The present invention is generally directed to fluid distribution member assemblies for use in plasma processing apparatuses, and more particularly, to mitigating the effects of thermal stress on fluid distribution member assemblies during plasma processing.
Currently, Integrated Circuit (IC) development requires driving plasma ashing processes to utilize increasingly aggressive gas chemistry and thermal environments. It is important that the ashing process occur at a uniform rate across the surface of a wafer being processed. To this end, process conditions are precisely controlled and carefully engineered components are used in the processing chamber to insure uniform ashing. One such component is a so-called baffle plate, or fluid distribution plate and/or assemblies designed to uniformly direct and distribute energized plasma onto a wafer surface. One exemplary fluid distribution plate design is shown and described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0241767.
The plasma temperature within dry asher systems is generally in the range of 1000° C. Molecular species are excited within the microwave source of the system and carry energy downstream. Energy is transferred in the form of heat to plasma wetted parts. As a consequence of uneven heat transfer, thermal non-uniformities develop across these parts and give rise to internal stresses which in turn compromise their structural integrity. Surface recombination of species upon collision with various components within the processing system including, in particular, the fluid distribution member, which causes extremely high heat loads, requiring novel thermal management of the design of the plasma processing system including the fluid distribution member.
Glasses, Ceramics and Fused Silica are often employed for the design of parts used in the most critical areas of plasma processing systems, including the fluid distribution member due to their resistance to high temperatures as well as their chemical purity. Stress fracture often occurs in these materials due to uneven thermal loading or differential expansion between dissimilar materials. Uneven heating and cooling can in many cases generate stresses in excess of the material's yield or ultimate tensile stress limit, resulting in catastrophic failure. Although impervious to high temperatures in the general range of plasma processing, these materials are sensitive to substantial temperature gradients and thermal shock.
Fluid distribution members and/or assemblies used in plasma systems may be comprised of alumina ceramic (AL2O3), Fused silica (SiO2), or other glasses, ceramics, metals, or any suitable materials and/or combinations thereof. Downstream microwave plasma sources, akin to plasma torches, output radicalized gas and cause extreme temperature gradients on parts impinged upon. Further temperature differences between a center and edge of a first plate to be contacted by plasma ranges within hundreds of degrees Celsius. This gradient can generate significant thermal stress to cause failure of the plate. According to conventional processes, segmenting fluid distribution plates into concentrically nested structures has proven to be a relatively effective form of interrupting the gradients and therefore reduce the internal stresses, while maintaining process uniformity. This, however, increases the cost of parts significantly and may lead to particles due to sliding between the segmented plates. Further, with increasing power requirements there may be a necessity for further plate optimization for a best geometry configuration of nested plates.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for an improved fluid distribution member and/or assembly that maintains plasma or gas uniformity and can withstand the various conditions utilized during high temperature plasma or gas processes (e.g., withstanding wide thermal gradients and related stresses, and/or are economically viable, and/or are compatible with a plurality of chemistries, and/or the like).
Illustrated and disclosed herein are fluid distribution member assemblies arranged to mitigate thermal stresses and reduce the possibility of catastrophic failure of said baffles.
According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a fluid distribution member assembly for use in a substrate processing system includes a fluid distribution member having a central portion and a perimeter portion. The fluid distribution member defines at least one slot formed there-through and the at least one slot extends along a non-radial path configured to allow the central portion to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion.
According to an additional example embodiment of the present invention, a substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber in which a work-piece can be treated with plasma, hot gas, or hot liquid and at least one fluid distribution member disposed within the process chamber and configured to distribute the plasma, gas, or liquid to the work-piece. The at least one fluid distribution member comprises a central portion and a perimeter portion, the at least one fluid distribution member defines at least one slot formed there-through, and the at least one slot extends along a non-radial path configured to allow the central portion to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion.
According to yet another example embodiment of the present invention, a method for plasma processing a substrate includes generating reduced ion density plasma in a plasma generator, directing the reduced ion density plasma through a fluid distribution member, and exposing a work-piece to the reduced ion density plasma. The fluid distribution member comprises a central portion and a perimeter portion, the fluid distribution member defines at least one slot formed there-through, and the at least one slot extends along a non-radial path configured to allow the central portion to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion.
The above described and other features are exemplified by the following figures and detailed description.
The accompanying drawings are intended to depict example embodiments of the present invention and should not be interpreted to limit the scope thereof. The accompanying drawings are not to be considered as drawn to scale unless explicitly noted. Referring now to the figures, wherein like elements employ the same numbering:
Example embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a fluid distribution member and/or assemblies for use in plasma processing. A fluid distribution member assembly may generally include at least one fluid distribution member having one or more contiguous slots formed there-through. At least one slot travels along a non-radial path that allows a central portion of the fluid distribution member to expand and rotate with respect/relative to a perimeter portion. For example, an appropriate shape/layout of the slot may be a substantially spiral or a spiral-like pattern of at least one slot. According to some example embodiments, a first end of the at least one slot begins within a zone located within ⅔ of the radius from the center of the fluid distribution member and extends outward in a non-radial or spiral direction that may be curved, curvilinear or linear, and has a total length of at least ⅓ of the fluid distribution member radius. This slot may be in the form of a spiral, a set of concentric polygons or any other suitable geometric shape wherein the slot or slots serve to allow nearly free or relatively free expansion of the material comprising the fluid distribution member. During operation, the gas or energetic components of the plasma flows through these slots. The presence of the slot or slots allows a central region of the fluid distribution member to almost freely expand as the member heats, causing a slight rotation of the central region with respect to the outer, cooler region of the fluid distribution member.
