CVD apparatus

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6013338
  • Patent Number
    6,013,338
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, November 10, 1998
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, January 11, 2000
    24 years ago
Abstract
An improved CVD apparatus for depositing a uniform film is shown. The apparatus comprises a reaction chamber, a substrate holder and a plurality of light sources for photo CVD or a pair of electrodes for plasma CVD. The substrate holder is a cylindrical cart which is encircled by the light sources, and which is rotated around its axis by a driving device. With this configuration, the substrates mounted on the cart and the surroundings can be energized by light of plasma evenly throughout the surfaces to be coated.
Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a photo enhanced CVD apparatus.
Many chemical vapor deposition (CVD) processes are used, such as APCVD, LP CVD, plasma CVD, thermal CVD and so forth, for depositing a film on a substrate. WHile these processes have their own peculiar characteristics respectively, the temperature at which each process is carried out is commonly rather high. Such high temperature process is not suitable for formation of passivation film on an aluminum electrode arrangement.
Photo enhanced CVD process has attracted the interest of artisans because it can be carried out at a comparatively low temperature. This process is based on the energy of light, namely an optical reaction is carried out. For example, in the case of photo CVD process using silane and ammonia, mercury atoms are excited by irradiation of ultraviolet light of 2,537 .ANG. in wavelength. The process is carried out to deposit a silicon nitride film on a substrate in accordance with the following equation:
Hg+hv.fwdarw.Hg* ("*" is a symbol for excitation)
Hg*+SiH.sub.4 .fwdarw.SiH.sub.3 +H-+Hg ("-" is a symbol for radical)
Hg*+NH.sub.3 .fwdarw.NH.sub.2 -+H-+Hg
yNH.sub.2 -+xSiH.sub.3 .fwdarw.Si.sub.x N.sub.y +zH.sub.2
In the above equations, x, y and z are chosen appropriately.
FIG. 1 is a cross-section view showing a photo CVD apparatus which has been devised by the inventors in advance of the present invention. To facilitate the understanding of the background of the present invention, this apparatus will be briefly explained. In the figure, the apparatus comprises a reaction chamber 31, light source chambers 39 and ultraviolet light sources 41. Between the light source chambers 39, a cart 35 is mounted so as to be capable of moving in the direction perpendicular to the drawing sheet. The cart is provided with heaters 37 to heat substrates mounted on the external surfaces of the cart 35 facing to the light source chambers 39. The temperature of the substrates 33 is elevated to about 200.degree. C. which is suitable for forming a silicon nitride film. In the reaction chamber 31 is circulated a process gas at a pressure of several Torrs. The process gas is irradiated through quartz windows 47 with light radiated from the light source 41. A numeral 45 designates electrodes by virtue of which discharge takes place with the cart as the other electrode and undesired product deposited on the surface of the quartz windows 47 can be eliminated by sputtering.
However, with this apparatus, the thickness of deposited film depends on the spatial relationship between the light sources and the position of the substrates. Namely, the product of the CVD process may be deposited with a greater thickness at the position irradiated with stronger light. Generally speaking, the tolerable fluctuation of the thickness of the film is about 10%. Furthermore, the quartz windows 47 have to be thick to bear the differential pressure between the inside of the reaction chamber 31 and the light source chamber 39 in which cooling gas is circulated. The differential pressure may cause leakage of the cooling gas from the light source chamber 39 into the reaction chamber 31. As an alternative, a particular cooling system may be provided for the light source chamber so the pressure in the light source chamber, and therefore the differential pressure, can be decreased. Also, when discharge between the cart 35 and the reaction chamber 31 is desired to remove unnecessary film deposited on the light window by sputtering, the discharge tends to deviate from the window. Because of this, the particular electrodes 45 have to be provided which makes the size of the apparatus large.
As to unevenness of film deposited by CVD, it is also the problem in the case of plasma CVD. The energy of plasma seems dependent on the relationship between the substrate and a pair of electrodes for discharge. So a uniform deposition condition on a substrate to be coated is also demanded for plasma CVD.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an CVD apparatus with which a film can be deposited with a uniform thickness.
