epitaxial growth apparatus 100 that can be used in one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
- the epitaxial growth device 100 includes a chamber 10, a susceptor 20, a susceptor support shaft 30, three lift pins 40 (one not shown), an elevating shaft 50, a heating lamp 60, a preheating ring 70, and a gas flow rate.
- a meter (not shown) and a control unit (not shown) are provided.
- the chamber 10 includes an upper dome 11, a lower dome 12, and a dome attachment 13, with the chamber 10 partitioning the growth chamber of the silicon epitaxial layer.
- the chamber 10 is provided with a gas supply port 14 and a gas discharge port 15 for supplying and discharging the raw material gas or hydrogen chloride gas at positions facing each other on the side surfaces thereof.
- the susceptor 20 is a disk-shaped member on which the silicon wafer W is placed in the chamber 10.
- the surface on the upper dome 11 side is the front surface of the susceptor 20
- the surface on the opposite side is the back surface of the susceptor 20.
- a circular recess (hereinafter referred to as a “counterbore portion”) 22 on which the silicon wafer W is placed is formed on the front surface of the susceptor 20.
- the front surface of the susceptor 20 includes the outermost peripheral portion 23 of the front surface, the first vertical wall surface 24, the wafer support surface 25, the second vertical wall surface 26, and the center portion 27 of the front surface. And, including.
- the counterbore portion 22 is composed of a first vertical wall surface 24, a wafer support surface 25, a second vertical wall surface 26, and a front surface center portion 27.
- the outermost peripheral portion 23 of the front surface is located around the counterbore portion 22.
- the first vertical wall surface 24 is a wall surface that is continuous from the inner peripheral end of the outermost peripheral portion 23 of the front surface and forms a part of the counterbore portion 22.
- the wafer support surface 25 is a flat surface that is continuous from the first vertical wall surface 24 and forms a part of the counterbore portion 22, and contacts and supports the back surface peripheral portion of the silicon wafer W.
- the second vertical wall surface 26 is a wall surface that is continuous from the inner peripheral end of the wafer support surface 25 and forms a part of the counterbore portion 22.
- the front surface center portion 27 is continuous from the second vertical wall surface 26 and constitutes the bottom surface of the counterbore portion 22. Further, the susceptor 20 has three through holes 21 (one not shown) penetrating the susceptor 20 from the front surface to the back surface at equal intervals of 120 ° in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 1, a lift pin 40, which will be described later, is inserted into each through hole 21.
- the susceptor 20 can be a member in which a base material containing graphite is coated with a silicon carbide film (for example, SiC film: Vickers hardness 2,346 kgf / mm 2 ).
- the “back surface peripheral portion of the silicon wafer” means an annular back surface region of about 2 mm from the outer peripheral end of the silicon wafer W toward the center thereof.
- the susceptor support shaft 30 supports the susceptor 20 from below in the chamber 10, and includes a main pillar 31, three arms 32 (one not shown), and three support pins 33 (one is not shown). (Not shown) and.
- the main pillar 31 is arranged coaxially with the center of the susceptor 20.
- the three arms 32 extend radially from the main pillar 31 below the peripheral edge of the susceptor 20.
- Each arm 32 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape perpendicular to the extending direction, and of the four surfaces of the arm 32, the surface on the susceptor 20 side is the upper surface of the arm 32, and the surface on the opposite side is the upper surface of the arm 32. The bottom surface.
- Each arm 32 has a through hole 34 penetrating the arm 32 from the upper surface to the lower surface.
- a lift pin 40 which will be described later, is inserted into each through hole 34.
- Each support pin 33 directly supports the susceptor 20 at the tip of each arm 32.
- the susceptor support shaft 30 moves up and down along the vertical direction to raise and lower the susceptor 20 in the vertical direction.
- the susceptor support shaft 30 is preferably made of quartz (Vickers hardness 1,103 kgf / mm 2 ), and more preferably made of synthetic quartz.
- the “peripheral portion of the susceptor” means a region outside the center of the susceptor 20 by 80% or more of the radius of the susceptor.
- the number of arms 32 in the epitaxial growth apparatus 100 is 3, but is not limited to this.
- Each lift pin 40 is inserted into each through hole 21 of the susceptor 20 and each through hole 34 of the arm 32, and is moved up and down in the vertical direction by an elevating shaft 50 described later.
- the material of each lift pin 40 can be quartz, SiC, or glassy carbon.
