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- Monitoring devices such as sensors, may be employed to collect data about the various process parameters (such as bias voltage, reflected power, pressure, and the likes) during substrate processing.
- sensor refers to a device that may be employed to detect conditions and/or signals of a plasma processing component.
- component will be used to refer to an atomic or a multi-part assembly in a processing chamber.
- Fig. 1 shows a prior art overall logic view of an interconnecting tool environment with a host-level analysis server.
- FIG. 2 shows a simple block diagram of an interconnecting tool environment with a cluster tool level solution for correlating data between the sensors and the process model controllers.
- FIG. 3 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple logic overview of a process-level troubleshooting architecture.
- FIG. 4 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple functional diagram of a process module level analysis server.
- Fig. 5 shows, a simple diagram of a micro-arcing event.
- FIGs. 6A and 6B show, in embodiments of the invention, simple block diagrams of a processing environment.
- FIG. 7 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple flowchart illustrating a method for detecting a real-time fast transient event within a production environment in which the fast sampling transient detection algorithm is not part of an analyzing module.
- inventions are described hereinbelow, including methods and techniques. It should be kept in mind that the invention might also cover articles of manufacture that includes a computer readable medium on which computer-readable instructions for carrying out embodiments of the inventive technique are stored.
- the computer readable medium may include, for example, semiconductor, magnetic, opto-magnetic, optical, or other forms of computer readable medium for storing computer readable code.
- the invention may also cover apparatuses for practicing embodiments of the invention. Such apparatus may include circuits, dedicated and/or programmable, to carry out tasks pertaining to
- Examples of such apparatus include a general-purpose computer and/or a dedicated computing device when appropriately programmed and may include a combination of a computer/computing device and dedicated/programmable circuits adapted for the various tasks pertaining to embodiments of the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a prior art overall logic view of an interconnecting tool environment with a host-level analysis server.
- a manufacturing company may have one or more cluster tools (such as etch tools, cleaning tools, strip tools, and the likes).
- Each cluster tool may have a plurality of processing modules, wherein each processing module is configured for one or more specific processes.
- Each cluster tool may be controlled by a cluster tool controller (CTC), such as CTC 104, CTC 106, and CTC 108.
- CTC cluster tool controller
- Each cluster tool controller may interact with one or more process module controller (PMC), such as PMCs 110, 112, 114, and 116.
- PMCs 110 process module controller
- sensors may be employed to collect data (sensed data) about processing parameters during substrate processing.
- a plurality of sensors such as sensors 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140
- the type of sensors that may be available may depend upon the type of data that may be collected.
- sensor 118 may be configured to collect voltage data.
- sensor 120 may be configured to collect pressure data.
- the sensors that may be employed to collect data from a process module may be of different brands, makes, and/or models. As a result, a sensor may have little or no interaction with another sensor.
- a sensor is configured to collect measurement data about one or more specific parameters. Since most sensors are not configured to perform processing, each sensor may be coupled to a computing module (such as a computer, user interface, and the likes).
- the computing module is usually configured to process the analog data and to convert the raw analog data into a digital format.
- sensor 118 collects voltage data from PMC 110 via sensor cable 144.
- the analog voltage data received by sensor 118 is processed by a computing module 118b.
- the data collected by the sensors are sent to a host-level analysis server (such as data box 142).
- a host-level analysis server such as data box 142
- the data is first converted from an analog format into a digital format by the computing module.
- computing module 118b converts the analog data collected by sensor 118 into a digital format before sending the data over a network path 146 to data box 142.
- Data box 142 may be a centralized analysis server that is configured to collect, process, and analyze data from a plurality of sources, including the sensors and the process modules. Usually, one data box may be available to process the data collected during substrate processing by all of the cluster tools of a single manufacturing company.
- the actual amount of data that may be transmitted to data box 142 may be significantly less than the amount collected by the sensors.
- a sensor may collect a massive amount of data.
- a sensor may collect data at rates of up to 1 megabyte per second. However, only a fraction of the data collected by the sensors is sent to data box 142.
- the network pipeline to data box 142 may not be able to handle large volume of data from a plurality of sources (such as sensors 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140) being sent to a single receiver (such as data box 142).
- the network path between the sensor arrangements (sensor and computing module) and data box 142 may experience major traffic congestion as data box 142 tries to receive the massive amount of data coming from all of the sensor arrangements.
- the data packets being sent may be dropped and may have to be resent, thereby putting an additional burden onto the already heavily congested network pipeline.
