Abstract:
A method of etching features into a silicon layer with a steady-state gas flow is provided. An etch gas comprising an oxygen containing gas and a fluorine containing gas is provided. A plasma is provided from the etch gas. Then, the flow of the etch gas is stopped.
Abstract:
A workpiece (18) is processed with a plasma (8) in a vacuum plasma processing chamber (10) by exciting the plasma at several frequencies (51, 52, 54, 56, 58), such that the excitation of the plasma by the several frequencies simultaneously causes several different phenomena to occur in the plasma. The chamber includes top central (14, 36, 36a) and bottom electrodes (13, 16) and a peripheral top (42) and/or bottom electrode (34) arrangement that is either powered by RF or is connected to a reference potential by a filter arrangement that passes at least one of the plasma excitation ftequencies to the exclusion of other frequencies. Controller 24 is employed to direct parameter control of various motors (M), valves (V), frequencies (58), power (59), temperature control means (25, 45) and set points (50).
Abstract:
A workpiece is processed with a plasma in a vacuum plasma processing chamber by exciting the plasma at several frequencies such that the excitation of the plasma by the several frequencies simultaneously causes several different phenomena to occur in the plasma. The chamber includes central top and bottom electrodes and a peripheral top and/or bottom electrode arrangement that is either powered by RF or is connected to a reference potential by a filter arrangement that passes at least one of the plasma excitation ftequencies to the exclusion of other frequencies.
Abstract:
A method is provided for etching silicon in a plasma processing chamber, having an operating pressure and an operating bias. The method includes: performing a first vertical etch in the silicon to create a hole having a first depth and a sidewall; performing a deposition of a protective layer on the sidewall; performing a second vertical etch to deepen the hole to a second depth and to create a second sidewall, the second sidewall including a first trough, a second trough and a peak, the first trough corresponding to the first sidewall, the second trough corresponding to the second sidewall, the peak being disposed between the first trough and the second trough; and performing a third etch to reduce the peak.
Abstract:
A method for etching features into a silicon substrate disposed below a mask in a plasma processing chamber is provided. The silicon substrate is etched through the mask comprising a plurality of cycles, wherein each cycle comprises a sidewall deposition phase and an etch phase. The sidewall deposition phase comprises providing a flow of sidewall inorganic deposition phase gas comprising a silicon containing compound gas and at least one of oxygen, nitrogen or NOx, into the plasma processing chamber, forming a plasma from the sidewall deposition phase gas in the plasma processing chamber, and stopping the flow of the sidewall deposition gas into the plasma processing chamber. The etch phase comprises, providing a flow of an etching gas comprising a halogen component, forming a plasma from the etching gas in the plasma processing chamber, and stopping the flow of the etching gas.
Abstract:
A method for etching features into an etch layer in a plasma processing chamber is provided. An optically timed deposition phase is provided comprising providing a flow of deposition phase gas, detecting the presence of deposition gas within the plasma processing chamber, providing RF energy for forming a plasma from the deposition phase gas in the plasma processing chamber, and stopping the flow of the deposition gas into the plasma processing chamber. An optically timed etching phase is provided, comprising providing a flow of an etch gas, detecting the presence of the etch gas within the plasma processing chamber, providing RF energy for forming a plasma from the etch gas in the plasma processing chamber, and stopping the flow of the etch gas into the plasma processing chamber.
Abstract:
A method for etching features into an etch layer in a plasma processing chamber, comprising a plurality of cycles is provided. Each cycle comprises a deposition phase and an etching phase. The deposition phase comprises providing a flow of deposition gas, forming a plasma from the deposition gas in the plasma processing chamber, providing a first bias during the deposition phase to provide an anisotropic deposition, and stopping the flow of the deposition gas into the plasma processing chamber. The etching phase, comprises providing a flow of an etch gas, forming a plasma from the etch gas in the plasma processing chamber, providing a second bias during the etch phase, wherein the first bias is greater than the second bias, and stopping the flow of the etch gas into the plasma processing chamber.
Abstract:
A method for etching a high aspect ratio feature through a mask into a layer to be etched over a substrate is provided. The substrate is placed (404) in a process chamber, which is able to provide RF power at a first frequency, a second frequency different than the first frequency, and a third frequency different than the first and second frequency. An etchant gas is provided (408) to the process chamber. A first etch step is provided (412) where the first frequency, the second frequency, and the third frequency are at power settings for the first etch step. A second etch step is provided (416), where the first frequency, the second frequency, and the third frequency are at a different power setting. Optionally, a third etch step may also be provided (420).
Abstract:
A method of processing a workpiece (18) with a plasma in a vacuum plasma processing chamber (10) having a bottom electrode (13) below the workpiece, comprising the step of exciting a plasma with electric energy at several frequencies, i.e. three or more, such that the excitation of the plasma by applying energy at the several frequencies simultaneously causes several different phenomena to occur in the plasma, wherein the phenomena affct plasma ion energy, plasma ion densityand plasma chemistry. An apparatus for carrying out this method comprises an electric energy source arrangement (51) for supplying the several frequencies (F1, F2, F3) to the bottom electrode.