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- the present invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor equipment, in particular, to a magnetron sputtering equipment.
- the wafer In the semiconductor aluminum nitride (AlN) film deposition process, before the wafer (Wafer) is subjected to the aluminum nitride film deposition process, the wafer needs to be pre-cleaned to remove contaminants and impurities on the wafer. , to improve the adhesion between the wafer and the aluminum nitride film, and to improve the results of the deposition process of the aluminum nitride film, thereby improving the performance of the chip.
- AlN semiconductor aluminum nitride
- the pre-cleaning process is usually performed in a pre-cleaning chamber.
- the wafer needs to be heated through the pre-cleaning chamber, and argon (Ar) or nitrogen (N 2 ) is introduced into the pre-cleaning chamber, and the pre-cleaning chamber is activated.
- Argon or nitrogen in the chamber forms a plasma to bombard the wafer with the plasma to achieve pre-cleaning of the wafer.
- the aluminum nitride film deposition process is usually carried out in a deposition chamber.
- the wafer needs to be heated through the deposition chamber, and argon and nitrogen gas are introduced into the deposition chamber, and the argon and nitrogen gas in the deposition chamber are excited to form plasma.
- the aluminum target is bombarded with argon ions to generate aluminum atoms, and aluminum nitride is formed by combining aluminum atoms with nitrogen atoms in nitrogen to deposit on the wafer, so as to realize the deposition of aluminum nitride film on the wafer.
- the existing pre-cleaning process and AlN thin film deposition process are carried out in two different chambers, which results in high production and maintenance costs, and the wafer needs to be transferred between the two different chambers , resulting in a long process time and low equipment capacity.
- the present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and proposes a magnetron sputtering equipment, which can reduce production and maintenance costs, and avoid wafer transfer between different process chambers, thereby Reduce process time and increase throughput.
- a magnetron sputtering equipment which includes a process chamber, a bias power supply assembly and an excitation power supply assembly.
- the process chamber is provided with a base assembly and a bias voltage introduction assembly.
- the process The top of the chamber is provided with a target, wherein,
- the base assembly is located at the bottom of the process chamber and is used for supporting the wafer carrier, driving the wafer carrier to move, and heating the wafer carrier;
- the bias voltage introduction assembly is located on the base assembly for supporting the wafer carrier, and the bias voltage introduction assembly is in electrical contact with the wafer carrier;
- the bias power supply component is electrically connected to the bias introduction component, and is used for applying a bias voltage to the wafer carrier through the bias introduction component;
- the excitation power supply assembly is electrically connected to the target, and is used for applying excitation voltage to the target.
- the bias voltage introduction component includes an insulating connector, a conductive member and a contact member, wherein the conductive member penetrates through the insulating connector, and two ends of the conductive member are respectively connected to the bias voltage a power supply assembly is electrically connected to the contact piece, and is used for guiding the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply assembly to the contact piece;
- the insulating connector is arranged on the base assembly, and is used to electrically insulate the conductive member from the base assembly;
- the contacts are in electrical contact with the wafer carrier for supporting the wafer carrier and introducing the bias voltage into the wafer carrier.
- the contact piece is annular, and at least one opening is formed on the contact piece, and the opening is used for a transport piece for transporting the wafer to pass through.
- the insulating connector includes a first insulator and a second insulator
- the conductive member includes a first conductor and a second conductor, wherein the first insulator is horizontally disposed on the base assembly, and is connected to the base assembly.
- the base assembly is insulated, and the second insulator is vertically arranged on the first insulator;
- the first conductor is penetrated in the first insulator and protrudes from the first insulator to be electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly, and the second conductor is penetrated in the second insulator , and extend from the second insulator to be electrically connected to the first conductor and the contact piece respectively.
- the first insulator includes a first insulating part and a second insulating part that are arranged in a cross, and the second insulator is vertically arranged on the second insulating part;
- the first conductor includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion that are arranged in an intersecting manner and are electrically connected, wherein the first conductive portion passes through the first insulating portion and is separated from the first insulating portion.
- the part protrudes out and is electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly; the second conductive part penetrates the second insulating part and is electrically connected to the second conductor.
- the first insulator includes a first insulating connecting portion and a second insulating connecting portion, the first insulating connecting portion and the second insulating connecting portion are detachably connected, and the first insulating connecting portion is provided with a first accommodating groove, the second insulating connecting part is provided with a second accommodating groove corresponding to the first accommodating groove, the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove cooperate to form a accommodating space, the first accommodating groove
- the electrical conductor is arranged in the accommodating space.
- the second insulators there are a plurality of the second insulators, and the plurality of the second insulators are arranged on the first insulator at intervals; the number of the second conductors is the same as the number of the second insulators, and a plurality of The second conductors are passed through the plurality of second insulators in a one-to-one correspondence, and are electrically connected to different positions of the contact pieces.
- the bias power supply assembly includes a bias power supply, a matcher and a radio frequency introduction, wherein the bias power supply is used to provide the bias voltage, the matcher is used to achieve impedance matching, and the radio frequency introduction
- the sealing is arranged on the chamber wall of the process chamber, one end of the radio frequency introduction part is electrically connected with the bias voltage introduction component, and the other end of the radio frequency introduction part is connected to the bias voltage power supply through the matching device an electrical connection for introducing the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply into the bias voltage introduction component.