- the number of lift pins 40 in the epitaxial growth apparatus 100 is 3, but is not limited to this.
- the heating lamps 60 are arranged in the upper and lower regions of the chamber 10.
- the heating lamp 60 it is preferable to use a halogen lamp or an infrared lamp having a high elevating temperature rate and excellent temperature control.
- the preheat ring 70 is provided on the outer circumference of the susceptor 20 with a gap of 1 to 3 mm.
- the preheat ring 70 can be a member in which a base material containing graphite is coated with a silicon carbide film (for example, SiC film: Vickers hardness 2,346 kgf / mm 2 ).
- the preheat ring 70 is heated by the heating lamp 60 and preheats the raw material gas supplied into the chamber 10 before contacting with the silicon wafer W, and preheats the susceptor 20. This enhances the thermal uniformity of the silicon wafer before and during the epitaxial growth.
- the temperature of the peripheral portion of the susceptor 20 can be kept equal to the temperature of the central portion. Therefore, the temperature of the inner peripheral portion of the preheat ring 70 becomes the same as the temperature of the susceptor 20 at the time of temperature rise.
- Gas flow meter examples include a mass flow controller.
- a mass flow controller is installed for all gases including hydrogen chloride gas introduced into the chamber 10.
- the mass flow controller is arranged at a room temperature portion on the upstream side of the gas supply port 14, and measures the measured flow rate (that is, the supply amount) of the gas while controlling the gas flow rate with high accuracy so as to be a set value.
- the control unit includes a calculation unit for calculating the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas, and a determination unit for determining whether or not to replace the members in the chamber 10 based on the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas.
- the control unit can be realized by a central processing unit (CPU) or the like inside the computer. As described above, the replacement determination of the member can be predicted with high accuracy by the determination based on the measured flow rate of the hydrogen chloride gas.
- step S110 the silicon wafer W is carried onto the susceptor 20 by using a transfer blade into the chamber 10 which has been preheated to 600 ° C. or higher and 900 ° C. or lower by the lamp 60. After that, the silicon wafer W is temporarily supported by each lift pin 40. After that, the susceptor 20 is moved upward to place the silicon wafer W on the susceptor 20.
- step S120 the temperature inside the chamber 10 is raised to 1000 ° C. or higher and 1200 ° C. or lower by the heating lamp 60. Then, a raw material gas such as trichlorosilane or dichlorosilane is supplied into the chamber 10 from the gas supply port 14. As a result, the raw material gas flows along the front surface of the silicon wafer W in a laminar flow state, and the silicon epitaxial layer grows on the silicon wafer W to obtain the epitaxial silicon wafer W.
- a raw material gas such as trichlorosilane or dichlorosilane
- the condition of the hydrogen baking treatment is that the inside of the chamber 10 is made into a hydrogen atmosphere, and the inside of the chamber 10 is heated to a temperature range of 1100 ° C. or more and 1200 ° C. or less by a heating lamp 60, and is held for 30 seconds or more and 1 minute or less. is there.
- the wafer may be etched with hydrogen chloride before the epitaxial growth. In the etching process, hydrogen chloride is supplied into the chamber 10 within 1 minute and 1 SLM or less, and the surface of the wafer is thinly removed. When the supply amount of hydrogen chloride is about this level, the susceptor 20 and the preheat ring 70 are hardly etched.
- step S130 the temperature inside the chamber 10 is lowered from 1000 ° C. or higher and 1200 ° C. or lower to 600 ° C. or higher and 900 ° C. or lower.
- the susceptor 20 is moved downward to temporarily support the epitaxial silicon wafer W with each lift pin 40.
- the epitaxial silicon wafer W is delivered from each lift pin 40 to the transfer blade, and is carried out of the chamber 10 together with the transfer blade.
- the cleaning frequency in the present invention is not particularly limited.
- the present invention can be applied to a single wafer deposition process in which cleaning is performed once for each wafer loading, epitaxial growth, and wafer unloading.
- the present invention can also be applied to a multi-wafer deposition process in which wafer loading, epitaxial growth, and wafer unloading are repeated 2 to 8 times, and then cleaning is performed once.
- the portion supplying the “raw material gas” indicated by the arrow corresponds to the epitaxial growth time
- the portion supplying the “hydrogen chloride gas” indicated by the arrow corresponds to the cleaning time.
