WO2022168678A1 - 基板処理方法、基板処理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a substrate processing method and a substrate processing apparatus.
- the substrate is sufficiently heated by the heating means of the substrate mounting table on which the substrate is mounted, and then the film forming reaction proceeds.
- CVD chemical vapor deposition
- the substrate is sufficiently heated by the heating means of the substrate mounting table on which the substrate is mounted, and then the film forming reaction proceeds.
- the substrate may be misaligned during transportation, and when the substrate is placed, the periphery of the substrate may come into contact with the mounting table, causing particles to be generated. Therefore, it is required to prevent the substrate from warping during substrate processing at high temperature.
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 As a method for suppressing the warp of the substrate, a method including a preheating treatment of preheating the substrate before the film formation process is known (see Patent Documents 1 and 2, for example).
- the substrate is gradually heated with radiant heat from a heating means of a mounting table while the substrate is supported by support pins, thereby relaxing the thermal stress.
- Patent Literature 2 discloses a method of placing a substrate on a mounting table and performing preheating using plasma to shorten the preheating time.
- the present disclosure provides a technique for reducing the time required for preheating before film formation while suppressing warping of the substrate.
- the present disclosure provides a preparation step of placing a substrate to be processed on a mounting table in a processing container, and supplying a first gas into the processing container to heat the substrate to be processed by heating means. a first heating step, and a second heating step of stopping the supply of the first gas and supplying a second gas different from the first gas to heat the substrate by the heating means. and a processing step of supplying a third gas containing the second gas to process the substrate to be processed.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of supply or stop timing of various processing gases in a series of processes including preheating;
- FIG. 2 is an example flow diagram showing an outline of steps of a substrate processing method in the present disclosure;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the influence of the supply time of N 2 gas supplied in the first preheating step on the film quality in the two-step preheating of the present disclosure. It is an image diagram of an example explaining warp of a wafer.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of heater outputs in preheating in which various gases that can be used for preheating are supplied.
- FIG. 1A and 1B are a top view and a cross-sectional view of an example of a mounting table;
- FIG. It is a figure of an example explaining the flow of the gas supplied to the processing container. It is a figure which shows an example of the viscosity coefficient of NH3 , He, N2 , and Ar.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the temperature distribution in the radial direction of the wafer W when NH 3 gas and N 2 gas are respectively supplied and heated for a specific time;
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing an example of a plasma processing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment.
- the plasma processing apparatus 100 has a processing container 101 , a mounting table 102 , a gas supply mechanism 103 , an exhaust mechanism 104 , a microwave plasma source 105 and a controller 106 .
- the processing container 101 is made of a metal material such as aluminum with an anodized surface, and has a substantially cylindrical shape.
- the processing container 101 has a plate-like top wall portion 111, a bottom wall portion 113, and a side wall portion 112 connecting them.
- the inner wall of the processing container 101 may be coated with yttria (Y 2 O 3 ) or the like.
- a mounting table 102 is arranged inside the processing container 101 .
- the processing container 101 accommodates wafers W such as semiconductor wafers.
- the ceiling wall portion 111 has a plurality of openings into which the microwave radiation mechanism 143 and the gas introduction nozzle 123 of the microwave plasma source 105, which will be described later, are fitted.
- the side wall portion 112 has a loading/unloading port 114 for loading/unloading the wafer W (substrate to be processed) to/from a transfer chamber (not shown) adjacent to the processing container 101 .
- the loading/unloading port 114 is opened and closed by a gate valve 115 .
- An exhaust pipe 116 is connected to the bottom wall portion 113 .
- the mounting table 102 is formed in a disc shape and is made of a metal material such as aluminum whose surface is anodized, or a ceramic material such as aluminum nitride (AlN). A wafer W is placed on the upper surface of the mounting table 102 .
- the mounting table 102 is supported by a support member 120 which is a metal cylindrical body extending upward from the center of the bottom of the processing container 101 via an insulating member 121 .
- a heater 126 is provided inside the mounting table 102 as a heating means.
- the heater 126 is powered by a heater power supply 127 to generate heat.
- the output of the heater 126 is controlled by a temperature signal from a sensor (for example, a thermocouple) provided near the upper surface of the mounting table 102 to control the wafer W to a predetermined temperature.