- the radio frequency introduction member includes a radio frequency introduction structure and a radio frequency shielding structure, wherein the radio frequency shielding structure is sealed on the chamber wall of the process chamber, and a first insulating member is provided inside the radio frequency shielding structure.
- the introduction structure is penetrated in the first insulating member and is sealedly connected with the radio frequency shielding structure.
- One end of the radio frequency introduction structure is located in the process chamber and is electrically connected with the bias introduction component.
- the other end of the introduction structure is located outside the process chamber and is electrically connected to the bias power supply.
- the end of the radio frequency introduction structure located in the process chamber is sleeved with a second insulating member, and the radio frequency introduction structure is used for For introducing the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply into the bias voltage introduction component, the radio frequency shielding structure is used for shielding the bias voltage introduced by the radio frequency introduction structure.
- the radio frequency introduction structure includes a first introduction part and a second introduction part
- the first introduction part is sealedly connected to an end of the radio frequency shielding structure located outside the process chamber
- the first introduction part is One end is connected to the bias power supply
- the other end of the first introduction part extends into the first insulating member
- the second introduction part is sealed with the end of the radio frequency shielding structure located in the process chamber
- One end of the second introduction part is connected with the bias voltage introduction component
- the other end of the second introduction part extends into the first insulating member, and is connected with the first introduction part
- the first Two insulating parts are sleeved on one end of the second lead-in portion connected to the bias lead-in component.
- the wafer carrier in the semiconductor pre-cleaning process, can be supported by the base assembly, and the wafer carrier can be driven to move to the pre-cleaning process position in the process chamber, and the wafer carrier can be heated
- a bias voltage can be applied to the wafer carrier with the help of the bias voltage introduction component, so that the pre-cleaning process gas introduced into the process chamber can form plasma to the wafer carried on the wafer carrier. bombardment, so that the wafer can be subjected to a semiconductor pre-cleaning process.
- the wafer carrier can be supported by the base assembly, and the wafer carrier can be driven to move in the process chamber to the film deposition process position, and
- the wafer carrier is heated to the temperature of the thin film deposition process, and the excitation voltage can be applied to the target with the help of the excitation power supply assembly, so that the thin film deposition process gas introduced into the process chamber forms plasma and bombards the target material to generate target atoms and atoms.
- the thin film deposition process gas is combined to form the to-be-deposited material, so that the semiconductor thin film deposition process can be performed on the wafer.
- the magnetron sputtering equipment provided by the present invention, by combining the process chamber, the bias power supply assembly, the excitation power supply assembly, the base
- the components, bias introduction components and targets are integrated together, and both the semiconductor pre-cleaning process and the semiconductor thin film deposition process can be performed in the same process chamber, which can reduce production and maintenance costs, and avoid wafers in different processes. Transfer between process chambers, reducing process time and increasing throughput.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a magnetron sputtering device provided by an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of a bias introduction component of a magnetron sputtering apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a schematic side view structure diagram of a bias voltage introduction assembly of a magnetron sputtering apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a bias power supply assembly of a magnetron sputtering apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present invention
- this embodiment provides a magnetron sputtering equipment, including a process chamber 1 , a bias power supply assembly 3 and an excitation power supply assembly 5 , and the process chamber 1 is provided with a base assembly 6 and a bias voltage introduction Component 2, the top of the process chamber 1 is provided with a target 4, wherein the base assembly 6 is located at the bottom of the process chamber 1 for supporting the wafer carrier 7, driving the wafer carrier 7 to move, and heating the wafer The carrier 7; the bias introduction component 2 is located on the base component 6 for supporting the wafer carrier 7, and the bias introduction component 2 is in electrical contact with the wafer carrier 7; the bias power supply component 3 and the bias introduction component 2 is electrically connected, for loading a bias voltage to the wafer carrier 7 through the bias voltage introduction component 2;
- the wafer carrier 7 in the semiconductor pre-cleaning process, can be supported by the base assembly 6, and the wafer carrier 7 can be driven to move to the pre-cleaning position in the process chamber 1, and
- the wafer carrier 7 is heated to the temperature of the pre-cleaning process, and a bias voltage can be applied to the wafer carrier 7 with the help of the bias voltage introduction component 2, so that the pre-cleaning process gas introduced into the process chamber 1 forms a plasma which is borne on the wafer carrier 7.
- the wafer on the wafer carrier 7 is bombarded, so that the wafer can be subjected to a semiconductor pre-cleaning process.
- the wafer carrier 7 can be supported by the base assembly 6 and drive the wafer carrier 7. Move to the film deposition process position in the process chamber 1, and heat the wafer carrier 7 to the film deposition process temperature, and the excitation voltage can be applied to the target 4 by the excitation power supply assembly 5, so that the film passed into the process chamber 1
- the deposition process gas forms plasma to bombard the target 4, and the atoms of the target material are combined with the thin film deposition process gas to form the to-be-deposited material, so that the semiconductor thin film deposition process can be performed on the wafer.
