摘要:
A plasma processing method includes etching an insulating film of a sample to be processed using plasma generated from etching gas, supplying a large flow of inert gas from above the sample while having the sample mounted on a sample mounting stage, supplying deposit removal gas to only an area near a side wall of a processing chamber, and controlling a plasma density distribution to thereby vary a plasma density at a center area of the processing chamber and a plasma density at an area near the side wall of the processing chamber so as to perform a deposited film removing process for removing the film deposited on the side wall of the processing chamber.
摘要:
The invention provides a plasma processing method capable of reducing the damage applied to the low-k film or the underlayer. The method uses a plasma processing apparatus comprising gas supply means 41, 42 for respectively supplying processing gas independently to a center area of the processing chamber 1 and to an area near the sidewall thereof; a sample mounting electrode 13 for mounting a sample W to be processed; a high frequency power supply 21 for generating plasma; an antenna 11; and a plasma generating means 17 for generating plasma in the processing chamber; the method comprising etching an insulating film on the sample W using plasma; and supplying a large flow of inert gas from the center area of the chamber while having the sample W mounted on the sample mounting electrode 13, supplying deposit removal gas to only the area near the side wall of the processing chamber 1 and controlling the plasma density distribution to thereby vary the plasma density at the center area of the processing chamber and the plasma density at the area near the side wall of the processing chamber, so as to perform a deposited film removing process for removing the film deposited on the side wall of the processing chamber.
摘要:
A plasma processing apparatus which can remove foreign particles over an object to be processed during or before/after the discharging is provided. The plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber; a processing gas supplying unit for supplying a processing gas into the processing chamber, an antenna electrode for supplying a radio frequency electric power into the processing chamber and forming a plasma, a vacuum evacuating unit for evacuating the inside of the processing chamber; a disposing electrode for disposing the object into the processing chamber and holding the object therein; and a DC power supply for supplying a negative electric potential to the antenna electrode.
摘要:
The present invention provides a heat treatment apparatus which can reduce a surface roughing of a processed substrate while keeping a heat efficiency high, even in the case of heating a sample to be heated to 1200° C. or higher. The present invention is a heat treatment apparatus carrying out a heat treatment of a sample to be heated, wherein a plasma generated by a glow electric discharge is used as a heating source, and the sample to be heated is indirectly heated.
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.
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:
A semiconductor device manufacturing apparatus includes a process chamber, a conveyance chamber, a conveyance robot, a lock chamber, and a heating unit or temperature adjusting unit for reducing adherence of particles onto a substance to be processed by a thermo-phoretic force. The heating unit enables control of a temperature of the substance to be processed to be higher than a temperature of an inner wall or structural body of the process chamber or the conveyance chamber or the conveyance robot or the lock chamber, in conveying the substance to be processed. The temperature adjusting unit enables adjustment of a temperature of an inner wall or structural body of the process chamber or the conveyance chamber or the lock chamber to be lower than a temperature of the substance to be processed, in conveying the substance to be processed.
摘要:
A vacuum processing apparatus capable of attaining compatibility between the decrease for the number of foreign particles deposited on a sample in a lock chamber and improvement of the throughput, in which an open speed controllable valve is disposed and the depressurization speed can be controlled automatically by a controlling computer.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a wafer edge cleaner which is capable of removing an undesired material that adheres to an outer periphery of an object to be processed at the low costs and with high throughput. The wafer edge cleaner according to the present invention irradiates a deposited material that has adhered to the rear surface outer periphery of the object to be processed with a laser beam that is at least 30 kW/mm2 in the peak power density.
摘要翻译:本发明的目的是提供一种晶片边缘清洁器,其能够以低成本和高产量去除附着在被处理物体的外周的不需要的材料。 根据本发明的晶片边缘清洁器用在其中的至少30kW / mm 2的激光束照射附着在待处理物体的后表面外周的沉积材料 峰值功率密度。
摘要:
A plasma processing apparatus includes a vacuum processing chamber, supplying means for introducing a processing gas into the vacuum processing chamber, a mounting electrode in the vacuum processing chamber for mounting a specimen on the mounting electrode, and a pusher pin for raising the specimen placed on the mounting electrode and holding the specimen over the mounting electrode, wherein the mounting electrode includes an inner area for mounting the specimen, an outer area for mounting a focus ring, and a high-frequency power source for supplying electric power to the inner area and the outer area, and wherein high-frequency electric power is applied to the outer area to generate plasma at the outer edge of the backside of the specimen while the specimen is raised with the pusher pin.