WO2012008409A1 - エッチング方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an etching method for etching a silicon carbide substrate by converting a processing gas into plasma.
- Si substrate silicon substrate
- SiC substrate silicon carbide substrate
- This silicon carbide substrate has a feature that the lattice constant of the crystal is small and the band gap is large compared to silicon, and that the lattice constant of the crystal is small, i.e., the bonding between atoms is strong, making etching difficult. have.
- This etching method includes a mask forming step of forming a silicon dioxide film (SiO 2 film) having a mask pattern of a predetermined shape on the surface of a silicon carbide substrate, heating the silicon carbide substrate to 70 ° C. to 100 ° C., and Using the silicon film as a mask, a first etching step of plasma etching the silicon carbide substrate with a mixed gas of SF 6 gas, O 2 gas and Ar gas, and heating the silicon carbide substrate to 70 ° C. to 100 ° C. Using the film as a mask, a second etching step of plasma etching the silicon carbide substrate with a mixed gas of Ar gas and O 2 gas is sequentially performed.
- a silicon dioxide film SiO 2 film
- the etching is performed in two stages of the first etching process and the second etching process. As shown in FIG. This is because a groove (sub-trench) H ′ is further formed on the side wall side of the bottom surface of the groove H, and etching cannot be performed with high accuracy. Therefore, the bottom surface is flattened by performing the second etching step.
- the present applicant includes a etchable etching method only one stage of the etching process, by heating the silicon carbide substrate 200 ° C. ⁇ 400 ° C., by SF 6 gas, or the SF 6 gas and O 2 gas mixture
- a method of plasma etching the silicon carbide substrate with a gas has been proposed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-246096).
- the silicon carbide substrate is heated to 200 ° C. to 400 ° C. mainly for the following two reasons. That is, the first reason is that the atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate do not react with radicals and ions generated by the plasmatization of SF 6 gas unless the bond is broken. This is because the higher the temperature is, the more easily the bonds between atoms are broken and the reaction with radicals and ions generated by the SF 6 gas becoming plasma is easier. That is, in the case of a silicon substrate, the silicon interatomic distance is about 0.25 nm and the binding energy is about 2 eV, whereas in the case of a silicon carbide substrate, the silicon carbide interatomic distance is about 0.189 nm.
- the heating temperature of silicon carbide substrate K is set to 200 ° C. to 400 ° C., even a silicon carbide substrate having a strong bond between atoms can be etched efficiently.
- the groove H ′ is not formed at all on the bottom surface of the hole H or the groove H, or even if formed, it can be very small, and the side wall of the hole H or the groove H is not etched at all or is etched. If possible, it can be negligible.
- the groove H ′ is not preferable is that an insulating film or an electrode is embedded in the hole H or the groove H ′ formed by etching, but the groove H ′ is formed. This is because electric field concentration and stress are likely to occur in the groove H ′, and the reliability of the element is lowered, leading to product defects.
- the side wall is etched, it is not preferable because a nest is generated when an insulating film or an electrode is embedded in the hole H or the groove H ′, and the thickness of the side wall is likely to be non-uniform. This leads to product defects.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by heating to 200 ° C. to 400 ° C., depending on the ratio of O 2 gas in the mixed gas containing SF 6 gas and O 2 gas, the hole H or groove H In some cases, the groove H ′ formed on the bottom surface of the substrate becomes large, or the etching of the hole H or the side wall of the groove H increases.
- FIG. 4 shows that the flow rate of SF 6 gas supplied into the processing chamber for etching is constant at 40 sccm, and the flow rate of O 2 gas supplied into the processing chamber is 0 (no supply), 10, 40, 60, Assuming 100 and 200 sccm, the side wall etching amount b and the depth d of the groove H ′ when the silicon carbide substrate K is etched are summarized.
- 50 sccm of Ar gas is supplied into the processing chamber in addition to the SF 6 gas and O 2 gas, and the heating temperature of the silicon carbide substrate K is 200 ° C. to 400 ° C.
- the high frequency power supplied to this coil was 2500 W
- the high frequency power supplied to the base on which the silicon carbide substrate K was placed was 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber was 3 Pa.
- the side wall etching amount b and the depth d of the groove H ′ are the dimensions shown in FIG. 5.
- the values are converted into numerical values per 1 ⁇ m depth of the hole H and the groove H. Therefore, a value obtained by multiplying the depth d of the sidewall etching amount b and the groove H ′ in FIG. 4 by the actual depth of the hole H or the groove H becomes the actual sidewall etching amount b and the depth d of the groove H ′.
