PROCESSING CHAMBER INTEGRATED PRESSURE CONTROL
    71.
    发明申请
    PROCESSING CHAMBER INTEGRATED PRESSURE CONTROL 有权
    加工室综合压力控制

    公开(公告)号:US20130115110A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13606689

    申请日:2012-09-07

    申请人: Merritt Funk Lee Chen

    发明人: Merritt Funk Lee Chen

    摘要: An apparatus and method for controlling pumping characteristics within a semiconductor processing chamber are provided. The apparatus includes levitation of a hollow shaft turbo pump or pump elements, and is configured to control pumping by including adjustments for orientation, position, geometries, and other aspects of the turbo pump. The method includes adjusting design and operational parameters, to control pumping characteristics within the processing chamber.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于控制半导体处理室内的泵浦特性的装置和方法。 该装置包括悬挂空心轴涡轮泵或泵元件,并且构造成通过包括对涡轮泵的取向,位置,几何形状和其它方面的调整来控制泵送。 该方法包括调整设计和操作参数,以控制处理室内的泵送特性。

    Method and system for introducing process fluid through a chamber component
    72.
    发明授权
    Method and system for introducing process fluid through a chamber component 失效
    通过腔室部件引入工艺流体的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08276540B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-02

    申请号:US13343877

    申请日:2012-01-05

    申请人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    发明人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    IPC分类号: C23C16/00 C23F1/00 H01L21/306

    摘要: A method and system for introducing a process fluid through a chamber component in a processing system is described. The chamber component comprises a chamber element having a first surface on a supply side of the chamber element and a second surface on a process side of the chamber element, wherein the process side is opposite the supply side. Furthermore, the chamber component comprises a conduit extending through the chamber element from the supply side to the process side, wherein the conduit comprises an inlet configured to receive a process fluid and an outlet configured to distribute the process fluid.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种通过处理系统中的腔室部件引入过程流体的方法和系统。 腔室部件包括腔室元件,腔室元件具有在腔室元件的供应侧上的第一表面和腔室元件的过程侧上的第二表面,其中处理侧与供给侧相对。 此外,腔室部件包括从供应侧延伸穿过腔室元件到管道侧的管道,其中管道包括被配置为接收过程流体的入口和被配置为分配过程流体的出口。

    Switchable Neutral Beam Source
    73.
    发明申请
    Switchable Neutral Beam Source 审中-公开
    可切换中性光源

    公开(公告)号:US20110177694A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-21

    申请号:US12688721

    申请日:2010-01-15

    申请人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    发明人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    IPC分类号: H01L21/467

    摘要: The invention can provide apparatus and methods of processing a substrate in real-time using a switchable quasi-neutral beam system to improve the etch resistance of photoresist layer. In addition, the improved photoresist layer can be used in an etch procedure to more accurately control gate and/or spacer critical dimensions (CDs), to control gate and/or spacer CD uniformity, and to eliminate line edge roughness (LER) and line width roughness (LWR).

    摘要翻译: 本发明可以提供使用可切换的准中性束系统实时地处理衬底以提高光致抗蚀剂层的耐蚀刻性的装置和方法。 此外,改进的光致抗蚀剂层可以用于蚀刻过程中以更准确地控制栅极和/或间隔物临界尺寸(CD),以控制栅极和/或间隔区CD均匀性,并且消除线边缘粗糙度(LER)和线 宽度粗糙度(LWR)。

    Plasma Generation Controlled by Gravity-Induced Gas-Diffusion Separation (GIGDS) Techniques
    74.
    发明申请
    Plasma Generation Controlled by Gravity-Induced Gas-Diffusion Separation (GIGDS) Techniques 有权
    通过重力诱导气体扩散分离(GIGDS)技术控制的等离子体发生

    公开(公告)号:US20110039355A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12853771

    申请日:2010-08-10

    IPC分类号: H01L21/66

    摘要: The invention can provide apparatus and methods of processing a substrate using plasma generation by gravity-induced gas-diffusion separation techniques. By adding or using gases including inert and process gases with different gravities (i.e., ratio between the molecular weight of a gaseous constituent and a reference molecular weight), a two-zone or multiple-zone plasma can be formed, in which one kind of gas can be highly constrained near a plasma generation region and another kind of gas can be largely separated from the aforementioned gas due to differential gravity induced diffusion and is constrained more closer to a wafer process region than the aforementioned gas.

