The present invention is related to the field of thin film deposition in the manufacturing of micro-devices.
Thin film deposition techniques are widely used in the manufacturing of microelectronic devices to form a coating on a workpiece that closely conforms to the surface topography. The size of the individual components in the devices is constantly decreasing, and the number of layers in the devices is increasing. As a result, the density of components and the aspect ratios of depressions (e.g., the ratio of the depth to the size of the opening) is increasing. The size of workpieces is also increasing to provide more real estate for forming more dies (i.e., chips) on a single workpiece. Many fabricators, for example, are transitioning from 200 mm to 300 mm workpieces, and even larger workpieces will likely be used in the future. Thin film deposition techniques accordingly strive to produce highly uniform conformal layers that cover the sidewalls, bottoms and corners in deep depressions that have very small openings.
One widely used thin film deposition technique is Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). In a CVD system, one or more precursors that are capable of reacting to form a solid thin film are mixed in a gas or vapor state, and then the precursor mixture is presented to the surface of the workpiece. The surface of the workpiece catalyzes the reaction between the precursors to form a thin solid film at the workpiece surface. The most common way to catalyze the reaction at the surface of the workpiece is to heat the workpiece to a temperature that causes the reaction.
Although CVD techniques are useful in many applications, they also have several drawbacks. For example, if the precursors are not highly reactive, then a high workpiece temperature is needed to achieve a reasonable deposition rate. Such high temperatures are not typically desirable because heating the workpiece can be detrimental to the structures and other materials that are already formed on the workpiece. Implanted or doped materials, for example, migrate in the silicon substrate when a workpiece is heated. On the other hand, if more reactive precursors are used so that the workpiece temperature can be lower, then reactions may occur prematurely in the gas phase before reaching the substrate. This is not desirable because the film quality and uniformity may suffer, and also because it limits the types of precursors that can be used. Thus, CVD techniques may not be appropriate for many thin film applications.
Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) is another thin film deposition technique that addresses several of the drawbacks associated with CVD techniques.
One drawback of ALD processing is that it is difficult to avoid mixing between the first and second precursors in the chamber apart from the surface of the workpiece. For example, a precursor may remain on surfaces of the gas dispenser or on other surfaces of the chamber even after a purge cycle. This results in the unwanted deposition of the solid material on components of the reaction chamber. The first and second precursors may also mix together in a supply line or other area of a reaction chamber to prematurely form solid particles before reaching the surface of the workpiece. Thus, the components of the ALD reactor and the timing of the Ax/purge/By/purge pulses of a cycle should not entrap or otherwise cause mixing of the precursors in a manner that produces unwanted deposits or premature reactions.
Another drawback of ALD processing is that the film thickness may be different at the center of the workpiece than at the periphery. To overcome this problem, the center of some distributor plates do not have any holes 72. In practice, however, this may cause the film at the center of the workpiece to be thinner than the film at the periphery. Moreover, the center portion of such plates may become coated with the solid material because it is difficult to purge all of the precursors from this portion of the gas dispenser 60 during normal purge cycles. Therefore, there is a need to resolve the problem of having a different film thickness at the center of the workpiece than at the periphery.
The present invention is directed toward reactors for deposition of materials onto a micro-device workpiece, systems that include such reactors, and methods for depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces. In one embodiment, a reactor for depositing a material comprises a reaction chamber and a gas distributor that directs gas flows to a workpiece. The reaction chamber can include an inlet and an outlet, and the gas distributor is positioned in the reaction chamber. The gas distributor has a compartment coupled to the inlet to receive a gas flow and a distributor plate including a first surface facing the compartment, a second surface facing the reaction chamber, and a plurality of passageways. The passageways extend through the distributor plate from the first surface to the second surface. Additionally, at least one of the passageways has at least a partially occluded flow path through the plate. For example, the occluded passageway can be canted at an oblique angle relative to the first surface of the distributor plate so that gas flowing through the canted passageway changes direction as it passes through the distributor plate.
The compartment of the gas distributor can be defined by a sidewall, and the distributor plate can extend transverse relative to the sidewall. In one embodiment, the distributor plate has an inner region, an outer region, and a peripheral edge spaced laterally inward from the sidewall to define a gap between the peripheral edge and the sidewall. In other embodiments, the peripheral edge of the distributor plate can be coupled to the sidewall.
The distributor plate can have several different embodiments. The distributor plate, for example, can have a first plurality of passageways in the inner region that are canted at an oblique angle relative to the first surface of the distributor plate, and a second plurality of passageways in the outer region that are generally normal to the first surface of the distributor plate. In another embodiment, all of the passageways through the distributor plate can be canted at an angle. The size of the passageways can also vary across the distributor plate. In one embodiment, a first plurality of passageways in the inner region have a cross-sectional dimension of approximately 0.01-0.07 inch, and a second plurality of passageways in the outer region have a cross-sectional dimension of approximately 0.08-0.20 inch. In still other embodiments, a first plurality of passageways in the inner region are canted at a first oblique angle relative to the first surface of the distributor plate, and a second plurality of passageways in the outer region are canted at a second oblique angle relative to the first surface of the distributor plate. The canted passageways are generally angled downward and radially outward from the first surface to the second surface to direct the gas flow radially outward across the surface of the workpiece. For example, the canted passageways can extend at an angle of approximately 15 degrees to approximately 85 degrees relative to the first surface of the distributor plate. The passageways, however, can be angled at different angles or canted in different directions in other embodiments.
