WO2004006322A1 - 被処理体の酸化方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for oxidizing an object to be processed, wherein an oxide film is formed by oxidizing a nitride film on the surface of the object to be processed such as a semiconductor wafer.
- various processes such as a film forming process, an etching process, an oxidation process, a diffusion process, and a reforming process are performed on a semiconductor substrate such as a silicon substrate.
- a semiconductor substrate such as a silicon substrate.
- the oxidation process is known to oxidize a surface of a single crystal or a polysilicon film, or to oxidize a metal film.
- the method of performing this oxidation treatment which is mainly used when forming a gate oxide film, a capacitor, an insulating film of a floating gate of a nonvolatile memory, and the like, is performed under an atmosphere similar to substantially atmospheric pressure from the viewpoint of pressure.
- hydrogen and oxygen are externally burned.
- a steam oxidation process in which steam is generated by burning in an apparatus, and oxidation is performed using the steam for example, JP-A-3-140453
- There is a dry oxidation processing method of performing oxidation without using steam and the like flowing only oxygen into the processing vessel for example, JP 57- 1 2 3 2 No., etc.
- an oxide film such as a SiO 2 film is formed on a nitride film represented by, for example, SiN (silicon nitride film).
- SiN silicon nitride film
- a thermal C VD (Chemical Vapor or D epos) is deposited on a SiN film formed on the surface of a silicon substrate or the like. It was prepared by depositing S i 0 2 by ition). Disclosure of the invention
- the SiO 2 film formed by the thermal CVD as described above not only the film thickness uniformity in the wafer surface is not so good, but also the film structure at the molecular or atomic level.
- the film quality is not so good compared to the currently required design specifications for semiconductor integrated circuits because the structure is not so precise.
- oxygen gas and hydrogen gas are introduced into a chamber to cause a reaction between them, and the surface of the SiN film is thermally oxidized by active species generated at this time.
- process conditions such as process temperature, process pressure, and hydrogen gas concentration are very important to obtain good film quality and proper film thickness. It is important that the process conditions indicated in the above-mentioned publication correspond to a so-called single-wafer type chamber for processing wafers one by one, and a so-called batch type for processing a plurality of wafers at a time. There is a problem that the method cannot be directly applied to the heat treatment apparatus.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for oxidizing an object to be processed which can obtain an oxide film having good film quality and a laminated structure of a nitride film and an oxide film by thermally oxidizing the nitride film.
- the present invention is an application of the invention previously proposed by the present applicant in Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-128350.
- the present invention relates to an oxidation method for oxidizing a surface of a processing object having at least a nitride film exposed on a surface thereof in a processing container capable of accommodating a plurality of processing objects at a time.
- the process pressure is set to 133 Pa or less
- the process temperature is set to 400 ° C or more.
- an oxidizing gas and a reducing gas are separately supplied from different gas supply systems into the processing vessel. Can be introduced.
- the oxidizing gas comprises one or more gases selected from the group consisting of ⁇ 2 and N 2 0, NO, NO 2, wherein the reducing gas is H 2 gas
- the concentration of the H 2 gas in the processing container can be set to 40% or less.
- both the nitride film and the silicon can be exposed on the surface of the object to be processed.
- the H 2 gas concentration is 5 to 33 ° /. Within the range.
- the process temperature can be in a range of 800 to 100 ° C.
- the nitride film is formed so as to have a large thickness in advance by a thickness corresponding to a thickness at which the surface of the nitride film is oxidized by the oxidation treatment. can do.
- the nitride film is preferably a silicon nitride film (SiN).
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating an example of an apparatus for oxidizing a target object for performing an oxidation method according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where the entire surface of the semiconductor wafer is covered with a silicon nitride film.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a silicon nitride film and silicon are both exposed on the surface of a semiconductor wafer.
- FIG. 4 is a graph showing changes in the thickness of the silicon nitride film and the silicon oxide film during thermal oxidation.
- Figure 5 is a graph showing the film thickness dependency of the S i 0 2 film on S i on and S i N when changing the concentration of H 2.
- Figure 6 is a graph showing the film thickness dependency of the S i 0 2 film on S i on and S i N when changing the concentration of H 2.
- FIG. 7 is a graph showing the thickness of the oxide film formed on the silicon nitride film and the dependence of the in-plane uniformity on the process pressure.
- FIG. 8 is a graph showing the pressure dependence of the thickness of the SiO 2 film formed on Si and the thickness of the SiO 2 film formed on Si N.
- FIG. 9 is a graph showing the relationship between the process temperature and the thickness of the silicon oxide film formed on the silicon nitride film.
- Figure 1 0 is a graph showing the film thickness dependency of the S i 0 2 film on S i when changing the temperature and on S i N.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an apparatus for oxidizing an object to be processed for performing an oxidation method according to the present invention.
