JP2006156772A - Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a semiconductor substrate from being exposed in any place other than an electrode in a semiconductor device where an electrode is formed without using any photo-mask. <P>SOLUTION: This semiconductor device is provided with semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 equipped with a plurality of semiconductor elements; a wiring layer 10 formed on the surfaces of the semiconductor elements and electrically connected to the semiconductor elements; an insulating protecting film 11 continuously formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 and the wiring layer 10, so that the surfaces of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 including a scribe line SL can not be opened, and that a section being a portion of the surface of the wiring layer 10 forming an electrode layer 12 can be opened; and an electrode layer 12 formed without using any resist at the site where the wiring layer 10 is exposed in the insulating protecting film 11 formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10, and electrically connected to the wiring layer 10. The surfaces of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 including the scribe line SL are all covered by the insulating protecting film 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a semiconductor device in which an electrode electrically connected to a semiconductor element is formed on a semiconductor substrate provided with the semiconductor element, and a manufacturing method thereof.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in manufacturing a semiconductor chip, a method of forming a large number of ICs (including, for example, an IGBT) on one semiconductor wafer has been performed. As described above, when a large number of ICs are formed on a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer needs to be diced for each area where the IC is formed and divided into a large number of IC chips. For this reason, when a large number of ICs are formed on a semiconductor wafer, the semiconductor wafer is provided with a scribe line serving as a cut portion for partitioning each IC and dividing it into each IC chip. FIG. 6 shows a scribe line in a conventional semiconductor device.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional semiconductor device. As shown in FIG. 6, the semiconductor device includes, for example, a semiconductor substrate S1 on which an IGBT is formed, an insulating layer S2 provided on the semiconductor substrate S2, a wiring layer S3 formed on the insulating layer S2, and an insulating layer. An insulating film S4 formed on the film S2 and the wiring layer S3, and an electrode S5 covering the ends of the wiring layer S3 and the insulating film S4 are configured.

  In the semiconductor device shown in FIG. 6, the insulating layer S2, the wiring layer S3, the insulating film S4, and the electrode S5 are not formed, but an exposed portion S11 where the surface of the semiconductor substrate S1 is exposed is provided. This region is a scribe line S6 for dicing the semiconductor wafer.

  In the semiconductor device as described above, the insulating layer S2, the wiring layer S3, the insulating film S4, and the electrode S5 are formed on the semiconductor substrate S1, and then the scribe line S6 is diced to form a large number of semiconductor devices formed on the semiconductor wafer. The IC can be divided into IC chips. When the semiconductor substrate S1 is diced in this way, a portion of play with respect to the blade during dicing is left at the edge of each semiconductor chip, and the portion is in a state where the semiconductor substrate S1 is exposed. ing.

  In the semiconductor device in which the scribe line S6 is provided, by an electroless plating method or a method using a difference in adhesion between the electrode S5 and the wiring layer S3 and the insulating film S4 which are the underlying layers on the electrode S5. The inventors have studied to form the electrode S5 without using a photomask. This is because the manufacturing process and manufacturing cost of the semiconductor device can be reduced by not using a photomask for forming the electrode S5.

  Here, the electroless plating means that the object to be plated is immersed in a solution containing a metal salt, a complexing agent, a reducing agent, etc., and metal ions are reduced by the chemical energy of the reducing agent, and a metal film is formed on the surface of the object to be plated. It is a method of forming.

  The method of forming the electrode S5 using the difference in adhesion force is based on the difference in adhesion force between the electrode S5, the wiring layer S3 serving as the foundation of the electrode S5, and the insulating film S4. The electrode S5 is left only on the wiring layer S3. Specifically, a metal film adhesion reduction process is performed on the base (state of the semiconductor device before forming the electrode S5). In this process, the adhesion of the metal film (later electrode S5) to the wiring layer S3 is strengthened, the adhesion of the metal film to the insulating film S4 is weakened, and the metal film formed on the insulating film S4 is peeled off to form an electrode. S5 is formed. That is, a pattern of the metal film (that is, the electrode layer) is formed by utilizing the difference in adhesion between the material of the base (the wiring layer S3 and the insulating film S4 in FIG. 6) and the material of the electrode S5 to be formed. is there.

  When the electrode S5 is formed by these methods, the inventors have revealed that the following problems occur in the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1 where it is not desired to form the electrode S5 such as the scribe line S6. became.

  When the electrode S5 is formed by electroless plating, if the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1, such as the scribe line S6, is near the electrode S5 on the wiring layer S3, the wiring is affected by the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1. There is a problem that the film thickness variation of the electrode S5 formed on the layer S3 becomes large. In addition, when a noble metal such as Au is used, the noble metal is deposited on the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1 in addition to the electrode S5, so that the consumption of noble metal ions in the plating solution is increased more than necessary and the cost is increased. There is a problem.

  Further, when the electrode S5 is formed by utilizing the difference in adhesion between the bases, when the pattern of the insulating film S4 is divided by the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1, the starting point of the metal film that must be peeled off (begins to peel off). The number of metal films that must be peeled off increases. For this reason, there is also a problem that the yield of forming the electrode S5 decreases due to the metal film that does not peel off.

