摘要:
The invention provides a substrate processing apparatus capable of removing unnecessary deposition films attached to a bevel portion of a substrate to be processed with high efficiency and at low cost without causing damage to the inner areas of the substrate to be processed having patterns formed thereto and without causing heavy metal contamination. The substrate processing apparatus comprises a rotary stage 1 on which a substrate 2 to be processed is placed having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the substrate 2, a gas supply structure unit 3 disposed above the substrate 2 to be processed for forming a gas flow for protecting a pattern formed on an upper surface of the substrate to be processed, a first gas supply system 11 for supplying nonreactive gas to the gas supply structure unit 3, an atmospheric pressure microplasma source 4 having a nozzle for supplying radicals for removing unnecessary deposits on an outer circumference portion of the substrate to be processed, a second gas supply system 14 for supplying gas to the atmospheric pressure microplasma source 4, a high frequency power supply 13 for supplying power to the atmospheric pressure microplasma source 4, and a vacuum means 5 for vacuuming and removing reaction products from the outer circumference portion of the substrate 2 to be processed.
摘要:
In a plasma processing apparatus including a processing chamber, a high-frequency power supply needed for plasma production, a unit that feeds a gas to the processing chamber, a shower plate, an exhausting unit that depressurizes the processing chamber, a stage on which a sample to be processed is placed, and a focus ring, the temperature of the focus ring can be regulated. A unit that measures a gas temperature distribution in the processing chamber is included. Based on the result of measurement of the gas temperature distribution, the temperature of the focus ring is controlled so that the gas temperature in the surface of the sample to be processed will be uniform.
摘要:
In a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus which is equipped with: a process chamber; a unit for supplying gas to said process chamber; a exhausting unit to reduce pressure in said process chamber; a high frequency power source for plasma generation; a coil for generating a magnetic field; and a mounted electrode for mounting a substance to be processed, particles were transported in the circumference direction of said substance to be processed by thermo-phoretic force, by changing the magnetic field distribution, so as to make a plasma distribution at the surface of said substance to be processed, in a convex form, in ignition of the plasma or after completion of a predetermined processing, compared with the plasma distribution during said predetermined processing to said substance to be processed, and thus to generate temperature gradient of processing gas just above said substance to be processed.
摘要:
A plasma processing method of subjecting a substance to plasma processing by using a semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus including a process chamber, a unit for supplying gas to the process chamber, an exhausting unit to reduce pressure in the process chamber, a high frequency power source for plasma generation, a coil for generating a magnetic field, and a mounted electrode for mounting the substance to be processed. The method includes steps of subjecting the substance to a predetermined plasma processing, changing the magnetic field distribution, so as to make a plasma distribution of the process chamber with respect to the surface of the substance to be processed, in a convex form, at a time of igniting the plasma and after completion of the predetermined plasma processing, as compared with a plasma distribution with respect to the surface of the substance to be processed during the predetermined plasma processing.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus which has the function of removing a deposit adhering to the periphery of the backside of a sample and has high throughput and low cost. That is, a deposit removal unit for removing the deposit on the periphery of the backside of the sample by pulsed laser irradiation is connected to an atmosphere-side transfer chamber of the plasma processing apparatus.
摘要:
A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber and a transportation chamber each including a gas supply unit and a gas exhaust unit, a sample placing electrode for placing a sample thereon and holding the sample in the processing chamber, a gate valve for opening/closing a passage between the processing chamber and the transportation chamber, a transportation device including a transportation arm disposed in the transportation chamber and a sample holding portion disposed at a tip of the arm to hold the sample on the sample holding portion, transport the sample from the transportation chamber to the processing chamber, and transport the processed sample from the processing chamber to the transportation chamber, and a gas blowing unit for blowing gas against the sample so as to be interlocked with a transportation position of the sample being transported to prevent adhesion of floating particles to a surface of the sample.
摘要:
An antenna electrode having a substantially circular shape, is arranged on a plane of a processing vessel, which is located opposite to a stage for mounting a sample within the processing vessel, and positioned parallel to the stage. An emission monitor monitors emission intensity of plasma present in at least 3 different points along a radial direction of the antenna electrode. A control unit adjusts an energizing current supplied to an external coil for forming a magnetic field within the processing vessel. The control unit adjusts the energizing current supplied to the external coil based upon the monitoring result obtained from the emission monitor so as to control the emission intensity of the plasma to become uniform emission intensity.
摘要:
An antenna electrode having a substantially circular shape, is arranged on a plane of a processing vessel, which is located opposite to a stage for mounting a sample within the processing vessel, and positioned parallel to the stage. An emission monitor monitors emission intensity of plasma present in at least 3 different points along a radial direction of the antenna electrode. A control unit adjusts an energizing current supplied to an external coil for forming a magnetic field within the processing vessel. The control unit adjusts the energizing current supplied to the external coil based upon the monitoring result obtained from the emission monitor so as to control the emission intensity of the plasma to become uniform emission intensity.
摘要:
An antenna electrode having a substantially circular shape, is arranged on a plane of a processing vessel, which is located opposite to a stage for mounting a sample within the processing vessel, and positioned parallel to the stage. An emission monitor monitors emission intensity of plasma present in at least 3 different points along a radial direction of the antenna electrode. A control unit adjusts an energizing current supplied to an external coil for forming a magnetic field within the processing vessel. The control unit adjusts the energizing current supplied to the external coil based upon the monitoring result obtained from the emission monitor so as to control the emission intensity of the plasma to become uniform emission intensity.
摘要:
The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus which is based upon a dry etching apparatus and which can inhibit the contamination of a work piece caused by sputtering onto a wall of a vacuum chamber, the occurrence of a foreign matter, the increase of a running cost for replacing the walls of the vacuum chamber and the deterioration of a rate of operation. The plasma processing apparatus according to the invention is based upon the dry etching apparatus having parallel plate structure and is characterized in that a low-pass filter having high impedance to a frequency of a high frequency power source for generating discharge, having small resistance to direct current and grounded is connected to an electrode for generating discharge which is arranged in a position opposite to the work piece and to which the high frequency power source for generating discharge is connected or a low-pass filter having small resistance to direct current and grounded and a direct-current power source connected in series with it are connected to the electrode for generating discharge.