- data box 142 may not be able to handle a high volume of incoming data from multiple sources while at the same time performing other important functions, such as processing and analyzing data.
- data box 142 is not only configured to receive the incoming data packets but data box 142 is also configured to process and analyze all of the incoming data streams, for example. Since data box 142 is the analysis server for the different data streams being collected, data box 142 needs sufficient processing capability to perform analysis on the plethora of data streams.
- data box 142 Since data box 142 has limited processing resource, only a fraction of the data collected from each sensor is sent to data box 142. In an example, of the thousands of data items that may be collected by a single sensor, only 10-15 data items at 1-5 hertz may be forwarded to data box 142. In one example, only a summary of the data collected by sensor 118 may be sent to data box 142.
- data box 142 may also be receiving data from the process module controllers.
- process module data and process context data may be collected by each process module controller and forwarded to data box 142.
- process module data and process context data may also be referred to as process module and chamber data.
- process module data and process context data may be collected by PMC 110 and be sent to CTC 104 via a path 148.
- CTC 104 is not only managing the data from PMC 110 but may also be handling the data from the other processing module controllers within the cluster tool (such as PMC 112, PMC 114, and PMC 116).
- the data collected by the cluster tool controller is then transmitted to a fab host 102 via a semiconductor equipment communication standard/generic equipment module
- CTC 104 transmits data collected from PMCs 110, 112, 114, and/or 116 to fab host 102 through SECS/GEM 156 via a path 150.
- Fab host 102 may not only be receiving data from CTC 104, but also may be receiving data from other cluster tool controllers, such as CTCs 106 and 108, for example.
- the data collected by fab host 102 is then forwarded to data box 142 via a path 158. Due to the sheer volume of data being collected, not all data being sent to fab host 102 is forwarded to data box 142. In many instances, only a summary of the data may be transmitted to data box 142.
- Data box 142 may process, analyze and/or correlate the data collected by the sensors and the process module controllers. If an anomaly is identified, data box 120 may then determine the source of the problem, such as a parameter that is not in conformance with a recipe step being performed in PMC 110, for example. Once the source of the problem has been identified, data box 142 may send an interdiction in the format of an Ethernet message to fab host 102. Upon receiving the message, fab host 102 may forward the message through SECS/GEM 156 to CTC 104. The cluster tool controller may then relay the message to the intended process module controller, which is PMC 110 in this example.
- the interdiction is usually not provided in real-time. Instead, the interdiction is usually received by the intended process module after the affected substrate has been processed or even after the entire substrate lot has exited the process module.
- Another reason for the delay in receiving the interdiction by the process module is due to the incomplete data streams that are being received by data box 142. Since data box 142 is receiving data from a plethora of sources, the actual data that is being sent to data box 142 is significantly less than the data being collected. In an example, instead of sending the 1 gigahertz data stream that is being collected by sensor 118, only a fraction (about 1-5 hertz) of the data is actually being sent. As a result, even though data box 142 is receiving a high volume of data from all of its sources, the data that is being received is usually incomplete. Thus, determining an uncontrolled event may take time given that data box 142 may not have access to the complete data set from all sources.
- data box 142 may vary.
- data are sent directly from a sensor arrangement (that is sensor and its computing module) after the analog data has been converted into digital data.
- the data collected by the process module is transmitted over a longer network path (through at least cluster tool controller and fab host). Accordingly, data box 142 is unable to complete its analysis until all related data streams have been received.
- the first bottleneck is at the cluster tool controller. Since the data collected by the process modules within a cluster tool is being sent to a single cluster tool controller, the first bottleneck occurs since the data streams from the various process modules have to be processed through a single cluster tool controller. Given the sheer volume of data that can be transmitted from each process module, the network path to the cluster tool controller usually experiences heavy traffic congestion.
- the data is transmitted to fab host 102.
- the second bottleneck may occur at fab host 102.
- traffic into fab host 102 may also be experiencing congestion due to the high volume of data being received.
- Another factor contributing to the delay is the challenge of correlating data from the various data sources. Since the data streams being received by data box 142 is usually a summary of the data collected from each sensor and/or process modules, correlating the data may be a challenging task since the data streams available may be of different time intervals. In an example, the selected data streams transmitted to data box 142 from sensor 118 may be at a one second interval while the data streams from PMC 110 may be at a two second interval. As a result, correlating data streams may require time before an uncontrolled event may be definitively determined.
- An additional challenge for correlating the data is due to the different paths by which the data are being sent to data box 142.