- the index indicating the cleaning frequency is defined as "the reciprocal of the number of epitaxial growths from the end of the previous cleaning to the start of the current cleaning", and the larger this index is, the higher the cleaning frequency is defined. Since this index is 1/1 in FIG. 3A and 1/3 in FIG. 3B, the cleaning frequency is higher in the case of FIG. 3A than in the case of FIG. 3B.
- silicon by-product B generated from the raw material gas is deposited on the surface of the member provided in the chamber 10.
- the film thickness of the by-product B increases as the epitaxial growth is repeated, and the by-product B becomes particles and adheres to the surface of the silicon epitaxial layer or the like, which deteriorates the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer. Therefore, it is necessary to periodically clean the inside of the chamber 10 to remove the by-product B.
- step S140 hydrogen chloride gas is supplied into the chamber 10 from the gas supply port 14 to clean the inside of the chamber 10.
- the hydrogen chloride gas reacts with the by-product, and the by-product is etched and removed.
- the supply time of hydrogen chloride gas can be calculated, for example, by using the following equation (1) so as to overetch the cumulative thickness of the by-products for the purpose of removing the by-products.
- the "deposition rate x total epitaxial growth time from the end of pre-cleaning to the start of current cleaning" may be the cumulative film thickness of the epitaxial layer grown on the surface of the wafer. It is preferable to etch the by-product by regarding the cumulative film thickness of the epitaxial layer as equal to or less than the cumulative thickness of the by-product deposited on the member.
- the film formation rate of the epitaxial layer is preferably 0.5 ⁇ m / min or more and 4.0 ⁇ m / min or less.
- the "total epitaxial growth time from the end of the pre-cleaning to the start of the current cleaning" is the cumulative time of the time for introducing the raw material gas into the chamber 10.
- the time when the raw material gas is introduced into the chamber 10 for epitaxial growth on one silicon wafer is the “total epitaxial growth time from the end of the pre-cleaning to the start of the current cleaning". ..
- the cumulative time for introducing the raw material gas into the chamber 10 for epitaxial growth on a plurality of silicon wafers is "the total epitaxial growth time from the end of the pre-cleaning to the start of the current cleaning”. ".
- the "over-etching time” is preferably set so that 5% to 20% of the cumulative thickness of the by-product can be removed.
- the hydrogen chloride gas is preferably supplied after the temperature inside the chamber 10 is maintained at 1150 ° C. or higher and 1200 ° C. or lower by the heating lamp 60. This is because if the temperature is 1150 ° C. or higher, the hydrogen chloride gas reacts sufficiently with the by-product, so that the etching of the by-product proceeds efficiently, and if the temperature is 1200 ° C. or lower, the load on the epitaxial growth apparatus is small.
- step S150 based on the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas supplied in cleaning, whether or not to replace the member provided in the chamber 10 in which the base material containing graphite is covered with the silicon carbide film is replaced. judge. If it is determined that the member is to be replaced (step S150: Yes), the process proceeds to step S160. On the other hand, if it is determined not to replace the member (step S150: No), the process returns to step S110.
- the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas is used as an index for determining whether or not to replace the member. Specifically, this determination can be made as follows. That is, during cleaning, the gas flow meter measures the supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas defined by the following equation (2).
- ⁇ means to take the sum total of the cleaning time in the same cleaning.
- the calculation unit of the control unit calculates the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas defined by the following equation (3).
- [Cumulative supply of hydrogen chloride gas] [Supply of hydrogen chloride gas in the current cleaning] + [Supply of hydrogen chloride gas until the start of the current cleaning] ... (3) However, the "cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas" is initialized to 0 (L) after the member is replaced.
- the determination unit possessed by the control unit determines whether or not the difference between the calculated cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas and the predetermined threshold value is less than the predetermined value.
- the threshold value of the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas can be obtained in advance by examining the relationship between the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas and the recombination lifetime, which is a typical quality of epitaxial wafers. Specifically, the film thickness of the silicon carbide film gradually decreases as the supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas increases, and when it becomes less than a predetermined value, the recombination lifetime is caused by the graphite that has permeated the silicon carbide film. Decreases sharply. Therefore, the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas immediately before the recombination lifetime drops sharply is set as the "threshold value of the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas".
- the recombination lifetime can be determined, for example, by measuring the recombination time (recombination lifetime) of carriers (holes and electrons) of the epitaxial wafer by the ⁇ -PCD method.
- the technical significance of using the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas as an index for determining whether or not to replace the member in which the base material containing graphite is coated with the silicon carbide film will be described.