- the magnetron sputtering provided in this embodiment Equipment by integrating process chamber 1, bias power supply assembly 3, excitation power supply assembly 5, base assembly 6, bias introduction assembly 2 and target 4, semiconductor pre-cleaning can be performed in the same process chamber 1 process, and semiconductor thin film deposition process, which can reduce production and maintenance costs, and avoid wafer transfer between different process chambers, thereby shortening process time and increasing throughput.
- the magnetron sputtering equipment provided in this embodiment is used for the deposition process of aluminum nitride film as an example for illustration.
- a semiconductor pre-cleaning process needs to be performed first.
- a pre-cleaning process gas is introduced into the process chamber 1, and a manipulator (not shown in the figure) carries a wafer carrier 7 carrying a wafer (eg, a chip) into the process chamber 1, and removes the wafer.
- the carrier 7 and the wafer are placed on the bias introduction assembly 2 and the base assembly 6 , the base assembly 6 and the bias introduction assembly 2 jointly support the wafer carrier 7 , and the bias introduction assembly 2 is arranged on the base assembly 6 , the base assembly 6 drives the bias voltage introduction assembly 2 and the wafer carrier 7 to move, moves the wafer carrier 7 to the pre-cleaning process position, and the base assembly 6 heats the wafer carrier 7 to the pre-cleaning process temperature, so that the load
- the temperature of the wafer on the wafer carrier 7 reaches the temperature required for the pre-cleaning process, and the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply assembly 3 passes through the bias voltage that is electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3 and is in electrical contact with the wafer carrier 7 .
- the pressure introduction assembly 2 is loaded on the wafer carrier 7, and the pre-cleaning process gas introduced into the process chamber 1 is excited to form plasma, so as to bombard the wafer with the plasma formed by the pre-cleaning process gas, thereby realizing the semiconductor Pre-cleaning process.
- the aluminum nitride film deposition process is performed.
- argon and nitrogen gas can be introduced into the process chamber 1 as the film deposition process gas, and the target material 4 can include aluminum
- the target, the wafer carrier 7 carrying the wafer is still on the base assembly 6 and the bias introduction assembly 2, the base assembly 6 drives the support bias introduction assembly 2 and the wafer carrier 7 to move, and the wafer is carried
- the member 7 is moved to the film deposition process position, and the base assembly 6 continues to heat the wafer carrier 7 until it reaches the film deposition process temperature, so that the temperature of the wafer carried on the wafer carrier 7 reaches the temperature required by the film deposition process.
- the excitation power supply assembly 5 loads the excitation voltage to the aluminum target, so that the argon and nitrogen gas introduced into the process chamber 1 form plasma, and the aluminum target located at the top of the process chamber 1 is bombarded with argon ions to generate aluminum atoms , the aluminum atoms fall in the process chamber 1, and in the process, combine with nitrogen atoms to form aluminum nitride and deposit on the wafer, so as to realize the aluminum nitride film deposition process.
- the wafer carrier 7 can be continuously heated, so that the temperature of the wafer carrier 7 reaches the film deposition temperature. process temperature, so that the change range of the heating power output by the base assembly 6 can be gentle, and there will be no frequent switching between low power and high power, so that the service life of the base assembly 6 can be prolonged, which can reduce Production and maintenance costs.
- the pre-cleaning process gas may include argon or nitrogen, and the wafer carrier 7 may include a tray.
- the process chamber 1 may be provided with an exhaust port 12 of the air inlet 11 , wherein the air inlet 11 may be provided on the side of the process chamber 1 ,
- an exhaust port 12 may be provided at the bottom of the process chamber 1 for supplying gas out of the process chamber 1 .
- the pre-cleaning process gas and the thin-film deposition process gas can enter the process chamber 1 through the gas inlet 11 , and the pre-cleaning process gas and the thin-film deposition process gas entering the process chamber 1 can be discharged from the process chamber 1 through the exhaust port 12 . discharge.
- the excitation power supply assembly 5 may include a DC power supply, and the DC power supply is used to apply a DC voltage to the target material.
- the bias voltage introduction component 2 may include an insulating connecting piece, a conducting piece 24 and a contact piece 21 , wherein the conducting piece 24 passes through the insulating connecting piece, And the two ends of the conductive member 24 are respectively electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3 and the contact member 21 for guiding the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply assembly 3 to the contact member 21;
- the insulating connecting member is arranged on the base assembly 6 , used to electrically insulate the conductive member 24 from the base assembly 6 ;
- the contact member 21 is in electrical contact with the wafer carrier 7 to support the wafer carrier 7 and introduce bias voltages into the wafer carrier 7 .
- the contact piece 21 is in contact with the wafer carrier 7, and is electrically connected to the wafer carrier 7, and the conductive piece 24 passes through the insulating connection piece, And both ends of the conductive member 24 are electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3 and the contact member 21 respectively, and are used to guide the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply assembly 3 to the contact member 21, that is, the bias provided by the bias power supply assembly 3.
- the voltage is first applied to the conductive member 24 , then conducted to the contact member 21 through the conductive member 24 , and then conducted to the wafer carrier 7 through the contact member 21 .