The following disclosure is directed toward reactors for depositing a material onto a micro-device workpiece, systems including such reactors, and methods for depositing a material onto a micro-device workpiece. Many specific details of the invention are described below with reference to depositing materials onto micro-device workpieces. The term “micro-device workpiece” is used throughout to include substrates upon which and/or in which microelectronic devices, micromechanical devices, data storage elements, and other features are fabricated. For example, micro-device workpieces can be semiconductor wafers, glass substrates, insulative substrates, and many other types of materials. The term “gas” is used throughout to include any form of matter that has no fixed shape and will conform in volume to the space available, which specifically includes vapors (i.e., a gas having a temperature less than the critical temperature so that it may be liquified or solidified by compression at a constant temperature). Additionally, several aspects of the invention are described with respect to Atomic Layer Deposition (“ALD”), but certain aspects may be applicable to other types of deposition processes. Several embodiments in accordance with the invention are set forth in
A. Deposition Systems
The gas supply 130 includes a plurality of gas sources 132 (identified individually as 132a-c), a valve assembly 133 having a plurality of valves 134 (identified individually as 134a-c), and a plurality of gas lines 136 and 137. The gas sources 132 can include a first gas source 132a for providing a first precursor gas “A,” a second gas source 132b for providing a second precursor gas “B,” and a third gas source 132c for providing a purge gas P. The first and second precursors A and B can be the constituents that react to form the thin, solid layer on the workpiece W. The p-urge gas P can a type of gas that is compatible with the reaction chamber 120 and the workpiece W. The first gas source 132a is coupled to a first valve 134a, the second gas source 132b is coupled to a second valve 134b, and the third gas source 132c is coupled to a third valve 134c. The valves 134a-c are operated by a controller 142 that generates signals for pulsing the individual gases through the reaction chamber 120 in a number of cycles. Each cycle can include a first pulse of the first precursor A, a second pulse of the purge gas, a third pulse of the second precursor B, and a fourth pulse of the purge gas.
The reactor 110 in the embodiment illustrated in
The gas distributor 160 is positioned at the inlet 122 of the reaction chamber 120. The gas distributor 160 has a compartment or plenum 162 that is defined, at least in part, by a sidewall 164. The compartment or plenum 162 can be further defined by a chamber lid 166. The gas distributor 160 further includes a distributor plate 170 having a first surface 171a facing the compartment 162, a second surface 171b facing away from the compartment 162, and a plurality of passageways 172 (identified by reference numbers 172a and 172b). As explained in more detail below, a gas flow F in the compartment 162 flows through the passageways 172a-b and through a gap 180 between the sidewall 164 and the distributor plate 170. As explained in more detail below, this particular embodiment of the distributor plate 170 performs the following functions: (a) directs the gas flow F to provide a more uniform film thickness across the workpiece W; and (b) limits areas in the reaction chamber where the precursors can adduct and mix prematurely before contacting the workpiece.
B. Gas Distributors and Distributor Plates
The distributor plate 170 is carried by a number of retainers 177 that are coupled to the lid 166 or another component of the reaction chamber 120. The retainers 177 are brackets, posts, or other suitable devices that can hold the distributor plate 170 relative to the inlet 122 and the sidewall 164. In this embodiment, the distributor plate 170 has a peripheral edge 175 spaced apart from the sidewall 164 by an annular gap 180. In operation, therefore, the gas flow F has a first component F1 that flows through the first passageways 172a, a second component F2 that flows through the second passageways 172b, and a third component F3 that flows through the gap 180. The first passageways 172a direct the first flow component F1 downward and radially outward to prevent over-saturating the center portion of the workpiece with the precursors. The second passageways 172b direct the second flow component F2 downward and generally normal to the plate 170 to provide more gas molecules to an outer region of the workpiece. The gap 180 also provides an enhanced flow of gas at the outer and peripheral regions of the workpiece.
Several embodiments of the distributor plate 170 are accordingly expected to provide more uniform saturation of the workpiece W with the first and second precursors A and B to provide a more uniform layer of material on the workpiece. Additionally, because the inner region 173a of the plate 170 includes the first plurality of passageways 172a, the surface areas upon which the first and second precursors A and B can adduct is reduced compared to conventional plates that do not have any openings in the inner region. This is expected to reduce the build up of the deposited material on the first surface 171a of the distributor plate 170. It is also expected that such a reduction in the surface area will enhance the ability to control the uniformity of the deposited layer and the endpoints of the gas pulses for better quality depositions and enhanced throughput.
The first passageways 172a can also have a different cross-sectional dimension than the second passageways 172b as shown in the particular embodiment illustrated in
The passageways 172 can accordingly be configured to further enhance or restrict the gas flow to particular areas of the workpiece by canting, or otherwise occluding selected passageways, and/or varying the sizes of the cross-sectional dimensions of the passageways. In the embodiment shown in
C. Additional Deposition Systems
From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, but that various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except as by the appended claims.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/191,889, entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING MATERIALS ONTO MICROELECTRONIC WORKPIECES,” filed Jul. 8, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,821,347, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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