  Further, when the electrode S5 is formed by utilizing the difference in adhesion between the bases, the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1 is a relatively deep groove such as the exposed portion S11 of the semiconductor substrate S1 such as the scribe line S6. In the semiconductor device, there is a problem that a condition window for peeling an electrode unnecessary portion (that is, a metal film that does not become the electrode S5) is narrowed due to a mixture of the deep groove and a relatively shallow stepped portion in the semiconductor device.

  In view of the above points, the present invention provides a semiconductor device in which an electrode layer is formed without using a photomask, and a semiconductor device having a structure in which a semiconductor substrate is not exposed to a place other than the electrode layer, and a method for manufacturing the same. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a process of preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed and forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A step of forming a resist (30) so as to cover a region where the semiconductor element is formed, a step of etching the metal layer using this resist to form a wiring layer (10), a wiring layer and a semiconductor A step of forming a resin film (40) on the entire surface of the substrate and a resist (50) so as to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer and cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion. A step of forming and etching the resin film using this resist, exposing a part of the surface of the wiring layer, and covering the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion (1 ) Forming a, in a region where the wiring layer is exposed, and forming the electrode layer (12) by the method of electroless plating without using a resist, characterized in that it contains.

  Thus, the resin film is formed on the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate. Further, an insulating protective film is formed by removing a portion where the electrode layer is formed in the resin layer. According to this, the insulating protective film formed on the wiring layer and where the semiconductor substrate is exposed, such as a scribe line, can be integrated, except for the part where the electrode layer is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer. it can. Therefore, when forming the electrode layer by electroless plating, the electrode layer can be formed only on the surface of the wiring layer exposed from the insulating protective film.

  Since the electrode layer is formed by the electroless plating method, the manufacturing process and the manufacturing cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the electrode layer is formed using a resist.

  In addition, since the electrode layer can be formed only on a part of the surface of the wiring layer, it is possible to prevent a difference in the amount of deposited metal on the surface of each wiring layer. Thereby, it is possible to suppress variations in the film thickness of a large number of electrode layers formed in the semiconductor device. Accordingly, consumption of noble metal ions in the plating solution can be suppressed, and costs can be reduced.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, sulfite type non-cyanide Au plating is used as a plating solution. Thus, when forming an electrode layer by electroless plating, sulfite type non-cyan Au plating not containing cyan is used. Thereby, waste liquid processing can be performed easily and a manufacturing process can be reduced.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed is prepared, a metal layer (20) is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor element is formed. Forming a resist (30) so as to cover the region, etching the metal layer using the resist to form a wiring layer (10), and a resin film over the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate A step of forming (40), a step of forming a resist (50) so as to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer and cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion, and the resist And etching the resin film to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer and forming an insulating protective film (11) covering the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line, and the wiring layer and the insulating protective film. Forming a fluoride layer (70) on the surface of the film, forming a metal layer (80) on the surface of the fluoride layer, rotating the semiconductor substrate around its central axis in the semiconductor substrate, A step of removing the fluoride layer and the metal layer formed on the insulating protective film by ejecting a liquid from above the semiconductor substrate through a nozzle, and forming an electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer; It is characterized by including.

  Thus, after forming an insulating protective film, a fluoride layer is formed on the wiring layer and insulating protective film exposed from the insulating protective film, and a metal layer is formed on this fluoride layer. The insulating protective film and fluorine have a weak bonding force (adhesion), but on the wiring layer, fluorine moves to the wiring layer or the metal film, so that it becomes a metal bond and the bonding force between the metal film and the wiring layer becomes strong. According to this, by forming the fluoride layer on the wiring layer exposed from the insulating protective film and the insulating protective film, the adhesive force between the metal film and the insulating protective film, the adhesive force between the metal film and the wiring layer, Difference can be generated. Therefore, the metal film with weak adhesion on the insulating protective film can be removed, and the electrode layer can be formed only on the surface of the wiring layer.

  In addition, the insulating protective film is continuously formed except for the portion where the electrode layer is formed. Thus, when the electrode layer is formed, if the metal film is peeled off from any place on the insulating protective film, the metal film on the insulating protective film can be peeled off from the insulating protective film with the place as a starting point. . In this way, the metal film on the insulating protective film can be reliably peeled off, and the yield of the semiconductor device can be improved.

  In a fourth aspect of the invention, the step of forming the fluoride layer includes the step of removing the oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer by plasma treatment, and using fluorine-based gas and oxygen gas as the plasma treatment gas. It is characterized by.

Thus, after removing the oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer exposed from the insulating protective film, fluorine is attached to the surface of the wiring layer and the insulating protective film using a fluorine-based gas (for example, CF ₄ ) and oxygen gas, A fluoride layer can be formed on the surface of the layer and the insulating protective film. By using oxygen gas, the lifetime of fluorine radicals can be extended.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is 0.2 MPa or more. Thus, the pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is set to 0.2 MPa or more. Thereby, the fluoride layer and the metal layer on the insulating protective film can be blown off reliably.