- a region in which the by-product B is deposited and a region in which the by-product B is not deposited are formed in the member such as the susceptor 20 and the preheat ring 70.
- the region where by-product B does not accumulate is directly exposed to hydrogen chloride gas during cleaning.
- LPD is generated due to the abnormal growth of silicon.
- the supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas used for cleaning is the by-product B.
- the amount of hydrogen chloride gas supplied is larger in the operation with a high cleaning frequency than in the operation with a low cleaning frequency.
- the etching proceeds more in the region of the silicon carbide film where the by-product B does not accumulate, and the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film becomes smaller.
- the amount of graphite in the base material that permeates the silicon carbide film increases, and the amount of graphite that adheres to the surface of the silicon epitaxial layer increases. The quality of the wafer deteriorates.
- the replacement time of the member such as the susceptor is determined based on the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas which has a strong correlation with the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film in the region where the by-product is not deposited. Therefore, the risk of deterioration in the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer can be reduced. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for determining the replacement time (replacement necessity) that can correctly determine the replacement time (replacement necessity) of a member such as a susceptor.
- the member to be replaced is one or more members selected from the susceptor 20 and the preheat ring 70. This is because, as described above, these members are members in which a base material containing graphite is coated with a silicon carbide film. Further, it is more preferable to select the susceptor 20 as the member to be replaced. This is because there are many parts of the susceptor 20 where by-products do not accumulate.
- step S160 the heating lamp 60, the dome mounting body 13, the upper dome 11, and the like are removed, and the member whose silicon carbide film is worn is replaced with a new member.
- experiments 1 to 4 for sequentially producing silicon epitaxial wafers were carried out using the epitaxial growth apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the susceptor graphite was used as a base material, and the surface of the base material was coated with a silicon carbide film (SiC: Vickers hardness 2,346 kgf / mm 2 ).
- Experiment 1 an epitaxial silicon wafer was produced under the following conditions.
- Silicon substrate CZ (Czochralski) substrate
- Raw material gas Trichlorosilane (SiHCl 3 )
- Temperature in the chamber 1100 ° C
- Dopant type and specific resistance of silicon epitaxial layer Diborane (B 2 H 6 ), 2 ⁇ ⁇ cm
- Silicon epitaxial layer film thickness 3 ⁇ m
- Cleaning frequency After performing epitaxial growth 7 times, chamber temperature: 1190 ° C
- Flow rate of hydrogen chloride gas 30 L / min
- Hydrogen chloride gas supply time 65 sec
- epitaxial growth was performed 25,900 times and cleaning was performed 3700 times.
- the recombined lifetime evaluation wafer was epitaxially grown in the same chamber, and the recombination lifetime was evaluated by the above-mentioned ⁇ -PCD method.
- the recombination lifetime is plotted as Invention Example 1 with respect to the cumulative supply amount (120250 L) of hydrogen chloride gas calculated by the above equations (2) and (3).
- the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film was plotted as Comparative Example 1 with respect to the cumulative film thickness (77700 ⁇ m) of the silicon epitaxial layer.
- the recombination lifetime was measured in the same manner as in Experiment 1.
- the recombination lifetime is plotted as Invention Example 2 with respect to the cumulative supply amount (132500 L) of hydrogen chloride gas calculated by the above equations (2) and (3).
- the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film was plotted as Comparative Example 2 with respect to the cumulative film thickness (78900 ⁇ m) of the silicon epitaxial layer.
- the recombination lifetime was measured in the same manner as in Experiment 1.
- the recombination lifetime is plotted as Invention Example 3 with respect to the cumulative supply amount (103700 L) of hydrogen chloride gas calculated by the above equations (2) and (3).
- the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film was plotted as Comparative Example 3 with respect to the cumulative film thickness (85,000 ⁇ m) of the silicon epitaxial layer.
- Experiment 4 an epitaxial silicon wafer was produced under the following conditions.
- Silicon substrate CZ substrate
- Raw material gas Trichlorosilane (SiHCl 3 )
- Chamber temperature 1130 ° C
- Dopant type and specific resistance of silicon epitaxial layer Diborane (B 2 H 6 ), 10 ⁇ ⁇ cm
- Silicon epitaxial layer film thickness 12 ⁇ m
- Cleaning frequency After 3 times of epitaxial growth Chamber temperature: 1190 °C
- Flow rate of hydrogen chloride gas 30 L / min
- Hydrogen chloride gas supply time 88 sec
- epitaxial growth was performed 7650 times and cleaning was performed 2550 times.