- the data may be exposed to computer drift, network latency, network loading and the likes.
- data box 142 may have difficulty correlating the data from the various sources. Given that a tight correlation is required to quickly identify uncontrolled events, more analysis may be required to be performed before an uncontrolled event may be accurately identified.
- each sensor arrangement In addition to the cost of maintaining a cluster tool system, additional cost is associated with the sensor arrangements. Since each sensor may be of different brands/makes/models, each sensor arrangement usually includes a sensor and a computing module. Physical space is usually required to house each of the sensor arrangements. Accordingly, the cost of housing the sensor arrangement can become pricey, especially in areas in which real estate prices can be high.
- a cluster-level analysis server is provided.
- Fig. 2 shows a simple block diagram of an interconnecting tool environment with a cluster-tool-level solution for correlating data between the sensors and the process model controllers.
- a cluster tool may include a plurality of process modules (such as PMCs 210, 212, 214, and 216). To collect data for analysis, each process module may be coupled to a plurality of sensors (such as sensors 218, 220, 222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, and 240). Each sensor may interact with its corresponding process module controller via a sensor cable (such as sensor cable 244) to collect processing parameter data. The data collected by the sensor may be in analog format.
- a computing module (such as computing module 218b) may process and convert the data into a digital format before forwarding the data via a path 246 to a cluster-level analysis server (such as remote controller 242).
- each process module controller may also transmit data (such as process module data and process context data) to a cluster tool controller (such as CTC 204 and 206).
- data collected by PMC 210 may be transmitted to CTC 204 via a path 248.
- CTC 204 may also be receiving data from the other processing module controllers (such as PMC 212, 214, and 216).
- the data received by the cluster tool controller is then forwarded via a path 250 to a fab host 202.
- a serial tap may be connected to network path 250 to duplicate the data being forwarded to fab host 202.
- a serial tap 208 may intercept the data being forwarded by CTC 204 to fab host 202.
- the data is duplicated and a copy of the data stream is sent to remote controller 242 via a path 254. If the fab host is connected to more than one cluster tool controller, than for each cluster tool controller, a dedicated remote controller is associated with the cluster tool controller.
- the data being sent from CTC 206 to fab host 202 via a path 252 is intercepted by another serial tap (256).
- the data is duplicated and sent via a path 258 to a remote controller (260) that is different than the remote controller (242) associated with CTC 204.
- each cluster tool is associated with its own remote controller. Since each remote controller is handling data from a fewer number of data sources (such as the process module controllers and the sensors associated with a single cluster tool), each remote controller is able to handle a higher volume of data from each source. In an example, instead of 30-100 data items being sent, about 4OkB - 10OkB data items at 10 hertz may now be received by each remote controller.
- the remote controller may send an interdiction to the cluster tool controller.
- remote controller 242 identifies a problem within PMC 210.
- An interdiction is sent via paths 254 and 250 through serial tap 208 to CTC 204.
- CTC 204 Upon receiving the interdiction, CTC 204 forwards the interdiction to the intended process module controller, which is PMC 210 in this example.
- the remote controller is only responsible for handling data from one cluster tool instead of a plurality of clusters tools (as being done by data box 142), more data may be analyzed and better correlation may exist between the different data sets. As a result, the remote controller may perform better and faster analysis, thereby providing more timely intervention to correct an uncontrolled event within a processing module.
- the interdiction sent by remote controller 242 instead of receiving an interdiction to prevent an identified uncontrolled event from happening in the next substrate lot (such as the interdiction provided by data box 142), the interdiction sent by remote controller 242, for example, may enable the process engineers to salvage at least part of the substrate lot that is scheduled to be processed.
- the remote controller solution is a better solution than the data box solution, the remote controller solution still depends upon summary data to perform its analysis. As a result, problems that may be occurring during substrate processing may remain unidentified. Further, the path between the process module and the remote controller is still not a direct path. As a result, computer drift, network latency, and/or network loading may cause time discrepancy that may make it difficult for the remote controller to correlate the data from the sensors with the data from the process modules.
- the remote controller solution has increased the timeliness of the interdiction, the remote controller solution is still inadequate.
- the interdiction may be able to prevent a problem experienced by the affected substrate from occurring during the processing of the next substrate.
- waste due to damaged substrate and/or downtime due to damaged processing chamber components may translate into market loss. Accordingly, a real-time solution for identifying uncontrolled event is desired.
- a process- level troubleshooting architecture (PLTA) is provided in which troubleshooting is performed at the process module level.