  The invention described in claim 6 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the nozzle is swung in the surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. Thereby, a liquid can be sprayed uniformly on the semiconductor substrate surface.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, water is used as the liquid ejected from the nozzle. Thus, since water is used without using an organic solvent as a liquid, there is no need to perform waste liquid treatment, and the number of steps can be reduced.

  In the invention according to claim 8, in the step of forming the insulating protective film, the height of the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the scribe line and the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer The insulating protective film is formed so that the difference between the two is 10 μm or less.

  In this way, the insulating protective film is formed so that the step formed by the insulating protective film on the wiring layer and the scribe line is 10 μm or less. Thereby, when forming an electrode layer, the metal film formed in the place where the insulating protective film becomes a groove | channel like the place of a scribe line can be removed reliably.

  In a ninth aspect of the invention, the step of forming the electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer includes a step of dicing along a scribe line provided on the semiconductor substrate. In this way, the semiconductor substrate is diced along the scribe line. Thereby, the semiconductor substrate can be divided into a plurality of chips. In addition, since no metal film is left on the scribe line, the metal film can prevent spilling of the blade for dicing.

  In the invention of claim 10, a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) provided with a plurality of semiconductor elements, a wiring layer (10) formed on the surface of the semiconductor elements and electrically connected to the semiconductor elements, An insulating protective film (11) continuously formed on the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer, and a surface of the wiring layer so that a part of the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the surface of the wiring layer are opened. And an electrode layer (12) electrically connected to the wiring layer, wherein the scribe lines are all covered with the insulating protection film. It is characterized by having.

  As described above, the region excluding the portion where the electrode layer is formed without using a resist on the surface of the wiring layer is covered with the insulating protective film, and the region where the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line is exposed is covered with the insulating protective film. . Thereby, it is possible to prevent the surface of the semiconductor substrate from being exposed in the semiconductor device. Further, in the semiconductor device, the insulating protective film is formed in a continuous state only by opening a portion excluding the electrode layer. Thereby, in the wiring layer, it is possible to form the electrode layer only at the portion where the insulating protective film is opened. In other words, it is not necessary to form an electrode on the insulating protective film.

  In the invention according to claim 11, a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed is prepared, a metal layer (20) is formed on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and the semiconductor element is formed. Forming a resist (30) so as to cover the region, etching the metal layer using the resist to form a wiring layer (10), and a resin film over the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate (40) and a scribe line (SL) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and that divides the semiconductor substrate into regions of a plurality of semiconductor devices each including at least one semiconductor element. And a step of forming a resist (50) so as to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the electrode unnecessary portion, and etching the resin film using this resist to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer, The step of forming an insulating protective film (11) covering the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion, and the electrode layer (12) by an electroless plating method without using a resist in the exposed region of the wiring layer And a step of separating the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) into a plurality of semiconductor devices along the scrub line.

  According to this, the same effect as that obtained by the invention described in claim 1 can be obtained as a semiconductor device as one chip.

  The invention according to claim 12 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, sulfite type non-cyanide Au plating is used as a plating solution. Thus, since sulfite-type non-cyanide Au plating containing no cyanide is used, waste liquid treatment can be easily performed, and the manufacturing process can be reduced.

  In a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, a step of preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed, forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming the semiconductor element. Forming a resist (30) so as to cover the region, etching the metal layer using the resist to form a wiring layer (10), and a resin film over the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate (40) and a scribe line (SL) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and that divides the semiconductor substrate into regions of a plurality of semiconductor devices each including at least one semiconductor element. And a step of forming a resist (50) so as to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the electrode unnecessary portion, and etching the resin film using this resist to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer, A step of forming an insulating protective film (11) covering the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line, a step of forming a fluoride layer (70) on the surfaces of the wiring layer and the insulating protective film, and a surface of the fluoride layer Forming a metal layer (80) on the semiconductor substrate, rotating the semiconductor substrate around its central axis in the semiconductor substrate, and spraying liquid from the upper part of the semiconductor substrate through a nozzle to form on the insulating protective film Removing the fluorinated layer and the metal layer and forming an electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer; separating the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) into a plurality of semiconductor devices along a scrub line; It is characterized by containing.

  According to this, the same effect as that obtained by the invention described in claim 3 can be obtained as a semiconductor device as one chip.

  In the invention described in claim 14, the step of forming the fluoride layer includes a step of removing the oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer by plasma treatment, and fluorine-based gas and oxygen gas are used as the plasma treatment gas. It is characterized by. According to this, an effect similar to the effect obtained by the invention shown in claim 4 can be obtained.

  The invention according to claim 15 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is 0.2 MPa or more. Thereby, the fluoride layer and the metal layer on the insulating protective film can be blown off reliably.

  The invention described in claim 16 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the nozzle is swung in the surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. Thereby, a liquid can be sprayed uniformly on the semiconductor substrate surface.

  The invention according to claim 17 is characterized in that, in the step of forming the electrode layer, water is used as the liquid ejected from the nozzle. Thereby, since water is used without using an organic solvent as a liquid, it is not necessary to perform waste liquid treatment, and the number of processes can be reduced.