It is another object of the invention to provide a CVD apparatus with which a film can be deposited with high quality.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a cheaper CVD apparatus.
It is still a further object of the invention to provide a compact CVD apparatus.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a cross-section view of an example of a photo CVD apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a cross-section view showing an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-section view taken along a III--III line of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a cross-section view showing another embodiment of the invention.
FIGS. 5(A) to 5(C) are graphical diagrams showing the distributions of the intensity on substrates mounted on prism-shaped substrate holder having cross-sections of regular polygons of 6, 12, and 24 sides.
FIGS. 6(A) to 6(C) and FIG. 7 are section views showing the process of an example of CVD in accordance with this invention.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a photo enhanced CVD apparatus in accordance with the invention is illustrated. In the figure, the apparatus 1 comprises a reaction chamber 3, a hexagonal cart as a substrate holder having six lateral faces on which substrates 15 are mounted, a driving device 9 with a motor 21 for rotating the cart 7 around its axis, a plurality of quartz tubes 17, which may be alternatingly provided of different diameters, on the inside of the reaction chamber 3, with one end of each tube at a constant angular distance around the cart 7 and with the other end of each tube being closed, mercury lamps 19 provided in and housed air-tightly by the quartz tube respectively, halogen lamp heaters 23 arranged along the axial direction, a process gas introduction system 11, and an exhaustion system 13. A cooling gas, such as nitrogen gas, is circulated in the quartz tubes 17 by means of recirculation means 29. On each face of the cart 7, two substrates each 35 cm long and 30 cm wide can be mounted, and therefore the cart 7 can hold twelve substrates thereon. The cart is preferentially removable from the driving device so that substrates can be mounted outside the reaction chamber 3.
Next, the process in the apparatus will be explained. First, twelve substrates are mounted on the cart 7 and entered into the reaction chamber 3. After evacuating the reaction chamber 3 to 10.sup.-2 -10.sup.-6 Torr by means of the exhaustion system 13, a process gas is inputted from the introduction system 11 at about 3 Torr. Simultaneously, the substrates 15 are heated by the heater 23 to about 200.degree. C. Then, the cart 7 encircled by the mercury lamps 19 is rotated at 2 rpm by the driving device 9 and irradiated with ultraviolet light from the lamps 19, whereupon the product of a reaction initiated by optical energy is deposited on the substrates 15. The product undesirably deposited on the quartz tubes 17 can be removed by sputtering in virtue of discharge between the cart 7 and the reaction chamber 3. Photo enhanced CVD process is carried out, e.g., in accordance with the following equation:
3Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 +8NH.sub.3 .fwdarw.2Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 +21H.sub.2 or
SiH.sub.4 +4N.sub.2 O.fwdarw.SiO.sub.2 +4N.sub.2 +2H.sub.2 O(1)
Referring now to FIG. 4, another embodiment of the invention is illustrated. This embodiment is same as the preceding embodiment except for the number of side faces of a cart and provision of an electrode 49 in the form of a cylindrical wire net disposed between the cart 7 and the reaction chamber 3. The cart has twelve side faces each capable of holding two substrates. The electrode 49 is used both for generating plasma gas by discharging between itself and the cart 7, and for carrying our etching eliminating unnecessary product deposited on the inside wall of the reaction chamber 3, the external surfaces of the light sources 5 and so forth. The electrode 49 can be placed between the light sources 5 and the cart 7 instead. Plasma CVD may be implemented simultaneously by causing discharge during photo CVD process, or may be implemented after deposition by photo CVD. Plasma CVD is carried out, e.g., using TEOS (tetra-ethyl-oxy-silane) in accordance with the following equations:
SiO.sub.4 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.4 +140.sub.2 .fwdarw.SiO.sub.2 +8CO.sub.2 +10H.sub.2 O, or
SiO.sub.4 (C.sub.2 H.sub.5).sub.4 +28N.sub.2 O.fwdarw.SiO.sub.2 +8CO.sub.2 +10H.sub.2 O+28N.sub.2 (2)
After taking out, from the reaction chamber, the substrates on which the deposition has been deposited, undesirable deposited product is removed from the inside of the reaction chamber by means of etching in virtue of discharge between the cart 7 and the electrode 49. The etching is carried out, e.g., in accordance with the following equations:
Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +4N.sub.2
3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +30.sub.2
To investigate the relationship between the uniformity of the illumination intensity on the substrate and the number of side faces of the cart, experimental data has been gathered. FIGS. 5(A) to 5(C) are graphical diagrams showing the distributions of the intensity on substrates mounted on prism-shaped substrate holders having cross-sections of regular polygons of 6, 12 and 24 sides. In the figure, the abscissa is the distance of the measuring point from the center of a substrate, and the ordinate is the intensity normalized with reference to the maximum intensity measured on the substrate. As shown from the diagrams, the distribution of the intensity becomes more uniform as the number of the faces increases. Namely, the intensity fluctuates over the irradiated surface at larger than 10% in the case of the cart having six faces, while the fluctuation of the intensity is limited within 5% in the cases of the carts having twelve and twenty-four faces. The cart having twenty-four faces may hold forty-eight substrate by mounting two substrates on each face.