- PLTA process-level troubleshooting architecture
- Embodiment of the invention includes a process-level troubleshooting architecture that provides for real-time analysis with real-time interdiction.
- Embodiment of the invention further includes arrangements for load balancing and fault tolerance between sensors.
- the process-level troubleshooting architecture is a network system in which an analysis server is communicating with a single processing module and its corresponding sensors.
- the information being exchanged in the network is bidirectional.
- the analysis server may be continually receiving process data from the processing module and sensors.
- the sensors may be receiving data from the processing module and the processing module may be receiving instructions from the analysis server.
- a substrate is being processed.
- a plurality of data may be collected.
- data about pressure is collected every 100 milliseconds. If the processing takes one hour, 36,000 data items have been collected for the pressure parameter.
- a plurality of other process data e.g., voltage bias, temperature, etc.
- pressure data may also be collected. Thus, a considerable amount of data is being collected by the time the substrate process has completed.
- the data are transmitted to an analysis server that may be configured to service data collected from a plurality of processing modules (such as remote controller 242 of Fig. 2) if not from a plurality of cluster tools (such as data box 142). Since the data streams are coming from a plurality of sources, time is required to analyze and/or correlate the data. Further, since the analysis server of the prior art may not be able to process and analyze all of the data collected, only a fraction of data collected from each source is transmitted to the analysis server. As a result, the complex task of coordinating, processing, correlating, and/or analyzing the data streams requires time that may not always be readily available.
- the inventors herein realized that a more accurate and quicker analysis may be performed if more granular data is available for analysis.
- the analysis server has to be analyzing data from fewer sources.
- an arrangement is provided for processing and/or analyzing data at a process module level.
- a process-module-level analysis server is provided for performing analysis for each process module and its corresponding sensors.
- the process-module-level analysis server includes a shared memory backbone that may include one or more processors. Each processor may be configured to interact with one or more sensors.
- data collected by sensor 1 may be processed by processor 1 while data collected by sensor 2 is processed by processor
- the processors may share its processing power with one another to perform load balancing and fault tolerance.
- a computing module is configured to handle the data collected by a sensor. Since each computing module is an individual unit and usually does not interact with one another, load balancing is usually not performed.
- the set of processors within the process-module-level analysis server may perform load balancing. In an example, if processor 1 is experiencing data overload while processor 2 is receiving little or no data, processor 2 may be recruited to assist processor 1 in processing the data from sensor 1.
- the processors may be divided into two types of processors: primary processor and secondary processor. Both primary and secondary processors are configured to handle data from sensors. In an example, if secondary processor 1 is associated with sensor 1 then secondary processor 1 usually only process data coming from sensor 1. Likewise, if secondary processor 2 is associated with sensors 2 and 3, then secondary processor 2 usually only process data coming from those two sensors (2 and 3).
- the shared memory backbone may include one or more primary processors.
- the set of primary processors may be configured not only to handle data from the sensors but may also be configured to handle data coming from the processing module.
- the set of primary processors is configured to correlate the data between the various sources (such as the sensors and processing module) and perform analysis. If an interdiction is needed, the set of primary processors is configured to send the interdiction to the process module controller.
- Fig. 3 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple logic overview of a process-level troubleshooting architecture.
- a manufacturing company may have more than one cluster tool, a single cluster tool is used as an illustration of one embodiment of the invention.
- a cluster tool may have a varying number of processing modules, the example illustrated in Fig. 3 include a single cluster tool with four processing modules.
- the data collected by each processing module is collected by its corresponding processing module controllers (PMC 306, PMC 308, PMC 310, and PMC 312) and transmitted to a fab host 302 via a cluster tool controller (CTC) 304.
- PMC 306, PMC 308, PMC 310, and PMC 312 processing module controllers
- CTC cluster tool controller
- the data that may be transmitted by the PMCs may be the same type of data (process module data and process context data) that has been previously sent in the prior art. Unlike the prior art, the data being transmitted to fab host 302 is not relied upon by the processing modules to perform troubleshooting. Instead, the data may be archived and be made available for future analysis.
- a process-module-level analysis server (APECS 314) is provided to perform the analysis needed for troubleshooting.
- APECS 314 a process-module-level analysis server
- sensors 316, 318, and 320 are collecting data from PMC 308.
- sensor 316 is configured to collect voltage bias data from PMC 308.
- Analog data collected from PMC 308 is sent via sensor cable 328 to sensor 316.
- sensors 318 and 320 may be collected data via sensor cables 330 and 332, respectively. The data collected by the sensors may then be transmitted via one of the paths 322, 324, and 326 to APECS 314 for processing and/or analysis.