- the side wall is etched while being smaller than when the flow rate is small, and the groove H ′ is formed while being smaller than when the flow rate is large, and the etching shape is It became like FIG.5 (c).
- the symbol M indicates a mask
- the symbol H indicates a hole or groove.
- the reason why the etching shape is as shown in FIG. 5B is considered to be as follows. That is, a silicon atom or silicon compound (for example, SiF 4 ) generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K reacts with a radical or ion generated from the O 2 gas to react with silicon oxide (for example, SiO 2). However, if the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is large, a sufficient protective film is formed by this silicon oxide to protect the sidewalls of the hole H and the groove H, while the silicon oxide is formed in the hole H.
- a silicon atom or silicon compound for example, SiF 4
- silicon oxide for example, SiO 2
- the etching rate in the vicinity of the side wall of the hole H or the groove H where ion incidence is concentrated is high, thereby forming the groove H ′. Because it is done.
- the etching shape becomes as shown in FIG. 5A because the sufficient protective film is not formed, and the etching proceeds isotropically. Because.
- the groove H ′ becomes large or the etching of the side walls becomes large depending on the ratio of O 2 gas contained in the mixed gas. In some cases, an etching shape that satisfies a certain shape accuracy cannot be obtained.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an etching method capable of etching a silicon carbide substrate with higher accuracy.
- the present invention provides: An etching method for etching a silicon carbide substrate placed on a base in a processing chamber, The silicon carbide substrate is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, a processing gas containing a fluorine-based gas is supplied into the processing chamber to form plasma, high-frequency power is supplied to the base, and a bias potential is applied to the silicon carbide substrate.
- a first step of etching According to an etching method, at least a second step including a process of forming a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film on the silicon carbide substrate is alternately repeated.
- the silicon carbide substrate is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, the processing gas containing a fluorine-based gas is turned into plasma, and a bias potential is applied to the base, and at least the silicon carbide substrate is The second step including the process for forming the silicon oxide film or the silicon nitride film is repeated.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched when ions generated by fluorination of the fluorine-based gas enter and collide with the silicon carbide substrate with a bias potential, and also generated by fluorination of the fluorine-based gas.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched by reaction of radicals and ions with silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate.
- silicon atoms formed by etching the silicon carbide substrate or silicon atoms constituting the silicon compound react with radicals or ions of oxygen or nitrogen to generate silicon oxide or silicon nitride (for example, SiNx).
- silicon oxide or silicon nitride for example, SiNx
- a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove by this silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
- a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on the silicon carbide substrate in the second step.
- the silicon carbide substrate is isotropically etched
- the silicon carbide substrate is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, a processing gas containing a fluorine-based gas and oxygen gas or nitrogen gas is supplied into the processing chamber to be converted into plasma, and a high frequency is applied to the base.
- a bias potential is applied by supplying electric power, and the silicon carbide substrate is etched while forming a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film as a protective film on the silicon carbide substrate.
- the silicon carbide substrate isotropically etched in the first step, and the silicon carbide substrate in the second step is heated to 200 ° C. or more,
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched when ions generated by fluorination of the fluorine-based gas enter and collide with the silicon carbide substrate with a bias potential, and also generated by fluorination of the fluorine-based gas.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched by reaction of radicals and ions with silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate. In this way, the silicon carbide substrate is isotropically etched.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched when ions generated by the plasma conversion of the fluorine-based gas, oxygen gas, or nitrogen gas enter and collide with the silicon carbide substrate with a bias potential.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched by the reaction of the radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of the system gas with the silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate.
- silicon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate or silicon atoms constituting the silicon compound react with radicals or ions generated by the plasma conversion of oxygen gas or nitrogen gas to generate silicon oxide or silicon nitride (for example, SiNx).
- a protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove by this silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
- etching of a hole and a slot bottom central part will also progress, and a slot will be further formed in the side wall side of the bottom face concerned.
- etching of the sidewalls of the holes and grooves is prevented, so that the etching of the sidewalls is suppressed and further grooves are prevented from being formed on the sidewalls of the holes and grooves.
- Etching can be performed in the depth direction of the groove. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the bowing shape and the sub-trench from being formed.
- the first step of isotropically etching the silicon carbide substrate, and etching the silicon carbide substrate while forming a protective film and protecting the sidewalls of the holes and grooves The second step is alternately repeated to suppress etching of the side wall and to prevent further formation of a groove on the side wall side of the hole or groove, and to proceed the etching in the depth direction of the hole or groove. Therefore, the silicon carbide substrate can be etched with higher accuracy.