- the mounting table 102 is positioned so that the distance from the lower surface of the ceiling wall portion 111, which is the microwave radiation surface of the microwave radiation mechanism 143, to the wafer W is in the range of 40 to 200 mm from the viewpoint of performing good plasma processing. It is preferable to provide
- a high-frequency power source 122 is electrically connected to the mounting table 102 . If the mounting table 102 is made of ceramics, an electrode is provided on the mounting table 102 and the high frequency power source 122 is electrically connected to the electrode.
- the high-frequency power supply 122 applies high-frequency power as bias power to the mounting table 102 .
- the frequency of the high frequency power applied by the high frequency power supply 122 is preferably in the range of 0.4 to 27.12 MHz.
- a gas supply mechanism 103 supplies various processing gases for film formation into the processing chamber 101 .
- the gas supply mechanism 103 has a plurality of gas introduction nozzles 123 , a gas supply pipe 124 and a gas supply section 125 .
- the gas introduction nozzle 123 is fitted into an opening formed in the ceiling wall portion 111 of the processing container 101 .
- the gas supply unit 125 is connected to each gas introduction nozzle 123 via a gas supply pipe 124 .
- the gas supply unit 125 supplies various processing gases.
- the gas supply unit 125 includes a first gas supply source, a second gas supply source, and a third gas supply source.
- the first gas supplied by the first gas supply source is an inert gas such as N2 gas, Ar gas, He gas.
- the second gas supplied by the second gas supply source is a reducing gas such as NH 3 or N 2 .
- N2 gas was initially used to suppress warping of the substrate, and was switched to NH3 gas , which does not affect the film quality of the film, before the film formation process.
- the third gas supplied by the third gas supply source includes SiH 4 gas, SiH 2 Cl 2 gas, and the like, which can be source gases.
- the gas supply unit 125 includes a valve for supplying and stopping the processing gas and a flow rate adjusting unit for adjusting the flow rate of the processing gas.
- An exhaust pipe 116 is connected to the bottom wall portion 113 of the processing container 101 .
- the exhaust pipe 116 is connected to the exhaust mechanism 104 .
- the evacuation mechanism 104 includes a vacuum pump and a pressure control valve, and can evacuate the inside of the processing container 101 through an evacuation pipe 116 by the vacuum pump.
- the pressure inside the processing container 101 is controlled by a pressure control valve (not shown) based on the value of the pressure gauge.
- a microwave plasma source 105 is provided above the processing container 101 .
- the microwave plasma source 105 introduces electromagnetic waves (microwaves) into the processing container 101 to generate plasma.
- the microwave plasma source 105 has a microwave output section 130 and an antenna unit 140 .
- Antenna unit 140 includes a plurality of antenna modules. In FIG. 1, the antenna unit 140 includes three antenna modules. Each antenna module has an amplifier section 142 and a microwave radiation mechanism 143 .
- the microwave output unit 130 generates microwaves, distributes the microwaves, and outputs the microwaves to each antenna module.
- the amplifier section 142 of the antenna module mainly amplifies the distributed microwave and outputs it to the microwave radiation mechanism 143 .
- the microwave radiation mechanism 143 is provided on the top wall portion 111 .
- the microwave radiation mechanism 143 radiates the microwave output from the amplifier section 142 into the processing container 101 .
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which three antenna modules are provided in the antenna unit 140
- the number of antenna modules is not limited.
- six antenna modules may be provided in the area above the mounting table 102 of the top wall portion 111 so as to form the apexes of a regular hexagon.
- seven antenna modules may be arranged at the center positions of the regular hexagon.
- the microwave plasma source 105 having a single microwave introduction part with a size corresponding to the wafer W may be used as long as the power density of the microwave can be controlled appropriately.
- the control unit 106 is, for example, a computer equipped with a processor, a storage unit, an input device, a display device, and the like.
- the controller 106 controls each part of the plasma processing apparatus 100 .
- the operator can use the input device to input commands for managing the plasma processing apparatus 100 .
- the control unit 106 can visualize and display the operation status of the plasma processing apparatus 100 using the display device.
- the storage unit of the control unit 106 stores a control program for controlling various processes executed by the plasma processing apparatus 100 by the processor, and recipe data. A desired process is performed in the plasma processing apparatus 100 by the processor of the control unit 106 executing the control program and controlling each section of the plasma processing apparatus 100 according to the recipe data.