- oxygen (0 2) as the oxidizing gas
- hydrogen as a reducing gas
- the oxidizing apparatus 2 has a vertical processing container 8 of a predetermined length having a double-tube structure made of quartz and including an inner cylinder 4 and an outer cylinder 6.
- the processing space S in the inner cylinder 4 accommodates a quartz wafer boat 10 as support means for holding the object to be processed, and the wafer boat 10 includes a semiconductor wafer as the object to be processed. Wafers W are held in multiple stages at a predetermined pitch. Note that this pitch may be constant or different depending on the wafer position.
- a cap 12 is provided to open and close the lower part of the processing container 8 , and a cap 16 is provided on the cap 12 through a magnetic fluid seal 14. And this rotation A rotary table 18 is provided at the upper end of the shaft 16, a heat retaining cylinder 20 is provided on the table 18, and the wafer port 10 is mounted on the heat retaining cylinder 20.
- the rotating shaft 16 is attached to an arm 24 of a boat elevator 22 that can be moved up and down, and can be moved up and down integrally with the cap 12 and the wafer boat 10, etc. Can be removed into the processing container 8 from below.
- the wafer port 10 may be fixed without being rotated.
- An opening at the lower end of the processing vessel 8 is connected to a stainless steel manifold 26, for example.
- the manifold 26 is provided with an oxidizing gas and a reducing gas whose flow rates are controlled.
- An oxidizing gas supply system 28 and a reducing gas supply system 30 for introducing into the inside are provided separately.
- the oxidizing gas supply system 28 has an oxidizing gas nozzle 32 provided through the manifold 26, and this nozzle 32 has, for example, a mass flow controller A gas supply path 36 provided with a flow controller 34 as described above is connected.
- the gas supply path 36 is connected to an oxidizing gas source 38 that stores, for example, oxygen as an oxidizing gas.
- the reducing gas supply system 30 similarly has a reducing gas nozzle 40 provided through the manifold 26, and the nozzle 40 is provided with a nozzle such as a mass flow controller in the middle.
- the gas supply path 44 with the flow controller 42 interposed therebetween is connected.
- the gas supply path 44 is connected to a reducing gas source 46 that stores, for example, hydrogen as a reducing gas.
- each gas supplied from each of the nozzles 32 and 40 rises in the wafer accommodating area, which is the processing space S in the inner cylinder 4, and turns downward at the ceiling portion, and then the outer cylinder and the outer cylinder It will be discharged down the gap with the cylinder 6.
- An exhaust port 50 is provided on the bottom side wall of the outer cylinder 6, and the exhaust port 50 is provided with a vacuum exhaust system 56 having an exhaust path 52 and a vacuum pump 54 interposed therebetween. Is connected, and the inside of the processing container 8 is evacuated.
- the distance HI between the wafer storage area as the processing space S and the introduction position of each gas specifically, the lower end of the wafer storage area, that is, the lower end of the wafer boat 10 and each nozzle
- the distance H 1 between the gas outlet at the tip of 32 and 40 is separated by a predetermined distance.
- the first theory having the distance H1 is provided. The reason is that, while each gas rises over the length of this distance H1, heat is released from the processing vessel 8 which is heated by the heater 62 to be in a hot-to-all state, so that the above-mentioned gases are preliminarily stored. This is for heating.
- the second reason is the length of the distance HI! When the two gases rise, the two gases are mixed well.
- the distance HI is a length that does not adversely affect the temperature distribution in the wafer storage area (processing space S) and that can sufficiently mix the introduced oxidizing gas and reducing gas, for example, 1 It is set to at least 0 O mm, preferably at least 300 mm.
- a heat insulating layer 60 is provided on the outer periphery of the processing container 8, and a heater 62 is provided as a heating means inside the heat insulating layer 60 to heat the wafer W positioned inside to a predetermined temperature. It is like that.
- the overall size of the processing container 8 is, for example, the size of the wafer W on which a film is to be formed is 8 inches, and the number of wafers held in the wafer boat 10 is about 150 (product size is 13 (About 0 wafers, about 20 dummy wafers, etc.), the diameter of the inner cylinder 4 is about 260-270 mm, and the diameter of the outer cylinder 6 is about 275-285 mm.
- the height of the container 8 is approximately 1,280 mm.
- the number of wafers held in the wafer port 10 may be about 25 to 50, and at this time, the diameter of the inner cylinder 4 is about 38
- the outer cylinder 6 has a diameter of about 450 to 500 mm, and the height of the processing container 8 is about 800 mm.
- the height H2 of the wafer boat 10 depends on the number of wafers and is, for example, in a range of about 200 to 100 mm. It should be noted that these figures are merely examples.
