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公开(公告)号:US09048066B2
公开(公告)日:2015-06-02
申请号:US13934531
申请日:2013-07-03
Applicant: SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Inventor: Stephen R Burgess , Alex Theodosiou
CPC classification number: H01J37/20 , H01J37/321 , H01J37/32862 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A method is for etching successive substrates on a platen in an inductively coupled plasma chamber in which the etching process results in carbonaceous deposits in the chamber. The method includes (a) interrupting the etching processing of substrates, (b) running an oxygen or oxygen containing plasma within the chamber and removing gaseous by-products, and (c) resuming the etch processing of substrates. The method is characterized in that it further includes the step of running an argon plasma in the chamber after step (b) with the platen biased.
Abstract translation: 一种方法是用于在电感耦合等离子体室中的压板上蚀刻连续的衬底,其中蚀刻工艺导致腔室中的碳质沉积物。 该方法包括(a)中断衬底的蚀刻处理,(b)在室内运行含氧或含氧等离子体并除去气体副产物,以及(c)恢复衬底的蚀刻处理。 该方法的特征在于它还包括在步骤(b)之后在压板偏压的情况下在室中运行氩等离子体的步骤。
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公开(公告)号:US20140045340A1
公开(公告)日:2014-02-13
申请号:US13965254
申请日:2013-08-13
Applicant: SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Inventor: STEPHEN R. BURGESS , ANTHONY P. WILBY
IPC: H01L21/02 , C23C16/455 , C23C14/34
CPC classification number: H01L21/02104 , C23C14/34 , C23C16/455 , H01L21/67109 , H01L21/67253
Abstract: A method of processing a semiconductor workpiece includes placing a back surface of the workpiece on a workpiece support in a chamber so that the front surface of the workpiece faces into the chamber for processing, and the back surface is in fluid communication with a back region having an associated back gas pressure. The method further includes performing a workpiece processing step at a first chamber pressure Pc1 and a first back pressure Pb1, wherein Pc1 and Pb1 give rise to a pressure differential, Pb1-Pc1, and performing a workpiece cooling step at a second chamber pressure Pc2 and a second back pressure Pb2, wherein Pc2 and Pb2 are higher than Pc1 and Pb1, respectively.
Abstract translation: 一种处理半导体工件的方法包括将工件的后表面放置在腔室中的工件支撑件上,使得工件的前表面面向腔室进行加工,并且后表面与具有 相关的后气体压力。 该方法还包括以第一室压Pc1和第一背压Pb1执行工件处理步骤,其中Pc1和Pb1产生压差Pb1-Pc1,并在第二室压力Pc2下执行工件冷却步骤, 第二背压Pb2,其中Pc2和Pb2分别高于Pc1和Pb1。
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公开(公告)号:US20130288486A1
公开(公告)日:2013-10-31
申请号:US13869369
申请日:2013-04-24
Applicant: SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Inventor: KATHRINE CROOK , ANDREW PRICE , MARK CARRUTHERS , DANIEL ARCHARD , STEPHEN BURGESS
IPC: H01L21/02
CPC classification number: H01L21/02274 , C23C16/402 , C23C16/505 , C23C16/56 , H01L21/02164 , H01L21/0234
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of depositing silicon dioxide films using plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (PECVD) and more particularly using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS). The process can be carried out at standard temperatures and also at low temperatures which is useful for manufacturing wafers with through silicon vias.
Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种使用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)沉积二氧化硅膜并更具体地使用原硅酸四乙酯(TEOS)的方法。 该方法可以在标准温度下和低温下进行,这对于通过硅通孔制造晶圆是有用的。
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公开(公告)号:US20250122615A1
公开(公告)日:2025-04-17
申请号:US18752592
申请日:2024-06-24
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Matthew EDMONDS , William ROYLE , Caitlin Lane JONES , Daniel GOMEZ-SANCHEZ , Kathrine CROOK , Constantine FRAGOS , James MCGRATH
Abstract: A method of cleaning a chamber of a plasma processing device to remove depositions formed after the plasma processing device has been used to deposit a dielectric material including silicon and carbon by introducing a first cleaning gas mixture into the chamber through a first gas inlet in a first introducing step; generating a first plasma in the chamber from the first cleaning gas mixture in a first cleaning step; introducing a second cleaning gas mixture into a remote plasma source in a second introducing step; generating a second plasma in the remote plasma source from a second cleaning gas mixture in a remote plasma generating step; and performing a second cleaning step by allowing fluorine radicals from the second plasma to enter the chamber and introducing a third cleaning gas mixture into the chamber at the same time as the fluorine radicals from the second plasma.