- the recombination lifetime was measured in the same manner as in Experiment 1.
- the recombination lifetime is plotted as Invention Example 4 with respect to the cumulative supply amount (104550L) of hydrogen chloride gas calculated by the above equations (2) and (3).
- the residual film thickness of the silicon carbide film was plotted as Comparative Example 4 with respect to the cumulative film thickness (91800 ⁇ m) of the silicon epitaxial layer.
- the threshold value of the recombination lifetime which is one of the qualities of the epitaxial silicon wafer, is set to 70a. u. Set to. This means that when the recombination lifetime is significantly below the threshold value, the graphite contained in the base material of the susceptor permeates the silicon carbide film and adversely affects the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer.
- the threshold value of the cumulative supply amount of hydrogen chloride gas was set to 110,000 L.
- the threshold value of the cumulative film thickness of the silicon epitaxial layer was set to 80,000 ⁇ m.
- the risk of deterioration in the quality of the epitaxial silicon wafer can be reduced.
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(1)エピタキシャル成長装置のチャンバ内にシリコンウェーハを搬入し、
前記チャンバ内に原料ガスを供給して、前記シリコンウェーハ上にシリコンエピタキシャル層を成長させて、前記シリコンウェーハをエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハとし、
前記チャンバ外に前記エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを搬出し、
その後、前記チャンバ内に塩化水素ガスを供給して、前記チャンバ内をクリーニングするエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記クリーニングを行った後に、前記塩化水素ガスの累積供給量に基づいて、前記チャンバ内に設けられ、黒鉛を含む母材が炭化ケイ素膜で被覆されてなる部材を交換するか否かを判定することを特徴とするエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
前記部材は、前記サセプタおよび前記プリヒートリングのうちから選択される1つ以上の部材である、上記(1)に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
図1を参照して、本発明の一実施形態において用いることができるエピタキシャル成長装置100を説明する。エピタキシャル成長装置100は、チャンバ10と、サセプタ20と、サセプタサポートシャフト30と、3本のリフトピン40(1本は不図示)と、昇降シャフト50と、加熱ランプ60と、プリヒートリング70と、ガス流量計(不図示)と、制御部(不図示)と、を備える。
チャンバ10は、上部ドーム11、下部ドーム12、及びドーム取付体13を含み、チャンバ10がシリコンエピタキシャル層の成長室を区画する。チャンバ10には、その側面の対向する位置に原料ガスまたは塩化水素ガスの供給および排出を行うガス供給口14およびガス排出口15が設けられている。
