US20050211279A1 - Cleaning apparatus of a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and cleaning thereof - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof, and more particularly, to a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof by which a cleaning gas supplied from a radio frequency generator that is provided at a side wall of a chamber is uniformly sprayed into the chamber, thereby effectively performing a cleaning process.
- the high-density plasma (HDP) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process is performed to form insulating layers such as SiO 2 or BiN films between metal layers by a vapor deposition method in processes for fabricating semiconductor devices in the range of approximately 0.5 ⁇ m and less.
- the CVD process is generally performed together with a chemical mechanical polishing process, thereby forming an oxide film of high quality.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 The structure and operation of the HDP CVD chamber will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .
- the conventional HDP CVD chamber 10 as shown in FIG. 1 comprises an upper electrode 12 formed at its upper portion in a bell shape and having high radio frequency (RF) energy applied thereto, and a lower electrode 14 formed on a chuck 16 for fixing a wafer at the center part of the chamber 10 .
- RF radio frequency
- a plurality of process gas nozzles 18 are provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber 10 for supplying a process gas to be sprayed into the space between the upper and lower electrodes 12 , 14 .
- a cleaning gas nozzle 20 for spraying the cleaning gas upward is provided at a predetermined portion of the chamber 10 that is positioned below the process nozzle 18 .
- the operation of the chamber is as follows.
- the process gas is ejected into the space between the upper electrode 12 and the lower electrode 14 , i.e., above the wafer.
- the radio frequency energy is applied to the upper and lower electrodes 12 , 14 so that the process gas is changed into a plasma state, i.e., excited.
- the excited process gas serves to react with a portion of wafer exposed from a photoresist mask pattern to make an oxide film.
- the cleaning process for removing polymers deposited on the internal sidewall of the chamber 10 is as follows.
- a predetermined cleaning gas is first supplied into the chamber 10 through the cleaning gas nozzle 20 in a state where a wafer is not introduced into the chamber 10 .
- the cleaning gas is excited into a plasma state.
- electrons and ions become different in their speed, and thereby positive ions are gathered at the internal sidewall of the chamber 10 to form a direct current voltage there.
- the cleaning gas having a DC voltage characteristic reacts with the polymer deposited on the side wall of the chamber to remove it by the electric power. In this way, the cleaning process is performed.
- Such an incomplete cleaning process causes a decrease in uniformity of the processes after the cleaning process and causes contamination and defects in a wafer because polymers concentrated on the one side of the chamber easily fall off the side wall of the chamber onto the wafer.
- the period of time between the cleaning processes gradually is decreased, thereby decreasing the rate of operation of the facility and, accordingly,. the productivity.
- the elements of the chamber should be disjointed and assembled in order to clean the internal side of the chamber after a predetermined period lapses, thereby increasing working hours and decreasing operation efficiency.
- the polymer on the internal side of the chamber is deposited thicker on the center portion of the dome shaped upper electrode than on the other portions of the chamber.
- the center portion of the upper electrode is remote from the cleaning nozzle, such that the cleaning gas cannot reach as much to clean the center portion of the electrode as the other portions of the chamber. Accordingly, the polymer on the center portion of the chamber falls off onto a wafer more than that on the other portions, thereby causing a failure in process and a defect in a wafer.
- a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber comprises: a chamber; an upper electrode provided in an upper side of the chamber and applied with a radio frequency; a lower electrode provided below the upper electrode and applied with a radio frequency; a chuck provided below the upper electrode and formed thereon with the lower electrode to fix a wafer thereon; and three or more cleaning gas nozzles provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber around the chuck.
- the cleaning gas nozzle be bent toward the upper center of the chamber relative to an upper surface of the chuck.
- the cleaning gas nozzle be bent in a spiral form toward the center portion of the chamber and in a direction of from the lower portion to the upper portion relative to the upper surface of the chuck.
- the cleaning gas is NF 3 .
- a cleaning method of cleaning a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber comprises the steps of: supplying a cleaning gas into the chamber through cleaning gas nozzles provided at the sidewall of the chamber so that the gas fills the space between an upper electrode and a lower electrode; and controlling the amount of the cleaning gas to be supplied in response to the thickness of polymer deposited on an internal sidewall of the chamber.