  In the invention described in claim 18, in the step of forming the insulating protective film, the height of the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the scribe line and the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer The insulating protective film is formed so that the difference between the two is 10 μm or less. According to this, the metal film formed in the place where the insulating protective film such as the scribe line is a groove can be surely removed.

  According to a nineteenth aspect of the invention, the step of separating the semiconductor substrate into a plurality of semiconductor devices includes a step of dicing along a scribe line provided on the semiconductor substrate. Thereby, the semiconductor substrate can be divided into a plurality of chips.

  In the invention described in claim 20, the scribe line (SL) is formed on the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) so as to be located at the edge of the region of the semiconductor device including at least one semiconductor element so as to partition the region. And a wiring layer (10) formed on the surface of the semiconductor element and electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and a surface of the semiconductor substrate including a scribe line and a part of the surface of the wiring layer are opened. And an insulating protective film (11) continuously formed on the wiring layer, and an insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer, where the wiring layer is exposed without using a resist. And an electrode layer (12) to be connected to each other, and the scribe lines are all covered with an insulating protective film.

  Thus, the same effect as that obtained by the invention shown in claim 10 can be obtained as a semiconductor device as one chip.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the semiconductor device 100 is formed using semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 in which an N ⁻ type drift layer 2 is formed on the main surface of a P ⁺ type substrate 1.

In the present embodiment, a large number of IGBTs are formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2. A P-type base layer 3 is formed on the surface layer portion of the N ⁻ -type drift layer 2, and an N ⁺ -type source layer 4 is formed on the surface layer portion of the P-type base layer 3. A trench 5 is formed so as to penetrate the N ⁺ -type source layer 4 and the P-type base layer 3 and reach the N ⁻ -type drift layer 2. Are sequentially formed, and a trench gate structure including the trench 5, the gate insulating film 6, and the gate layer 7 is formed. Further, a part of the N ⁺ type source layer 6 and the trench gate structure are covered with an insulating film 8. A collector electrode 9 is formed on the back surface of the P ⁺ type substrate 1 so as to be in contact with the back surface.

  As the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2, those having a thickness of 30 to 200 μm are used. The lower limit of the thickness of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 is 30 μm in order to ensure the thickness necessary for forming the semiconductor element. On the other hand, the upper limit of the thickness of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 is that the on-resistance of the semiconductor elements formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 is reduced, so that the heat generation of the elements is reduced, and the width of the current that can be handled by the semiconductor elements increases Since a large current can be passed through, the thickness is 200 μm.

  In the present embodiment, semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 having a diameter of 5 inches or more are employed. This is to secure the number of semiconductor chips that can be formed per semiconductor substrate 1 and 2, and an effect of cost reduction can be expected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, there is a portion where the IGBT is not formed in the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2. This portion is a scribe line SL for dicing the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 into chips after the semiconductor device 100 is formed. The width of the scribe line SL is, for example, about 200 μm.

  Further, in the semiconductor device 100, the wiring layer 10 on the surface of the IGBT, the insulating protective film 11 on a part of the surface of the wiring layer 10 and the scribe line SL, and the electrode on the surface of the wiring layer 11 exposed from the insulating protective film 14. And the electrode part 13 which covers the edge part of the insulating protective film 11 and the electrode layer 12 is formed.

The wiring layer 10 is formed on the surface of the P ⁺ type substrate 1 so as to straddle a plurality of trench gate structures, and is formed so as to contact the P type base layer 4 and the N ⁺ type source layer 4. Connected in common. The wiring layer 10 has a thickness of 5 to 6 μm and is formed of, for example, sputtering using a metal material made of an Al alloy mainly composed of Al, such as Al—Si—Cu.

  The insulating protective film 11 is an organic insulating film that covers a part of the surface of the wiring layer 10 and the scribe line SL. For example, polyimide is employed for the insulating protective film 11 and has a thickness of 10 μm, for example.

  The electrode layer 12 is a conductive layer that is formed on the surface of the wiring layer 11 exposed from the insulating protective film 14 and is electrically connected to the wiring layer 10. Ni or Ti is employed for such an electrode layer 12. Specifically, when the electrode portion 13 is formed on the electrode layer 12 by an electroless plating method, Ni is used for the electrode layer 12, and when the electrode layer 12 is formed by a method utilizing a difference in adhesion, Is adopted.

  In the present embodiment, Ni is employed for the electrode layer 12 in order to form the electrode portion 13 by an electroless plating method. When Ni is employed as the electrode layer 12, the thickness of the electrode layer 12 is, for example, 3 μm.