- a processing gas containing oxygen gas or nitrogen gas is supplied into the processing chamber to form plasma, and high frequency power of 300 W or more is supplied to the base to give a bias potential.
- the silicon carbide substrate may be etched while forming a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film as a protective film on the silicon carbide substrate.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched by ions incident upon and colliding with the silicon carbide substrate with a bias potential by the ions generated by the plasma conversion of oxygen gas or nitrogen gas, and etching of the silicon carbide substrate.
- the silicon atoms generated by the reaction with radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of oxygen gas or nitrogen gas generate silicon oxide or silicon nitride, and the silicon oxide or silicon nitride forms a protective film on the surface of the hole or groove. Is formed.
- the high-frequency power of 300 W or higher is supplied to the base because if the high-frequency power of 300 W or higher is supplied and the corresponding bias potential is not applied, the number of ions incident on the silicon carbide substrate is small and constant. This is because silicon atoms necessary for forming a protective film of a level or higher cannot be generated.
- a processing gas containing a silicon-based gas and an oxygen gas or a nitrogen gas is supplied into the processing chamber to form a plasma, and a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is formed on the silicon carbide substrate as a protective film. You may make it form as.
- ions generated by the plasma conversion of the fluorine-based gas are incident on and collide with the silicon carbide substrate by the bias potential, and the silicon carbide substrate is etched.
- the silicon carbide substrate is etched by the reaction of the radicals and ions generated by the above with silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate.
- radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of the silicon-based gas react with radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of the oxygen gas or nitrogen gas to generate silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
- a protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove by this silicon oxide or silicon nitride.
- the protective film is removed and etched in the first step.
- the protective film is formed on the side wall and bottom surface of the hole or groove. Therefore, the etching proceeds in the depth direction of the hole or groove while preventing the etching of the sidewall of the hole or groove. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the bowing shape and the sub-trench from being formed as described above.
- a processing gas containing a fluorine-based gas and an oxygen gas is supplied into the processing chamber to be converted into plasma. good.
- the carbon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate can be reacted with radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of the oxygen gas to remove the carbon atoms as oxides. It is possible to prevent the compound containing from being deposited in the hole or groove and generating a residue.
- the processing gas containing a fluorine-based gas and an oxygen gas is used in the first process.
- the oxygen gas is supplied into the chamber to be converted into plasma, and the supply flow rate of the oxygen gas is set to 1.25 times or less that of the fluorine-based gas.
- a processing gas containing fluorine-based gas and oxygen gas is processed. It is preferable that the oxygen gas is supplied into the chamber to be converted into plasma, and the oxygen gas supply flow rate is 0.75 times or more the fluorine gas supply flow rate.
- the bottom portion of the hole or groove in which the sub-trench is formed is etched in the first step to make the bottom surface flat or round (the bottom surface center). Etching is performed in the depth direction of the hole or groove while preventing the formation of the bowing shape and sub-trench, and the etching of the sidewall of the hole or groove is prevented in the second step. can do. If the supply flow rate of oxygen gas in the first step is set to be less than or equal to 1 times the supply flow rate of fluorine-based gas, and the supply flow rate of oxygen gas in the second step is set to be 1 or more times the supply flow rate of fluorine-based gas.
- the supply flow rate of oxygen gas in the first step is 0.25 times or less of the supply flow rate of fluorine-based gas
- the supply flow rate of oxygen gas in the second step is 1.5 times the supply flow rate of fluorine-based gas.
- the second step it is preferable to increase the supply flow rate of oxygen gas than in the first step, but the supply flow rate of oxygen gas is between 0.75 and 1.25 times the supply flow rate of fluorine-based gas.
- the flow rate is an etching shape in which the side wall is slightly etched and the groove H ′ is formed slightly, in either the first step or the second step. Can also be applied.
- Examples of the fluorine-based gas include SF 6 gas, and examples of the silicon-based gas include SiF 4 gas.
- the silicon carbide substrate when heating the silicon carbide substrate, it may be heated by the incidence of ions generated by the plasma treatment gas, heated by a heater, or heated by both ion incidence and heater. When the temperature rises excessively, cooling of the silicon carbide substrate may be combined.
- the etching method of the present invention it is possible to prevent the formation of the bowing shape and the sub-trench and obtain a more accurate etching shape.