    摘要翻译: 本发明可以提供使用通过重力引起的气体扩散分离技术的等离子体生成来处理衬底的装置和方法。 通过添加或使用气体,包括不同重量的惰性气体和工艺气体(即气态成分的分子量与参考分子量之间的比例),可以形成两区或多区等离子体,其中一种 气体可以在等离子体产生区域附近被高度约束,并且由于差分重力感应扩散,另一种气体可以与上述气体大大分离,并且比上述气体更受限于更接近于晶片工艺区域。

    MULTI-PLASMA NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING
    75.
    发明申请
    MULTI-PLASMA NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING 有权
    多等离子体中性光束源和操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090289179A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-26

    申请号:US12126456

    申请日:2008-05-23

    申请人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    发明人: Lee Chen Merritt Funk

    IPC分类号: H05H3/02

    摘要: Method and system for producing a neutral beam source is described. The neutral beam source comprises a plasma generation system for forming a first plasma in a first plasma region, a plasma heating system for heating electrons from the first plasma region in a second plasma region to form a second plasma, and a neutralizer grid for neutralizing ion species from the second plasma in the second plasma region. Furthermore, the neutral beam source comprises an electron acceleration member configured to accelerate the electrons from the first plasma region into the second plasma region. Further yet, the neutral beam source comprises a pumping system that enables use of the neutral beam source for semiconductor processing applications, such as etching processes.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于生产中性束源的方法和系统。 中性束源包括用于在第一等离子体区域中形成第一等离子体的等离子体产生系统,用于在第二等离子体区域中从第一等离子体区域加热电子以形成第二等离子体的等离子体加热系统,以及用于中和离子的中和器栅格 来自第二等离子体区域中的第二等离子体的物质。 此外,中性束源包括被配置为将电子从第一等离子体区域加速到第二等离子体区域中的电子加速构件。 此外,中性束源包括泵送系统,其能够使用中性束源用于诸如蚀刻工艺的半导体处理应用。

    Creating a virtual profile library
    76.
    发明授权
    Creating a virtual profile library 失效
    创建虚拟配置文件库

    公开(公告)号:US07542859B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-02

    申请号:US11394859

    申请日:2006-03-31

    IPC分类号: G01R13/00

    摘要: A method of creating a virtual profile library includes obtaining a reference signal. The reference signal is compared to a plurality of signals in a first library. The reference signal is compared to a plurality of signals in a second library. A virtual profile data space is created when first and second matching criteria are not met. The virtual profile data space is created using differences between a profile data spaces associated with the first and second libraries. A first virtual profile signal is created in the virtual profile data space. A difference is calculated between the reference signal and the first virtual profile signal. The difference is compared to a virtual profile library creation criteria. If the virtual profile library creation criteria is met, the first virtual profile signal and the virtual profile data, associated with the first virtual profile signal is stored.

    摘要翻译: 创建虚拟简档库的方法包括获得参考信号。 将参考信号与第一库中的多个信号进行比较。 将参考信号与第二库中的多个信号进行比较。 当不满足第一和第二匹配条件时,创建虚拟配置文件数据空间。 使用与第一和第二库相关联的简档数据空间之间的差异来创建虚拟简档数据空间。 在虚拟配置文件数据空间中创建第一虚拟配置文件信号。 在参考信号和第一虚拟轮廓信号之间计算差。 将差异与虚拟简档库创建标准进行比较。 如果满足虚拟简档库创建标准,则存储与第一虚拟简档信号相关联的第一虚拟简档信号和虚拟简档数据。

