摘要:
A chuck 28 for holding a substrate 4 comprises a surface 27 capable of receiving the substrate 4, the surface 27 having a gas inlet port 40 and a gas exhaust port 42. A non-sealing protrusion is between the gas inlet port 40 and the gas exhaust port 42. The non-sealing protrusion 44 impedes the flow of heat transfer gas between the gas inlet port 40 and the gas exhaust port 42 without blocking the flow of heat transfer gas. Preferably, a sealing protrusion 46 is provided around the periphery of the chuck 28 to form a substantially gas-tight seal with the substrate 4 to enclose and prevent leakage of heat transfer gas into a surrounding chamber 6.
摘要:
A support 55 comprises a dielectric 60 covering a primary electrode 70, the dielectric 60 having a surface 75 adapted to receive a substrate 25 and a conduit 160 that extends through the dielectric 60. The thickness of a portion of the dielectric 60 between an edge 195 of the primary electrode 70 and a surface 180 of the conduit 160 is sufficiently large to reduce the incidence of plasma formation in the conduit 160 when the primary electrode 70 is charged by an RF voltage to form a plasma of gas in the chamber 30 during processing of the substrate 25.
摘要:
An electrostatic chuck has an electrode capable of being electrically charged to electrostatically hold a substrate. A composite layer covers the electrode. The composite layer comprises (1) a first dielectric material covering a central portion of the electrode, and (2) a second dielectric material covering a peripheral portion of the electrode, the second dielectric material having a different composition than the composition of the first dielectric material. The chuck is useful in a plasma process chamber to process substrates, such as semiconductor wafers.
摘要:
An electrostatic chuck 55 has an electrostatic member 100 including a dielectric 115 having a surface 120 adapted to receive the substrate 30. The dielectric 115 covers an electrode 105 that is chargeable to electrostatically hold the substrate 30. A support 190 below the electrostatic member 100 has a cavity 300 adapted to hold a gas to serve as a thermal insulator to regulate the flow of heat from the electrostatic chuck 55 to a surface 120 of the chamber 25. The cavity 300 has a cross-sectional profile that is shaped to provide a predetermined temperature profile across the substrate 30.
摘要:
A process chamber 55 for processing a semiconductor substrate 60 in a plasma, comprises a process gas distributor 100 for distributing process gas into a plasma zone 65 in the chamber. An inductor antenna 135 is used to form an inductive plasma from the process gas in the plasma zone. A primary bias electrode 145 on a ceiling 140 of the chamber 55 has a conducting surface 150 exposed to the plasma zone 65. A dielectric member 155 comprising a power electrode 165 embedded therein, has a receiving surface for receiving a substrate 60. A secondary bias electrode 170 below the dielectric member 155 has a conducting surface 175 exposed to the plasma zone 65. An electrode voltage supply 180 maintains the power electrode 165, primary bias electrode 145, and secondary bias electrode 170, at different electrical potentials to provide a high density, highly directional, plasma in the plasma zone 65 of the chamber 55.
摘要:
An electrostatic chuck 55 for holding a substrate 30 comprises an electrostatic member 100 made from a dielectric 115 covering an electrode 105 that is chargeable to electrostatically hold the substrate 30. A base 175 that includes a heater 235 is joined to the electrostatic member 100. The base may be made from a composite material, such as a porous ceramic infiltrated with the metal, and may be joined to the electrostatic member by a bond layer.
摘要:
An electrostatic chuck 100 useful for holding a substrate 55 in a high density plasma, comprises an electrode 110 at least partially covered by a semiconducting dielectric 115, wherein the semiconducting dielectric 115 may have an electrical resistance of from about 5×109 &OHgr;cm to about 8×1010 &OHgr;cm.
摘要:
A semiconductor wafer chuck for retaining a semiconductor wafer during semiconductor wafer processing in a semiconductor wafer processing system including a connector connecting DC chucking voltage and RF biasing power to an electrode embedded in the body of the chuck. The connector for the chuck includes two or more members joined by resilient banana connections. The connector may be adapted for use as a high temperature connector for an electrostatic chuck operated at an elevated temperature and such connector includes a thermal impedance for reducing the heat transferred from the chuck to the bottom of the connector.
摘要:
A process chamber 110 capable of processing a substrate 50 in a plasma comprises a dielectric 210 covering a first electrode 220 and a second electrode 230, a conductor 250 supporting the dielectric 210, and a voltage supply 170 to supply an RF voltage to the first electrode 220 or the second electrode 230 in the dielectric 210. The first electrode 220 capacitively couples with a process electrode 225 to energize process gas in the process chamber 110 and RF voltage applied to the second electrode 230 is capacitively coupled to the conductor 250 and through a collar 260 or the second electrode 230 is directly capacitively coupled through the collar 260.
摘要:
An electrostatic chuck 55 comprises an electrical connector 140 which is connected to the electrode 105 to conduct an electrical charge to the electrode 105. The electrical connector 140 comprises a refractory metal having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C., such as for example, tungsten, titanium, nickel, tantalum, molybdenum, or alloys thereof. Preferably, the electrical connector 140 is bonded to the electrode 105 by a metal having a softening temperature of less than about 600° C., such as aluminum, indium, or low melting point alloys.