WO2003030241A1 - Appareil de traitement de plasma - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a plasma processing apparatus, and more particularly to a plasma processing apparatus that performs a plasma process such as etching or film formation on a substrate to be processed such as a semiconductor wafer or a glass substrate for LCD.
- a plasma processing apparatus that performs a plasma process such as etching or film formation on a substrate to be processed such as a semiconductor wafer or a glass substrate for LCD.
- plasma is generated in a processing chamber, and the plasma is applied to a substrate to be processed (for example, a semiconductor wafer or a glass substrate for an LCD) disposed in the processing chamber, to generate a predetermined plasma.
- a predetermined process is performed by applying plasma to a substrate to be processed in a vacuum chamber whose inside can be hermetically closed.
- a so-called parallel plate type plasma processing apparatus an upper electrode and a lower electrode are provided in the vacuum chamber so as to face in parallel. Then, the substrate to be processed is placed on the lower electrode, and high-frequency power is supplied between the upper electrode and the lower electrode to generate a plasma of the processing gas. It is configured to perform processing.
- the lower electrode 100 is connected to a high frequency While supplying wave power, the second high-frequency power supply 102 supplies high-frequency power having a lower frequency than this, and two types of high-frequency power having different frequencies are superimposed and supplied to the lower electrode 100.
- the plasma density is increased by supplying high-frequency high-frequency power, and ions in the plasma are drawn into the substrate to be processed by supplying low-frequency high-frequency power.
- the energy of the ion is kept low.
- a focus ring 103 made of quartz or the like is provided around the lower electrode 100, and a lower portion of the lower electrode 100 is provided with a vacuum chamber bottom 100.
- An insulation board (insulator board) 105 for electrical insulation from 4 is provided.
- a wafer lift mechanism for lifting a wafer or the like to be processed onto the lower electrode 100 by a plurality (usually three or four) of lifter pins 106 or the like.
- piping system for supplying cooling solvent to lower electrode 100 for cooling, gas for heat transfer between backside of wafer and lower electrode 100 eg He gas
- a piping system for supplying the pressure, a temperature sensor and an electric system cup for the electrostatic chuck there are provided.
- a matching unit 110 for impedance matching is composed of an HF matching unit 111 for performing impedance matching with respect to high-frequency power having a high frequency from the first high-frequency power supply 101, and a second high-frequency matching unit. It is composed of an LF matching section 112 for impedance matching with low-frequency high-frequency power from the power supply 102, and an LPF (mouth-to-pass filter) 113. ing.
- the matching device 110 As a result, it becomes difficult to arrange the matching device 110 near the lower electrode 100, so that the matching device 110 and the lower electrode 100 have a coaxial structure, It is electrically connected by a power supply rod 120 having a length of several tens of cm (for example, about 50 cm), so that high-frequency power in which high-frequency power of two frequencies is superimposed is supplied to the lower electrode 100. I have to.
- the matching device is provided outside the vacuum chamber, and a gap between the matching device and the lower electrode is electrically provided by a power supply rod having a length of, for example, about 50 cm. It is connected.
- an object of the present invention is to suppress an increase in power loss even when high-frequency power of a high frequency is used, and to easily perform matching without using a special matching element. It is an object of the present invention to provide a plasma processing apparatus capable of performing the above.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is configured such that the inside thereof can be hermetically closed, a vacuum chamber for applying a plasma to the substrate to be processed and performing a predetermined process, and a vacuum chamber provided in the vacuum chamber;
- a lower electrode configured to be mounted, an upper electrode provided to face the lower electrode, a processing gas supply mechanism for supplying a predetermined processing gas into the vacuum chamber,
- a first high-frequency power supply for supplying high-frequency power of a predetermined first frequency to the lower electrode; and a second high-frequency power supply for supplying high-frequency power of a second frequency lower than the first frequency to the lower electrode.
- a high-frequency power supply and a first matching device that performs impedance matching of the high-frequency power supplied from the first high-frequency power supply to the lower electrode, the first matching device being provided from a central portion of the lower electrode to the lower electrode.