- each sensor may include a simple data converter that may be employed to convert the analog data into digital data before forwarding the data to APECS 314.
- a data converter such as a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) may be built into APECS 314, in an embodiment.
- each processor may include a data converter algorithm for converting the data into a digital format as part of its processing.
- APECS 314 Since APECS 314 is dedicated to processing data only from one processing module and its corresponding sensors, APECS 314 is able to handle a higher volume of data coming from a single source. In other words, instead of having to pare down the volume of data transmitted from each sensor, APECS 314 is configured to handle most, if not all, of the data collected by each sensor. In an example, instead of just 10-15 data items being sent for analysis, now two thousands plus data items from each sensor may be available for analysis by APECS 314. As a result, the data stream that is available for APECS 314 to process and analyze is a more complete data set. [0062] In an embodiment, APECS 314 is also configured to handle the data coming from the processing module.
- process module data may be sent from PMC 308 to APECS 314 via a path 334. If an uncontrolled event is identified, an interdiction may be sent directly to PMC 308 via a path 336 without having to go through other servers first.
- FIG. 4 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple functional diagram of a process- module-level analysis server.
- a process-module-level analysis server (such as APECS 400) may be assigned to each process module.
- APECS 400 is a bi-directional server and is configured for processing incoming data and for sending interdictions when uncontrolled events are identified.
- Data sources may flow from two main sources, data collected by sensors and data collected by a process module.
- APECS 400 is configured to receive incoming data from a plurality of sensors (sensors 410, 412, 414, 416, 420, 422, 424, and 426). Given that some cluster tool owners may have already invested a considerable amount of money into the traditional sensor arrangement (sensor with a computing module), APECS 400 is configured to accept data from both the traditional sensor arrangements and the modified sensors (sensor that does not require a computing module).
- APECS 400 may include an interface, such as Ethernet switch 418, for interacting with traditional sensor arrangements (such as sensors 410, 412, 414, and 416).
- data collected by sensor 410 is first converted from an analog format into a digital format by computing module 410b before the digital data is transmitted to APECS 400 (via paths 430, 432, 434, or 436).
- Ethernet switch 418 is configured to interact with the traditional sensor arrangements to accept the data streams.
- the data streams are then passed (via paths 446, 448, 450, or 452) to one of the processors (402, 404, 406, and 408) within APECS 400 for processing.
- a modified sensor (one without a computing module) may be employed. Since the data collected does not have to be summarized, a computing module is no longer required for processing. Instead, a modified sensor may include a data converter (not shown), such as an inexpensive FPGA, for converting data from an analog format to a digital format, in an embodiment. Alternatively, instead of installing a data converter within the sensors, a data converter (not shown) may be installed within APECS 400. Regardless if the data converter is installed externally or internally to APECS 400, the elimination of the computing module provides a cost saving in the ownership of the cluster tool. In an example, the cost to purchase, house, and maintain the computing module is substantially eliminated.
- a data converter such as an inexpensive FPGA
- APECS 400 include a set of processors (402, 404, 406, and 408) for handling the incoming data.
- the set of processors may be physical processing units, virtual processors, or a combination thereof.
- Each processor is responsible for handling the data streams from the sources associated with the processor.
- data streams flowing in from sensor 422 via a path 440 are handled by processor 404.
- data streams collected by sensor 424 are transmitted to processor 406 via a path 442 for processing.
- processors and its relationship with the sensors may depend upon a user's configuration. In an example, even though Fig. 4 only shows a one-to-one relationship between the processors and the sensors, other relationships may exist.
- a processor may be configured to handle data from more than one source. In another example, more than one processor may be configured to handle data streams from one sensor.
- Each of the processors shares a shared memory backbone 428, in an embodiment.
- load balancing may be performed when one or more processors are overloaded.
- other processors may be recruited to help reduce the load on processor 408.
- a shared memory backbone also provides an environment for fault tolerance.
- the processing previously supported by the malfunctioning processor is redistributed to the other processors.
- processor 404 may be directed to handle the data streams from sensor 424. Accordingly, the ability to redistribute the workload enables the improperly functioning processor to be replaced without incurring downtime for the entire server.
- the first type of processors is a secondary processor (such as processor 404, 406, or 408).
- Each secondary processor is configured to process the data streams received from its corresponding sensor(s). Additionally, each processor is configured to analyze the data and to identify any potential problem that may exist with the corresponding sensor(s), in an embodiment.