- the insulating connector is arranged on the base assembly 6 to electrically insulate the conductive member 24 from the base assembly 6 to prevent the bias voltage conducted by the conductive member 24 from being conducted to the process chamber 1 through the base assembly 6, so that the The bias voltage conducted by the conductive member 24 can be smoothly conducted to the contact member 21 .
- the contact piece 21 may be annular, and at least one opening is formed on the contact piece 21 , and the opening is used for the transmission piece for transferring the wafer to pass through. That is to say, the contact piece 21 may be composed of a plurality of arc-shaped sub-contact pieces distributed at intervals along the circumferential direction to form an annular contact piece as a whole, and the interval between two adjacent sub-contact pieces is the above-mentioned opening.
- the wafer carrier 7 carrying the wafer can be transferred to the process chamber 1 by a transfer member such as a robot, and the opening on the contact member 21 is used for transfer by the robot or the like.
- the workpiece passes through, so that the transfer member can move to the position below the wafer carrier 7, so as to avoid interference between the contact member 21 and the transfer member such as the manipulator, so that the transfer member such as the manipulator cannot transfer the wafer to the wafer carrier 7.
- the ring-shaped contact member 21 is placed on the contact member 21 , so that the transfer member such as a manipulator can smoothly place the wafer and the wafer carrier 7 on the contact member 21 .
- the above-mentioned insulating connector may include a first insulator 22 and a second insulator 23
- the conductive member 24 may include a first conductor 241 and a second conductor 242
- the first insulator 22 is horizontally arranged on the base assembly 6
- the second insulator 23 is vertically arranged on the first insulator 22
- the extension is electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3
- the second conductor 242 penetrates through the second insulator 23 and extends from the second insulator 23 to be electrically connected to the first conductor 241 and the contact piece 21 respectively.
- the first conductor 241 is electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3
- the second conductor 242 is electrically connected to the first conductor 241 and the contact piece 21 respectively, and the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply assembly 3 is first applied to the first conductor 241 , and then conducted to the second conductor 242 through the first conductor 241 , and then conducted to the contact 21 through the second conductor 242 .
- the above-mentioned first insulator 22 and second insulator 23 can electrically insulate the first conductor 241 and the second conductor 242 from the base assembly 6, and avoid the bias of conduction between the first conductor 241 and the second conductor 242.
- the set voltage is conducted to the process chamber 1 through the base assembly 6, and the support and fixation of the first conductor 241, the second conductor 242 and the contact piece 21 can be realized, so as to ensure that these components can be stably fixed on the base on component 6.
- both ends of the second electrical conductor 242 may be provided with external threads, and one of the two ends of the second electrical conductor 242 may be provided with a convex portion 2421 .
- a conductor 241 may be provided with a hole with an internal thread, and the contact piece 21 may be provided with a through hole.
- the lower surfaces of the second conductors 21 are abutted against each other, and the second conductor 242 and the contact piece 21 can be threadedly connected and electrically connected at the same time by screwing the nut with the external thread of the other end of the second conductor 242 .
- the above-mentioned convex portion 2421 is used to support the contact piece 21 .
- the first insulator 22 includes a first insulator portion 221 and a second insulator portion 222 arranged in a cross, and the second insulator 23 is vertically disposed on the second insulator portion 222;
- the first conductive body 241 includes a first conductive part and a second conductive part (not shown in the figure) that are arranged crosswise and are electrically connected, wherein the first conductive part passes through the first conductive part along the extending direction of the first insulating part 221
- the insulating portion 221 extends from the first insulating portion 221 and is electrically connected to the bias power supply assembly 3;
- the conductors 242 are electrically connected.
- the intersecting shapes of the first insulating portion 221 and the second insulating portion 222 match the intersecting shapes of the first conductive portions and the second conducting portions respectively passing through them. With this arrangement, the support stability of the bias voltage introduction assembly 2 can be further improved.
- the first insulating portion 221 and the second insulating portion 222 are vertically intersected, that is, the first insulating portion 221 and the second insulating portion 222 are perpendicular to each other.
- a conductive portion and a second conductive portion may be vertically intersected, but the included angle between the first insulating portion 221 and the second insulating portion 222 and the included angle between the first conducting portion and the second conducting portion are not the same limited.
- first insulating portion 221 there is one first insulating portion 221 , two second insulating portions 222 , and the two second insulating portions 222 are parallel and spaced apart, and both are parallel to the first insulating portion 222 .
- the insulating portions 221 are arranged crosswise, correspondingly, there are one first conducting portion and two second conducting portions, and the two second conducting portions are respectively pierced through the two second insulating portions along the extending direction of the second insulating portion 222 .
- the first conductive portion is penetrated in the first insulating portion 221 along the extending direction of the first insulating portion 221, so as to further improve the support stability of the bias voltage introduction component 2, but the number of the second insulating portion 222 is the same. Not limited to this, there may also be one, three or more.
- the number of the second conductive parts is the same as the number of the second insulating parts 222 , and they are provided in a one-to-one correspondence.