    Refining a virtual profile library
    77.
    发明授权
    Refining a virtual profile library 有权
    精简虚拟简档库

    公开(公告)号:US07487053B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-03

    申请号:US11394860

    申请日:2006-03-31

    IPC分类号: G01F19/00

    CPC分类号: G01N21/4788

    摘要: A method of refining a virtual profile library includes obtaining a reference signal measured off a reference structure on a semiconductor wafer with a metrology device. A best match is selected of the reference signal in a virtual profile data space. The virtual profile data space has data points with specified accuracy values. The data points represent virtual profile parameters and associated virtual profile signals. The virtual profile parameters characterize the profile of an integrated circuit structure. The best match being a data point of the profile data space with a signal closest to the reference signal. Refined virtual profile parameters are determined corresponding to the reference signal based on the virtual profile parameters of the selected virtual profile signal using a refinement procedure.

    摘要翻译: 精细虚拟简档库的方法包括:使用测量装置获得在半导体晶片上的参考结构测量的参考信号。 在虚拟简档数据空间中选择参考信号的最佳匹配。 虚拟配置文件数据空间具有指定精度值的数据点。 数据点表示虚拟轮廓参数和相关联的虚拟轮廓信号。 虚拟轮廓参数表征集成电路结构的轮廓。 最佳匹配是具有最接近参考信号的信号的简档数据空间的数据点。 使用细化过程,基于所选虚拟简档信号的虚拟简档参数,对应于参考信号来确定精细虚拟简档参数。

    Real-Time Parameter Tuning For Etch Processes
    79.
    发明申请
    Real-Time Parameter Tuning For Etch Processes 有权
    蚀刻过程的实时参数调整

    公开(公告)号:US20080183312A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-31

    申请号:US11668537

    申请日:2007-01-30

    IPC分类号: G05B13/02

    摘要: The invention can provide a method of etch processing a wafer using a Real-Time Parameter Tuning (RTPT) procedure to receive an input message that can include a pass-through message, a real-time feedforward message, or a real-time optimization message, or any combination thereof. The RTPT procedures can use real-time wafer data to create, modify, and/or use etch recipe data, etch profile data, and/or etch model data. In addition, RTPT procedures can use real-time wafer data to create, modify, and/or use process recipe data, process profile data, and/or process model data.

    摘要翻译: 本发明可以提供使用实时参数调整(RTPT)过程来蚀刻处理晶片的方法,以接收可以包括直通消息,实时前馈消息或实时优化消息的输入消息 ,或其任何组合。 RTPT程序可以使用实时晶片数据来创建,修改和/或使用蚀刻配方数据,蚀刻轮廓数据和/或蚀刻模型数据。 此外,RTPT程序可以使用实时晶片数据来创建,修改和/或使用过程配方数据,过程配置文件数据和/或过程模型数据。

    Method and apparatus for monitoring tool performance
    80.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for monitoring tool performance 有权
    用于监控工具性能的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07113838B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-26

    申请号:US10987194

    申请日:2004-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F19/00

    摘要: A method and system for monitoring tool performance for processing tools in a semiconductor processing system. The semiconductor processing system includes a number of processing tools, a number of processing modules, a number of sensors, and an alarm management system. A tool health control strategy is executed in which tool health data for the processing tool is collected. A tool health analysis strategy is executed in which the tool health data is analyzed. An intervention manager can pause the processing tool when an alarm has occurred. The intervention manager refrains from pausing the processing tool when an alarm has not occurred.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于监测半导体处理系统中的加工工具的工具性能的方法和系统。 半导体处理系统包括多个处理工具,多个处理模块,多个传感器和报警管理系统。 执行工具健康控制策略,其中收集用于处理工具的工具健康数据。 执行工具健康分析策略,在其中分析工具健康数据。 发生报警时,干预管理器可以暂停处理工具。 当没有发生警报时,干预管理员不要暂停处理工具。