- the control unit 106 controls each unit of the plasma processing apparatus 100 to perform the process of the film forming method according to the embodiment.
- Preheating is performed before film formation by CVD, for example, for the purpose of suppressing warpage of the wafer W and obtaining stable film quality.
- This disclosure describes a SiN deposition process using NH 3 and SiH 4 as raw material gases.
- the processing gas is not limited to these.
- the temperature of the wafer W is gradually heated over time until the temperature is stabilized at a temperature suitable for film formation.
- the heating is performed gradually over 120 seconds, for example. It is known that warping of the wafer W can be suppressed to some extent by heating the wafer W gradually (over 120 seconds).
- the wafer W when the wafer W is mounted on the mounting table 102, the wafer W may be attracted to the mounting table 102 due to the electrostatic force of the wafer W itself. If the wafer W is warped due to being rapidly heated in a state where the wafer W is adsorbed to the mounting table 102, the wafer W may bounce or crack. For this reason, a conventional method has been adopted in which the wafer W is pinned up with wafer support pins, a distance is provided between the wafer W and the mounting table 102, and the radiant heat from the mounting table 102 heats the wafer over a long period of time.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the supply or stop timing of various processing gases in a series of processes including preheating.
- N 2 gas is supplied to perform the first preheating as the first heating step.
- N2 gas is supplied into the processing container 101 and is adjusted to the first pressure.
- the first pressure is predetermined as a pressure suitable for preheating the wafer W. As shown in FIG.
- the time required for the first preheating is T1 seconds.
- N 2 gas is stopped, NH 3 gas different from N 2 gas is supplied, and second preheating is performed as a second heating step.
- second preheating similarly to the first preheating, the atmosphere in the processing container 101 is replaced with NH 3 gas while the inside of the processing container 101 is adjusted to the first pressure.
- the time required for the second preheating is T2 seconds.
- SiH 4 gas is supplied while NH 3 gas is supplied, and the pressure is stabilized at a second pressure lower than the first pressure.
- the time required for stabilization is T3 seconds.
- the second pressure is predetermined as a pressure suitable for film formation, that is, a pressure at which plasma is easily ignited.
- SiH4 gas containing NH3 gas is an example of the third gas.
- the supply of SiH 4 gas may be started between (iii) and (iv).
- the film is formed with the microwave power turned on.
- the time required for film formation is T4 seconds.
- a desired film is formed by supplying a second gas and a third gas.
- NH 3 gas and SiH 4 gas are supplied to form a SiN film.
- FIG. 3 is a flow diagram showing an overview of the steps of the substrate processing method in the present disclosure.
- control unit 106 loads the wafer W into the processing container 101 from the transfer chamber (not shown), which is maintained in a decompressed state by opening the gate valve 115, through the carry-in/out port 114 by the transfer device (not shown). (S1).
- control unit 106 raises the wafer support pins (not shown) to receive the wafer W, unloads the transfer device, and moves the received wafer W to the mounting table 102 by lowering the wafer support pins (not shown). , and prepared (S2).
- the control unit 106 closes the gate valve 115, supplies a predetermined flow rate of N2 gas from the gas supply unit 125 into the processing container 101, exhausts the inside of the processing container 101, and adjusts the pressure to the first pressure. (S3).
- the first pressure is preferably 20 to 667, for example 333 [Pa] (2.5 Torr).
- the heating of the wafer W is started as the first preheating. Specifically, power is supplied from the heater power source 127 to the heater 126 to heat the mounting table 102, and the heat controls the wafer W to a desired temperature.
- the time for the first preheating is T1 seconds.
- the first preheating is part of the preheating process for raising the temperature of the wafer W to a temperature suitable for film formation.
- the control unit 106 stops the supply of N 2 gas from the gas supply unit 125 while maintaining the first pressure, and the gas supply unit 125 NH 3 gas is supplied into the processing container 101 at a predetermined flow rate (S4).
- This step is the second preheating. Switching from the first preheating to the second preheating is performed at a predetermined time based on, for example, evaluation results. Also, switching from the first preheating to the second preheating may be performed based on an output signal that the controller 106 outputs to the heater 126 . The time for the second preheating is T2 seconds.
- the control unit 106 performs control so that the temperature is raised to a temperature suitable for film formation by the first preheating and the second preheating (that is, T1+T2 seconds: for example, about 40 seconds).