- SF 6 is a graph showing a relationship between a supply flow rate and the sidewall etching amount and sub-trench depth of gas and O 2 gas.
- SF 6 is a sectional view showing the relationship between the gas and the O 2 gas supply flow rate and the etching shape. It is a schematic view showing an etching structure when allowed to react with Si and O 2 produced during SiC etching.
- SiCl 4 gas supplied from Si and external occurring during SiC etching is a schematic diagram showing the etching structure when to produce a SiO 2. It is the table
- a silicon carbide substrate having a 4H—SiC crystal structure is etched, and an etching mask made of, for example, a silicon dioxide film is formed on the surface thereof. .
- this etching apparatus 1 includes a processing chamber 11 having a closed space, a base 15 disposed in the processing chamber 11 so as to be movable up and down, and on which a silicon carbide substrate K is placed, and a base
- a lifting cylinder 18 that raises and lowers 15, an exhaust device 20 that reduces the pressure in the processing chamber 11, a gas supply device 25 that supplies a processing gas into the processing chamber 11, and a processing gas supplied into the processing chamber 11.
- a plasma generation device 30 that converts to plasma and a high-frequency power source 35 that supplies high-frequency power to the base 15 are provided.
- the processing chamber 11 includes a lower chamber 12 and an upper chamber 13 having internal spaces communicating with each other.
- the upper chamber 13 is formed smaller than the lower chamber 12.
- the base 15 includes an upper member 16 on which the silicon carbide substrate K is placed and a lower member 17 to which the elevating cylinder 18 is connected, and is disposed in the lower chamber 12.
- the exhaust device 20 includes an exhaust pipe 21 connected to a side surface of the lower chamber 12, and exhausts the gas in the processing chamber 11 through the exhaust pipe 21 to bring the inside of the processing chamber 11 to a predetermined pressure.
- the gas supply device 25 includes a gas supply unit 26 that supplies SF 6 gas as a fluorine-based gas, a gas supply unit 27 that supplies Ar gas as a carrier gas, and a gas supply unit 28 that supplies O 2 gas. , One end connected to the upper surface of the upper chamber 13, and the other end branched to supply pipes 29 connected to the gas supply units 26, 27, and 28, respectively. SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas are supplied into the processing chamber 11 through the supply pipe 29 as the processing gas.
- the plasma generating apparatus 30 includes a plurality of annular coils 31 that are arranged in the vertical direction on the outer peripheral portion of the upper chamber 13, and a high-frequency power source 32 that supplies high-frequency power to each coil 31. By supplying high frequency power to the coil 31, the processing gas supplied into the upper chamber 13 is turned into plasma.
- the high-frequency power source 35 supplies high-frequency power to the base 15 to generate a potential difference (bias potential) between the base 15 and the plasma, and ions generated by the plasma processing gas are converted into silicon carbide substrate K. To enter.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is carried into the processing chamber 11 and placed on the base 15. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 2, by controlling the supply flow rate of SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas supplied into the processing chamber 11, a first etching process (first etching) isotropically etched. Step E1 and a second etching step (second step) E2 in which etching is performed while forming a protective film are alternately repeated. As shown in FIG. 2, the supply flow rates of SF 6 gas and Ar gas are constant regardless of steps E1 and E2, and the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is changed according to steps E1 and E2.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, and SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas are supplied into the processing chamber 11 from the gas supply units 26, 27, and 28, respectively.
- the inside of the processing chamber 11 is set to a predetermined pressure by the apparatus 20, and high frequency power is supplied to the coil 31 and the base 15 by high frequency power sources 32 and 35, respectively.
- the supply flow rate V 4 of O 2 gas not more than 1.25 times the feed flow rate V 1 of the SF 6 gas, and more preferably be 1 times the feed flow rate V 1 of the SF 6 gas, SF 6 further preferred if less 0.25 times the feed flow rate V 1 of the gas.
- the supply flow rate V 4 of the O 2 gas is small, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the etching can proceed isotropically without forming a protective film so much. That is, in this step E1, it is preferable to reduce the supply flow rate of O 2 gas so as to advance isotropic etching, and O 2 gas may not be supplied at all.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched when ions generated by the plasma conversion of SF 6 gas or O 2 gas enter and collide with the silicon carbide substrate K by the bias potential.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by the reaction of the radicals and ions generated by the SF 6 gas into plasma and the silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate K.
- silicon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K and silicon atoms constituting the silicon compound react with radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma, and silicon oxide is generated.