Functional purposes of these slots are two fold. From a process perspective the slots redistribute gas or fluid flow to achieve nearly optimum dry ash profile uniformity. From a parts structural integrity perspective the slots allow for quasi-unconstrained thermal expansion so as to nearly minimize internal stresses within parts. Geometry of the structure defined by any two neighboring slots self-connected or not acts as a support of the material in the middle area of the fluid distribution member. Semi-tangential orientation of the supporting member(s) comprising this structure allows the material in the central region to expand and in essence allow for radial strain while relieving internal stresses via relative polar movement of the inner region.
It should be noted that while the term “spiral” could be interpreted as a very specific mathematical term described most easily using polar coordinates, wherein the radius is a continuous monotonic function of angle, or requiring a curve which emanates from a central point along a path having a dimension from the central point that that progressively increases, it will be understood that the term “spiral” as used herein is meant to be interpreted more generally as curved, linear, curvilinear or rectilinear pattern that winds around a point at an increasing or decreasing distance from the point. As such, the term “spiral” is meant to encompass any commonly found configuration ranging from a grooved-slot on a record to a rectangular spiral staircase, and any configuration similar to those depicted in the various embodiments disclosed herein.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which example embodiments of the present invention are shown.
An optional monochromator 28 is used to monitor the optical emission characteristics of gases within the chamber to aid in process endpoint determination. The wafer 18 is introduced into and removed from the process chamber 16 via an appropriate load lock mechanism (not shown) via entry/exit passageway 30. Alternately, the wafer 18 may be introduced directly into the process chamber 16 through the entry/exit passageway 30 if the tool is not equipped with a load lock. Although the present disclosure is shown and characterized as being implemented within a photoresist asher, it may also be used in other semiconductor manufacturing equipment, such as a plasma etcher or a plasma deposition system. For example, downstream axial flow plasma apparatuses particularly suitable for modification in the present disclosure are plasma ashers, such as for example, those microwave plasma ashers available under the trade name RadiantStrip320 and commercially available from Axcelis Technologies Corporation. Portions of the microwave plasma asher are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,498,308 and 4,341,592, and PCT International Application No. WO/97/37055, herein incorporated by reference in their entireties. As will be discussed below, the disclosure is not intended to be limited to any particular plasma asher in this or in the following embodiments. For instance, the processing plasma can be formed using a parallel-plate, capacitively-coupled plasma source, an inductively coupled plasma source, and any combination thereof, with and without DC magnet systems. Alternately, the processing plasma can be formed using electron cyclotron resonance. In yet another embodiment, the processing plasma is formed from the launching of a Helicon wave. In yet another embodiment, the processing plasma is formed from a propagating surface wave. Additionally the disclosure encompasses any semiconductor process apparatus requiring a gas or plasma distribution where the elements of the gas or plasma distribution comprises a sufficient heat load on the glass, fused silica, ceramic and/or metal elements of the distribution system such that materials would suffer stress cracking or distortion.
Positioned within the plasma chamber 16 is a fluid distribution member or assembly, generally designated by reference numeral 50. Although shown as a single layered fluid distribution member assembly, it is contemplated that the fluid distribution member assembly may take the form of one or more fluid distribution members. Likewise, the single layered fluid distribution member assembly may further include an impingement disc thereon such as is generally disclosed in US Pat. Pub No. 2004/0238123, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. In any of the above described embodiments, the fluid distribution members and/or assemblies evenly distribute the reactive gas or plasma across the surface of the wafer 18 being processed. As will be discussed in greater detail herein, at least one of the fluid distribution members includes the spiral slot construction as discussed in greater detail below, which has been found to minimize heat stresses during operation.
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As noted, the spiral slot 410 incorporates a pitch 440. This pitch may be constant from the first end 430 to the second end 420 of the spiral slot 410 as particularly illustrated, or may vary according to any desired implementation. As additionally noted, the spiral slot 410 extends from the center of the fluid distribution member assembly outward as measured from the radius of the spiral slot 410. However, the same may be described as progressing inward as well.
Although illustrated and described above in terms of a single spiral slot, it should be understood that one or more slots may be formed through a fluid distribution member assembly according to any desired implementation. For example, turning now to
Turning now to
As shown, the slots 610 travel along non-radial paths that allow the central portion of the distribution member 600 to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion. Further, as portions 640 between the slots 610 expand (e.g., “legs”), the portions 640 push tangentially on the center portion causing it to rotate. In this manner, thermal and mechanical stress is relaxed.