- the control unit 106 maintains the supply of NH 3 gas from the gas supply unit 125 into the processing container 101, and increases the pressure inside the processing container 101 to 1 pressure is reduced to a second pressure that is lower than the first pressure. Further, for example, SiH 4 gas is supplied into the processing container 101 at a predetermined flow rate from the gas supply unit 125, and the pressure in the processing container 101 is stabilized to the second pressure (S5).
- the time for this gas stabilization step prior to the film forming step can be, for example, 5 seconds or more and 50 seconds or less, preferably 10 seconds or more and 30 seconds or less.
- the second pressure is preferably 6.7 to 133, for example, 16 [Pa] (120 mTorr).
- the control unit 106 turns on the microwave power to generate plasma. It is ignited and the film forming process is started on the wafer W (S6). That is, the microwave from the microwave output unit 130 is radiated to the space above the wafer W in the processing container 101 via the microwave radiation mechanism 143 . An electromagnetic field is formed in the processing container 101 by microwaves radiated to the processing container 101, and the NH 3 gas and SiH 4 become plasma. A SiN film is uniformly formed on the surface of the wafer W by the action of active species in the plasma, mainly N radicals.
- the film to be generated varies depending on the processing gas, and may be an insulating film containing oxygen or nitrogen, a dielectric film, a metal film, or the like, in addition to the SiN film.
- the source gases are SiH 4 and N 2 O
- an oxide film (insulating film) of SiO 2 can be produced.
- the material gases are SiH 2 Cl 2 and NH 3
- a dielectric film of Si 3 N 4 can be produced.
- the source gases are WF6 and Si
- a metal film of 2WSi can be formed.
- control unit 106 After performing the film forming process for a predetermined time, the control unit 106 turns off the microwave power, stops the SiH 4 gas and the NH 3 gas, and ends the film forming process (S7).
- the wafer support pins (not shown) are lifted in the reverse order of steps S1 and S2, and the wafer W is unloaded by the transfer device (not shown) (S8).
- the preheating of the present disclosure consists of two steps, a first preheating step and a second preheating step. That is, the time required for preheating is the sum of the time T1 required for the first preheating step and the time T2 required for the second preheating step.
- the degree of influence of the preheating time of the present disclosure on the film quality of the film to be formed will be described.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the influence of the supply time of N 2 gas supplied in the first preheating step on the film quality in the two-step preheating of the present disclosure.
- the film forming process was performed under the following five conditions A to E for the supply time of the N 2 gas supplied in the first preheating step.
- N2 gas is supplied in the first preheating performed during T1 seconds
- NH3 gas is supplied in the second preheating performed during T2 seconds.
- T1 0 seconds
- T2 120 seconds
- T1 20 seconds
- T2 20 secondsC
- T1 30 seconds
- T2 10 secondsD
- T1 35 seconds
- T2 5 secondsE.
- T1 40 seconds
- T2 0 seconds
- the horizontal axis is time [seconds]
- the vertical axis is RI (Refractive Index) of the obtained film, which is an index of film quality.
- Points A to E are RIs corresponding to conditions A to E, respectively. Since only NH 3 is used in conventional preheating, conditions B to E were evaluated using the RI obtained under condition A as a reference value (reference value).
- a dotted line 71 interpolates between the data of conditions D and E.
- the time T2 for supplying the NH 3 gas is preferably 5 seconds or longer, and at least 2 seconds or longer.
- FIG. 5 is an image diagram for explaining the warpage of the wafer W.
- FIG. FIG. 5(a) shows a wafer W that is not warped
- FIG. 5(b) shows a wafer W that is warped.
- the warp of the wafer W can be confirmed, for example, through a window (not shown) provided in the side wall portion 112 of the processing chamber 101 to confirm the state of the warp of the wafer W as shown in FIG.
- a method for detecting the warpage of the wafer W other than visually there is a method focusing on the heater output. Specifically, it is a method of determining from the value of the output data of the heater power source 127 that supplies power to the heater 126 built in the mounting table 102 .
- the contact area between the mounting table 102 and the wafer W is reduced as shown in FIG. 5B.