- the cleaning gas may be ejected with a predetermined elevation angle toward the center of the chamber from the sidewall of the chamber.
- FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of a chamber in which a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition is performed according to the conventional prior art
- FIG. 2 is a cross sectional overview showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of chamber in which a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a cross sectional overview showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown in FIG. 3 ;
- FIG. 5 is a plane view showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown in FIG. 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 show a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber 30 a , 30 b, having formed therein a space housed within a dome shaped upper electrode 12 .
- the upper electrode 12 is provided in an upper side of the chamber and applied with radio frequency energy.
- a lower electrode 14 is provided below the upper electrode 12 and applied with radio frequency energy.
- a chuck 16 is provided below the upper electrode 12 and formed thereon with the lower electrode 14 to fix a wafer thereon.
- a plurality of process gas nozzles . 18 are provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber 30 a , 30 b so that a process gas is ejected into the space between the upper electrode 12 and lower electrode 14 .
- Three or more cleaning gas nozzles 32 a , 32 b are provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber 30 a , 30 b below the process gas nozzle 18 so that a cleaning gas is ejected into the space between the upper electrode 12 and lower electrode 14 .
- the cleaning gas nozzle 32 a , 32 b be bent toward the upper center of the chamber 30 a , 30 b relative to an upper surface of the chuck 16 and the lower electrode 14 , so that the cleaning gas is ejected into the space between the electrodes 12 , 14 with a predetermined pressure by a controller (not shown).
- the cleaning gas nozzles 32 a , 32 b may be bent in a spiral form toward the center portion of the chamber 30 a , 30 b and in a direction from the lower portion to the upper portion relative to the upper surface of the chuck 16 .
- the cleaning gas used is NF 3 .
- the operation of the chamber is as follows.
- the process gas is ejected into the space between the upper electrode 12 and the lower electrode 14 , i.e., above the wafer through the process gas nozzle 18 .
- the radio frequency energy is applied to the upper and lower electrodes 12 , 14 so that the process gas is changed into a plasma state, i.e., excited.
- the excited process gas serves to react with a portion of the wafer that is exposed from a photoresist mask pattern to make an oxide film.
- the cleaning process for removing polymers deposited on the internal sidewall of the chamber 30 a , 30 b is as follows.
- a predetermined cleaning gas is first supplied into the chamber 30 a , 30 b through the cleaning gas nozzles 32 a , 32 b in a state wherein a wafer is not introduced into the chamber 30 a , 30 b .
- the cleaning gas nozzle 32 a , 32 b are arranged at regular intervals around the chuck 16 , the cleaning gas is uniformly sprayed into the chamber 30 a , 30 b with a predetermined ejection pressure by a controller.
- the cleaning gas is ejected toward the center of the chamber 30 a , 30 b and may be first concentrated at the center of the chamber 30 a , 30 b .
- the cleaning gas is uniformly and continuously diffused toward the sidewall of the chamber, thereby forming a uniformed distribution of the cleaning gas in the chamber.
- each of the cleaning gas nozzles 32 b is bent in a spiral shape relative to the center of the chuck 16 , the cleaning gas ejected through the nozzles rotates along the internal sidewall of the chamber 30 b , thereby being uniformly distributed in all directions in the chamber 30 b .
- the density of the cleaning gas is increased at the center portion of the chamber 30 b by the rotation of the cleaning gas.
- the cleaning gas moves toward the upper portion of the chamber 30 b and reaches the upper center port ion of the dome shaped-upper electrode 12 , thereby being distributed in the whole space of the chamber 30 b , resulting from a diffusion phenomenon and concentrated density at the center portion of the chamber 30 b although the cleaning gas itself is heavy.
- the cleaning gas when the cleaning gas is uniformly distributed in the whole space of the chamber, the RF energy is applied to the upper and lower electrodes 12 , 14 and the cleaning gas is excited into a plasma state. As a result, electrons and ions become different in their speed, and thereby positive ions are collected on the internal sidewall of the chamber 30 a , 30 b to form a direct current voltage thereon.