  The electrode portion 13 serves as a connection portion that electrically connects the elements in the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 and an external circuit, and is, for example, a portion to which a wire is soldered. Such an electrode portion 13 is formed on the electrode layer 12 by a printing method. Moreover, Au is employ | adopted for the electrode part 13, for example, and the thickness is 50-100 nm. The above is the configuration of the semiconductor device 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Next, the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device 100 shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 having the N ⁻ type drift layer 2 formed on the main surface of the P ⁺ type substrate 1 are prepared, and an IGBT is formed. Although a manufacturing process diagram is not shown, a P-type base layer 3 and an N ⁺ -type source layer 4 are formed on the surface layer portion of the N ⁻ -type drift layer 2. Then, a trench 5 is formed so as to penetrate the N ⁺ -type source layer 4 and the P-type base layer 3 and reach the N ⁻ -type drift layer 2. A gate insulating film 6 and a gate layer 7 are formed on the inner wall surface of the trench 5. And form. Further, an insulating film 8 that covers a part of the N ⁺ type source layer 4 and the trench 5 is formed.

  In the step shown in FIG. 2A, a metal layer 20 having a thickness of 5 to 6 μm is formed on the main surface side of the substrate on which the IGBT is formed by, for example, a vapor deposition method. A material such as Al is used for the metal layer 20.

  In the step shown in FIG. 2B, a photoresist 30 is applied to the surface of the metal layer 20 and patterned by exposure. Thereby, a region to be the scribe line SL in the photoresist 30 is opened. Thus, a large number of semiconductor elements formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 are partitioned.

  In the step shown in FIG. 2C, wet etching is performed using the photoresist 30 as a mask, the metal layer 20 is patterned, and the wiring layer 10 is formed in a region other than the scribe line SL. At this time, since the metal layer 20 is side-etched by the wet etching process, the metal layer 20 is removed to the inside of the opening of the photoresist 30. Thereafter, the photoresist 30 is removed.

  Next, in the step shown in FIG. 2D, the insulating protective film 11 is formed. Specifically, the resin film 40 is formed by applying liquid polyimide on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 and performing spin coating. Thereby, the wiring layer 11 is completely covered with the resin film 40. That is, the region of the substrate exposed portion where no electrode is formed, such as the scribe line SL, is covered with the resin film 40.

  In the step shown in FIG. 3A, a photoresist 50 is applied to the surface of the resin film 40 and patterned by exposure. Thereby, the region to be the electrode layer 12 in the photoresist 50 is opened.

  In the step shown in FIG. 3B, etching is performed using the photoresist 50 as a mask, and the insulating film 11 is formed by patterning the resin film 40, and a region where the electrode layer 12 is formed is opened. Thereafter, the photoresist 50 is removed.

  After the step shown in FIG. 3B, in this embodiment, the electrode layer 12 is formed by the electroless plating method as described above. In order to form the electrode layer 12 by electroless plating, after the process shown in FIG. 3B is completed, a pretreatment for electroless plating is performed.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3B, Al that is the wiring layer 10 is exposed in a region where the insulating protective film 11 is opened. Since an oxide film formed by oxidation of Al is formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10, the oxide film is removed by etching.

  Thereafter, a zincate process is performed on the surface of the Al wiring layer 10. Specifically, the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 that have completed the process of FIG. 3B are immersed in a solution containing zinc, and zinc is adhered to a portion to be plated. This zinc adhesion treatment is a treatment for starting a plating reaction of electroless plating performed thereafter. This is the preprocessing.

  After the pretreatment, in the step shown in FIG. 4A, Ni is formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10 as the electrode layer 12 by electroless plating. When performing electroless plating, sulfite-type non-cyan Au plating is used as a plating solution. This is a plating solution that does not contain cyan and can be easily treated as a waste solution. Then, when the pretreated semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 are immersed in a plating solution, the plating reaction is started by zinc adhering to the surface of the wiring layer 10. Thus, a 3 μm Ni electrode layer 12 is formed.

  Thereafter, although not shown, an Au layer is formed on the surface of the electrode layer 12 by a plating method. This Au layer is, for example, 50 to 100 nm. This Au layer serves as a wetting layer for bringing the electrode portion 13 into close contact with the surface of the electrode layer 12 in the next step.

  In the step shown in FIG. 4B, a mask 60 patterned so that the region of the electrode layer 12 is opened is disposed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2, and a molten solder (for example, tin) is printed. The electrode part 13 is formed by apply | coating. At this time, since the solder is 200 ° C. or higher, the Au layer formed on the surface of the electrode layer 12 is melted by the heat of the solder and absorbed by the solder. In this way, the electrode portion 13 is formed on the surface of the electrode layer 12. As described above, the semiconductor device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is completed.

  Thereafter, although not shown, the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 are divided into a large number of semiconductor chips by dicing the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 along the scribe line SL.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when the insulating protective film 11 is formed, the resin film 40 is formed on the entire surface of the wiring layer 10 and the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 to cover the scribe line SL. Yes. Thus, the scribe line SL can be covered with the insulating protective film 11, and the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 can be prevented from being exposed in the scribe line SL.

  When forming the resin film 40, the insulating protective film 11 is formed on the surfaces of the semiconductor substrates 1, 2 and the wiring layer 10 except for the portion of the wiring layer 10 where the electrode layer 12 is formed. Thereby, the insulating protective film 11 formed on the wiring layer 10 and the place where the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 such as the scribe line SL are exposed can be integrated. Therefore, when the electrode layer 12 is formed by electroless plating, the electrode layer 12 can be formed only on the surface of the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11.