- a smaller contact area reduces the heat capacity of the object to be heated, making it possible to heat the object to a target temperature with a small heater output. That is, on the premise that the wafer W is heated to the same temperature, the following relationships exist. ⁇ Low heater output ⁇ warping occurs ⁇ High heater output ⁇ no warping This relationship is consistent with visual judgment. Therefore, the presence or absence of warpage can be determined by recording the heater output during preheating.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of heater output in preheating in which various gases that can be used for preheating are supplied.
- the horizontal axis in FIG. 6 is time [seconds], and the vertical axis is heater output [%].
- a wafer W is placed on a mounting table 102, and four gases, namely NH3 gas, Ar gas, He gas, and N2 gas, which can be used for preheating, are introduced into the processing container 101, respectively. Preheating was performed by feeding.
- the heater output of NH 3 gas is clearly smaller than those of Ar gas, He gas, and N 2 gas. That is, preheating with NH 3 gas supplied caused warping easily, but warping hardly occurred with preheating with any of Ar gas, He gas, or N 2 gas supplied. is shown. These results also agree with visual judgment. In this manner, warp can be detected from the output data of the heater power supply 127 . From the above, it can be said that as the first gas, any one of Ar gas, He gas, and N2 gas, or a combination of these gases, is preferable as the first gas is less likely to warp the wafer W.
- FIG. 7 shows a top view and a sectional view of the mounting table 102.
- the mounting table 102 is provided with three through holes 162 through which the wafer support pins 161 move the wafer W up and down.
- the upper surface of the mounting table 102 is formed with a plurality of projections 165 by embossing.
- a space is formed between the lower surface of the wafer W and the wafer W.
- the gas supplied to the processing container 101 can flow from the bottom to the top of the through hole 162 .
- a plurality of protrusions 165 formed by embossing are formed to prevent the wafer W from sticking to the surface of the mounting table 102 .
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the flow of gas supplied to the processing container 101.
- the gas supplied from the ceiling wall of the processing container 101 is considered to pass through the processing space U, pass through the space below the mounting table 102 from the outer periphery of the mounting table 102 , and flow from the bottom to the top of the through hole 162 .
- the gas that has flowed in reaches the lower surface (back surface) of the wafer W, but it is difficult to spread uniformly over the entire lower surface (back surface) of the wafer W because a plurality of protrusions 165 are formed on the surface of the mounting table 102 . .
- pressures are applied to the central portion of the mounting table 102 so that gas flows from the three through-holes 162 and cancel each other out. Therefore, it is difficult for the gas to reach the central portion from any direction of the three through-holes 162 . Become. Therefore, the gas that has flowed upward from the bottom of the through-hole 162 tends to escape from the outer periphery of the wafer W. As shown in FIG. Then, it is considered that the ease of removal from the outer periphery is affected by the viscosity coefficient of the gas.
- FIG. 9 is an example of viscosity coefficients of NH3 gas, He gas, N2 gas, and Ar gas at 20°C.
- the viscosity coefficient of NH3 gas is about 45% to 55% of the viscosity coefficients of He gas, N2 gas and Ar gas.
- NH3 gas has the lowest viscosity coefficient.
- FIG. 8(a) is a diagram showing the flow of NH 3 gas supplied to the processing container 101 in consideration of viscous resistance. Since the NH 3 gas that has flowed upward from the bottom of the through-hole 162 has a smaller viscosity coefficient than He gas, N 2 gas, and Ar gas, it is assumed that it is difficult to reach the center of the mounting table 102 and easily escapes from the outer periphery. .
- FIG. 8(b) is a diagram showing the flow of He gas, N2 gas, or Ar gas supplied to the processing container 101 in consideration of the viscosity coefficient. Since the He gas, N2 gas, or Ar gas that has flowed upward from the bottom of the through-hole 162 has a higher viscosity coefficient than the NH3 gas, it is presumed that it easily reaches the center of the mounting table 102 and is difficult to escape from the outer periphery. .
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the temperature distribution in the radial direction of the wafer W when NH 3 gas and N 2 gas are respectively supplied into the processing container 101 and heated for a specific time.
- the horizontal axis indicates the radial distance from the center of the wafer W.
- FIG. 0 mm on the horizontal axis indicates the center of the wafer W with a diameter of 300 mm, and 148 mm on the horizontal axis indicates the outer peripheral portion of the wafer W.
- FIG. The vertical axis indicates the temperature at each distance from the center of the wafer W.
