Inline monitoring of pad loading for CuCMP and developing an endpoint technique for cleaning
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C23F-001/00
H01L-021/306
출원번호
US-0842583
(2004-05-10)
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Chopra, Dinesh
Meikle, Scott
출원인 / 주소
Micron Technology, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson &
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초록▼
A system of cleaning a CMP pad used for removing copper from a substrate, the system comprising an abrasive cleaning pad, a cleaning solution delivery system that delivers a cleaning solution, an analyzing system that monitors the characteristics of the cleaning solution optically and chemically, an
A system of cleaning a CMP pad used for removing copper from a substrate, the system comprising an abrasive cleaning pad, a cleaning solution delivery system that delivers a cleaning solution, an analyzing system that monitors the characteristics of the cleaning solution optically and chemically, and a carriage that allows the analyzing system to monitor the cleaning solution at a plurality of locations on the CMP pad. The use of the abrasive cleaning pad and the cleaning solution removes contaminants from the CMP pad, and the contaminants are dissolved in the cleaning solution. By measuring the concentration of contaminants in the cleaning solution, the condition of the CMP pad can be monitored. To measure the concentration of the contaminants, changes in the refractive index and absorption of light in the cleaning solution are measured, wherein the refractive index and absorption depend on the concentration of the contaminants. The concentration of the contaminants in the cleaning solution is also measured chemically. Knowing the actual condition of the CMP pad during the cleaning process allows for improved condition of the CMP pad.
대표청구항▼
1. A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system, comprising:a CMP pad; a carriage that holds at least one device, wherein the CMP pad and carriage are rotatable with respect to each other and movable with respect to each other such that when the at least one device is positioned within the carriage
1. A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system, comprising:a CMP pad; a carriage that holds at least one device, wherein the CMP pad and carriage are rotatable with respect to each other and movable with respect to each other such that when the at least one device is positioned within the carriage the at least one device can be brought into contact with the CMP pad; a slurry supply system that supplies a slurry to an interface between the CMP pad and the at least one device such that the combination of the slurry and the movement between the CMP pad and the at least one device results in removal of material from the at least one device; a cleaning pad that rotates with respect to the CMP pad; a cleaning solution supply system that supplies a cleaning solution to the interface between the cleaning pad and the CMP pad wherein the combination of the cleaning solution and the movement between the cleaning pad and the CMP pad results in removal of contaminants from the CMP pad; a cleaning solution analyzing system that analyzes the cleaning solution after the cleaning solution has been introduced to the interface between the CMP pad and the cleaning pad and determines, based upon the analysis the cleanliness of the CMP pad following the supply of the cleaning solution to the interface; and a carriage that moves the cleaning solution analyzing system with respect to the CMP pad to permit periodic evaluation of the cleanliness of the CMP pad following CMP of the at least one device. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the material removed from the device is metal.3. The system of claim 2, wherein the metal is copper.4. The system of claim 1, wherein the CMP pad and the slurry are adapted to remove copper from the device.5. The system of claim 1, wherein the cleaning pad is an abrasive grinding disk.6. The system of claim 5, wherein the abrasive grinding disk is a diamond impregnated disk.7. The system of claim 1, wherein the cleaning solution is adapted to remove the copper oxides from the CMP pad.8. The system of claim 7, wherein the cleaning solution comprises an ammonium citrate solution.9. The system of claim 8, wherein the cleaning solution comprises an approximately 5% ammonium citrate solution.10. The system of claim 8, wherein the cleaning solution contains nitric acid by an amount in a range of approximately 0.001% to approximately 0.5% by weight.11. The system of claim 1, wherein the cleaning solution analyzing system comprises an optical analyzing system and a chemical analyzing system, the optical analyzing system comprising a light source and a light detector, wherein the light source directs a light into the cleaning solution towards the light detector, wherein the light detector detects changes to the light induced by the cleaning solution.12. The system of claim 11, wherein the changes to the light induced by the cleaning solution comprise changes in refraction and absorption.13. The system of claim 12, wherein the refraction and absorption of the light depend on the concentration of ions in the cleaning solution.14. The system of claim 13, wherein the ions are copper ions from dissolved copper oxides.15. The system of claim 11, wherein the chemical analyzing system samples the cleaning solution and determines the concentrations of the contaminants.16. A CMP pad analysis system, comprising:a light source that projects a beam of light into a flow of a cleaning solution after the cleaning solution has been introduced onto the pad during and after a mechanical abrasion of the pad; a detector that receives the light from the light source; a carriage that is coupled to the light source and detector so as to move the light source and the detector relative to the pad to permit an analysis of the cleanliness of the pad while the pad is being used for chemical mechanical polishing of one or more devices; and a controller that receives signals from the detector, said signals being indicative of at least one characteristic of the light that is travelling through the cleaning solution flow, wherein the controller determines the cleanliness of the pad based upon the signals received from the detector. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the beam of light comprises a beam of HeNe laser.18. The system of claim 16, wherein the detector comprises a pin-diode array that can resolve the detected beam of light spatially and by intensity.19. The system of claim 16, wherein the signals from the detector comprise a change in the location and a change in the intensity of the detected beam of light.20. The system of claim 19, wherein the change in the location of the detected beam of light is caused by a change in refraction of the beam of light in the cleaning solution flow, wherein the change in refraction is caused by a change in the concentration of contaminants in the cleaning solution flow, wherein the concentration of contaminants in the cleaning solution flow is indicative of the cleanliness of the CMP pad.21. The system of claim 19, wherein the change in the intensity of the detected beam of light is caused by a change in absorption of the beam of light in the cleaning solution flow, wherein the change in absorption is caused by the change in the concentration of contaminants in the cleaning solution flow, wherein the concentration of contaminants in the cleaning solution flow is indicative of the cleanliness of the CMP pad.
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