  Further, when the electrode layer 12 is formed by electroless plating, sulfite type non-cyan Au plating not containing cyan is used. Thereby, waste liquid processing can be performed easily and a manufacturing process can be reduced.

(Second Embodiment)
Since the basic structure of the semiconductor device 100 in this embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 1), only different parts will be described. The manufacturing method of the semiconductor device 100 in this embodiment is the same as that in the first embodiment up to the step shown in FIG. 3B, but the method of forming the electrode layer 12 formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10 is the first. Different from one embodiment. Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the electrode layer 12 of this embodiment is demonstrated using FIG.

  The process up to the step shown in FIG. 3B is performed to form the insulating protective film 11 having an opening in the region where the electrode layer 12 is formed. In the present embodiment, when the insulating protective film 11 is formed, the height of the surface of the insulating protective film 11 formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10 and the surface of the insulating protective film 11 formed on the scribe line SL. The insulating protective film 11 is formed so that the difference between them is 10 μm or less. As will be described in detail later, when a metal layer for forming the electrode layer 12 is formed on the insulating protective film 11, the metal layer formed on the insulating protective film 11 can be easily removed. It is. The difference in height is preferably 0 μm.

After the insulating protective film 11 is formed, a pretreatment for forming the electrode layer 12 is performed. In the present embodiment, the pretreatment is performed in a vacuum (dry). Specifically, the oxide film formed on the surface of the wiring layer 10 is removed by plasma treatment, and the insulating protective film 11 and the surface of the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11 are fluorinated. That is, a mixed gas of fluorine-based gas (for example, CF ₄ ) and oxygen gas is sprayed onto the insulating protective film 11 and the surface of the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11. Thus, after removing the oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11, fluorine is attached to the surfaces of the wiring layer 10 and the insulating protective film 11, so that the surface of the wiring layer 10 and the insulating protective film 11 is adhered. A fluoride layer is formed. The oxygen gas is used for the plasma treatment because it has an effect of extending the lifetime of fluorine radicals.

  Here, plasma treatment is performed to remove oxygen on the wiring layer 10. Further, when a fluoride layer is formed on the surfaces of the insulating protective film 11 and the wiring layer 10 continuously in a vacuum, most of the oxygen on the wiring layer 10 is replaced with fluorine, and fluorine and oxygen are formed on the wiring layer 10. It becomes a mixed state. On the other hand, a layer having a high fluorine concentration is formed on the surface of the insulating protective film 11. The above is the pretreatment for forming the electrode layer 12 in the present embodiment.

  After the pretreatment, the electrode layer 12 is formed on the wiring layer 10 in the step shown in FIG. First, a 100 nm thick metal layer 80 is formed on the surface of the fluoride layer 70 by, for example, a sputtering method. A material such as Ti is used for the metal layer 80. Then, an Au layer 90 having a thickness of 50 to 100 nm is formed on the surface of the metal layer 80 by sputtering. Thereafter, water that is liquid is sprayed onto the Au layer 90 to form a pattern of the electrode layer 12 on the surface of the wiring layer 10. Specifically, the electrode layer 12 is formed as follows.

  First, the disk-shaped semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 are rotated around their central axes. Then, water is sprayed from the upper part of the Au layer 90 formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 to the semiconductor substrate 1 and 2 side through a nozzle to blow off the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 on the insulating protective film 11. At this time, the nozzle is swung in the surface direction of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2. Thereby, water can be sprayed uniformly on the surfaces of the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2. Further, since water is used as the liquid without using an organic solvent, waste liquid treatment becomes easy and the number of steps can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the pressure of water sprayed from the nozzle is set to 0.2 to 20 MPa. The reason why the lower limit value of the water pressure is set to 0.2 MPa is that the lower layer of the Au layer 90 (the metal layer 80) cannot be blown off when the water pressure is smaller than this value. On the other hand, the upper limit value of the water pressure is set to 20 MPa because if the water pressure exceeds this value, the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2 are destroyed by the water pressure, or the sputtered layers (metal layer 80, Au layer 90) and electrode layer 12 are scraped. Because it ends up.

  As described above, when water pressurized from the nozzle is sprayed onto the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2, that is, the Au layer 90, the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 formed on the insulating protective film 11 are blown away. This is because a portion having a weak binding force is generated in the fluorinated layer 70 on the surface of the insulating protective film 11 (that is, the adhesion is weak). Therefore, when a mass, that is, water is applied to the Au layer 90, the bond between carbon and fluorine is broken. That is, the fluoride layer 70 on the insulating protective film 11 is peeled off, and the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 do not remain on the insulating protective film 11.

  On the other hand, in the fluoride layer 70 on the wiring layer 10, oxygen is mixed as described above. When the metal film 80 is formed by sputtering in this state, the fluorine on the wiring layer 10 moves to the metal film 80 by heat due to sputtering. As a result, the metal film 80 is metal-bonded to the wiring layer 10 on the wiring layer 10. For this reason, the bonding force between the wiring layer 10 and the metal film 80 is increased (that is, the adhesion is strong). Therefore, even when water is sprayed onto the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 on the wiring layer 10, the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 on the wiring layer 10 remain on the wiring layer 10 without being blown off.