- reference numeral 64 denotes a sealing member such as an O-ring for sealing between the cap 12 and the manifold 26 and reference numeral 66 denotes a member between the margin 26 and the lower end of the outer cylinder 6. It is a sealing member such as an O-ring that seals.
- a large number of unprocessed semiconductor wafers W composed of, for example, silicon substrates are held in multiple stages at a predetermined pitch in the wafer port 10 and the boat elevator 22 is driven upward in this state, whereby the wafer boat 10 is Insert into processing vessel 8 from below And seal the inside of the processing container 8.
- the interior of the processing container 8 is preheated in advance, and a nitride film, for example, a silicon nitride film (SiN) to be oxidized is formed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer W at least in a previous step. The surface of the nitride film is exposed.
- the nitride film and the silicon surface may be mixedly exposed.
- the supply voltage to the heater 62 is increased to raise the temperature of the wafer W to a predetermined process temperature, and the inside of the processing vessel 8 is evacuated by the vacuum exhaust system 56. Is evacuated.
- oxygen whose flow rate is controlled is introduced from the oxidizing gas nozzle 32 of the oxidizing gas supply system 28 into the processing vessel 8, and hydrogen whose flow rate is controlled is reduced from the reducing gas nozzle 40 of the reducing gas supply system 30. Introduce into processing vessel 8.
- the oxygen and hydrogen separately introduced into the processing container 8 cause a combustion reaction of hydrogen in the immediate vicinity of the wafer W while ascending in the processing container 8, and the surface of the silicon nitride film on the wafer or the silicon If the nitride film and silicon are exposed on the surface, each surface of the silicon nitride film and silicon will be oxidized.
- the oxidation process conditions at this time are as follows: the wafer temperature is 400 ° C or more, for example, in the range of 400 to 1000 ° C, preferably in the range of 800 to 1000 ° C in consideration of the heat resistance of the lower element, etc. Is less than 133 Pa (IT orr).
- the concentration of the hydrogen gas (H 2 concentration) is set to be 40% or less of the concentration with respect to the total amount of supply gas.
- the combustion reaction of hydrogen is prevented.
- O * ⁇ active oxygen species) and OH * (the active hydroxyl species) H 2 0 (Mizu ⁇ vapor) is generated during the response process, the oxidation of the wafer surface is performed by these.
- the reason why the characteristics of the film quality of the oxide film and the in-plane uniformity and the inter-plane uniformity of the film thickness have been improved is considered to be that the two active species, O * and OH *, in particular, largely act.
- the oxidation treatment is performed in a vacuum atmosphere in which the process pressure is much lower than the conventional method as described above, so that the H 2 gas and O 2 gas rise in the processing vessel 8.
- H 2 O exists in a state where there is no excess or deficiency at any height position of the wafer W, and the oxidation reaction It is performed almost uniformly at any height position of W, and as a result, it is possible to improve the inter-surface uniformity of the film thickness in particular. That is, as described above, by setting the process pressure to 133 Pa or less and setting it to be considerably lower than the conventional method, the lifetimes of the active species of oxygen and hydrogen groups are both prolonged. When the active species flows along the processing space S having the height H 2, the active species does not disappear so much on the way and increases while contributing to the oxidation reaction, thereby improving the uniformity of the film thickness between the surfaces.
- a silicon nitride film (S i N) and the silicon surface which is formed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer W is describes the situation Nitsu silicon oxide film is thermally oxidized (S i 0 2) is formed.
- Fig. 2 shows a state where the entire surface of the semiconductor wafer is covered with a silicon nitride film
- Fig. 3 shows a state where both the silicon nitride film and silicon are exposed on the surface of the semiconductor wafer.
- silicon is stacked on the wafer surface (projection).
- the surface of the silicon nitride film shows a situation in which the oxidized silicon oxide film (S i 0 2) is gradually formed gradually.
- the silicon nitride film is oxidized by an amount corresponding to the thickness ⁇ t to form a silicon oxide film.
- the silicon oxide film has a lower density at the molecular level than the silicon nitride film, the overall thickness is greater than before the oxidation.
- the thickness ⁇ t of the silicon nitride film which is reduced by this oxidation treatment, naturally depends on the oxidation time.
- Figure 4 shows the change in the thickness of the silicon nitride film and the silicon oxide film during thermal oxidation. It is a graph shown.
- the change in both thicknesses when a silicon nitride film having a thickness of 148 nm is thermally oxidized by the method of the present invention is shown.
- the process conditions are as follows: temperature is 100 ° C., pressure is 47 Pa, and H 2 concentration (the supply amount of H 2 gas to the total supply gas amount) is 10%.