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公开(公告)号:US20250079175A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-06
申请号:US18607490
申请日:2024-03-17
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Alex CROOT
IPC: H01L21/04 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/308
Abstract: A silicon carbide substrate is etched to form a tapered feature. The plasma etch step includes generating a plasma from an etchant gas mixture comprising at least one chlorine-containing component, at least one inert gas component and at least one passivation material precursor. The anisotropic etching of the substrate comprises deposition of a passivation material.
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公开(公告)号:US12207556B2
公开(公告)日:2025-01-21
申请号:US16865227
申请日:2020-05-01
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Adrian Thomas , Steve Burgess , Amit Rastogi , Tony Wilby , Scott Haymore
IPC: H03H3/08 , C01B21/06 , C23C14/00 , C23C14/02 , C23C14/06 , H03H3/02 , H03H9/02 , H03H9/17 , H10N30/045 , H10N30/076 , H10N30/082
Abstract: In a method for sputter depositing an additive-containing aluminium nitride film containing an additive element like Sc or Y, a first layer of the additive-containing aluminium nitride film is deposited onto a substrate disposed within a chamber by pulsed DC reactive sputtering. A second layer of the additive-containing aluminium nitride film is deposited onto the first layer by pulsed DC reactive sputtering. The second layer has the same composition as the first layer. A gas or gaseous mixture is introduced into the chamber when depositing the first layer. A gaseous mixture comprising nitrogen gas and an inert gas is introduced into the chamber when depositing the second layer. The percentage of nitrogen gas in the flow rate (in sccm) when depositing the first layer is greater than that when depositing the second layer.
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公开(公告)号:US20240186171A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-06
申请号:US18396397
申请日:2023-12-26
Applicant: SPTS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Inventor: Nicolas LAUNAY
IPC: H01L21/683 , H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/67
CPC classification number: H01L21/6833 , H01J37/32724 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/67069 , H01L21/67103 , H01J2237/002 , H01J2237/2007 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A substrate support includes an electrostatic chuck having an upper surface, and a cover positioned on the electrostatic chuck to cover the upper surface thereof. The cover includes a first face adjacent the upper surface of the electrostatic chuck, a second face for supporting a substrate, and one or more conduits extending through the cover to permit a cooling gas to flow from the second face to the first face. The cover is made from a dielectric material.
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公开(公告)号:US20240128066A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-18
申请号:US18374626
申请日:2023-09-28
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Roland Mumford , Matthew Michael Day
IPC: H01J37/32 , H01L21/3065 , H01L21/66
CPC classification number: H01J37/32935 , H01J37/321 , H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32715 , H01L21/3065 , H01L22/12 , H01L22/26 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: An apparatus for thinning and reducing the surface roughness of a substrate, a method for thinning and reducing the surface roughness of a substrate and a method of reducing the thickness of a substrate are provided herein. The generated etch routine that will provide the target variation in thickness of the substrate and a target average substrate thickness is based on the measured variation in thickness and the measured average substrate thickness of the substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US11875980B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17139445
申请日:2020-12-31
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Stephen R Burgess , Rhonda Hyndman , Amit Rastogi , Eduardo Paulo Lima , Clive L Widdicks , Paul Rich , Scott Haymore , Daniel Cook
CPC classification number: H01J37/3458 , C23C14/0617 , C23C14/10 , C23C14/345 , C23C14/3485 , C23C14/35 , C23C14/351 , H01J37/32669 , H01J37/32688 , H01J37/345 , H01J37/3411 , H01J37/3426 , H01J37/3461 , H01J37/3467 , H01J37/3408
Abstract: A method is for depositing a dielectric material on to a substrate in a chamber by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering with a pulsed DC magnetron device which produces one or more primary magnetic fields. In the method, a sputtering material is sputtered from a target, wherein the target and the substrate are separated by a gap in the range 2.5 to 10 cm and a secondary magnetic field is produced within the chamber which causes a plasma produced by the pulsed DC magnetron device to expand towards one or more walls of the chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20240006159A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18123954
申请日:2023-03-20
Applicant: SPTS Technologies Limited
Inventor: Weikang FAN , Adam S. BEACHEY
IPC: H01J37/32
CPC classification number: H01J37/3244 , H01J37/32082 , H01J2237/334
Abstract: A method of plasma etching an indium-containing compound semiconductor substrate and plasma etch apparatus for plasma etching an indium-containing semiconductor substrate can use a primary plasma etching process and a secondary plasma etching process. The primary plasma etching process uses a halogen-containing component and a nitrogen-containing component. The secondary plasma etching process uses an oxygen-containing component.
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