METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHING INCLUDING AN ELECTRO STATIC CHUCK
    1.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ETCHING INCLUDING AN ELECTRO STATIC CHUCK 审中-公开
    用于半导体蚀刻的方法和装置,包括电子静态卡盘

    公开(公告)号:US20080194113A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-14

    申请号:US12106484

    申请日:2008-04-21

    IPC分类号: H01L21/3065

    摘要: There is provided a semiconductor etching apparatus which removes particles remaining on the upper surface of an electro static chuck (ESC) during an etching process, thereby preventing a chucking force from decreasing and minimizing a leak of helium. To prevent a failure of the etching process due to a wafer chucking failure, by preventing polymers from falling down on the upper part of the ESC when a wafer is dechucked or transferred, the semiconductor etching apparatus comprises: an ESC selectively holding a wafer to be entered and positioned inside a chamber, and including a lower electrode part to which RF power is applied; parts positioned at a stepped portion of the ESC and respectively surrounding a side of the ESC; and a gas flow blocking part blocking a gas flow in a vacuum path formed between the ESC and the parts.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种半导体蚀刻装置,其在蚀刻过程中除去静电卡盘(ESC)的上表面上残留的颗粒,从而防止夹紧力降低并使氦泄漏最小化。 为了防止由于晶片夹紧故障引起的蚀刻工艺的故障,通过在晶片脱扣或转印时防止聚合物落下于ESC的上部,半导体蚀刻装置包括:选择性地保持晶片的ESC 进入并定位在室内,并且包括施加RF功率的下电极部分; 位于ESC的阶梯部分并分别围绕ESC的一侧的部件; 以及阻塞在ESC和部件之间形成的真空路径中的气流的气流阻塞部。

    Semiconductor etching apparatus
    2.
    发明申请
    Semiconductor etching apparatus 有权
    半导体蚀刻装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080066867A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-20

    申请号:US11709400

    申请日:2007-02-22

    IPC分类号: C23F1/00

    CPC分类号: H01L21/68735 H01L21/6831

    摘要: There is provided a semiconductor etching apparatus which removes particles remaining on the upper surface of an electro static chuck (ESC) during an etching process, thereby preventing a chucking force from decreasing and minimizing a leak of helium. To prevent a failure of the etching process due to a wafer chucking failure, by preventing polymers from falling down on the upper part of the ESC when a wafer is dechucked or transferred, the semiconductor etching apparatus comprises: an ESC selectively holding a wafer to be entered and positioned inside a chamber, and including a lower electrode part to which RF power is applied; parts positioned at a stepped portion of the ESC and respectively surrounding a side of the ESC; and a gas flow blocking part blocking a gas flow in a vacuum path formed between the ESC and the parts.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种半导体蚀刻装置,其在蚀刻过程中除去静电卡盘(ESC)的上表面上残留的颗粒,从而防止夹紧力降低并使氦泄漏最小化。 为了防止由于晶片夹紧故障引起的蚀刻工艺的故障,通过在晶片脱扣或转印时防止聚合物落下于ESC的上部,半导体蚀刻装置包括:选择性地保持晶片的ESC 进入并定位在室内,并且包括施加RF功率的下电极部分; 位于ESC的阶梯部分并分别围绕ESC的一侧的部件; 以及阻塞在ESC和部件之间形成的真空路径中的气流的气流阻塞部。

    Semiconductor etching apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Semiconductor etching apparatus 有权
    半导体蚀刻装置

    公开(公告)号:US07764483B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-27

    申请号:US11709400

    申请日:2007-02-22

    IPC分类号: H02N13/00

    CPC分类号: H01L21/68735 H01L21/6831

    摘要: There is provided a semiconductor etching apparatus which removes particles remaining on the upper surface of an electro static chuck (ESC) during an etching process, thereby preventing a chucking force from decreasing and minimizing a leak of helium. To prevent a failure of the etching process due to a wafer chucking failure, by preventing polymers from falling down on the upper part of the ESC when a wafer is dechucked or transferred, the semiconductor etching apparatus comprises: an ESC selectively holding a wafer to be entered and positioned inside a chamber, and including a lower electrode part to which RF power is applied; parts positioned at a stepped portion of the ESC and respectively surrounding a side of the ESC; and a gas flow blocking part blocking a gas flow in a vacuum path formed between the ESC and the parts.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种半导体蚀刻装置,其在蚀刻过程中除去静电卡盘(ESC)的上表面上残留的颗粒,从而防止夹紧力降低并使氦泄漏最小化。 为了防止由于晶片夹紧故障引起的蚀刻工艺的故障,通过在晶片脱扣或转印时防止聚合物落下于ESC的上部,半导体蚀刻装置包括:选择性地保持晶片的ESC 进入并定位在室内,并且包括施加RF功率的下电极部分; 位于ESC的阶梯部分并分别围绕ESC的一侧的部件; 以及阻塞在ESC和部件之间形成的真空路径中的气流的气流阻塞部。

