摘要:
A plasma etching apparatus of an electrodeless system can uniformize a radical density, and improve the uniformity of etching. The plasma etching apparatus of the electrodeless system includes a decompression chamber, a gas supply mechanism, a dielectric window, a plasma generation unit, a stage on which a sample is placed, and a first RF power supply connected to the stage. The plasma etching apparatus further includes a gas introduction mechanism for supplying a second gas, and a second RF power supply for inputting a RF power that allows radicals to be generated in an outer periphery of the sample.
摘要:
A parallel plate ECR plasma processing system is able to extend a plasma density region capable of keeping a continuous, uniform state. In this system, a first magnetic field-forming means formed of a solenoid coil and a second magnetic field-forming means are provided so that a the distribution of a direction of a magnetic line of flux on the surface of a planar plate is controlled by a combined magnetic field from the first and second magnetic field-forming means thereby controlling the distribution in degree of the interactions of the magnetic field and an electromagnetic wave. This control ensures the uniformity of a plasma under high density plasma formation conditions, thus enabling one to form a continuous plasma over a wide range of low to high densities. Thus, there can be realized a plasma processing system that ensures processing under wide plasma conditions including high-speed processing under high density conditions.
摘要:
A dry etching apparatus and method which can uniformly and stably generate a high-density plasma over a wide range, and can cope with increase of wafer diameter and making the pattern finer in etch processing of the fine pattern of a semiconductor device. The apparatus and method enables a magnitude of a magnetic field to be cyclically modulated when a substrate to be treated is etch processed. The cyclical modulation may be effected by cyclically modulating a coil current flowing to a solenoid coil.
摘要:
The present invention provides a plasma processing apparatus in which a plasma distribution, a plasma potential, an etching characteristic or a surface processing characteristic varies in time and spatially, and controllability and reliability are high. In the plasma processing apparatus, at least part of a discharge forming electromagnetic wave is introduced into a processing chamber through a transmission electrode. The transmission electrode is provided with a transmission electrode layer as at least part of constituent elements therefor. Slender-shaped slot opening areas are densely formed in the transmission electrode layer. The transmission electrode behaves like a material having electrical conductivity for an RF bias electromagnetic wave or ion plasma vibrations, thereby implementing high stability and high reliability of plasma characteristics and plasma processing characteristics.
摘要:
The invention provides a plasma etching method capable of suppressing bowing of an opening of the object to be etched, and solving the lack of opening at a high aspect ratio portion in deep hole processing having a high aspect ratio. A plasma etching method for etching an object to be etched in a plasma etching apparatus using a mask patterned and formed on the object to be etched comprises sequentially performing a first step for etching the mask while attaching deposits on a side wall of an opening close to a surface of the mask pattern of the mask using fluorocarbon gas CxFy (x=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, y=4, 5, 6, 8), and a second step for etching the object to be etched while removing the deposits attached to the side wall of the opening close to the surface of the mask pattern of the mask using fluorocarbon gas.
摘要:
Automatic generation of processing conditions will be provided, based on a database and process modeling by a computer equipped in semiconductor device fabrication equipment, by using input of wafer processing history including the thickness and quality. The computer equipped in semiconductor device fabrication equipment obtains the wafer processing and inspection results from a production line management computer in order to assist input of the process history. The computer in the fabrication equipment can be connected to computers in a fabrication equipment manufacturer on a communication network to automatically provide process conditions and maintenance schedule.
摘要:
In order to provide a plasma sterilization apparatus with high plasma generation efficiency, the apparatus includes first and second electrodes (3, 2), a first dielectric body layer (1), and an insulating spacer (6). The first dielectric body layer (1) is disposed between the first and second electrodes (3, 2). The insulating spacer (6) is disposed between the first electrode (3) and the first dielectric body layer (1). The insulating spacer (6) has a lower permittivity than a permittivity of the first dielectric body layer (1).
摘要:
It is an object to provide a high-precision method for forming deep holes of elliptic pattern, which can improve hole directionality on the short diameter side, the hole directionality being possibly deteriorated as a result of excessive polymer deposition in the initial etching stage. The insulating film dry etching method is for treating a work on which a mask of elliptic pattern is formed with a fluorocarbon gas, wherein the etching process is divided into a first and second steps after the etching is started, the first step operating to deposit a polymer at a rate set lower than that in the second step, and controlling step time in accordance with ellipticity (long diameter/short diameter ratio) of the elliptic pattern.
摘要:
Disclosed is a process for fabricating a semiconductor device, which efficiently suppresses a damage layer formed on a base silicon substrate or an interconnection layer and removes a high resistivity layer in the formation of a contact hole, thereby reducing a contact resistance. The contact hole is formed in an etching step of reducing ion energy and an oxygen flow rate as an etching depth progresses, thereby suppressing the damage layer formed on the base. The reduction of the contact resistance is achieved by using a step of removing the high resistivity layer using hydrogen or a hydrogen-containing gas plasma.
摘要:
In order to provide a plasma sterilization apparatus with high plasma generation efficiency, the apparatus includes first and second electrodes (3, 2), a first dielectric body layer (1), and an insulating spacer (6). The first dielectric body layer (1) is disposed between the first and second electrodes (3, 2). The insulating spacer (6) is disposed between the first electrode (3) and the first dielectric body layer (1). The insulating spacer (6) has a lower permittivity than a permittivity of the first dielectric body layer (1).