- a first power supply unit configured to supply high-frequency power having a frequency of the same frequency; and a high-frequency power supplied to the lower electrode from the second high-frequency power supply, configured separately from the first matching device.
- a second matching unit for performing impedance matching, and a second power supply unit configured to supply high-frequency power of the second frequency to the lower electrode from the outer periphery of the lower electrode. It is characterized by the following.
- the lower electrode is supported on a plate-shaped insulator plate, and a gap is provided between the insulator plate and a bottom portion of the vacuum chamber at a ground potential. Is formed.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the first matching device is provided in the gap.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the first matching device is electrically connected to the lower electrode via a power supply rod having a non-coaxial structure.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the first frequency is 135.6 to 15 OMHZ.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the second frequency is in a range of 0.5 to 13.56 MHz.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the lower electrode has a capacitance of 50 pF or less.
- the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention is configured to generate plasma on the substrate to be processed. And performing an etching process.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the plasma processing apparatus of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a main configuration of the plasma processing apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a modification of the main part configuration of the plasma processing apparatus of FIG.
- Figure 4 shows the relationship between the material and thickness of the lower insulating part of the lower electrode and the total capacitance.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing a schematic configuration of a main part of a conventional plasma processing apparatus.
- FIG. 1 schematically shows a schematic configuration of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a plasma etching apparatus for etching a wafer. Things.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a vacuum chamber whose material is made of, for example, aluminum or the like, whose inside is airtightly closed, and whose inside is a cylindrical plasma processing chamber.
- a lower electrode 2 for supporting a wafer (semiconductor wafer) w as a substrate to be processed substantially horizontally with the surface to be processed facing upward.
- an upper electrode 3 is provided on the ceiling in the vacuum chamber 1 so as to face the lower electrode 2 in parallel.
- the upper electrode 3 is provided with a large number of through holes 3a to form a so-called shower head. Then, a predetermined processing gas supplied from the processing gas supply source 4 is supplied to the wafer provided on the lower electrode 2 through the through holes 3a. It is configured so that it can be sent uniformly to w.
- an exhaust port 5 is provided at the bottom of the vacuum chamber 1 so as to be located around the lower electrode 2, and the exhaust port 5 is connected to an exhaust device 6 composed of a vacuum pump or the like.
- the lower portion of the mounting surface around the lower electrode 2 is formed of an annular plate-shaped member so as to be interposed between the peripheral portion of the lower electrode 2 and the inner wall of the vacuum chamber 1.
- a ring (baffle) 7 is provided.
- the exhaust ring 7 is provided with a large number of through holes 7a.
- the gas is exhausted from the periphery of the lower electrode 2 by exhausting from the exhaust port 5 through the exhaust port 5 through the exhaust ring 7, and the uniform processing gas is introduced into the vacuum chamber 1. A flow is being formed.
- an electrostatic chuck 8 for electrostatically holding the wafer W by suction is provided.
- the electrostatic chuck 8 has an electrode 8b arranged between insulators 8a, and a DC high-voltage power supply (HV) 9 is connected to the electrode 8b. Then, by applying a DC voltage from the DC high-voltage power supply 9 to the electrode 8b, the wafer W is attracted and held on the lower electrode 2 by Coulomb force or the like.
- HV DC high-voltage power supply
- the lower electrode 2 has a coolant flow path 10 for circulating a coolant, and a gas introduction mechanism 1 for supplying He gas to the back surface of the wafer W in order to efficiently transmit cold heat from the coolant to the wafer W. 1 is provided so that the temperature of the wafer W can be controlled to a desired temperature. Piping and the like for supplying the refrigerant and the He gas to the refrigerant flow path 10 and the gas introduction mechanism 11 from the outside are provided so as to be located on the outer peripheral portion of the lower electrode 2.
- an insulator plate 12 made of an insulator such as alumina is provided on the lower side of the lower electrode 2. It is supported at the bottom of the empty chamber 1.
- the vacuum chamber 1 has a ground potential.
- a gap 13 is formed between the lower portion of the insulator plate 12 and the bottom of the vacuum chamber 1.
- the gap 13 is formed in the center of the lower electrode 2 so as to be located in the gap 13.