- the second type of processor is known as a primary processor (402).
- a primary processor may be configured to handle data streams from one or more sensors.
- data streams collected by sensor 420 are sent via a path 438 to primary processor 402 for processing.
- Another source of data for a primary processor is a process module.
- the process module data and the process context data collected by a process module is processed by the primary processor.
- data collected by a process module is sent through a process control bus via a path 454 to APECS 400. The data first traverses through Ethernet switch 418 before flowing via path 446 to primary processor 402.
- the primary processor is also configured to analyze data from multiple sources.
- data correlation between data streams from sensors 422 and 424 is performed by primary processor 402.
- data correlation between data streams from one or more sensors with data streams from a process module is also performed by primary processor 402.
- primary processor is configured to send an interdiction to the process module.
- a direct digital output line 456 is employed to send an interdiction from APECS 400 to the process module. With a direct digital output line between the two devices, the interdiction does not have to be first converted into an Ethernet message before the interdiction can be transmitted.
- APECS 400 is able to provide real-time interdictions or near- real time interdictions to the process module to handle the uncontrolled event.
- a primary processor may also be configured to interact with other devices via a path 458.
- a cluster tool controller sends a request to APECS 400, the request may be sent via path 458 and be handled by primary processor 402.
- notification to the fab host may be sent via path 458 and the cluster tool controller.
- a process-level troubleshooting architecture is provided.
- data granularity is provided for analysis resulting in a quicker and more accurate analysis.
- troubleshooting may be performed on more timely basis with the interdiction provided in a timely manner to provide corrective action that may be employed to not only prevent the next substrate from being damaged but also to provide corrective action to fix the uncontrolled event impacting the affected substrate, thereby saving the affected substrate from being damaged.
- corrective action may be employed to not only prevent the next substrate from being damaged but also to provide corrective action to fix the uncontrolled event impacting the affected substrate, thereby saving the affected substrate from being damaged.
- a fast transient event refers to an event (such as a micro-arcing event, dechucking event, spiking event, etc.) that may happen quickly and usually for a short duration during substrate processing. Due to the speed and the short length of time each event may last, the task of identifying a fast transient event has usually been performed offline, if at all possible, after an entire substrate lot has been processed.
- one or more substrates may be inspected using an optical metrology tool, for example.
- the inspection does not provide for real-time detection. Instead, by the time a micro-arcing event, for example, has been identified as occurring on the substrate, the substrate has not only been damaged but the rest of the substrate lot may have also been damaged. Additionally, damages to the hardware components within the processing chamber may have also occurred.
- fast transient sensors have been developed enabling fast transient electrical signatures (which is a result of fast transient events) to be captured.
- fast transient sensors do not have the ability to classify the electrical signatures.
- the fast transient sensors may be capable of collecting the data; but, the fast transient sensors usually do not have the capability to classify the data into meaningful electrical signatures that may be employed to identify potential harmful events.
- micro-arcing refers to an event that occurs when power is quickly dissipated and the dissipation causes damages to the pattern on the substrate (such as destruction of the layer, destruction to the pattern, melted layers, etc.).
- VI probe data about micro-arcing may be collected.
- most fast transient sensors, such as VI probes lack the intelligence to interpret the data and identify when a fast transient event, such as a micro-arcing event, has happened.
- the data collected by the fast transient sensor may have to be analyzed by a third party, such as a human user or by a software program.
- a human user may have to analyze the plethora of data and make a determination (based on his expertise) if a fast transient event has occurred during substrate processing.
- the task of analyzing the data may take hours if not weeks.
- Even if the data analysis is performed by a software program, analyzing million of data samples may require time. By the time the problem is identified, damages to one or more substrate lots and/or to the hardware components of the processing chamber may have already occurred.
- micro-arcing events can be a difficult task since a micro-arcing event is usually not a predictable phenomenon. In other words, micro- arcing, for example, does not always occur on every substrate.
- the inventors herein realized that even though the timing of a micro-arcing event is unpredictable, the electrical signature of a micro-arcing event is not. In other words, each micro-arcing event may be represented by a unique signature.
- Fig. 5 shows, a simple diagram of a micro-arcing event (curve 502).
- curve 502 when an on-wafer micro-arcing event occurs, the voltage and current signals experience a steep drop (504) simultaneously. Then the voltage and current signals undergo a reverse decay as the voltage and current signals gradually rise to a plateau (506) that may be at a different level than the point at which both signals dropped.
