摘要:
A method and system for multi-zone control of temperature for a substrate is described. The temperature control system comprises a heat exchanger coupled to two or more fluid channels in a substrate holder configured to support the substrate. The heat exchanger is configured to adjust the temperature of a heat transfer fluid flowing through the two or more fluid channels. The temperature control system further comprises a heat transfer unit having an inlet that is configured to receive heat transfer fluid from the heat exchanger at a bulk fluid temperature. Additionally, the heat transfer unit comprises a first outlet configured to couple a portion of the heat transfer fluid at a first temperature less than the bulk temperature to a first fluid channel of the two or more fluid channels, and a second outlet configured to couple a remaining portion of the heat transfer fluid at a second temperature greater than the bulk fluid temperature to a second fluid channel of the two or more fluid channels.
摘要:
A plasma processing method in which a high-frequency power is supplied to a processing chamber in which an object to be processed is mounted, thereby producing a plasma in the processing chamber, and the object is processed in an atmosphere of the plasma, wherein the high-frequency power is subjected to modulation by a low-frequency power. In one embodiment a plasma is produced in a processing chamber by using an electric power with a direction of current changed with passing of time, and the object to be processed is processed in an atmosphere of the plasma, wherein a power having a basic frequency is subjected to frequency modulation with a frequency equal to n-times (n=an integer) the basic frequency. In a plasma processing apparatus of the invention, while a process gas is supplied to a processing chamber via a first gas introducing hole formed in an electrode, an object to be processed, which is held on an opposed electrode, is subjected to plasma processing. There is provided a resistance applying [means for applying] apply resistance to the process gas flowing to the processing chamber via the gas introducing hole from the gas introducing means such that a plasma discharge is prevented from occurring in the gas introducing means when a process pressure in the processing chamber is set at 0.5 Torr or less.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plasma etching system, comprising a process chamber enclosing a plasma, means for evacuating said process chamber, a chuck electrode for supporting a substrate, a shower electrode positioned to face said chuck electrode and provided with a large number of small holes, a power source for applying a plasma voltage between the chuck electrode and said shower electrode, gas supply means communicating with said small holes of the shower electrode for supplying a plasma-forming gas into the process chamber through the small holes, and means for controlling said gas supply means such that said plasma-forming gas flows through said small holes at a mass flow rate of at least 620 kg/m.sup.2 /hr.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了一种等离子体蚀刻系统,其包括封装等离子体的处理室,用于抽出处理室的装置,用于支撑基板的卡盘电极,与所述卡盘电极相对设置并设有大量小孔的喷淋电极 用于在所述卡盘电极和所述淋浴电极之间施加等离子体电压的电源,与所述淋浴电极的所述小孔连通的气体供给装置,用于通过所述小孔将等离子体形成气体供给到所述处理室,以及用于控制 所述气体供给装置使得所述等离子体形成气体以至少620kg / m 2 / hr的质量流量流过所述小孔。
摘要:
Embodiments of apparatus and methods for performing high throughput non-plasma processing are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plasma etching system, comprising a process chamber enclosing a plasma, means for evacuating said process chamber, a chuck electrode for supporting a substrate, a shower electrode positioned to face said chuck electrode and provided with a large number of small holes, a power source for applying a plasma voltage between the chuck electrode and said shower electrode, gas supply means communicating with said small holes of the shower electrode for supplying a plasma-forming gas into the process chamber through the small holes, and means for controlling said gas supply means such that said plasma-forming gas flows through said small holes at a mass flow rate of at least 620 kg/m.sup.2 /hr.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了一种等离子体蚀刻系统,其包括封装等离子体的处理室,用于抽出处理室的装置,用于支撑基板的卡盘电极,与所述卡盘电极相对设置并设有大量小孔的喷淋电极 用于在所述卡盘电极和所述淋浴电极之间施加等离子体电压的电源,与所述淋浴电极的所述小孔连通的气体供给装置,用于通过所述小孔将等离子体形成气体供给到所述处理室,以及用于控制 所述气体供给装置使得所述等离子体形成气体以至少620kg / m 2 / hr的质量流量流过所述小孔。
摘要:
A method and system for multi-zone control of temperature for a substrate is described. The temperature control system comprises a heat exchanger coupled to two or more fluid channels in a substrate holder configured to support the substrate. The heat exchanger is configured to adjust the temperature of a heat transfer fluid flowing through the two or more fluid channels. The temperature control system further comprises a heat transfer unit having an inlet that is configured to receive heat transfer fluid from the heat exchanger at a bulk fluid temperature. Additionally, the heat transfer unit comprises a first outlet configured to couple a portion of the heat transfer fluid at a first temperature less than the bulk temperature to a first fluid channel of the two or more fluid channels, and a second outlet configured to couple a remaining portion of the heat transfer fluid at a second temperature greater than the bulk fluid temperature to a second fluid channel of the two or more fluid channels.