- the first insulating body 22 may include a first insulating connecting portion 223 and a second insulating connecting portion 224 , and the first insulating connecting portion 223 and the second insulating connecting portion 224 are detachable
- the first insulating connection part 223 is provided with a first accommodating groove
- the second insulating connecting part 224 is provided with a second accommodating groove corresponding to the first accommodating groove
- the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove cooperate to form an accommodating space
- the first conductor 241 is provided in the accommodating space.
- the first insulating connecting part 223 is divided into two parts, and the second insulating connecting part 224 is divided into two parts, wherein the first part of the first insulating connecting part 223 corresponds to the second insulating connecting part 223 .
- the first part of the connecting part 224 is detachably connected to form the first insulating part 221 ; the second part of the first insulating connecting part 223 is correspondingly detachably connected to the second part of the second insulating connecting part 224 to form the second insulating part Section 222.
- first part of the first insulating connection part 223 and the first part of the second insulating connection part 224 constitute the first part of the accommodating space
- second part of the first insulating connection part 223 and the second part of the second insulating connection part 224 The interior of the two parts constitutes the first part of the above-mentioned accommodating space, and the first part and the second part of the accommodating space are communicated through the through holes correspondingly provided on the first insulating connecting part 223 and the second insulating connecting part 224 .
- the first conductor 241 can be placed in the first receiving groove of the first insulating connecting part 223 (including the first part and the second part), and then the second insulating connecting part 224 (including the first part and the second part) is buckled on the first insulating connecting part 223, at this time, the second accommodating groove of the second insulating connecting part 224 and the first accommodating groove of the first insulating connecting part 223 are formed correspondingly In the accommodating space, the first conductor 241 is disposed in the accommodating space.
- the way in which the first insulating connecting portion 223 and the second insulating connecting portion 224 are detachably connected specifically includes: the first insulating connecting portion 223 and the second insulating connecting portion 224 are snapped together, and then threaded through a threaded connecting piece such as a bolt. Through the through holes on the second insulating connecting part 224 and the first insulating connecting part 223, and screwing with the base assembly 6 to fix the first insulating connecting part 223 and the second insulating connecting part 224 on the base assembly 6 .
- the second conductor 242 can be inserted into the second insulating part 222 and electrically connected with the first conductor 241, and then the second insulator 23 can be sheathed on the second conductor 242 , and finally the second conductor 242 is electrically connected to the contact piece 21 , thereby completing the installation of the bias voltage introduction assembly 2 .
- the insulating connector may include a plurality of second insulators 23 , and the plurality of second insulators 23 are disposed on the first insulator 22 at intervals.
- the conductive member 24 may A plurality of second conductors 242 are included, and the plurality of second conductors 242 are disposed in the plurality of second insulators 23 in one-to-one correspondence, and each second conductor 242 is electrically connected to the contact piece 21 .
- the insulating connector may include four second insulators 23 , wherein two second insulators 23 are disposed on one of the second insulating parts 222 at intervals, and the other two The two insulators 23 are disposed on the other second insulating portion 222 at intervals.
- one ends of the two second insulators 23 on the same second insulating portion 222 are respectively connected at positions close to both ends of the second insulating portion 222 , so that the second insulating portion 222 can be uniformly stressed.
- the conductor 24 may include four second conductors 242 , which are provided in the four second insulators 23 in a one-to-one correspondence, wherein the two second conductors 242 are electrically connected to one of the sub-contacts of the contact 21 . connection, the other two second conductors 242 are electrically connected to another sub-contact, preferably, the two second conductors 242 that are electrically connected to the same sub-contact are respectively connected at positions close to both ends of the sub-contact , so that the sub-contact can be stably supported.
- the respective numbers of the insulating connecting members and the second conductive members 24 are not limited thereto, and may also be two, three or more.
- the bias power supply assembly 3 may include a bias power supply 31 , a matcher 33 and a radio frequency introduction part 32 , wherein the bias power supply 31 is used to provide a bias voltage, and the matching
- the device 33 is used to achieve impedance matching, the RF lead-in 32 is sealed and arranged on the chamber wall of the process chamber 1, one end of the RF lead-in 32 is electrically connected to the bias voltage lead-in component 2, and the other end of the RF lead-in 32 passes through a matcher 33 is electrically connected to the bias power supply 31 for introducing the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply 31 into the bias introduction component 2 .
- the bias power supply 31 and the matcher 33 are located outside the process chamber 1 , the bias voltage introduction component 2 is located in the process chamber 1 , and the radio frequency introduction member 32 is sealed on the chamber wall of the process chamber 1 , In order to ensure the sealing environment required by the process chamber 1, one end of the RF lead-in member 32 is electrically connected to the bias voltage lead-in component 2, and the other end is electrically connected to the bias voltage power supply 31 through the matching device 33, so as to connect the RF lead-in member 32 outside the process chamber 1.
- the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply 31 is introduced into the bias voltage introduction component 2 located in the process chamber 1, that is, the bias voltage provided by the bias voltage power supply 31 is first loaded onto the RF lead-in 32 through the matcher 33, and then passed through the RF Lead-in 32 leads into bias lead-in assembly 2 .
- the reflected power can be reduced as much as possible, so that enough bias voltage can be introduced into the bias voltage introduction component 2, so as to avoid the waste of the bias voltage, thereby improving the utilization rate of the bias voltage and shortening the process. time and increase productivity.