サセプタ20は、チャンバ10内でシリコンウェーハWを載置する円盤状の部材である。ここで、サセプタ20の表面のうち、上部ドーム11側の面をサセプタ20のおもて面とし、その反対側の面をサセプタ20の裏面とする。図2も参照して、サセプタ20のおもて面には、シリコンウェーハWを載置する円形の凹部(以下「座ぐり部」と称する)22が形成されている。また、サセプタ20のおもて面は、おもて面最外周部23と、第1の縦壁面24と、ウェーハ支持面25と、第2の縦壁面26と、おもて面中心部27と、を含む。座ぐり部22は、第1の縦壁面24、ウェーハ支持面25、第2の縦壁面26、及びおもて面中心部27で構成される。おもて面最外周部23は、座ぐり部22の周囲に位置する。第1の縦壁面24は、おもて面最外周部23の内周端から連続し、座ぐり部22の一部を構成する壁面である。ウェーハ支持面25は、第1の縦壁面24から連続し、座ぐり部22の一部を構成する平坦面であって、シリコンウェーハWの裏面周縁部を接触支持する。第2の縦壁面26は、ウェーハ支持面25の内周端から連続し、座ぐり部22の一部を構成する壁面である。おもて面中心部27は、第2の縦壁面26から連続し、座ぐり部22の底面を構成する。また、サセプタ20は、そのおもて面から裏面に向けてサセプタ20を貫通する3つの貫通孔21(1つは不図示)を周方向に120°の等間隔で有する。図1に示すように、各貫通孔21には、後述するリフトピン40がそれぞれ挿通される。サセプタ20は、黒鉛を含む母材が炭化ケイ素膜(例えばSiC膜:ビッカース硬度2,346kgf/mm2)で被覆されてなる部材とすることができる。なお、本明細書において「シリコンウェーハの裏面周縁部」とは、シリコンウェーハWの外周端からその中心に向かって2mm程度の環状の裏面の領域を意味する。
サセプタサポートシャフト30は、チャンバ10内でサセプタ20を下方から支持するものであり、主柱31と、3本のアーム32(1本は不図示)と、3本の支持ピン33(1本は不図示)と、を有する。主柱31は、サセプタ20の中心と同軸上に配置される。3本のアーム32は、主柱31からサセプタ20の周縁部下方に放射状に延びる。各アーム32は、その延在方向に垂直な断面の形状が矩形であり、アーム32の4つの面のうち、サセプタ20側の面をアーム32の上面とし、その反対側の面をアーム32の下面とする。各アーム32は、その上面から下面に向けてアーム32を貫通する貫通孔34を有する。各貫通孔34には、後述するリフトピン40がそれぞれ挿通される。各支持ピン33は、各アーム32の先端においてサセプタ20を直接支持する。サセプタサポートシャフト30は、鉛直方向に沿って上下動することにより、サセプタ20を上下方向に昇降させる。サセプタサポートシャフト30は、石英(ビッカース硬度1,103kgf/mm2)で構成することが好ましく、合成石英で構成することがより好ましい。なお、本明細書において「サセプタの周縁部」とは、サセプタ20の中心からサセプタ半径の80%以上外側の領域を意味する。また、エピタキシャル成長装置100におけるアーム32の数は3本であるが、これに限定されない。
各リフトピン40は、サセプタ20の各貫通孔21とアーム32の各貫通孔34にそれぞれ挿通され、後述する昇降シャフト50によって上下方向に昇降される。各リフトピン40の材質は、石英、SiC、またはグラッシーカーボンとすることができる。なお、エピタキシャル成長装置100におけるリフトピン40の数は3本であるが、これに限定されない。
昇降シャフト50は、サセプタサポートシャフトの主柱31と回転軸を共にする昇降シャフトの主柱51と、昇降シャフトの主柱51の先端で分岐する3本の支柱52と、を有する。ここで、昇降シャフトの主柱51は、サセプタサポートシャフトの主柱31を収容する中空を区画する。また、各支柱52の先端では、各リフトピン40の下端がそれぞれ支持される。昇降シャフト50は、シリコンウェーハWの搬入および搬出の際に、鉛直方向に沿って上下動することにより、各リフトピン40を上下方向に昇降させる。昇降シャフト50は、石英で構成することが好ましい。
加熱ランプ60は、チャンバ10の上側領域および下側領域に配置される。加熱ランプ60には、昇降温速度が速く、かつ温度制御に優れるハロゲンランプまたは赤外ランプを用いることが好ましい。
プリヒートリング70は、サセプタ20の外周に1~3mmの隙間を介して設けられる。プリヒートリング70は、黒鉛を含む母材が炭化ケイ素膜(例えばSiC膜:ビッカース硬度2,346kgf/mm2)で被覆されてなる部材とすることができる。プリヒートリング70は、加熱ランプ60により加熱され、チャンバ10内に供給した原料ガスをシリコンウェーハWとの接触前に予熱し、かつ、サセプタ20の予熱を行う。こうすることで、エピタキシャル成長前およびエピタキシャル成長中のシリコンウェーハの熱均一性が高まる。特に、サセプタ20の周辺部の温度を中心部の温度と同等に保つことができる。したがって、プリヒートリング70の内周部分の温度は、昇温時のサセプタ20の温度と同等の温度になる。
ガス流量計としては、マスフローコントローラが挙げられる。チャンバ10内に導入される塩化水素ガスを含む全てのガスに対して、それぞれマスフローコントローラが設置される。マスフローコントローラは、ガス供給口14より上流側の常温部分に配置され、ガスの流量が設定値となるように高精度に制御しつつ、ガスの実測流量(すなわち供給量)を計測する。
制御部は、塩化水素ガスの累積供給量を算出する演算部と、塩化水素ガスの累積供給量に基づき、チャンバ10内の部材の交換を行うか否かを判定する判定部と、を有する。制御部は、コンピュータ内部の中央演算処理装置(CPU)等によって実現することができる。このように、塩化水素ガスの実測流量に基づく判定により、部材の交換判定を高精度に予測することができる。