    Method for generating gas plasma
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for generating gas plasma 有权
    产生气体等离子体的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07193369B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-20

    申请号:US10368344

    申请日:2003-02-20

    IPC分类号: H01J7/24

    摘要: A method for generating a plasma. A gas flows along a flow path having the displacement identical to the lines of magnetic force of the main magnetic field, and high frequency alternating current is applied to the gas, thereby generating a gas plasma. For example, a gas is flowed through a pipe in a first direction. Electricity is conducted through the pipe in substantially the first direction. And a magnetic field is applied along a second direction (e.g., perpendicular to the first direction) to the gas flowing in the pipe such that a plasma is induced in the pipe.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于产生等离子体的方法。 气体沿着与主磁场的磁力线相同位移的流路流动,向气体施加高频交流电流,从而产生气体等离子体。 例如,气体沿第一方向流过管道。 电力沿着第一方向大致沿管道传导。 并且沿着在管中流动的气体沿着第二方向(例如,垂直于第一方向)施加磁场,使得在管中感应出等离子体。

    Input/output valve switching apparatus of semiconductor manufacturing system
    8.
    发明授权
    Input/output valve switching apparatus of semiconductor manufacturing system 失效
    半导体制造系统的输入/输出阀开关装置

    公开(公告)号:US06824617B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-30

    申请号:US10131239

    申请日:2002-04-25

    IPC分类号: C23C1600

    摘要: An input/output valve switching apparatus of a semiconductor manufacturing system minimizes a vibration set up while operating an input/output valve for opening and closing a wafer-transfer passage that connects chambers of the system. The switching apparatus includes a valve actuator having a close port and an open port, a first fluid line connected to the close port, a second fluid line connected to the open port, first flow regulators installed in the first and second fluid lines, respectively, to regulate the flow rate of fluid, and second fluid flow regulators installed in the first and second fluid lines to regulate the flow rate of the fluid that has passed. The second fluid flow regulators can prevent a rapid introduction of the fluid into the actuator.

    摘要翻译: 半导体制造系统的输入/输出阀开关装置在操作用于打开和关闭连接系统的腔室的晶片传送通道的输入/输出阀时最小化振动。 开关装置包括具有关闭端口和开放端口的阀致动器,连接到关闭端口的第一流体管线,连接到开放端口的第二流体管线,分别安装在第一和第二流体管线中的第一流量调节器, 以调节流体的流量,以及第二流体流量调节器,其安装在第一和第二流体管线中,以调节流过的流体的流量。 第二流体流量调节器可以防止流体快速引入致动器。

    RF matching unit
    10.
    发明授权
    RF matching unit 有权
    射频匹配单元

    公开(公告)号:US06816029B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-09

    申请号:US09935582

    申请日:2001-08-24

    IPC分类号: H03H738

    摘要: An apparatus for matching the impedance of an RF generator to the impedance of an RF load, for use in manufacturing semiconductor devices by using a plasma. The apparatus includes a variable inductor coupled to a variable capacitor and an invariable capacitor, the variable inductor having two inductors coupled electrically with each other in series and disposed adjacent to each other. At least one of the two inductors is disposed movably to make the magnetic flux of the one inductor interfere with the magnetic flux of the other inductor, thereby to control the inductance of the variable inductor. In the case of a plasma enhanced semiconductor wafer processing system, the apparatus can reduce the time necessary to achieve an RF match between the RF generator and the RF load, thereby increasing the life of the apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于将RF发生器的阻抗与RF负载的阻抗相匹配的装置,用于通过使用等离子体制造半导体器件。 该装置包括耦合到可变电容器和不变电容器的可变电感器,该可变电感器具有串联并彼此相邻布置的彼此电耦合的两个电感器。 两个电感器中的至少一个被可移动地设置,以使一个电感器的磁通量与另一个电感器的磁通量相互干扰,从而控制可变电感器的电感。 在等离子体增强半导体晶片处理系统的情况下,该装置可以减少在RF发生器和RF负载之间实现RF匹配所需的时间,从而延长设备的使用寿命。