- the cleaning gas having a DC voltage characteristic reacts with the polymer deposited on the internal sidewall of the chamber to remove it by the electric power. In this way, the cleaning process is performed.
- the ejection pressure of the cleaning gas can be controlled while the cleaning gas is supplied through the cleaning gas nozzle 30 b so that the degree of the cleaning efficiency may be controlled.
- a plurality of cleaning gas nozzles are uniformly arranged in the chamber, the cleaning gas is supplied so that the cleaning gas is uniformly distributed in all directions in the chamber, and therefore the cleaning process is effectively performed, and a wafer from being damaged, contaminated and made defective by polymer.
Abstract
A cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber, and a cleaning method thereof, uniformly and sufficiently supplies a cleaning gas into a chamber to uniformly clean the chamber. The cleaning apparatus includes a chamber, an upper electrode provided in an upper portion of the chamber and applied with radio frequency energy, a lower electrode provided below the upper electrode and applied with radio frequency energy, a chuck provided below the upper electrode and formed thereon with the lower electrode to fix a wafer thereon, and three or more cleaning gas nozzles provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber around the chuck.
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- 1) Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof, and more particularly, to a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof by which a cleaning gas supplied from a radio frequency generator that is provided at a side wall of a chamber is uniformly sprayed into the chamber, thereby effectively performing a cleaning process.
- 2) Description of the Related Art
- Generally, the high-density plasma (HDP) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process is performed to form insulating layers such as SiO2 or BiN films between metal layers by a vapor deposition method in processes for fabricating semiconductor devices in the range of approximately 0.5 μm and less. The CVD process is generally performed together with a chemical mechanical polishing process, thereby forming an oxide film of high quality.
- While such processes are performed in a HDP CVD chamber, polymers in a powder state, which are by-products produced during the course of the processes, are deposited to a predetermined thickness on the internal surface of a chamber and the deposited polymers come off from the internal surface and are accumulated on a wafer, thereby causing defects in the wafer. Accordingly, the internal surface of chamber requires a periodical cleaning.
- The structure and operation of the HDP CVD chamber will be explained with reference to the accompanying drawings,
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . - The conventional
HDP CVD chamber 10 as shown inFIG. 1 comprises anupper electrode 12 formed at its upper portion in a bell shape and having high radio frequency (RF) energy applied thereto, and alower electrode 14 formed on achuck 16 for fixing a wafer at the center part of thechamber 10. - In addition, a plurality of
process gas nozzles 18 are provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of thechamber 10 for supplying a process gas to be sprayed into the space between the upper andlower electrodes cleaning gas nozzle 20 for spraying the cleaning gas upward is provided at a predetermined portion of thechamber 10 that is positioned below theprocess nozzle 18. - The operation of the chamber is as follows. When a wafer is placed into the
chamber 10 and fixed to thelower electrode 14 of thechuck 16, the process gas is ejected into the space between theupper electrode 12 and thelower electrode 14, i.e., above the wafer. And, the radio frequency energy is applied to the upper andlower electrodes - At this time, byproducts created during such processes, i.e., various types of polymers, are continuously deposited on the internal surface of the
chamber 10. As a result, the internal surface of thechamber 10 should be cleaned periodically, regardless of whether a wafer is positioned on thelower electrode 14. - The cleaning process for removing polymers deposited on the internal sidewall of the
chamber 10 is as follows. A predetermined cleaning gas is first supplied into thechamber 10 through thecleaning gas nozzle 20 in a state where a wafer is not introduced into thechamber 10. In such a state, when the RF energy is applied to the upper andlower electrodes chamber 10 to form a direct current voltage there. The cleaning gas having a DC voltage characteristic reacts with the polymer deposited on the side wall of the chamber to remove it by the electric power. In this way, the cleaning process is performed. - However, in the conventional prior art, there is a problem that since only one cleaning gas nozzle for supplying a cleaning gas into the chamber is provided at one side of the chamber, the cleaning gas being supplied through the nozzle cannot be uniformly sprayed into the chamber. In other words, since the cleaning gas is concentrated in one side of the chamber, a portion of the chamber adjacent to the nozzle is relatively cleaned more than on a portion remote from the nozzle.