以下では、図1を参照して、上述したエピタキシャル成長装置100を用いて行うことが可能なエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法の一例を説明する。なお、塩化水素ガスの累積供給量は初期化されている。
ステップS110において、ランプ60によって600℃以上900℃以下に予め加熱したチャンバ10内に、搬送ブレードを用いてシリコンウェーハWをサセプタ20上に搬入する。その後、各リフトピン40でシリコンウェーハWを一旦支持する。その後、サセプタ20を上方向に移動させて、シリコンウェーハWをサセプタ20に載置する。
続いて、ステップS120において、加熱ランプ60によってチャンバ10内の温度を1000℃以上1200℃以下に昇温させる。その後、トリクロロシランまたはジクロロシランなどの原料ガスをガス供給口14からチャンバ10内に供給する。これにより、原料ガスがシリコンウェーハWのおもて面に沿って層流状態で流れ、シリコンウェーハW上にシリコンエピタキシャル層が成長し、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハWが得られる。
続いて、ステップS130において、チャンバ10内の温度を1000℃以上1200℃以下から600℃以上900℃以下に降温させる。その後、サセプタ20を下方向に移動させて、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハWを各リフトピン40で一旦支持する。その後、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハWを各リフトピン40から搬送ブレードに受け渡し、搬送ブレードと共にチャンバ10外へ搬出する。
本実施形態では、上述したウェーハの搬入、エピタキシャル成長、及びウェーハの搬出を行った後に、後述するクリーニングを行う。ここで、本発明におけるクリーニング頻度は特に限定されない。例えば、本発明は、図3Aに示すように、ウェーハの搬入、エピタキシャル成長、及びウェーハの搬出を1回行う毎にクリーニングを1回行うシングルウェーハデポジションプロセスに適用することができる。また、本発明は、図3Bに示すように、ウェーハの搬入、エピタキシャル成長、及びウェーハの搬出を2~8回繰り返した後に、クリーニングを1回行うマルチウェーハデポジションプロセスに適用することもできる。なお、図3A,Bにおいて、矢印で示す「原料ガス」を供給する部分は、エピタキシャル成長時間に該当し、矢印で示す「塩化水素ガス」を供給する部分は、クリーニング時間に該当する。また、クリーニング頻度を示す指標を「前クリーニング終了後から現クリーニング開始までのエピタキシャル成長の回数の逆数」とし、この指標が大きいほどクリーニング頻度が高いと定義する。図3Aではこの指標が1/1となり、図3Bではこの指標が1/3となるので、図3Aの場合のほうが図3Bの場合よりもクリーニング頻度が高い。
既述のように、クリーニングを繰り返すと、チャンバ10内に設けられた部材のうち、黒鉛を含む母材が炭化ケイ素膜で被覆されてなる部材については、塩化水素ガスによってその炭化ケイ素膜がエッチングされて薄くなる。そして、母材中の黒鉛が薄くなった炭化ケイ素膜を透過して、シリコンエピタキシャル層の表面に付着すると、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの品質が低下してしまう。そのため、クリーニングを複数回繰り返したら、炭化ケイ素がエッチングされて薄くなった部材を交換する必要がある。なお、ウェーハをエッチングする場合には、炭化ケイ素のエッチングはほとんど起こらないので、炭化ケイ素のエッチング量を考慮する必要はない。
ただし、「塩化水素ガスの累積供給量」は、部材交換後に0(L)に初期化される。
ステップS150からステップS160に進んだ場合、ステップS160において、加熱ランプ60、ドーム取付体13、及び上部ドーム11などを取り外して、炭化ケイ素膜が摩耗した部材を新しい部材に交換する。
実験1では、以下の条件でエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを作製した。
〔エピタキシャル成長条件〕
シリコン基板:CZ(Czochralski)基板
原料ガス:トリクロロシラン(SiHCl3)
チャンバ内の温度:1100℃
ドーパントの種類およびシリコンエピタキシャル層の比抵抗:ジボラン(B2H6)、2Ω・cm
シリコンエピタキシャル層の膜厚:3μm
〔チャンバ内のクリーニング条件〕
クリーニング頻度:エピタキシャル成長を7回実施後に実施
チャンバ内の温度:1190℃
塩化水素ガスの流量:30L/min
塩化水素ガスの供給時間:65sec
なお、トータルでエピタキシャル成長を25900回、クリーニングを3700回行った。
実験2では、以下の条件でエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを作製した。
〔エピタキシャル成長条件〕
シリコン基板:CZ基板
原料ガス:トリクロロシラン(SiHCl3)
チャンバ内の温度:1130℃