- the bias power supply 31 may include a radio frequency power supply.
- the radio frequency power supply is used to apply radio frequency voltage to the bias voltage introduction component 2 .
- the radio frequency introduction member 32 may include a radio frequency introduction structure 321 and a radio frequency shielding structure 322, wherein the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is sealed and disposed on the chamber wall of the process chamber 1, A first insulating member 3222 is arranged inside, and the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is penetrated in the first insulating member 3222 and is sealedly connected with the radio frequency shielding structure 322.
- the component 2 is electrically connected, the other end of the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is located outside the process chamber 1, and is electrically connected to the bias power supply 31, and the end of the radio frequency introduction structure 321 located in the process chamber 1 is sleeved with a second insulating member 3221,
- the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is used for introducing the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply 31 into the bias voltage introduction component 2
- the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is used for shielding the bias voltage introduced by the radio frequency introduction structure 321 .
- the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is sealed on the chamber wall of the process chamber 1 , and the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is penetrated in the first insulating member 3222 and is sealedly connected with the radio frequency shielding structure 322 to ensure the sealing required by the process chamber 1
- one end of the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is located in the process chamber 1 and is electrically connected to the bias voltage introduction component 2
- the other end of the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is located outside the process chamber 1 and is electrically connected to the bias voltage power supply 31.
- the bias voltage power supply 31 The provided bias voltage is first loaded onto the RF introduction structure 321 through the matcher 33, and then introduced into the bias voltage introduction component 2 through the RF introduction structure 321, so as to introduce the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply 31 located outside the process chamber 1 into the RF introduction structure 321.
- the bias voltage introduction component 2 located in the process chamber 1, the radio frequency introduction structure 321 is penetrated in the first insulating member 3222 inside the radio frequency shielding structure 322, and one end of the radio frequency introduction structure 321 located in the process chamber 1 is sleeved with the first insulating member 3222.
- Two insulating members 3221 to electrically insulate the RF introduction structure 321 from the chamber wall of the process chamber 1, so as to prevent the bias voltage introduced by the RF introduction structure 321 from being conducted to the chamber wall of the process chamber 1, and cannot be conducted to the chamber wall of the process chamber 1.
- the bias voltage is introduced into the component 2 , so that the radio frequency introduction structure 321 can smoothly conduct the bias voltage to the bias voltage introduction component 2 .
- the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is used to shield the bias voltage introduced by the radio frequency introduction structure 321 to prevent the bias voltage introduced by the radio frequency introduction structure 321 from diffusing into the process chamber 1 and causing interference to other devices in the process chamber 1, thereby avoiding
- the bias voltage introduced by the RF introduction structure 321 interferes with the semiconductor pre-cleaning process and the semiconductor thin film deposition process.
- the radio frequency introduction structure 321 may include a first introduction part 3211 and a second introduction part 3212 , wherein the first introduction part 3211 and the radio frequency shielding structure 322 are located in the process chamber 1
- the outer ends are sealed and connected, one end of the first introduction part 3211 is connected to the bias power supply 31, the other end of the first introduction part 3211 extends into the first insulating member 3222, and the second introduction part 3212 and the radio frequency shielding structure 322 are located in the process
- the ends in the chamber 1 are hermetically connected, one end of the second introduction portion 3212 is connected to the bias voltage introduction assembly 2, and the other end of the second introduction portion 3212 extends into the first insulating member 3222 and is connected to the first introduction portion 3211,
- the second insulating member 3221 is sleeved on one end of the second lead-in portion 3212 connected to the bias lead-in component 2 .
- the bias voltage provided by the bias power supply 31 is first loaded onto the first introduction part 3211 through the matcher 33 , then introduced into the second introduction part 3212 through the first introduction part 3211 , and then introduced into the bias introduction component 2 through the second introduction part 3212 .
- the first introduction part 3211 is sealedly connected to the end of the RF shielding structure 322 located outside the process chamber 1
- the second introduction part 3212 is sealed to the end of the RF shielding structure 322 located in the process chamber 1, so that the first introduction part 3211 and the second introduction part 3212 and the radio frequency shielding structure 322 are sealed, so as to ensure the sealing environment required by the process chamber 1 .
- the first lead-in part 3211 and the second lead-in part 3212 are electrically insulated from the chamber wall of the process chamber 1 by means of the first insulator 3222 and the second insulator 3221 to avoid the first lead-in part
- the bias voltage introduced by 3211 and the second introduction part 3212 is conducted to the chamber wall of the process chamber 1 .
- the first introduction portion 3211 is provided with threaded holes
- the second introduction portion 3212 is provided with external threads corresponding to the threaded holes on the first introduction portion 3211.
- the threaded holes on the lead-in portion 3211 are screwed together, so that the first lead-in portion 3211 and the second lead-in portion 3212 are electrically connected.