- Such an incomplete cleaning process causes a decrease in uniformity of the processes after the cleaning process and causes contamination and defects in a wafer because polymers concentrated on the one side of the chamber easily fall off the side wall of the chamber onto the wafer. As a result, the period of time between the cleaning processes gradually is decreased, thereby decreasing the rate of operation of the facility and, accordingly,. the productivity. In addition, there is a problem that the elements of the chamber should be disjointed and assembled in order to clean the internal side of the chamber after a predetermined period lapses, thereby increasing working hours and decreasing operation efficiency.
- Particularly, the polymer on the internal side of the chamber is deposited thicker on the center portion of the dome shaped upper electrode than on the other portions of the chamber. In addition, the center portion of the upper electrode is remote from the cleaning nozzle, such that the cleaning gas cannot reach as much to clean the center portion of the electrode as the other portions of the chamber. Accordingly, the polymer on the center portion of the chamber falls off onto a wafer more than that on the other portions, thereby causing a failure in process and a defect in a wafer.
- To solve the problems as described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof by which a cleaning gas is uniformly and sufficiently supplied into a chamber to uniformly clean the chamber, thereby increasing uniformity in processes and preventing contamination and damage of the wafer.
- It is another object of the present invention to provide a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber and a cleaning method thereof by which a period between cleanings of the internal side of a chamber can be extended thereby increasing the productivity, the operation efficiency, the quality of semiconductor device fabricated and the like, and reducing working hours.
- Accordingly, a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber comprises: a chamber; an upper electrode provided in an upper side of the chamber and applied with a radio frequency; a lower electrode provided below the upper electrode and applied with a radio frequency; a chuck provided below the upper electrode and formed thereon with the lower electrode to fix a wafer thereon; and three or more cleaning gas nozzles provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of the chamber around the chuck.
- In addition, it is preferred that the cleaning gas nozzle be bent toward the upper center of the chamber relative to an upper surface of the chuck.
- It is desirable that the cleaning gas nozzle be bent in a spiral form toward the center portion of the chamber and in a direction of from the lower portion to the upper portion relative to the upper surface of the chuck.
- It is preferred that the cleaning gas is NF3.
- In another aspect, a cleaning method of cleaning a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber comprises the steps of: supplying a cleaning gas into the chamber through cleaning gas nozzles provided at the sidewall of the chamber so that the gas fills the space between an upper electrode and a lower electrode; and controlling the amount of the cleaning gas to be supplied in response to the thickness of polymer deposited on an internal sidewall of the chamber.
- The cleaning gas may be ejected with a predetermined elevation angle toward the center of the chamber from the sidewall of the chamber.
- The foregoing and other objects, aspects and advantages will be better understood from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings, in which;
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FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of a chamber in which a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition is performed according to the conventional prior art; -
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional overview showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view showing the structure of chamber in which a high density plasma chemical vapor deposition is performed according to an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a cross sectional overview showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown inFIG. 3 ; and -
FIG. 5 is a plane view showing the arrangement of a cleaning gas supply nozzle in the chamber shown inFIG. 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention. - Herein after, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that like reference numerals are used through the accompanying drawings for designation of like or equivalent parts or portion for simplicity of illustration and explanation. Also, in the following description, specifications will be made to provide a thorough understanding about the present invention. It is apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention can be achieved without the specifications. There will be omission of detailed description of well-known functions and structures, to clarify key points of the present invention.