- the HF matching device 14 is provided.
- the HF matching box 14 has an electrical output end connected electrically to the center of the lower electrode 2, while an input side connected to a first high-frequency power supply 15. ing. Then, the high-frequency power (the frequency is 13.56 to 150 MHz, for example, 100 MHz) from the first high-frequency power supply 15 is supplied to the center of the lower electrode 2 through the HF matching unit 14.
- the first power supply means is configured to be able to supply power.
- a variable capacitor C2 is provided in series with the power supply circuit for impedance matching.
- the capacitor C2 is constituted by a vacuum variable capacitor.
- the capacitor C2 is electrically connected to the lower electrode 2 by a non-coaxial power supply rod 19.
- the non-coaxial power feed rod as shown in Fig. 1, consists of a single cylindrical power feed rod or a single conductor of a shape other than cylindrical, with a ground conductor on the outside. Say what you don't.
- it is not necessary to use a coaxial feeder rod because the feed path is short, and the grounded chamber wall functions as an outer ground conductor of the coaxial feeder rod. This is because a shielding effect can be obtained.
- a coaxial feed rod may be used to further increase the shielding efficiency.
- an LPF (mouth-to-pass filter) 16 for cutting the high frequency from the first high-frequency power supply 15 described above is provided below the outer peripheral portion of the lower electrode 2.
- a frequency power supply 18 is electrically connected to the outer periphery of the lower electrode 2.
- the high-frequency power (frequency is 0.5 to 1.3.6 MHz, for example, 3.2 MHz) from the second high-frequency power supply 18 is supplied to the lower electrode via the LF matching device 17 and the LPF 16.
- the second power supply means is configured to be able to supply power to the outer peripheral portion of the second power supply.
- the electrical connection between the LPF 16 and the LF matching device 17 is made by a coaxial tube or a coaxial cable.
- the lower electrode 2 has a plurality of (three in this embodiment) riff pins 20 penetrating through the lower electrode 2. It is provided as follows. The lifter pins 20 are moved up and down by a wafer lift mechanism (not shown), and the wafer W is supported by the lifter pins 20 above the lower electrode 2 when the wafer W is loaded and unloaded. I have.
- HF indicates a connection portion of the matching device 14 to the lower electrode 2, that is, a power supply portion of high-frequency power of the first frequency
- LF indicates an LPF 16 to the lower electrode 2.
- a connecting portion that is, a power supply portion for high-frequency power of the second frequency is shown. Indicated part is shown.
- the HF matching device 14 and the LF matching device 17 are configured separately, and the size of each matching device is reduced compared to the case where they are integrally configured. .
- the downsized HF matching device 14 is arranged at the lower central portion of the lower electrode 2 and the HF matching device 14 is electrically connected to the lower electrode 2 without passing through a coaxial feed rod. It has a configuration. This eliminates the L (inductance) component and C (capacitance) component caused by using a coaxial feed rod. Therefore, the first Even if high-frequency power having a high frequency of, for example, 60 MHz or more is supplied from the high-frequency power supply 15, the occurrence of power loss can be suppressed. In addition, since the value of C (capacitance) required for the capacitor C 2 and the like of the HF matching unit 14 can be suppressed from becoming extremely small, a commercially available vacuum variable capacitor C 2 or the like can be used. A matching element such as a capacitor can be used.
- high frequency power (short wavelength) from the first high frequency power supply 15 is supplied from the center of the lower electrode 2, so that the lower electrode is affected by the standing wave and so on. Non-uniform processing of the wafer W on the electrode can be prevented.
- the high-frequency power from the second high-frequency power supply 18 is supplied from the outer periphery of the lower electrode 2, but the high-frequency power from the second high-frequency power supply 18 is supplied from the first high-frequency power supply 18. Since the frequency is lower (wavelength is longer) than the high-frequency power from the power supply 15, even if such a configuration is adopted, the effects of standing waves and the like can be ignored. As shown in FIG. 3, the high-frequency power supply section from the second high-frequency power supply 18 is connected to the lower part of the LF power supply section via, for example, an annular conductor (for example, aluminum) 21. A configuration for connecting to the electrode 2 is also possible. As described above, by supplying the high-frequency power concentrically to the lower electrode 2, the effect of the standing wave can be suppressed and more detailed plasma control can be performed.
