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:
The object of the invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus having enhanced plasma processing uniformity. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber 1, means 13 and 14 for supplying processing gas into the processing chamber, evacuation means 25 and 26 for decompressing the processing chamber 1, an electrode 4 on which an object 2 to be processed such as a wafer is placed, and an electromagnetic radiation power supply 5A, wherein at least two kinds of processing gases having different composition ratios of O2 or N2 are introduced into the processing chamber through different gas inlets so as to control the in-plane uniformity of the critical dimension while maintaining the in-plane uniformity of the process depth.
摘要:
There is a vacuum processing apparatus which can reduce the amount of foreign particle occurrence by enhancing the ease of maintenance of a gas diffuser installing portion in the vacuum processing apparatus. A gas diffuser chamber for accommodating a gas diffuser is installed in the vacuum processing apparatus.
摘要:
At least a part of a discharging electromagnetic wave is introduced into a processing chamber via a transmission electrode which has characteristics to behave as a dielectric (electric insulator) for the discharging electromagnetic wave, and to behave as a material with electric conductivity for RF bias electromagnetic wave of electromagnetic wave of ion plasma oscillation.
摘要:
The object of the invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus having enhanced plasma processing uniformity. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a processing chamber 1, means 13 and 14 for supplying processing gas into the processing chamber, evacuation means 25 and 26 for decompressing the processing chamber 1, an electrode 4 on which an object 2 to be processed such as a wafer is placed, and an electromagnetic radiation power supply 5A, wherein at least two kinds of processing gases having different composition ratios of O2 or N2 are introduced into the processing chamber through different gas inlets so as to control the in-plane uniformity of the critical dimension while maintaining the in-plane uniformity of the process depth.
摘要:
In a plasma processing apparatus provided with control means, gas supply means includes a first gas supply path for supplying a vent gas into a processing chamber by way of a shower plate and a second gas supply path for supplying a vent gas into the processing chamber without via the shower plate, and the control means is capable of adjusting a flow rate of the vent gas of at least one of the first and second gas supply paths in such a manner that a pressure on a back side of the shower plate becomes a pressure that is a positive pressure relative to a pressure in the processing chamber and less than a withstand pressure of the shower plate.
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:
The invention provides a plasma processing apparatus capable of preventing the production of particle and preventing the influence of particle on the sample. The plasma processing apparatus comprises a vacuum chamber; process gas introducing means for introducing process gas into the vacuum chamber; means, coupled to a first RF power supply, for applying RF energy to the process gas introduced into the vacuum chamber to turn the process gas into plasma; a sample mounting electrode for mounting a sample on an upper surface thereof and holding the sample in the vacuum chamber; evacuation means for evacuating the process gas in the vacuum chamber; and plasma confining means, provided on a peripheral side of the mounting electrode in the vacuum chamber, for inflecting flow of the process gas caused by the evacuation means on a downstream side of a sample mounting surface of the mounting electrode to prevent plasma from diffusing downstream of the sample mounting surface.