It should be noted that although the slots 610 are illustrated as curved, the slots 610 may also be linear, extending generally from the center portion of the distribution member 600 non-radially, thereby being disposed to cause the mechanical rotation described above. For example,
Turning now to
As shown, the slots 710 travel along non-radial paths that allow the central portion of the distribution member 700 to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion. Further, as portions 740 between the slots 710 expand (e.g., “legs”), the portions 740 push tangentially on the center portion causing it to rotate. In this manner, thermal and mechanical stress is relaxed.
Thus, as described above, example embodiments of the present invention include fluid distribution member assemblies comprising one or more slots or slots formed there-through. These slots may be circular or spiral-like in shape and orientation, extending non-radially from a center portion of the fluid distribution member. However, as noted above and according to additional example embodiments, the one or more slots may be segmented or formed of differing segments as shown in
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Additionally, example embodiments may include any combination of the slotted and/or through-hole features described above. For example, as shown in
It should be understood that although described and illustrated as general fluid distribution member assemblies which may be considered substantially planar, the same may be varied according to any desired implementation. For example,
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The impingement disk/insert portion 54 may be may be formed of a similar or dissimilar material comprising the annular ring/fluid distribution member 52. The impingement disk 54 may include apertures 68 generally arranged there-through, or slots cut there-through, or any combination of apertures or slots cut there-through, or may be apertureless or may include a central apertureless region with circumscribing apertures or slots arranged thereabout.
Although described and illustrated as apertures, it should be understood that limiting these apertures to a constant diameter, geometry, diminishing interior diameter, or the particular arrangement illustrated is inappropriate. For example, through manipulation of the arrangement, geometry, size, and other characteristics of the apertures 68, the ashing rate and uniformity provided by at the fluid distribution member assembly may be adjusted to a variety of scenarios. Alternately, the impingement disc may also include a spiral slot (not shown) such as is generally defined for the annular ring 52.
The fluid distribution member in accordance with any of the embodiments disclosed herein is preferably formed from a ceramic material, Fused Silica, metal or Glass. Suitable ceramic materials include, but are not intended to be limited to, alumina (various aluminum oxides), zirconium dioxides, various carbides such as silicon carbide, boron carbide, various nitrides such as silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, boron nitride, quartz, silicon dioxides, various oxynitrides such as silicon oxynitride, and the like as well as stabilized ceramics with elements such as magnesium, yttrium, praseodymia, haffiium, and the like. Suitable metals include, but are not intended to be limited to, aluminum, aluminum alloys, stainless steel, titanium, titanium alloys, silicon, and the like. Optionally, the lower single piece fluid distribution member can be the same or of a different material, typically fused silica or anodized aluminum. Furthermore, the fluid distribution member and/or impingement disc may be coated with a second material, for example, Al2O3, CeO, SiO2, TiO2, Si, and/or Ta3O4.
The fluid distribution member may additionally not be planar, but may be curved or thinned, for example, thinned in the center to enhance mechanical stability. Furthermore, it should be understood that multiple fluid distribution members may be used in a single plasma processing chamber, for example, arranged as a stack of one or more spiraled fluid distribution members, wherein the spirals are on different positions to reduce line-of-sight. Additionally the slots may be cut at an angle, for example at 45 degrees from the surface normal.
As disclosed and described in detail above, example embodiments of the present invention may include advantages such as even cooling across ceramic baffles and/or fluid distribution member assemblies which reduces the risk of fracture, and simplified construction of fluid distribution member assemblies for plasma processing systems. These fluid distribution member assemblies may be used in any applicable method for plasma processing of a substrate.
For example,
The method 1700 may further include directing the reduced ion density plasma through a fluid distribution member at block 1702. As described above, the fluid distribution member may include a central portion and a perimeter portion with at least one slot formed there-through. The at least one slot may extend along a non-radial path configured to allow the central portion to expand and rotate with respect to the perimeter portion during the method 1700.
The method 1700 further includes exposing the work-piece to the reduced ion density plasma.
It should be understood that although example embodiments are described in terms of downstream plasma processing devices and methods for reduced ion density exposure, example embodiments are not so limited. Example embodiments of fluid distribution member assemblies are applicable in any suitable plasma processing system, whether high-frequency electro-magnetic plasma processing or any other suitable system where use of a fluid distribution member is desirable.
Additionally, it should be understood that any of the above terms and any new terms used below should be construed as representing the most logically understood definition of said terms as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art of designing, testing, forming, manufacturing, or employing the example embodiments described herein.
The terminology as used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises”, “comprising,”, “includes” and/or “including”, when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, pitch factors, etchings, coatings, additional slot configurations, or any other suitable or desired features.
While the invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation or material to the teachings of the invention without departing from the essential scope thereof. Therefore, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the particular embodiment disclosed as the best or only mode contemplated for carrying out this invention, but that the invention will include all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims. Also, in the drawings and the description, there have been disclosed exemplary embodiments of the invention and, although specific terms may have been employed, they are unless otherwise stated used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention therefore not being so limited. Moreover, the use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote any order or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are used to distinguish one element from another. Furthermore, the use of the terms a, an, etc. do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
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