- FIGS. 3 to 5 show a cleaning apparatus of a high-density plasma chemical
vapor deposition chamber upper electrode 12. Theupper electrode 12 is provided in an upper side of the chamber and applied with radio frequency energy. Alower electrode 14 is provided below theupper electrode 12 and applied with radio frequency energy. Achuck 16 is provided below theupper electrode 12 and formed thereon with thelower electrode 14 to fix a wafer thereon. A plurality of process gas nozzles .18 are provided at regular intervals on the sidewall of thechamber upper electrode 12 andlower electrode 14. Three or morecleaning gas nozzles chamber process gas nozzle 18 so that a cleaning gas is ejected into the space between theupper electrode 12 andlower electrode 14. - In addition, it is preferred that the
cleaning gas nozzle chamber chuck 16 and thelower electrode 14, so that the cleaning gas is ejected into the space between theelectrodes - As shown in
FIG. 5 , thecleaning gas nozzles chamber chuck 16. - At this time, the cleaning gas used is NF3.
- The operation of the chamber is as follows. When a wafer is placed into the
chamber lower electrode 14 of thechuck 16, the process gas is ejected into the space between theupper electrode 12 and thelower electrode 14, i.e., above the wafer through theprocess gas nozzle 18. And, the radio frequency energy is applied to the upper andlower electrodes - At this time, byproducts created during such processes, i.e., various types of polymers, are continuously deposited on the internal surface of the
chamber chamber lower electrode 14. - The cleaning process for removing polymers deposited on the internal sidewall of the
chamber chamber gas nozzles chamber gas nozzle chuck 16, the cleaning gas is uniformly sprayed into thechamber - The cleaning gas is ejected toward the center of the
chamber chamber - In addition, as shown in
FIG. 5 , since each of the cleaninggas nozzles 32 b is bent in a spiral shape relative to the center of thechuck 16, the cleaning gas ejected through the nozzles rotates along the internal sidewall of thechamber 30 b, thereby being uniformly distributed in all directions in thechamber 30 b. At this time, the density of the cleaning gas is increased at the center portion of thechamber 30 b by the rotation of the cleaning gas. As a result, the cleaning gas moves toward the upper portion of thechamber 30 b and reaches the upper center port ion of the dome shaped-upper electrode 12, thereby being distributed in the whole space of thechamber 30 b, resulting from a diffusion phenomenon and concentrated density at the center portion of thechamber 30 b although the cleaning gas itself is heavy. - In such a way, when the cleaning gas is uniformly distributed in the whole space of the chamber, the RF energy is applied to the upper and
lower electrodes chamber - As shown in
FIG. 5 , since the cleaning gas is rotated and ejected in a predetermined direction, even the upper center portion of theupper electrode 12, where more polymer is deposited than in the other portions of theupper electrode 12, can be entirely cleaned by the rotating cleaning gas, thereby increasing the efficiency in the cleaning operation. - The ejection pressure of the cleaning gas can be controlled while the cleaning gas is supplied through the cleaning
gas nozzle 30 b so that the degree of the cleaning efficiency may be controlled. - A plurality of cleaning gas nozzles are uniformly arranged in the chamber, the cleaning gas is supplied so that the cleaning gas is uniformly distributed in all directions in the chamber, and therefore the cleaning process is effectively performed, and a wafer from being damaged, contaminated and made defective by polymer.
- While the invention has been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention can be practiced with modifications within the sprit and scope of the appended claims.
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6. A method of cleaning a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber, comprising:
supplying a cleaning gas into the chamber through cleaning gas nozzles provided at a sidewall of the chamber so that the cleaning gas fills a space between an upper electrode and a lower electrode in the chamber, increasing a density of the cleaning gas at a center portion of the chamber and projecting the cleaning gas to an upper portion of the chamber; and
controlling an amount of the cleaning gas to be supplied in response to a thickness of polymer deposited on the sidewall of the chamber.
7. The cleaning method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the cleaning gas is projected from the sidewall of the chamber with a predetermined elevation angle toward the center of the chamber and around the sidewall of the chamber.
8. A method of cleaning a high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber, comprising:
supplying a cleaning gas into the chamber through at least three cleaning gas nozzles provided along a sidewall of the chamber so that the cleaning gas fills a space between an upper electrode and a lower electrode in the chamber; and
projecting the cleaning gas to an upper portion of the chamber.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the cleaning gas is projected from the sidewall of the chamber with a predetermined elevation angle toward the center of the chamber.
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