FIGS. 6(A) to 6(C) are cross-section views showing an example of CVD process in accordance with the present invention. The surface of a substrate to be coated is provided with a plurality of aluminum lead lines 51. The leads 51 are elongated in the direction perpendicular to the drawing sheet with 0.8 micron in height, 0.6 micron in width and 0.9 micron in interval as shown in FIG. 6(A). A silicon oxide film is deposited on the substrate over the leads 51 by photo CVD in accordance with the equation (1) to the thickness of 0.3 to 0.5 at about 400.degree. C. as shown in FIG. 6(B). Further, another silicon oxide film 55 is deposited by plasma CVD in accordance with the equation (2) at 200.degree. C. as shown in FIG. 6(C).
The use of TEOS is advantageous particularly for forming a film on an uneven surface, specifically, it is possible to form a substantially even or uniform film, even on a side surface of or on a lower surface between the steps shown in FIG. 6(A) by reference numeral 51. It is presumed that this is because TEOS is in a liquid state at room temperature and has a relatively large viscosity even when it is gasified. The even upper surface is desirable when provided with an overlying aluminum electrode 57 as shown in FIG. 7. The likelihood of disconnection of electrode 57 is reduced by the even surface. After the completion of the deposition, the inside of the reaction chamber on the mercury lamp 19, only one being schematically shown in FIGS. 6(A) to 6(C). The etching process can be implemented on the deposited film before or after plasma CVD in order to obtain even surface of the film or to chamfer the edge of the film deposited.
By use of this process, film is deposited with a constant thickness throughout the surface of the substrate 15 in the light of the uniform irradiation over each substrate. However, the uniformity of the thickness can be further improved by modulating the intensity of the mercury lamps 19 in synchronization with the rotation of the cart 7, or by modulating the angular speed of the cart 7 in correspondence with the relative position to the mercury lamps 19. According to the gist of the invention, it is easily understood that the performance of non-photo enhanced plasma CVD is also improved by the use of the rotatable substrate holder.
The invention should not limited to the above particular embodiments and modifications and variations are possible as would be recognized by those skilled in the art. As the cross-section of the cart 7, other regular or irregular polygons, or circle can be employed. Also the driving device can be provided on the top side of the reaction chamber, or on the lateral side with pinion gear, in place of the bottom side as shown in FIG. 2.
Claims
  • 1. A method for forming a device comprising the steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide and silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising at least organic silane.
  • 2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising a step of etching a surface of said second layer.
  • 3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said organic silane is TEOS.
  • 4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 5. A method for forming a device comprising the steps of;
  • forming a first layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide and silicon nitride on a surface having a step by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ; and
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising at least organic silane.
  • 6. A method according to claim 5 further comprising a step of etching a surface of said second layer.
  • 7. A method according to claim 5 wherein said organic silane is TEOS.