- H 2 concentration the supply amount of H 2 gas to the total supply gas amount
- the thickness of the silicon nitride film is made extra thicker than the target value of the thickness of the silicon nitride film to be maintained when the integrated circuit element is manufactured. That is, in FIG. 2, the thickness of the silicon nitride film before oxidation is smaller than the design value in advance by a thickness corresponding to the thickness ⁇ t to be thermally oxidized.
- the thickness of 10 is formed large.
- a silicon nitride A silicon oxide film 72 is formed on each surface of the film and the silicon layer.
- the thickness D1 of the silicon oxide film formed on the silicon nitride film and the thickness D2 of the silicon oxide film formed on the silicon layer may differ depending on the process conditions.
- FIG. 5 and 6 is a graph showing the film thickness dependency of the S i 0 2 film on S i on and S i N when changing the concentration of H 2, the vertical and H 2 concentration in FIG. 5, the horizontal axis axis adopts respectively the thickness of the S I_ ⁇ 2 film, FIG. 6 is the thickness of the S I_ ⁇ 2 film on S i on the horizontal axis, the vertical axis of the S i 0 2 film on S i N Each film thickness is taken.
- the process conditions in the case shown in Fig. 5 are a temperature of 900 ° C, a pressure of 47 Pa, and a process time of 20 minutes.
- the process conditions in the case shown in FIG. 6 are a process temperature of 1000 ° C. and a pressure of 47 Pa.
- S i the difference S i 0 2 film thickness of the S i 0 2 film having a film thickness and S i on N ⁇ (see FIGS. 3 and 5) is, Eta 2 as concentration is less reduced, Eta and size KuNatsu enough to 2 concentration increases.
- the ratio of both the film thickness is 1:
- the oxidizing power for silicon and the oxidizing power for silicon nitride film are compared. It is desirable that the oxidizing power to the silicon nitride film is relatively large.
- difference delta m is smaller than the range of the film thickness, i.e., preferably well within the range of from 5 to 33%, further preferred Or 5-10% range is found to be very good.
- the H 2 concentration is preferably low, preferably within the range of 5 to 33%, more preferably within the range of 5 to 10%. Can be confirmed.
- Figure 7 a graph showing the dependency on the film thickness and the process pressure of the in-plane uniformity of the oxide film formed on the silicon nitride film, S i 0 2 film having a film 8 formed on the S i S i 0 2 film of the film formed on the thickness and S i N is a graph showing the pressure dependence of the thickness.
- the graph of the film thickness shown in FIG. 7 also shows the inter-plane uniformity.
- TOP indicates a wafer located at the upper stage of the wafer boat
- CTR indicates a wafer located at the middle stage of the wafer port
- BTM indicates a wafer located at the lower stage of the wafer boat.
- process conditions 7 process temperature 900 ° C, H 2 gas flow rate 0.6 l Zm in, 0 2 gas flow rate 1.2 l in, the process time is 60 minutes .
- the process temperature is 1000 ° C and the H 2 concentration is 33%.
- both the in-plane uniformity and the inter-plane uniformity of the film thickness improve as the process pressure decreases.
- the process pressure In order to satisfy the values expected to be required in the oxidation process in the future, that is, the in-plane uniformity is approximately ⁇ 0.8% and the inter-plane uniformity is approximately ⁇ 6%, the process pressure must be 1 33 P a (IT orr) It was found necessary to set below. Further, as apparent from FIG.
- the thickness ratio of the two films can also be appropriately selected.
- the pressure was 47 Pa
- the H 2 concentration was 33%
- two temperatures, 950 ° C. and 1000 ° C. were set.
- the thickness of the SiO 2 film is about 1 nm at a temperature of 400 ° C., and the film thickness increases in a quadratic curve as the temperature increases. At 1000 ° C, the film thickness reached 15 nm. Also, if the temperature is 4
- the temperature is lower than 00 ° C., active species are not generated, so that the silicon nitride film can hardly be oxidized.
- the process temperature must be set within a range of 400 to 1,000 ° C. In particular, it is preferable to set the process temperature in the range of 800 to 1000 ° C. in consideration of the film formation rate required rather than the film thickness.
- the process temperature is fixed at 950 ° C and 1000 ° C.
- the case where O 2 gas is used as the oxidizing gas and H 2 gas is used as the reducing gas has been described as an example.
- the oxidizing gas ⁇ 2 , N 20 , NO, N0 You may use one or more gases selected from the group consisting of 2.
- the oxygen active species and the hydroxyl active species generated in the combustion process of the reducing gas mainly contribute to the oxidation reaction on the wafer surface as described above.
- the process conditions such as the wafer temperature and the process pressure are substantially the same as those when ⁇ 2 and H 2 are used as described above. Just set it.
- the object of the present invention is not limited to a semiconductor wafer as an object to be processed, and can be applied to an LCD substrate, a glass substrate, and the like.
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