- the NH 3 gas line is obtained when the temperature of the mounting table 102 is set to 320° C., the wafer W is placed on the mounting table 102, and heated for a specific time (6 seconds) while supplying the NH 3 gas. shows the temperature distribution in the radial direction of the wafer W.
- the N 2 gas line indicates the diameter of the wafer W when the temperature of the mounting table 102 is set to 320° C., and the wafer W is placed on the mounting table 102 and heated for a specific time (6 seconds) while supplying N 2 gas. directional temperature distribution.
- the NH 3 gas When the NH 3 gas is supplied in this manner, the NH 3 gas hardly reaches the central portion of the mounting table 102 and easily escapes from the outer periphery. It is considered that a temperature difference occurs in the outer peripheral portion, and as a result, the wafer W is warped. On the other hand, He gas, N 2 gas, or Ar gas easily reaches the central portion of the mounting table 102 and is difficult to escape from the outer circumference. will not occur, and as a result, the wafer W will not warp. From the above, it is preferable that the first gas be any one of Ar gas, He gas, and N2 gas, or a combination of these gases, in which the wafer W is unlikely to warp. However, any inert gas with high viscosity resistance other than He gas, N2 gas, or Ar gas may be applicable as the first gas.
- the substrate processing method of the present disclosure makes it possible to uniformly heat the surface of the wafer W by performing the first preheating using an inert gas (for example, N 2 gas). . Therefore, it is possible to suppress warping of the wafer W that may occur due to heating. Moreover, since the warpage is suppressed, it is not necessary to preheat the wafer W while it is pinned up and supported by the wafer support pins. Since the warp is suppressed, the temperature can be raised in a short time, and the productivity (throughput) is improved.
- an inert gas for example, N 2 gas
- the method can be applied regardless of the type of film formation gas.
- a purge line for purging the processing gas line (flow path) already installed in the plasma processing apparatus 100 is used to supply the inert gas (for example, N 2 gas), it is necessary to add a new gas line. do not have.
- the substrate processing apparatus has been described above according to the above embodiments, the substrate processing apparatus according to the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the present disclosure.
- the matters described in the above multiple embodiments can be combined within a consistent range.
- the wafer W was described as an example, but the object to be processed, which is the object of plasma processing, is not limited to the wafer W, and may be various substrates used in LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) and FPDs (Flat Panel Displays). can be various substrates used in LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) and FPDs (Flat Panel Displays).
- LCDs Liquid Crystal Displays
- FPDs Felat Panel Displays
- preheating before the CVD film forming process has been described in the present disclosure
- the preheating can also be used for preheating before various heat treatment processes, impurity introduction processes, or planarization processes.
- preheating for film formation processing by the plasma processing apparatus 100 has been described, but preheating for etching and ashing can also be used.