- Embodiments of the invention include methods for detecting a fast transient event ⁇ e.g., micro-arcing).
- Embodiments of the invention also include methods for classifying a fast transient electrical signature by performing a signature comparison with known fast transient signatures (such as arc signatures).
- Embodiments of the invention further include methods for classifying the severity of the fast transient event.
- Embodiments of the invention yet also include methods for managing the fast transient event to minimize damages during real-time production environment.
- micro-arcing As an example, This invention, however, is not limited to micro-arcing and may include any fast transient event that may occur during substrate processing. Instead, the discussions are meant as examples and the invention is not limited by the examples presented.
- fast-transient sensors such as VI probes
- a fast sampling transient detection algorithm may be running while the VI probe, for example, collects data during substrate processing.
- the fast sampling transient detection algorithm may include criteria for defining a potential fast transient electrical signal.
- the fast sampling transient detection algorithm may be searching for an event in which both the voltage and the current signals simultaneously drop.
- the fast sampling transient detection algorithm may be employed to search for an event in which both the voltage and the current signals are both spiking.
- the fast sampling transient algorithm is performed by a sensor controller (such as a VI probe controller), a computing module that is coupled to the sensor (e.g., VI probe) and is configured to provide an interface to the sensor (e.g., VI probe) and to receive data from the sensor (e.g., VI probe).
- a sensor controller such as a VI probe controller
- the fast sampling transient algorithm is performed by a computing module that is interacting with the sensor controller (e.g., VI probe controller).
- the fast sampling transient algorithm is performed by an analyzing module that is interacting directly with the sensor (e.g., VI probe).
- a potential micro-arcing event is identified by either the sensor (e.g., VI probe) or a computing module that is interacting with the sensor (e.g., VI probe), then in an embodiment, the waveform of the voltage and current signals (e.g., electrical signatures) that occur at around the occurrence of the event may be saved and forwarded to an analyzing module, such as a process-module-level analysis server (e.g., APECS 314), for analysis.
- a process-module-level analysis server e.g., APECS 314
- filtering may be performed to reduce the amount of data traffic being sent along a data path, thereby reducing bandwidth requirement and reducing the processor capability of the analyzing module.
- the analyzing module (such as APECS 314), which is part of the process-level troubleshooting architecture may have a fast processor that is capable of handling a large volume of data.
- the analyzing module is capable of analyzing millions of data samples quickly and efficiently.
- classification of a potential fast transient electrical signature may be performed.
- the analyzing module may compare the potential fast transient electrical signature against a set of fast transient signatures (such as a set of arc signatures).
- a set of fast transient signatures such as a set of arc signatures.
- different known waveforms that may be examples of a fast transient event, such as micro-arcing may be stored within a library.
- the severity of the fast transient event may then be determined, in an embodiment.
- the fast transient event may be an event that may have little or no impact on the substrate being processed. Thus, the event may be classified as an event with a low severity level.
- the fast transient event may be an event that may have damaged the current substrate being processed. Thus, the fast transient event may be classified with a high severity level.
- predefined course of actions may be provided depending upon the severity of the fast transient event.
- a fast transient event with a low severity level may trigger a warning while a fast transient event with a high severity level may result in the etch process, for example, being terminated.
- FIG. 6A shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple block diagram of a processing environment.
- a processing system 600 may include a processing chamber 602 in which a substrate 604 is being processed.
- gas (not shown) may interact with power (provided through a set of RF generators 606 via a set of match boxes 608) to create plasma for etching the substrate.
- the data may be collected by a VI probe 610 and identified by a fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616.
- Fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616 may include criteria for defining a fast transient event, in an embodiment.
- the fast sampling transient detection algorithm module may be configured to run during substrate processing.
- the data collected may be forwarded to a VI probe controller 612 along a set of paths 614.
- VI probe controller 612 is configured at least for managing VI probe 610.
- VI probe controller 612 may also include fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616.
- fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616 may be an independent computing module that may communicate with VI probe controller 612. In other words, the data collected by VI probe 610 may be sent via VI probe controller 612 to fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616.
- fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616 an independent module, VI probe controller 612 does not have to be modified if VI probe controller 612 is not capable of handling additional processing.
- the data may be sent directly from VI probe 610 via a path 650 to an analyzing module 618 (as shown in Fig. 6B), which may house fast sampling transient detection algorithm module 616.
- analyzing module 618 By transmitting the data directly to analyzing module 618, data collected by the VI probe 610 do not have to be prcproccsscd.
- a computing module such as VI probe controller 612 may be eliminated to reduce real estate overhead.
