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    • 3. 发明授权
    • Method of plasma etching silicon nitride
    • 等离子体蚀刻氮化硅的方法
    • US06962879B2
    • 2005-11-08
    • US09820694
    • 2001-03-30
    • Helen H. ZhuDavid R. PirkleS. M. Reza SadjadiAndrew S. Li
    • Helen H. ZhuDavid R. PirkleS. M. Reza SadjadiAndrew S. Li
    • H01L21/311H01L21/768H01L21/302
    • H01L21/76811H01L21/31116H01L21/76807H01L21/7681H01L21/76813
    • A semiconductor manufacturing process wherein silicon nitride is plasma etched with selectivity to an overlying and/or underlying dielectric layer such as a silicon oxide or low-k material. The etchant gas includes a fluorocarbon reactant and an oxygen reactant, the ratio of the flow rate of the oxygen reactant to that of the fluorocarbon reactant being no greater than 1.5. The etch rate of the silicon nitride can be at least 5 times higher than that of the oxide. Using a combination of CH3F and O2 with optional carrier gasses such as Ar and/or N2, it is possible to obtain nitride:oxide etch rate selectivities of over 40:1. The process is useful for simultaneously removing silicon nitride in 0.25 micron and smaller contact or via openings and wide trenches in forming structures such as damascene and self-aligned structures.
    • 半导体制造工艺,其中氮化硅被等离子体蚀刻,对上覆和/或下层介电层(例如氧化硅或低k材料)具有选择性。 蚀刻剂气体包括氟碳反应物和氧反应物,氧反应物的流速与氟碳反应物的流速之比不大于1.5。 氮化硅的蚀刻速率可以比氧化物的蚀刻速度高5倍以上。 使用CH 3 3 F和O 2 2的组合与可选的载气如Ar和/或N 2 N组合,可以获得氮化物 :氧化物蚀刻速率选择性超过40:1。 该方法对于同时去除0.25微米和更小的接触或通孔开口和宽沟槽中的氮化硅在形成结构如镶嵌和自对准结构中是有用的。
    • 4. 发明授权
    • Method for monitoring process endpoints in a plasma chamber and a
process monitoring arrangement in a plasma chamber
    • 用于监测等离子体室中的过程端点和等离子体室中的过程监控装置的方法
    • US5846373A
    • 1998-12-08
    • US671918
    • 1996-06-28
    • David R. PirkleRandall S. MundtWilliam Harshbarger
    • David R. PirkleRandall S. MundtWilliam Harshbarger
    • C23C16/44C23C16/50C23C16/52G01B11/06H01J37/32C23C1/08C23C1/00
    • H01J37/32935C23C16/4405C23C16/50C23C16/52G01B11/0683H01J37/32963H01J37/32972
    • Thin film deposition process endpoints and in situ-clean process endpoints are monitored using a single light filter and photodetector arrangement. The light filter has a peak transmission proximate a characteristic wavelength of the deposition plasma, such as Si, and one of the plurality of reaction products, such as NO, in the plasma chamber during in-situ cleaning. Emissions passing through the filter are converted to voltage measurements by a photodetector. In deposition endpoint monitoring, emission intensity of the Si emissions reflected off the surface of the substrate oscillate as deposition thickness increases, with each oscillation corresponding to a definite increase in thickness of the film. The endpoint of the deposition is reached when the number of oscillations in signal intensity versus time corresponds to a desired film thickness. Alternatively, a deposition rate for the film is calculated from the oscillation frequency of emissions reflected off the substrate. Endpoint occurs when the integrated deposition rate corresponds to the desired film thickness. In in-situ clean endpoint monitoring, the endpoint of the process is reached when emission intensity of the particular reaction product decreases to a substantially steady state value, meaning that the reaction is complete.
    • 使用单个光滤波器和光电检测器布置来监测薄膜沉积工艺端点和原位清洁工艺端点。 光过滤器在原位清洁期间在等离子体室中具有接近沉积等离子体的特征波长(诸如Si)和多个反应产物(例如NO)中的一个的峰值传输。 通过滤波器的发射通过光电检测器转换成电压测量。 在沉积端点监测中,随着沉积厚度的增加,从衬底的表面反射的Si发射的发射强度振荡,每个振荡对应于膜的厚度的确定的增加。 当信号强度对时间的振荡次数对应于期望的膜厚度时,达到沉积的终点。 或者,根据从衬底反射的发射的振荡频率计算膜的沉积速率。 当积分沉积速率对应于所需的膜厚度时,发生端点。 在原位清洁端点监测中,当特定反应产物的发射强度降低到基本上稳定的状态值时,达到该过程的终点,意味着反应完成。
    • 10. 发明授权
    • Plasma cleaning method for removing residues in a plasma process chamber
    • 用于去除等离子体处理室中残留物的等离子体清洁方法
    • US5647953A
    • 1997-07-15
    • US577340
    • 1995-12-22
    • Larry WilliamsDavid R. PirkleWilliam HarshbargerTimothy Ebel
    • Larry WilliamsDavid R. PirkleWilliam HarshbargerTimothy Ebel
    • B08B7/00C23C16/44C23C16/00
    • B08B7/0035C23C16/4404C23C16/4405Y10S438/905
    • A method for cleaning and conditioning a plasma processing chamber wherein oxide residues have been previously formed on interior surfaces of the chamber. The method includes introducing a cleaning gas including a fluorine-based gas into the chamber followed by performing a plasma cleaning step. The plasma cleaning step is performed by activating the cleaning gas mixture and forming a plasma cleaning gas, contacting interior surfaces of the chamber with the plasma cleaning gas and removing oxide residues on the interior surfaces. The cleaning step is followed by coating the interior surfaces with silicon dioxide to adhere loose particles to the interior surfaces and a conditioning step wherein uncoated interior surfaces are treated to remove fluorine therefrom. An advantage of the cleaning and conditioning method is that it is not necessary to open the chamber. Also, it is possible to remove oxide residues during the cleaning step and remove fluorine remaining after the cleaning step during the conditioning step. The conditioning step is carried out by introducing a hydrogen-containing gas into the chamber as a purge gas or the chamber can be pressurized by the hydrogen-containing gas followed by evacuating the chamber.
    • 一种用于清洁和调节等离子体处理室的方法,其中先前在室的内表面上形成氧化物残留物。 该方法包括将包括氟基气体的清洁气体引入室中,然后执行等离子体清洗步骤。 通过激活清洁气体混合物并形成等离子体清洁气体,使室的内表面与等离子体清洁气体接触并除去内表面上的氧化物残余物来进行等离子体清洗步骤。 清洁步骤之后,用二氧化硅涂覆内表面以将松散的颗粒粘附到内表面,以及调节步骤,其中处理未涂覆的内表面以从其中除去氟。 清洁和调节方法的优点是不需要打开室。 此外,在清洁步骤期间可以除去氧化物残留物,并且在调节步骤期间除去清洁步骤后剩余的氟。 调节步骤通过将含氢气体作为吹扫气体引入室中,或者可以通过含氢气体对室进行加压,然后抽空室来进行。