- the part of the second lead-in part 3212 sheathed with the second insulating part 3221 can be inserted into the process chamber 1 first, and at this time, a part of the second lead-in part 3212 is located in the process chamber 1
- the second introduction part 3212 can be connected to the first conductor 241, and then the first insulating member 3222 can be sleeved on the part of the second introduction part 3212 outside the process chamber 1
- the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is sleeved around the first insulating member 3222
- the first introduction part 3211 is inserted into the radio frequency shielding structure 322, and is connected with the second introduction part 3212, and is connected with the radio frequency shielding structure 322. connection, so as to complete the installation of the RF lead-in 32 .
- the first introduction part 3211 is provided with a through hole
- the radio frequency shielding structure 322 is provided with a threaded hole corresponding to the through hole on the first introduction part 3211
- a threaded connection such as a bolt is used to pass through the first introduction part 3211.
- a through hole on the lead-in portion 3211 is threaded with the threaded hole on the RF shielding structure 322 , so that the first lead-in portion 3211 is connected to the RF shielding structure 322 .
- the susceptor assembly 6 may include a susceptor body 63 , a heating lamp 61 and a power supply component 62 , wherein the susceptor body 63 is disposed at the bottom of the process chamber 1 , and the heating
- the lamp 61 is located above the base body 63
- the power supply component 62 is electrically connected to the heating lamp 61 for supplying power to the heating lamp 61 .
- the heating lamp 61 is located below the wafer carrier 7 placed on the bias voltage introduction assembly 2 , and is used to emit infrared light to illuminate the wafer carrier 7 to heat the wafer carrier 7 .
- the process chamber may further include a cooling member (not shown in the figure), and the cooling member may be provided in the base body 63 .
- the heat generated by the base assembly 6 can be prevented from being radiated to the bottom of the process chamber 1 by means of the cooling component, so as to prevent the heat generated by the base assembly 6 from affecting the devices located at the bottom of the process chamber 1 .
- the process chamber may further include a first reflection part 81 and a second reflection part 82 , wherein the first reflection part 81 is disposed on the base body 63 and located in the base body 63 .
- the second reflecting member 82 is disposed on the base body 63 and surrounds the heating lamp 61 , and both the first reflecting member 81 and the second reflecting member 82 are used to reflect the infrared light generated by the heating lamp 61 Reflected towards the wafer carrier 7 .
- the light generated by the heating lamp 61 is reflected to the wafer carrier 7 by the first reflecting member 81 and the second reflecting member 82 to improve the heating efficiency of the wafer by the base assembly 6 , thereby shortening the process time and improving the throughput.
- the process chamber may further include a temperature measuring component 96 , the temperature measuring component 96 is disposed on the base body 63 and is in contact with the wafer carrier 7 for In the semiconductor pre-cleaning process and the semiconductor thin film deposition process, the temperature of the wafer carried on the wafer carrier 7 is checked by measuring the temperature of the wafer carrier 7 .
- the process chamber may further include an insulating ring 91 , and the insulating ring 91 is sealed between the target material 4 and the process chamber 1 for connecting the target material 4 to the process chamber 1 .
- the chambers 1 are sealed and electrically insulated.
- the process chamber may further include an adapter member 92 , a first shield member 93 , a second shield member 94 and a shield ring 95 , wherein the adapter member 92 can be provided with Between the insulating ring 91 and the process chamber 1 , the first shielding member 93 is arranged on the adapter member 92 , the second shielding member 94 is arranged on the first shielding member 93 , the first shielding member 93 and the second shielding member 94 It is used to shield the inner wall of the process chamber 1 to prevent the inner wall of the process chamber 1 from being bombarded by the plasma in the semiconductor pre-cleaning process and the semiconductor thin film deposition process, and improve the stability and service life of the process chamber 1 .
- the adapter part 92 By means of the adapter part 92, when the first shielding part 93 and the second shielding part 94 need to be maintained or replaced, only the adapter part 92 can be removed from the process chamber 1, and the first shielding part 93 and the The second shield member 94 is disassembled.
- the component 94 can be stably disposed in the process chamber 1 , thereby facilitating maintenance or replacement of the first shielding component 93 and the second shielding component 94 .
- the shielding ring 95 is overlapped on the first shielding member 93.
- the base assembly 6 drives the bias introduction component 2 to support the wafer carrier 7 to be lower than the shielding ring 95. That is, during the semiconductor pre-cleaning process When the shielding ring 95 is overlapped on the first shielding member 93, during the semiconductor thin film deposition process, the base assembly 6 drives the bias introduction member 2 to support the wafer carrier 7 to be overlapped on the first shielding member 93.
- the shadow ring 95 is lifted, that is, during the semiconductor thin film deposition process, the shadow ring 95 is overlapped on the annular edge portion of the wafer carrier 7 that does not carry the wafer, so as to avoid the annular edge of the wafer carrier 7 that does not carry the wafer Part of it is bombarded by plasma in the semiconductor thin film deposition process, increasing the service life of the wafer carrier 7 .
- the magnetron sputtering equipment provided by the embodiment of the present invention integrates the process chamber, the bias power supply assembly, the excitation power supply assembly, the base assembly, the bias voltage introduction assembly and the target material, so that in the same process Both the semiconductor pre-cleaning process and the semiconductor thin film deposition process can be performed in the chamber, which can reduce production and maintenance costs, and avoid wafer transfer between different process chambers, thereby reducing process time and increasing throughput.