  As described above, the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 can be easily removed by utilizing the difference in adhesion between the metal film 80 and the wiring layer 10 or the insulating protective film 11. Further, since the insulating protective film 11 is formed on the scribe line SL, the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 are connected in a region other than the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11 in the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2. That is, it is in a connected state. Therefore, when the metal film 80 and the Au layer 90 on the insulating protective film 11 are removed, water is applied to the Au layer 90 and the metal film 80 is peeled off from any place on the insulating protective film 11. Begins to peel off from the insulating protective film 11 while the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 is connected. Thereby, the metal film 80 can be easily peeled off from the insulating protective film 11, and the yield of the semiconductor device 100 can be improved.

  When the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 is removed in this way, the electrode layer 12 is formed on the wiring layer 10 as shown in FIG. After that, the semiconductor device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is completed by performing the steps shown in FIG. 4B as in the first embodiment.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the semiconductor device 100, the electrode layer 12 is formed by the difference in the adhesion of the electrode layer 12 to the insulating protective film 11 or the wiring layer 10 without using a resist. Further, the insulating protective film 11 is continuously formed except for the portion where the electrode layer 12 is formed. Thus, when the electrode layer 12 is formed, if the metal film 80 is peeled off from any place on the insulating protective film 11, the insulating protective film is connected to the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 starting from the place. 11 can be peeled off. In this way, the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 can be reliably peeled off, and the yield of the semiconductor device 100 can be improved.

In the plasma treatment, a fluorine-based gas (for example, CF ₄ ) and oxygen gas are used for fluorination performed after removing the oxide film on the wiring layer 10. Thus, after removing the oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11, fluorine is attached to the surfaces of the wiring layer 10 and the insulating protective film 11, so that the surface of the wiring layer 10 and the insulating protective film 11 is adhered. A fluoride layer can be formed.

  In the step of blowing off the metal film 80, the pressure of water sprayed from the nozzle is set to 0.2 MPa or more. Thereby, the fluoride layer 70 and the metal layer 80 on the insulating protective film 11 can be blown off reliably. Furthermore, in the semiconductor device 100, the insulating protective film 11 is formed so that the step formed by the insulating protective film 11 on the wiring layer 10 and the scribe line SL is 10 μm or less. Thereby, when forming the electrode layer 12, the metal film 80 formed in the place where the insulating protective film 11 becomes a groove | channel or a hole like the place of the scribe line SL can be blown off reliably.

  As described above, the metal film 80 on the insulating protective film 11 is peeled off, and the metal film 80 on the wiring layer 10 exposed from the insulating protective film 11 remains as the metal layer 12. This is presumed that oxygen existing on the wiring layer 10 is replaced with fluorine in the pretreatment, and oxygen and fluorine are mixed, and this is based on such estimation. This can be estimated from the experimental results, and in this embodiment, the semiconductor device 100 is manufactured based on the experimental results.

(Other embodiments)
In the first and second embodiments, the IGBT is described as an example of the element formed on the semiconductor substrates 1 and 2, but any element may be formed.

  In the first and second embodiments, the electrode portion 13 is formed by a printing method, but may be formed by other methods.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a semiconductor device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a manufacturing process of the semiconductor device in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a manufacturing step of the semiconductor device following that of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a manufacturing step of the semiconductor device following that of FIG. 3; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a semiconductor device manufacturing process following FIG. 3 in the method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the conventional semiconductor device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF ^SYMBOLS 1 ... P ⁺ type | mold board | substrate, 2 ... N ^{< - >} type | mold drift layer, 10 ... Wiring layer, 11 ... Insulating protective film,
12 ... electrode layer, 13 ... electrode part, SL ... scribe line.

Claims (20)

