Multi-station sequential curing of dielectric films
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01L-021/00
H01L-021/331
출원번호
US-0977792
(2007-10-25)
등록번호
US-8980769
(2015-03-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Haverkamp, Jason
Hausmann, Dennis
McLaughlin, Kevin
Shrinivasan, Krishnan
Rivkin, Michael
Smargiassi, Eugene
Sabri, Mohamed
출원인 / 주소
Novellus Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson
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198
초록▼
The present invention provides improved methods of preparing a low-k dielectric material on a substrate. The methods involve multiple operation ultraviolet curing processes in which UV intensity, wafer substrate temperature, UV spectral distribution, and other conditions may be independently modulat
The present invention provides improved methods of preparing a low-k dielectric material on a substrate. The methods involve multiple operation ultraviolet curing processes in which UV intensity, wafer substrate temperature, UV spectral distribution, and other conditions may be independently modulated in each operation. Operations may be pulsed or even be concurrently applied to the same wafer. In certain embodiments, a film containing a structure former and a porogen is exposed to UV radiation in a first operation to facilitate removal of the porogen and create a porous dielectric film. In a second operation, the film is exposed to UV radiation to increase cross-linking within the porous film.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of processing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: providing the semiconductor wafer to a semiconductor processing chamber; andperforming, prior to removing the semiconductor wafer from the semiconductor processing chamber, a plurality of non-concurrent exposure operations on th
1. A method of processing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: providing the semiconductor wafer to a semiconductor processing chamber; andperforming, prior to removing the semiconductor wafer from the semiconductor processing chamber, a plurality of non-concurrent exposure operations on the semiconductor wafer providing wafer exposure characteristics differing in at least one of radiation intensity, radiation wavelength, spectral distribution, and set wafer support temperature of a wafer support that supports the semiconductor wafer, wherein each exposure operation comprises exposing the semiconductor wafer to ultraviolet radiation. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the semiconductor processing chamber comprises at least two processing stations and wherein at least two of the exposure operations are performed in different processing stations of the semiconductor processing chamber. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein each processing station is configured to perform more than one of the exposure operations. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein two of the exposure operations performed in one of the processing stations vary in radiation intensity. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: flowing helium gas into the semiconductor processing chamber. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: flowing helium and argon gas into the semiconductor processing chamber. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising: flowing helium and argon gas into the semiconductor processing chamber at different rates for different exposure operations. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein etch-damaged low-k dielectric film is repaired. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein porogen is removed and bonds cross-linked in porous low-k dielectric films and wherein a same wafer temperature is maintained during each exposure operation. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of exposure operations differ in radiation wavelength. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of exposure operations differ in spectral distribution. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of exposure operations differ in radiation intensity. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of exposure operations differ in set wafer support temperature. 14. A method comprising a plurality of exposure operations wherein each exposure operation comprises exposing a substrate to ultraviolet radiation; and wherein all operations are performed in the same semiconductor processing tool, and further wherein the plurality of exposure operations include:a first UV exposure operation, said first UV exposure operation having the following UV exposure characteristics:a pedestal temperature of at least about 400° C.;a UV intensity of between about 35% and 70% of maximum UV intensity; anda wavelength of between about 250 and 270 nm; anda second UV exposure operation, said second UV exposure operation having the following UV exposure characteristics:a pedestal temperature of between about 350° C. and 375° C.;a UV intensity at about 100% of maximum UV intensity; anda wavelength of between about 220 and 250 nm. 15. A method comprising a plurality of exposure operations wherein each exposure operation comprises exposing a substrate to ultraviolet radiation; and wherein all operations are performed in the same semiconductor processing tool, and further wherein the plurality of exposure operations include:a first UV exposure operation, said first UV exposure operation having the following UV exposure characteristics: a first pedestal temperature,a first UV intensity, anda first wavelength; anda second UV exposure operation, said second UV exposure operation having the following UV exposure characteristics: a second pedestal temperature, wherein the second pedestal temperature is less than the first pedestal temperature,a second UV intensity, wherein the second UV intensity is greater than the first UV intensity, anda second wavelength wherein the second wavelength is less than the first wavelength. 16. A method of processing a semiconductor wafer, the method comprising: performing a plurality of non-concurrent exposure operations on the semiconductor wafer, the exposure operations providing wafer exposure characteristics differing in radiation wavelength and spectral distribution, wherein: each exposure operation comprises exposing the semiconductor wafer to ultraviolet radiation, andall of the exposure operations are performed in the same semiconductor processing tool.
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