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- 一种磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,包括工艺腔室、偏压电源组件和激励电源组件,所述工艺腔室中设置有基座组件和偏压导入组件,所述工艺腔室的顶部设置有靶材,其中,所述基座组件位于所述工艺腔室的底部,用于支撑晶圆承载件,驱动所述晶圆承载件移动,以及加热所述晶圆承载件;所述偏压导入组件位于所述基座组件上,用于支撑所述晶圆承载件,并且所述偏压导入组件与所述晶圆承载件电接触;所述偏压电源组件与所述偏压导入组件电连接,用于通过所述偏压导入组件向所述晶圆承载件加载偏置电压;所述激励电源组件与所述靶材电连接,用于向所述靶材加载激励电压。
- 根据权利要求1所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述偏压导入组件包括绝缘连接件、导电件和接触件,其中,所述导电件穿设在所述绝缘连接件中,且所述导电件的两端分别与所述偏压电源组件和所述接触件电连接,用于将所述偏压电源组件提供的所述偏置电压导向所述接触件;所述绝缘连接件设置在所述基座组件上,用于将所述导电件与所述基座组件电绝缘;所述接触件与所述晶圆承载件电接触,用于支撑所述晶圆承载件,并将所述偏置电压导入所述晶圆承载件。
- 根据权利要求2所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述接触件呈环状,且所述接触件上开设有至少一个开口,所述开口用于供传输晶圆的传输件穿过。
- 根据权利要求2所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述绝缘连接 件包括第一绝缘体和第二绝缘体,所述导电件包括第一导电体和第二导电体,其中,所述第一绝缘体水平设置在所述基座组件上,所述第二绝缘体竖直设置在所述第一绝缘体上;所述第一导电体穿设在所述第一绝缘体中,并自所述第一绝缘体伸出与所述偏压电源组件电连接,所述第二导电体穿设在所述第二绝缘体中,并自所述第二绝缘体伸出分别与所述第一导电体和所述接触件电连接。
- 根据权利要求4所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述第一绝缘体包括交叉设置的第一绝缘部和第二绝缘部,所述第二绝缘体竖直设置在所述第二绝缘部上;所述第一导电体包括交叉设置,且电连接的第一导电部和第二导电部,其中,所述第一导电部穿设在所述第一绝缘部中,且自所述第一绝缘部伸出与所述偏压电源组件电连接;所述第二导电部穿设在所述第二绝缘部中,且与所述第二导电体电连接。
- 根据权利要求4所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述第一绝缘体包括第一绝缘连接部和第二绝缘连接部,所述第一绝缘连接部和所述第二绝缘连接部可拆卸地连接,所述第一绝缘连接部设置有第一容纳槽,所述第二绝缘连接部设置有与所述第一容纳槽对应的第二容纳槽,所述第一容纳槽和所述第二容纳槽配合形成容纳空间,所述第一导电体设置在所述容纳空间中。
- 根据权利要求4所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述第二绝缘体为多个,多个所述第二绝缘体间隔设置在所述第一绝缘体上;所述第二导电体的数量与所述第二绝缘体的数量相同,且多个所述第二导电体一一对应地穿设在多个所述第二绝缘体中,并与所述接触件的不同位置电连接。
- 根据权利要求1所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述偏压电源组件包括偏压电源、匹配器和射频引入件,其中,所述偏压电源用于提供所述偏置电压,所述匹配器用实现阻抗匹配,所述射频引入件密封设置在所述工艺腔室的腔室壁上,所述射频引入件的一端与所述偏压导入组件电连接,所述射频引入件的另一端通过所述匹配器与所述偏压电源电连接,用于将所述偏压电源提供的所述偏置电压导入所述偏压导入组件。
- 根据权利要求8所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述射频引入件包括射频引入结构和射频屏蔽结构,其中,所述射频屏蔽结构密封设置在所述工艺腔室的腔室壁上,其内部设置有第一绝缘件,所述射频引入结构穿设于所述第一绝缘件中,且与所述射频屏蔽结构密封连接,所述射频引入结构的一端位于所述工艺腔室内,与所述偏压导入组件电连接,所述射频引入结构的另一端位于所述工艺腔室外,与所述偏压电源电连接,所述射频引入结构的位于所述工艺腔室内的一端上套设有第二绝缘件,所述射频引入结构用于将所述偏压电源提供的所述偏置电压导入所述偏压导入组件,所述射频屏蔽结构用于屏蔽所述射频引入结构引入的所述偏置电压。
- 根据权利要求9所述的磁控溅射设备,其特征在于,所述射频引入结构包括第一引入部和第二引入部,所述第一引入部与所述射频屏蔽结构位于所述工艺腔室外的端部密封连接,所述第一引入部的一端与所述偏压电源连接,所述第一引入部的另一端伸入所述第一绝缘件中,所述第二引入部与所述射频屏蔽结构位于所述工艺腔室内的端部密封连接,所述第二引入部的一端与所述偏压导入组件连接,所述第二引入部的另一端伸入所述第一绝缘件中,与所述第一引入部连接,所述第二绝缘件套设在所述第二引入部与所述偏压导入组件连接的一端上。
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