In the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed and a scribe line (SL) for partitioning the semiconductor elements is provided.
Preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which the plurality of semiconductor elements are formed, and forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (30) so as to cover a region where the semiconductor element is formed;
Etching the metal layer using this resist to form a wiring layer (10);
Forming a resin film (40) on the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (50) so as to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer and to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion;
Etching the resin film using the resist to expose an insulating protective film (11) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and covers the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion. Forming, and
Forming an electrode layer (12) in a region where the wiring layer is exposed by an electroless plating method that does not use a resist. 2. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 1, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, sulfite-type non-cyanide Au plating is used as a plating solution. In the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed and a scribe line (SL) for partitioning the semiconductor elements is provided.
Preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which the plurality of semiconductor elements are formed, and forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (30) so as to cover a region where the semiconductor element is formed;
Etching the metal layer using this resist to form a wiring layer (10);
Forming a resin film (40) on the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (50) so as to expose a part of the surface of the wiring layer and to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion;
Etching the resin film using the resist to form an insulating protective film (11) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and covers the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line; ,
Forming a fluoride layer (70) on the surfaces of the wiring layer and the insulating protective film;
Forming a metal layer (80) on the surface of the fluoride layer;
In the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate is rotated about its central axis, and a liquid is ejected from above the semiconductor substrate through a nozzle, whereby a fluoride layer and a metal layer formed on the insulating protective film And a step of forming an electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer. The step of forming the fluorinated layer includes a step of removing an oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer by plasma processing, and fluorine gas and oxygen gas are used as the plasma processing gas. 4. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to 3. 5. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, the pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is set to 0.2 MPa or more. 6. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the nozzle is swung in a surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 6, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, water is used as the liquid ejected from the nozzle. In the step of forming the insulating protective film, the difference in height between the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the scribe line and the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer is 10 μm or less. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 3, wherein the insulating protective film is formed so as to be. 9. The semiconductor according to claim 1, wherein the step of forming an electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer includes a step of dicing along the scribe line provided on the semiconductor substrate. Device manufacturing method. In a semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed and a scribe line (SL) that partitions the semiconductor elements is provided.
A semiconductor substrate (1, 2) provided with the plurality of semiconductor elements;
A wiring layer (10) formed on the surface of the semiconductor element and electrically connected to the semiconductor element;
An insulating protective film (11) continuously formed on the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer such that a part of the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and a part of the surface of the wiring layer are opened;
An electrode layer (12) that is formed without using a resist at a portion where the wiring layer is exposed in the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer, and is electrically connected to the wiring layer; ,
A semiconductor device, wherein all the scribe lines are covered with the insulating protective film. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is formed,
Preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed, and forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (30) so as to cover a region where the semiconductor element is formed;
Etching the metal layer using this resist to form a wiring layer (10);
Forming a resin film (40) on the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate;
A part of the surface of the wiring layer is exposed, and the semiconductor substrate includes a scribe line (SL) and an electrode unnecessary portion that divide the semiconductor substrate into regions of a plurality of semiconductor devices each including at least one semiconductor element. Forming a resist (50) so as to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Etching the resin film using the resist to expose an insulating protective film (11) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and covers the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and the electrode unnecessary portion. Forming, and
Forming an electrode layer (12) in a region where the wiring layer is exposed by a method of electroless plating without using a resist;
Separating the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) into a plurality of semiconductor devices along the scrub line. 12. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, sulfite-type non-cyanide Au plating is used as a plating solution. In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is formed,
Preparing a semiconductor substrate (1, 2) on which a plurality of semiconductor elements are formed, and forming a metal layer (20) on the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Forming a resist (30) so as to cover a region where the semiconductor element is formed;
Etching the metal layer using this resist to form a wiring layer (10);
Forming a resin film (40) on the entire surface of the wiring layer and the semiconductor substrate;
A part of the surface of the wiring layer is exposed, and the semiconductor substrate includes a scribe line (SL) and an electrode unnecessary portion that divide the semiconductor substrate into regions of a plurality of semiconductor devices each including at least one semiconductor element. Forming a resist (50) so as to cover the surface of the semiconductor substrate;
Etching the resin film using the resist to form an insulating protective film (11) that exposes a part of the surface of the wiring layer and covers the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line; ,
Forming a fluoride layer (70) on the surfaces of the wiring layer and the insulating protective film;
Forming a metal layer (80) on the surface of the fluoride layer;
In the semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate is rotated about its central axis, and a liquid is ejected from above the semiconductor substrate through a nozzle, whereby a fluoride layer and a metal layer formed on the insulating protective film And forming an electrode layer (12) on the wiring layer;
Separating the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) into a plurality of semiconductor devices along the scrub line. The step of forming the fluorinated layer includes a step of removing an oxide film on the surface of the wiring layer by plasma processing, and fluorine gas and oxygen gas are used as the plasma processing gas. 14. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to 13. 15. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 13, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, the pressure of the liquid ejected from the nozzle is set to 0.2 MPa or more. 16. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 13, wherein, in the step of forming the electrode layer, the nozzle is swung in a surface direction of the semiconductor substrate. The method for manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 16, wherein in the step of forming the electrode layer, water is used as the liquid ejected from the nozzle. In the step of forming the insulating protective film, the difference in height between the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the scribe line and the surface of the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer is 10 μm or less. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device according to claim 13, wherein the insulating protective film is formed so as to be. 19. The semiconductor device according to claim 11, wherein the step of separating the semiconductor substrate into a plurality of semiconductor devices includes a step of dicing along the scribe line provided on the semiconductor substrate. Production method. In a semiconductor device in which a semiconductor element is formed,
A scribe line (SL) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1, 2) so as to be located at the edge of the region of the semiconductor device including at least one semiconductor element and to partition the region;
A wiring layer (10) formed on the surface of the semiconductor element and electrically connected to the semiconductor element;
An insulating protective film (11) continuously formed on the semiconductor substrate and the wiring layer such that a part of the surface of the semiconductor substrate including the scribe line and a part of the surface of the wiring layer are opened;
An electrode layer (12) that is formed without using a resist at a portion where the wiring layer is exposed in the insulating protective film formed on the surface of the wiring layer, and is electrically connected to the wiring layer; ,
A semiconductor device, wherein all the scribe lines are covered with the insulating protective film.

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