- a protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched isotropically
- the A part of radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma reacts with carbon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K, and the carbon atoms are removed as oxides.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, and SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas are supplied into the processing chamber 11 from the gas supply units 26, 27, and 28, respectively.
- the inside of the processing chamber 11 is set to a predetermined pressure by the exhaust device 20, and high frequency power is supplied to the coil 31 and the base 15 by the high frequency power sources 32 and 35.
- the supply flow rate V 3 of O 2 gas not less than 0.75 times the feed flow rate V 1 of the SF 6 gas, and more preferably be 1 time or more feed flow rate V 1 of the SF 6 gas, SF 6 further preferred if more than 1.5 times the feed flow rate V 1 of the gas. This is because when the O 2 gas supply flow rate V 3 is large, the groove H ′ is more likely to be formed on the side wall side of the bottom surface of the hole H or the groove H as shown in FIGS. This is because the etching of the side wall can be prevented.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by the ions generated by the plasma conversion of SF 6 gas or O 2 gas entering and colliding with the silicon carbide substrate K by the bias potential.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by the reaction of the radicals and ions generated by the SF 6 gas into plasma and the silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate K.
- silicon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K and silicon atoms constituting the silicon compound react with radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma, and silicon oxide is generated.
- a protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove.
- the protective film is removed and etched at the bottom surface of the hole or groove where the ion incidence is large, the protective film prevents the etching at the side wall of the hole or groove where the ion incidence is small.
- silicon carbide substrate K is etched while the side walls of the holes and grooves are protected by the protective film.
- a part of radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma reacts with carbon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K, and the carbon atoms are removed as oxides.
- the bottom portion of the first etching step E1 is flattened or rounded by etching the center of the bottom of the hole or groove in which the sub-trench is formed.
- the etching of the sidewalls of the holes and grooves is prevented, and the depth of the holes and grooves is prevented while preventing the formation of the bowing shape and the sub-trench. Etching can proceed in the direction.
- FIG. 3 shows the etching shape thus formed.
- an arc shape having a slightly etched side wall has a side wall surface formed repeatedly in the depth direction.
- the etching amount of the side wall is very small as compared with the case where etching is performed in a single process, and no sub-trench is formed.
- the symbol M indicates a mask.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is heated to 200 ° C. or higher.
- the silicon dioxide film as an etching mask has higher heat resistance than the resist, the mask pattern is softened. The shape accuracy is not lowered.
- a silicon oxide film is formed as the protective film, a polymer film often used in anisotropic etching of a silicon substrate (because the polymer film is bonded by van der Waals force, the bond is very weak,
- the protective film is not formed by thermal decomposition as in the case of decomposition at a temperature of about 100 ° C.
- the upper limit of the heating temperature is, for example, 500 ° C. due to structural problems of the etching apparatus 1.
- the first etching step E1 for isotropically etching the silicon carbide substrate K, and the silicon carbide substrate K while forming the protective film and protecting the side walls of the holes and grooves Etching in the depth direction of the hole or groove while alternately repeating the second etching step E2 for etching the side wall while suppressing side wall etching and preventing further formation of a groove on the side wall side of the hole or groove. Therefore, silicon carbide substrate K can be etched with higher accuracy.
- each of the etching steps E1 and E2 a part of radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma reacts with carbon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K, and the carbon atoms are converted into oxides. Therefore, the compound containing carbon can be prevented from being deposited in the hole or groove and generating a residue.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by applying the etching method of this example, an etching shape as shown in FIG. 3 is obtained, and an extremely accurate etching shape is obtained by suppressing the formation of the bowing shape and the sub-trench. It was. Specifically, in the conventional etching method, the side wall etching amount b cannot be suppressed to 50 nm or less without a sub-trench. In this example, although the scalloped shape is used, the side wall etching amount b (FIG. 3) was suppressed to 30 nm or less.
- the processing conditions of the second etching step E2 include a processing time of 10 seconds, an SF 6 gas supply flow rate V 1 , an Ar gas supply flow rate V 2, and an O 2 gas supply flow rate V 3 of 10, 60, respectively. And 500 sccm (see FIG. 2), the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is 3 Pa, the high-frequency power supplied to the coil 31 is 2500 W, the high-frequency power supplied to the base 15 is 700 W, and the heating temperature of the silicon carbide substrate K is The processing conditions of the first etching step E1 are set to 200 ° C. or higher, and the processing time is 2 seconds, the supply flow rate V 1 of SF 6 gas, the supply flow rate V 2 of Ar gas, and the supply flow rate V 4 of O 2 gas, respectively.
