摘要:
A method of cleaning a CVD apparatus that enables efficiently removing by-products, such as SiO2 and Si3N4, having stuck to and deposited on the surfaces of inside wall, electrode, etc. of a reaction chamber during the operation of film formation, and that minimizes the volume of cleaning gas discharged so as to decrease influences on global warming and other environmental matter, thereby enabling cost reduction. A fluorinated compound is energized so that the fluorinated compound is reacted to thereby form fluorine gas component and components other than the fluorine gas component. The thus formed fluorine gas component and components other than the fluorine gas component are separated from each other, and the separated fluorine gas component is purified. The separated and purified fluorine gas is converted to plasma by a CVD apparatus after the operation of film formation on a substrate, which plasma removes by-products sticking to the inside of reaction chamber.
摘要:
A method of cleaning a CVD device wherein, by-products sticking to the inner wall of a reaction chamber (12) is cleaned, and the cleaning can be finished on an accurate time. The light intensity of F radicals in a reaction chamber (12) is monitored by an emission spectrometer (40). After the light intensity reaches the saturation point of light intensity, cleaning is finished in a predetermined time. The concentration of SiF4 in the exhausted gas from the reaction chamber (12) is monitored by an infrared spectroscopy (50). When the SiF4 concentration reaches a predetermined cleaning end point, the cleaning is ended. In place of the emission spectrometer (40), a mass spectrograph (70) for measuring the F-intensity in the reaction chamber (12) can be installed.