  • 8. A method according to claim 5 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 9. A method for forming a device comprising the steps of:
  • preparing a substrate having a plurality of conductive lines thereon;
  • forming a first layer comprising a material selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide and silicon nitride over said plurality of wirings by CVD using a first reactive gas containing at least one of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ; and
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas containing at least organic silane; and
  • forming an electrode on said second layer.
  • 10. A method according to claim 9 further comprising a step of etching a surface of said second layer.
  • 11. A method according to claim 9 wherein said organic silane is TEOS.
  • 12. A method according to claim 9 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 13. A method according to claim 9 wherein said second reactive gas further contains nitrogen oxide.
  • 14. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon oxide on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising at least organic silane, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 15. A method of according to claim 14 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 16. A method of according to claim 14 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 17. A method of according to claim 14 wherein said organic silane is TEOS.
  • 18. A method of according to claim 14 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 19. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising at least organic silane, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 20. A method of according to claim 19 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 21. A method of according to claim 19 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 22. A method of according to claim 19 wherein said organic silane is TEOS.
  • 23. A method of according to claim 19 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 24. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon oxide on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and nitrogen oxide.
  • 25. A method of according to claim 24 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 26. A method of according to claim 24 wherein said nitrogen oxide is N.sub.2 O.
  • 27. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and nitrogen oxide.
  • 28. A method of according to claim 27 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 29. A method of according to claim 27 wherein said nitrogen oxide is N.sub.2 O.
  • 30. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon oxide on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and oxygen.
  • 31. A method of according to claim 30 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 32. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and oxygen.
  • 33. A method of according to claim 32 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 34. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon oxide on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and nitrogen oxide, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 35. A method of according to claim 34 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 36. A method of according to claim 34 wherein said nitrogen oxide is N.sub.2 O.
  • 37. A method of according to claim 34 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 38. A method of according to claim 34 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 39. A method of according to claim 38 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 40. A method of according to claim 38 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 41. A method of according to claim 38 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 42. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon oxide on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and oxygen, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 43. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and nitrogen oxide, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 44. A method of according to claim 43 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 45. A method of according to claim 43 wherein said nitrogen oxide is N.sub.2 O.
  • 46. A method of according to claim 43 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 47. A method of according to claim 43 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
  • 48. A method for forming a device comprising steps of:
  • forming a first layer comprising silicon nitride on a surface by CVD using a first reactive gas containing a gas selected from the group consisting of SiH.sub.4 and Si.sub.2 H.sub.6 ;
  • forming a second layer comprising silicon oxide on said first layer by plasma CVD using a second reactive gas comprising TEOS and oxygen, and
  • cleaning an inside of a reaction chamber in which said second layer has been formed.
  • 49. A method of according to claim 48 wherein the cleaning step is carried out by using an etching gas comprising nitrogen fluoride.
  • 50. A method of according to claim 48 wherein said nitrogen oxide is N.sub.2 O.
  • 51. A method of according to claim 48 wherein the cleaning of said inside of said reaction chamber is conducted by removing said second layer therefrom in accordance with a reaction, 3SiO.sub.2 +4NF.sub.3 .fwdarw.3SiF.sub.4 +2N.sub.2 +3O.sub.2.
  • 52. A method of according to claim 48 wherein the CVD for forming the first layer is a photo CVD.
Priority Claims (4)
Number Date Country Kind
61-213323 Sep 1986 JPX
61-213324 Sep 1986 JPX
61-213325 Sep 1986 JPX
62-141050 May 1987 JPX
Parent Case Info

This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/769,115, filed Dec. 18, 1996, U.S. Pat. No. 5,855,970, which is itself a Divisional of application Ser. No. 08/376,736, filed Jan. 23, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,629,245, which is itself a Divisional of application Ser. No. 07/971,242, filed Sep. 8, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,427,824, which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 07/497,794 filed Mar. 22, 1990; which in turn is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 07/091,770, both filed Sep. 1, 1987 now abandoned.

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Parent 376736 Jan 1995
Parent 971242 Sep 1992
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