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is 3 Pa
- the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 is 2500 W
- the high frequency power supplied to the base 15 is 70. And W, the heating temperature of the silicon carbide substrate K and 200 ° C. or higher.
- the processing time of the second etching step E2 (10 seconds) and the processing time of the first etching step E1 (2 seconds) are only one example.
- the processing time of the second etching step E2 and the first etching step By making the processing time of the process E1 shorter than 10 seconds and 2 seconds, respectively, the side wall etching amount b can be further made smaller than the aforementioned 30 nm or less.
- the temperature of the silicon carbide substrate K to be heated is constant. Therefore, before the etching steps E1 and E2 are repeatedly performed, It may be heated in advance and heated up to a predetermined temperature.
- the temperature raising method at this time is not particularly limited.
- an inert gas is supplied into the processing chamber 11 to be converted into plasma, and a bias potential is applied to the base 15 to generate plasma of the inert gas.
- the silicon carbide substrate K may be heated by causing ions generated by the crystallization to enter the silicon carbide substrate K.
- the heating at the time of performing the etching steps E1 and E2 is preferably performed by making ions generated by the plasma conversion of SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas enter the silicon carbide substrate K.
- the supply flow rate of SF 6 gas may be changed in each of the etching steps E1 and E2.
- SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas are supplied into the processing chamber 11 in the second etching step E2, but at least O 2 gas is not supplied without supplying SF 6 gas. It is also possible to supply high frequency power of 300 W or more to the base 15 by the high frequency power supply 35.
- ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma are incident on and collide with the silicon carbide substrate K by the bias potential, so that the silicon carbide substrate K is etched and also generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K.
- the silicon atoms react with radicals and ions generated by the plasma of O 2 gas to generate silicon oxide, and this silicon oxide forms a protective film on the surface of the holes and grooves.
- Silicon carbide substrate K can be etched while protecting the side wall with a protective film.
- high frequency power of 300 W or more is not supplied to the base 15, the number of ions incident on the silicon carbide substrate K is small, so that silicon atoms necessary for forming a protective film of a certain level or higher cannot be generated. .
- the etching step (first step) and the protective film forming step (second step) may be alternately repeated.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is heated to 200 ° C. or higher, SF 6 gas, Ar gas, and O 2 gas are supplied from the gas supply units 26, 27, and 28 into the processing chamber 11, respectively.
- the inside of the processing chamber 11 is set to a predetermined pressure by the apparatus 20, and high frequency power is supplied to the coil 31 and the base 15 by high frequency power sources 32 and 35, respectively.
- etching step ions generated by making SF 6 gas or O 2 gas into plasma are incident on and collide with the silicon carbide substrate K by a bias potential, and the silicon carbide substrate K is etched, and SF 6 gas is used.
- the silicon carbide substrate K is etched by the reaction of radicals and ions generated by the formation of plasma with silicon atoms constituting the silicon carbide substrate K.
- silicon atoms generated by etching the silicon carbide substrate K and silicon atoms constituting the silicon compound react with radicals and ions generated by converting the O 2 gas into plasma, and silicon oxide is generated.
- a protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove.
- the protective film formation step for example, SiF 4 gas or SiCl 4 gas is supplied as a silicon-based gas from a gas supply unit (not shown), and O 2 gas is supplied into the processing chamber 11 from the gas supply unit 28. Then, the inside of the processing chamber 11 is set to a predetermined pressure by the exhaust device 20, and high frequency power is supplied to the coil 31 and the base 15 by the high frequency power sources 32 and 35, respectively.
- radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of SiF 4 gas and SiCl 4 gas react with radicals and ions generated by the plasma conversion of O 2 gas to generate silicon oxide, A protective film is formed on the surface of the hole or groove by this silicon oxide.
- the inventors of the present application have found that the selection ratio to the SiO 2 mask can be drastically improved by supplying the SiCl 4 gas from the outside as the silicon-based gas, which will be described in detail.
- the mask selection ratio is a value obtained by dividing the etching rate of the substrate by the etching rate of the mask, and the “selection ratio with respect to SiO 2 mask” referred to below is the etching rate of the SiC substrate and the etching rate of the SiO 2 mask. The value divided by.
- a processing gas containing a silicon-based gas and an oxygen gas or a nitrogen gas is supplied into the processing chamber to form a plasma, and a silicon oxide film or a silicon nitride film is applied to the silicon carbide substrate as a protective film.