- analyzing module 618 may be employed to identify a potential fast transient electrical signature.
- the potential fast transient electrical signature may be classified by analyzing module 618, such as a process-module-level analysis server (e.g., APECS 314).
- analyzing module 618 may perform signature comparison by comparing the potential fast transient electrical signature against a set of fast transient signatures stored within a library, such as a set of arc signatures. If a match is identified, a fast transient event is considered to have occurred.
- analyzing module 618 is configured to determine the severity of the fast transient event.
- fast transient events may have different severity (e.g., intensity) levels. Accordingly, an algorithm is provided determining the severity of each fast transient event.
- the severity level/threshold range may be predefined and may be user-configurable. As an example, a drop greater than 4dB in the current or voltage signal and a duration (defined as from the drop to the recovery) longer than 15 microseconds may be deemed as appropriate thresholds for detection of damage on the wafer.
- a course of action may be applied.
- the course of actions may be predetermined and may be associated with the severity level/threshold range.
- the course of action may be user-configurable.
- a fast transient electrical signature (such as micro-arcing) with a small voltage and current drop may be considered as harmless and may require only a notification to be sent to the operator.
- a fast transient electrical signature with a large voltage and current drop may be considered as an event with a high severity level and a termination of the substrate process may be triggered.
- Fig. 7 shows, in an embodiment of the invention, a simple flow chart illustrating a method for detecting a real-time fast transient event within a production environment in which the fast sampling transient detection algorithm is not part of an analyzing module.
- substrate processing commences. Consider the situation wherein, for example, substrate 604 is being processed within processing chamber 602.
- step 704 substrate processing within the processing chamber is being monitored.
- fast transient sensors such as VI probes, may be monitoring electrical parameters (e.g., voltage and current signals at different phases, fundamentals and harmonics).
- a fast sampling transient detection algorithm may be executed.
- the fast sampling transient detection algorithm may include criteria for defining a potential fast transient event, such as micro-arcing, for example. If the data collected by the VI probe does not meet the criteria defined by the fast sampling transient detection algorithm, then no potential fast transient event has occurred and the VI probe continues monitoring the substrate process (step 704).
- the voltage and current waveform at around the occurrence of the potential fast transient event may be saved.
- the saved waveform is transmitted to an analyzing module.
- the analyzing module may not need to include a fast processor to analyze the data and quickly classify and determine a course of action for the potential fast transient event.
- signature comparison is performed by the analyzing module.
- the analyzing module may compare the potential fast transient electrical signature against a set of fast transient signatures.
- the set of fast transient signatures may be stored within a library.
- the library may also include non-fast transient signatures to enable correlation to be performed.
- the severity of the fast transient event is determined.
- the severity may range from low to high.
- the severity may be based on a predefined set of threshold ranges.
- the fast transient electrical signature may be added to the library (step 718). Step 718 is an optional step and is not required in detecting real-time fast transient events.
- a course of action is determined. Once the severity level has been determined, a course of action may be executed. In an embodiment, the course of action may be predefined. In an example, a fast transient electrical signature with a low severity level may trigger a notification to the operator. In another example, a fast transient electrical signature with a medium severity level may trigger an alarm. In yet another example, a fast transient electrical signature with a high severity level may trigger a termination of the substrate process. As can be appreciated from the foregoing, the severity levels and the course of actions associated with the severity levels may be user-configurable.
- Fig. 7 shows, but one embodiment for implementing a method for detecting a real-time fast transient event within a production environment.
- the method may also be applied to detect a real-time fast transient event in which the fast sampling transient detection algorithm is part of an analyzing module, in an embodiment.
- the execution of the fast sampling transient detection algorithm may be performed by an analyzing module (such as APECS 314) instead of a VI probe controller.
- the analyzing module is a fast processing computing module that is capable of handling a high volume of data.
- the analyzing module is directly coupled with the sensor. Thus, data is collected by the sensor and transmitted directly to the analyzing module.
- embodiments of the invention provide for the detection of fast transient events during substrate processing in real-time, thereby minimizing damages to the rest of the substrate lot and/or the processing chamber.
- the detection process is an automated process that require little or no human interference. Instead, once the user-configurable conditions/criteria/thresholds have been defined, the system is configured to detect a fast transient event automatically.
- the latency between the actual occurrence and the course of action taken to manage the occurrence may be reduced.
- the latency may take hours or even weeks.
- the latency may be reduced to mere milli-seconds, thereby reducing the overall cost of ownership.
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