- the insulator plate 12 made of an insulator such as alumina is provided below the lower electrode 2, and the lower portion of the insulator plate 12 and the vacuum chamber 1 A gap 13 is formed between the base and the bottom.
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- the insulator plate 12 and the vacuum chamber 1 A gap 13 is formed between the base and the bottom.
- the vertical axis represents the total capacitance (pF)
- the horizontal axis represents the thickness (mm)
- the thickness of the insulating portion below the lower electrode 2 (the lower surface of the lower electrode 2 and the bottom surface of the vacuum chamber 1). This shows the change in the total capacity when the distance between the two is changed.
- ⁇ change in overall thickness '' indicated by a square mark indicates a case where an alumina plate and a quartz plate are arranged below the lower electrode 2 and the thicknesses are changed at the same ratio.
- the expression “alumina sandwiched” indicated by a circular mark indicates a case where an alumina plate is sandwiched below the above-described configuration in which the alumina plate and the quartz plate are arranged, and the thickness of the alumina plate is changed.
- the phrase “sandwich quartz” indicated by a triangle mark indicates a case where quartz is sandwiched in place of the above-described alumina and the thickness of the quartz is changed, and is indicated by a black inverted triangle mark.
- the expression “to sandwich a space” indicates a case where a space is provided instead of the above-described alumina and the thickness of the space is changed.
- the phrase “the quartz part is also a space and sandwiches the space” indicated by the white inverted triangle mark means that the part of the quartz plate placed below the above alumina plate is also a space and the space below that 3 shows a case where the thickness is changed. As shown in the figure, by providing a space, the total capacitance at the same thickness can be reduced as compared with the case where an alumina plate or a quartz plate is arranged.
- the capacitance of the entire lower electrode 2 is preferably about 50 pF or less. In the present embodiment, by forming the gap 13 as described above, the capacitance of the entire lower electrode 2 is reduced. It is about 35 pF.
- C capacity Component can be reduced, and even if high-frequency power having a frequency of, for example, 100 MHz or more is supplied from the first high-frequency power supply 15, power loss can be suppressed. .
- a gate valve (not shown) provided in the vacuum chamber 1 is opened.
- the wafer W is loaded into the vacuum chamber 1 by a transfer arm or the like of an automatic transfer mechanism through a load lock chamber (not shown) arranged adjacent to the gate valve, and is placed on the lower electrode 2. It is attracted and held by the electrostatic chuck 8.
- the transfer arm is retracted out of the vacuum chamber 1 and the gate valve is closed.
- the inside of the vacuum chamber 1 is evacuated by the evacuation mechanism 6, and a predetermined processing gas, for example, C 4 F is supplied from the processing gas supply source 4 through the through-hole 3 a of the upper electrode 3.
- a predetermined processing gas for example, C 4 F is supplied from the processing gas supply source 4 through the through-hole 3 a of the upper electrode 3.
- 6 + Ar + 0 2 flow rate, for example, 45/750/30 sccm
- the pressure inside the vacuum chamber 1 is, for example, 5.32 Pa (40 mTorr). Is held.
- the high-frequency power having a frequency of about 13.56 to 150 MHz, for example, 80 MHz is supplied from the first high-frequency power supply 15 to the lower electrode via the first power supply means described above. Supplied to the center of 2.
- the high-frequency power having a frequency of 0.5 to 13.45 MHz, for example, 3.2 MHz is applied to the lower electrode 2. It is supplied to the outer periphery.
- the wafer W is carried out of the vacuum chamber 1 in a procedure reverse to the procedure described above.
- the present invention is not limited to such a case.
- it may be one that processes a substrate other than the wafer W, and may be applied to plasma processing other than etching, for example, a film forming processing apparatus such as CVD.
- the plasma processing apparatus according to the present invention can be used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry or the like that manufactures semiconductor devices. Therefore, the present invention has industrial applicability.
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