- the film formation process is not limited to the method using plasma, and sputtering, thermal oxidation, annealing with various lamps, and the like may be used.
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本開示の成膜方法を実施するためのプラズマ処理装置の一例を説明する。図1は、実施形態に係るプラズマ処理装置100の一例を模式的に示す断面図である。
予備加熱(プリヒート)は、ウェハWの反りを抑制し、安定した膜質を得る等の目的で、例えば、CVDによる成膜処理前に実施される。本開示では、NH3とSiH4を原料ガスとするSiNの成膜プロセスについて説明する。しかしながら、処理ガスについてはこれらに限るものではない。
本開示の予備加熱は第1の予備加熱工程と第2の予備加熱工程の2ステップからなる。つまり、予備加熱にかかる時間は、第1の予備加熱工程にかかる時間T1と第2の予備加熱工程にかかる時間T2との合計時間である。ここでは、本開示の予備加熱時間が、成膜される膜の膜質に与える影響度について説明する。
B.T1=20秒、T2=20秒
C.T1=30秒、T2=10秒
D.T1=35秒、T2= 5秒
E.T1=40秒、T2= 0秒
図4の横軸は時間[秒]、縦軸は膜質の指標である得られた膜のRI(Refractive Index:屈折率)である。点A~Eは、条件A~Eのそれぞれの条件に対応するRIである。従来の予備加熱ではNH3のみが用いられているので、条件Aにより得られるRIを基準値(参考値)として条件B~Eを評価した。
図5,図6を参照して、本開示において課題の1つとしたウェハWの反りについて、その判定方法を説明する。図5はウェハWの反りを説明するイメージ図である。図5(a)は反りが発生していないウェハWを、図5(b)は反りが発生したウェハWを示す。ウェハWの反りは、例えば、処理容器101の側壁部112に設けられた窓(図示せず)から目視することで、図5に示すようなウェハWの反りの状態を確認することができる。
・ヒータ出力が小さい → 反り発生
・ヒータ出力が大きい → 反りなし
この関係は目視による判定とも一致している。したがって、予備加熱におけるヒータ出力を記録すれば反りの有無を判定できる。
次に、図7~図9を参照して、反りが発生する要因について検討する。図7は、載置台102の上面図と断面図を示す。載置台102にはウェハ支持ピン161がウェハWを昇降するための3つの貫通孔162が設けられている。また、載置台102の上面はエンボス加工により複数の凸部165が形成されており、ウェハ支持ピン161が下降しウェハWが載置台102の表面に載置された状態でも載置台102の上面とウェハWの下面との間には空間が生じる構造となっている。このため、貫通孔162の下から上に、処理容器101に供給されたガスが流入可能となる。なお、エンボス加工で形成された複数の凸部165はウェハWが載置台102の表面に張り付くのを防止するために形成されている。
以上説明したように、本開示の基板処理方法は、不活性ガス(例えばN2ガス等)を用いて第1の予備加熱を行うことで、ウェハW面を均一に加熱することが可能になる。このため、加熱により生じうるウェハWの反りの抑制が可能である。また、反りが抑制されるため、ウェハWをウェハ支持ピンでピンアップして支持した状態で予備加熱する必要ない。反りが抑制されるので、短時間での昇温が可能であり、生産性(スループット)が向上する。
101 処理容器
102 載置台
103 ガス供給源
105 マイクロ波プラズマ源
106 制御部
111 蓋体
122 高周波バイアス電源
U 処理空間
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- 処理容器内の載置台に被処理基板を載置する準備工程と、
第1のガスを前記処理容器内に供給して加熱手段で前記被処理基板を加熱する第1の加熱工程と、
前記第1のガスの供給を停止して、前記第1のガスとは異なる第2のガスを供給して前記加熱手段で前記被処理基板を加熱する第2の加熱工程と、
前記第2のガス及び第3のガスを供給して前記被処理基板を処理する処理工程と、
を有する基板処理方法。 - 前記処理工程は、前記第2のガスを含む前記第3のガスのプラズマで前記被処理基板を処理する請求項1に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第1のガスは不活性ガスであり、前記第2のガスは還元性ガスである請求項1又は2に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第1のガスはN2、Ar、又は、Heであり、前記第2のガスはNH3である請求項3に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第3のガスはNH3及びSiH4ガス、又は、NH3及びSiH2Cl2ガスである請求項4に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第1の加熱工程と前記第2の加熱工程の圧力は、前記処理工程の圧力よりも高い請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記処理工程は、マイクロ波により前記第2のガス及び前記第3のガスのプラズマを生成し、所望の膜を成膜する成膜工程である請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記処理工程で成膜される膜は、酸素又は窒素を含む絶縁膜、誘電体膜、又は、金属膜である請求項7に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記処理工程で成膜される膜は、SiN、SiO2、又は、SiNとSiO2との積層膜である請求項8に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第2の加熱工程の後、前記処理工程に先立って、前記第2のガスを供給した状態で前記処理容器内の圧力を安定させる安定化工程を含む請求項7~9のいずれか1項に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第1の加熱工程にかかる時間に対する前記第2の加熱工程にかかる時間の比は、1:1~7:1である請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の基板処理方法。
- 前記第1の加熱工程から前記第2の加熱工程への切り替えは、前記加熱手段の出力信号に基づいて切り替えられる請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の基板処理方法。
- 載置台を備えた真空排気可能な処理容器と、
前記処理容器内の前記載置台に被処理基板を載置する準備工程と、第1のガスを前記処理容器内に供給して前記被処理基板を加熱手段で加熱する第1の加熱工程と、前記第1のガスの供給を停止して、前記第1のガスとは異なる第2のガスを供給して前記加熱手段で前記被処理基板を加熱する第2の加熱工程と、前記第2のガス及び第3のガスを供給して前記被処理基板を処理する処理工程と、を含む基板処理方法が行われるように制御する制御部と、
を有する基板処理装置。
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