ドーパントの種類およびシリコンエピタキシャル層の比抵抗:ジボラン(B2H6)、8Ω・cm
シリコンエピタキシャル層の膜厚:6μm
〔チャンバ内のクリーニング条件〕
クリーニング頻度:エピタキシャル成長を5回実施後に実施
チャンバ内の温度:1190℃
塩化水素ガスの流量:30L/min
塩化水素ガスの供給時間:100sec
なお、トータルでエピタキシャル成長を13150回、クリーニングを2650回行った。
実験3では、以下の条件でエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを作製した。
〔エピタキシャル成長条件〕
シリコン基板:CZ基板
原料ガス:トリクロロシラン(SiHCl3)
チャンバ内の温度:1120℃
ドーパントの種類およびシリコンエピタキシャル層の比抵抗:ジボラン(B2H6)、6Ω・cm
シリコンエピタキシャル層の膜厚:5μm
〔チャンバ内のクリーニング条件〕
クリーニング頻度:エピタキシャル成長を5回実施後に実施
チャンバ内の温度:1190℃
塩化水素ガスの流量:30L/min
塩化水素ガスの供給時間:61sec
なお、トータルでエピタキシャル成長を17000回、クリーニングを3400回行った。
実験4では、以下の条件でエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを作製した。
〔エピタキシャル成長条件〕
シリコン基板:CZ基板
原料ガス:トリクロロシラン(SiHCl3)
チャンバ内の温度:1130℃
ドーパントの種類およびシリコンエピタキシャル層の比抵抗:ジボラン(B2H6)、10Ω・cm
シリコンエピタキシャル層の膜厚:12μm
〔チャンバ内のクリーニング条件〕
クリーニング頻度:エピタキシャル成長を3回実施後に実施
チャンバ内の温度:1190℃
塩化水素ガスの流量:30L/min
塩化水素ガスの供給時間:88sec
なお、トータルでエピタキシャル成長を7650回、クリーニングを2550回行った。
図4A,Bに示すように、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの品質の一つである再結合ライフタイムの閾値を70a.u.に設定した。これは、再結合ライフタイムが閾値を大きく下回った場合、サセプタの母材に含まれる黒鉛が炭化ケイ素膜を透過して、エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの品質に悪影響を及ぼすことを意味する。また、図4Aに示すように、塩化水素ガスの累積供給量の閾値を110000Lに設定した。また、図4Bに示すように、シリコンエピタキシャル層の累積膜厚の閾値を80000μmに設定した。
10 チャンバ
11 上部ドーム
12 下部ドーム
13 ドーム取付体
14 ガス供給口
15 ガス排出口
20 サセプタ
21 サセプタの貫通孔
22 座ぐり部
23 おもて面最外周部
24 第1の縦壁面
25 ウェーハ支持面
26 第2の縦壁面
27 おもて面中心部
30 サセプタサポートシャフト
31 主柱
32 アーム
33 支持ピン
34 アームの貫通孔
40 リフトピン
50 昇降シャフト
51 昇降シャフトの主柱
52 支柱
60 加熱ランプ
70 プリヒートリング
W シリコンウェーハ(エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハ)
B 副生成物
Claims (3)
- エピタキシャル成長装置のチャンバ内にシリコンウェーハを搬入し、
前記チャンバ内に原料ガスを供給して、前記シリコンウェーハ上にシリコンエピタキシャル層を成長させて、前記シリコンウェーハをエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハとし、
前記チャンバ外に前記エピタキシャルシリコンウェーハを搬出し、
その後、前記チャンバ内に塩化水素ガスを供給して、前記チャンバ内をクリーニングするエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法であって、
前記クリーニングを行った後に、前記塩化水素ガスの累積供給量に基づいて、前記チャンバ内に設けられ、黒鉛を含む母材が炭化ケイ素膜で被覆されてなる部材を交換するか否かを判定することを特徴とするエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 - 前記エピタキシャル成長装置は、前記チャンバ内で前記シリコンウェーハを載置するサセプタと、前記サセプタの外周に所定の隙間を介して設けられたプリヒートリングと、を備え、
前記部材は、前記サセプタおよび前記プリヒートリングのうちから選択される1つ以上の部材である、請求項1に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。 - 前記クリーニング中に、前記塩化水素ガスの供給量を計測し、前記クリーニングを行った後に、前記塩化水素ガスの累積供給量が所定の閾値を超える前に、前記部材を交換すると判定する、請求項1または2に記載のエピタキシャルシリコンウェーハの製造方法。
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