Abstract:
A plasma processing apparatus, e.g. for etching or CVD, is capable of forming highly effective plasma and obtaining a satisfactory vertical etching property without involving a problem concerning interference. In the plasma processing apparatus an electrode 37 provided at a position opposite to a substrate mounting electrode 30 is configured to be a counter electrode, whose potential is in a floating state. Radio frequency power from an RF source 36 is branched from a line supplying a radio frequency antenna coil 34, which generates inductive discharge, into the counter electrode 37 through a capacitor 41 so as to share a part of the radio frequency power used for the inductive discharge, thereby generating a self-bias in the counter electrode. There may be a mechanism for adjusting the capacitor 41 to maintain the radio frequency voltage applied to the floating electrode constant. In a modification, a Faraday shield or an electrostatic field shield electrode, provided inside the antenna coil, is used instead of the opposite electrode 37.
Abstract:
A dry etching method by which a substrate can be dry-etched on both sides without a crack is provided. The dry etching method includes: introducing an etching gas having a fluorocarbon gas and a rare gas into a vacuum chamber; generating plasma in the vacuum chamber having a predetermined pressure; and etching a substrate to be processed adhered on an adhesive surface of a heat-conductive sheet disposed on a substrate table.
Abstract:
The present invention is to provide a plasma processing apparatus, whose structure can be simplified, and further, which is capable of forming highly effective plasma and obtaining a satisfactory vertical etching property without involving a problem concerning interference. In the plasma processing apparatus according to the invention, a ground electrode provided at a position opposite to a substrate mounting electrode is configured to be a counter electrode, whose potential is in a floating state, and radio frequency power is branched at an arbitrary position of the radio frequency antenna coil, which generates inductive discharge, into the counter electrode through a capacitor so as to share a part of the radio frequency power used for inductive discharge, thereby generating a self-bias in the counter electrode. In the system, there is provided a mechanism for controlling the radio frequency voltage to be applied to the floating electrode uniformly.
Abstract:
A dry etching apparatus having excellent in-plane uniformity and a high etching rate and a dry etching method are provided. A dry etching apparatus includes a vacuum chamber having an upper plasma generation chamber and a lower substrate processing chamber; a magnetic field coil disposed outside a sidewall of the plasma generation chamber; an antenna coil disposed between the magnetic field coil and the outside of the sidewall and connected to a high-frequency power source; and means for introducing an etching gas disposed on top of the plasma generation chamber, wherein the sidewall is formed of a material having a relative dielectric constant of 4 or more.
Abstract:
A dry etching method by which a substrate can be dry-etched on both sides without a crack is provided. The dry etching method includes: introducing an etching gas having a fluorocarbon gas and a rare gas into a vacuum chamber; generating plasma in the vacuum chamber having a predetermined pressure; and etching a substrate to be processed adhered on an adhesive surface of a heat-conductive sheet disposed on a substrate table.