- the following example corresponds to a configuration in which a silicon oxide film is formed as a protective film on a silicon carbide substrate by supplying SiCl 4 gas as a silicon-based gas.
- the SiO 2 protective film can also be obtained by reacting Si that naturally occurs during SiC etching with O 2 (Si + O 2 ⁇ SiO 2 ).
- Si + O 2 ⁇ SiO 2 since the Si generated by etching is limited, it is thick. It is difficult to form a protective film. Therefore, in this example, by supplying SiCl 4 gas from the outside (SiCl 4 + O 2 ⁇ SiO 2 + 2Cl 2 ), SiO 2 as a protective film is directly and abundantly formed to form an anti-SiO 2 mask. Improve selectivity.
- a polymer in anisotropic etching of a silicon substrate that can be etched at a relatively low temperature, a polymer can be used as a protective film that protects the sidewalls of holes and grooves.
- a CF-based gas for example, C 4 F 8
- the side wall can be protected by the polymer protective film.
- the protective film that protects the side walls with SiO 2 since the protective film that protects the side walls with SiO 2 is formed, it is possible to etch SiC at a high speed so as not to generate a sub-trench. Furthermore, as described above, SiCl 4 gas is externally applied. Since SiO 2 as a protective film is directly and abundantly generated by supplying from the above, there is an advantage that the amount of the sidewall protective film can be adjusted independently of the amount of etching gas.
- the protective film forming time is 10 seconds
- the supply flow rate of SF 6 gas is 10 sccm
- the supply flow rate of Ar gas is 60 sccm
- the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is 600 sccm
- the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 Is 2500 W
- the power supplied to the base 15 is 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is 3 Pa
- the processing conditions for the subsequent etching are as follows: etching time is 2 seconds, SF 6 gas supply flow rate is 10 sccm, Ar gas supply
- the flow rate was set to 60 sccm
- the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 was set to 2500 W
- the power supplied to the base 15 was set to 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 was set to 3 Pa.
- the etching depth of the obtained SiC was 1.05 ⁇ m.
- the SiO 2 mask had an initial film thickness of 2.0 ⁇ m, and the remaining film thickness after etching was 0.94 ⁇ m.
- the Si naturally occurring upon SiC etching than to form a sidewall protection film by reacting O 2, the value of the pair SiO 2 mask selection ratio is too bad (vs. SiO 2 mask selection ratio As shown in FIG. 6, when the SiC substrate K is etched to form the hole H, the SiO 2 mask M is etched to an extent that does not keep the original pattern.
- the inventors of the present application supplied SiCl 4 gas from the outside to the trench-shaped SiC substrate K having the holes H (SiCl 4 + O 2 ⁇ SiO 2 + 2Cl 2 ), thereby obtaining the SiC substrate K. It was examined how the protective film S (SiO 2 ) is deposited on the top.
- the protective film forming time is 30 seconds
- the supply flow rate of SiCl 4 gas is 5 sccm
- the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is 200 sccm
- the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 is 1500 W
- the base 15 is supplied.
- the electric power to be used was set to 0 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 was set to 3 Pa.
- the film thickness of the SiO 2 film deposited on the surface of the trench ceiling section 0.19 .mu.m
- the thickness of the SiO 2 film deposited on the surface of the trench sidewall portions measurement limit or less, SiO 2 deposited on the surface of the trench bottom The film thickness was 0.03 ⁇ m.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing this state, and it can be seen that the deposited film thickness of the SiO 2 film on the surface of the trench bottom is extremely thin as compared with the surface of the trench ceiling.
- the protective film forming process is performed under the following processing conditions.
- the etching process was continuously performed.
- the processing conditions for forming the protective film are as follows: the protective film formation time is 5 seconds, the supply flow rate of SiCl 4 gas is 5 sccm, the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is 200 sccm, the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 is 1500 W, and the base 15 is supplied.
- the electric power to be processed is set to 0 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is set to 3 Pa
- the processing conditions at the time of subsequent etching are the etching time of 10 seconds
- the supply flow rate of SF 6 gas is 10 sccm
- the supply flow rate of Ar gas is 60 sccm
- the coil 31 The high-frequency power supplied to the base 15 is set to 2500 W
- the power supplied to the base 15 is set to 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is set to 4 Pa.
- the SiC region below the alternate long and short dash line is the region where the SiC substrate K is exposed
- the SiO 2 region above the alternate long and short dash line is the SiO 2 mask provided on the surface of the SiC substrate K.