摘要:
Contact holes (36a, 36b) are formed by means of plasma etching, such that the contact holes are formed from the top surface of a silicon oxide insulating film (31) down to a wiring layer (33a) at a deep position and a wiring layer (33b) at a shallow position, respectively, which are embedded in the insulating film (31). A process gas containing C4F8, CO, and Ar is used, while the process pressure is set to be from 30 to 60 mTorr, and the partial pressure of the C4F8 gas is set to be from 0.07 to 0.35 mTorr. Under these conditions, the process gas is turned into plasma, and the insulating film (31) is etched with the plasma to form the contact holes (36a, 36b).
摘要:
A parallel-plate plasma etching apparatus includes a susceptor electrode and a shower electrode which are arranged in a process chamber. A semiconductor wafer is placed on the susceptor electrode. A shower region defined by a plurality of process gas supply holes is formed in the shower electrode. The shower electrode is cooled by a cooling block and causes an effective electrode portion of the shower electrode to have a temperature gradient such that a temperature at the central portion of the effective electrode portion is lower than a temperature at the peripheral portion of the effective electrode portion. The diameter of the shower region is selected to be smaller than the diameter of the wafer by 5 to 25% such that degradation of planar uniformity of a degree of etching anisotropy on the wafer caused by the temperature gradient of the effective electrode portion is compensated for. The diameter of the effective electrode portion is selected to be larger than the size of a wafer by 5 to 35% such that a taper angle of a side wall to be etched formed by etching is set to be 85.degree. to 90.degree..
摘要:
A method and an apparatus, both for ashing unnecessary layers such as a photoresist layer, formed on a semiconductor wafer, by applying ozone to the layer, are disclosed. An ashing gas containing oxygen atom radical, or containing oxygen gas and an ashing-promoting gas, is applied to the layer, thereby ashing the layer readily and efficiently. The surface temperature of the layer is set at a prescribed value, and the ashing gas is applied uniformly onto the entire surface of the layer, or onto a part thereof, thus ashing the whole layer, or a part thereof, uniformly at a high rate, and the end-point of the ashing process is detected, thereby to enhance the efficiency of the ashing process.
摘要:
A parallel-plate plasma etching apparatus includes a susceptor electrode and a shower electrode which are arranged in a process chamber. A semiconductor wafer is placed on the susceptor electrode. A shower region defined by a plurality of process gas supply holes is formed in the shower electrode. The shower electrode is cooled by a cooling block and causes an effective electrode portion of the shower electrode to have a temperature gradient such that a temperature at the central portion of the effective electrode portion is lower than a temperature at the peripheral portion of the effective electrode portion. The diameter of the shower region is selected to be smaller than the diameter of the wafer by 5 to 25% such that degradation of planar uniformity of a degree of etching anisotropy on the wafer caused by the temperature gradient of the effective electrode portion is compensated for. The diameter of the effective electrode portion is selected to be larger than the size of a wafer by 5 to 35% such that a taper angle of a side wall to be etched formed by etching is set to be 85.degree. to 90.degree..