- the umbrella-shaped part in which the thick SiO 2 film is formed on the surface of the trench ceiling part remains almost unetched, while the side wall on which the SiO 2 film as the protective film is not deposited so much It can be seen that the film is etched in a distorted shape that can be beaten.
- the etching depth of SiC was 2.04 ⁇ m.
- the SiO 2 mask is the initial thickness 1.95Myuemu, the remaining film thickness after etching 2.04Myuemu (film thickness after etching is thicker than the initial), and SiC and SiO 2 mask The selection ratio became infinite.
- the etching shape of the side wall is distorted and the shape accuracy is poor, so that a nest is generated when an insulating film or electrode is embedded inside, and the thickness of the side wall becomes uneven. It is easy to cause product failure such as leakage. For this reason, even if the mask selection ratio is high, it cannot be said to be a practical etching structure.
- the inventors of the present application have simultaneously supplied SF 6 gas and SiCl 4 gas, thereby allowing SiO 2 deposition due to the reaction between Si and O 2 that naturally occurs during SiC etching, and SiCl 4 gas.
- the mask selection ratio was improved and the shape of the etching structure was improved.
- the protective film formation time is 3 seconds
- the supply flow rate of SF 6 gas is 5 sccm
- the supply flow rate of SiCl 4 gas is 5 sccm
- the supply flow rate of O 2 gas is 600 sccm
- the coil The high frequency power supplied to 31 is set to 1000 W
- the power supplied to the base 15 is set to 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 is set to 1.5 Pa
- the processing conditions at the time of subsequent etching are the etching time of 6 seconds and the supply of SF 6 gas.
- the flow rate was set to 10 sccm
- the Ar gas supply flow rate was set to 60 sccm
- the high frequency power supplied to the coil 31 was set to 2500 W
- the power supplied to the base 15 was set to 700 W
- the pressure in the processing chamber 11 was set to 4 Pa.
- the SiC region below the alternate long and short dash line is the region where the SiC substrate K is exposed, whereas the SiO 2 region above the alternate long and short dash line refers to the surface of the SiC substrate K as SiO 2.
- the area covered by the film As shown in the figure, it can be seen that an etching structure having a good shape without a bowing shape or a sub-trench is obtained.
- the etching depth of SiC was 1.03 ⁇ m
- the initial film thickness of the mask was 1.95 ⁇ m
- FIG. 10 summarizes the processing conditions in the embodiment of FIGS. 6 to 9 in a table.
- O 2 gas is supplied into the processing chamber 11 and the silicon oxide film is formed as a protective film.
- N 2 gas is supplied into the processing chamber 11
- a silicon nitride (eg, SiNx) film may be formed as a protective film.
- the silicon carbide substrate having a 4H—SiC crystal structure is taken as an example of the etching target substrate K, but the etching target substrate K may be a silicon carbide substrate having a crystal structure other than 4H—SiC.
- the etching method according to the present invention is performed using the etching apparatus 1, but an etching apparatus having another structure may be used for performing the etching method.
- a chlorine-based gas such as Cl 2 gas, BCl 3 gas, CCl 4 gas, or SiCl 4 gas may be used. Since the same effect can be obtained, silicon carbide substrate K may be etched in the same manner as described above using such a chlorine-based gas.
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処理チャンバ内の基台上に載置された炭化珪素基板をエッチングするエッチング方法であって、
前記炭化珪素基板を200℃以上に加熱し、フッ素系ガスを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化し、前記基台に高周波電力を供給してバイアス電位を与え、前記炭化珪素基板をエッチングする第1の工程と、
少なくとも、前記炭化珪素基板に、酸化シリコン膜又は窒化シリコン膜を形成する処理を含む第2の工程とを交互に繰り返して実施するようにしたことを特徴とするエッチング方法に係る。
前記第1の工程では、前記炭化珪素基板を等方的にエッチングし、
前記第2の工程では、前記炭化珪素基板を200℃以上に加熱し、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガス又は窒素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化し、前記基台に高周波電力を供給してバイアス電位を与え、酸化シリコン膜又は窒化シリコン膜を保護膜として前記炭化珪素基板に形成しつつ該炭化珪素基板をエッチングすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のエッチング方法に係る。
前記第1の工程における酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの供給流量の1倍以下、前記第2の工程における酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの供給流量の1倍以上、とすればより好ましく、前記第1の工程における酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの供給流量の0.25倍以下、前記第2の工程における酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの供給流量の1.5倍以上、とすれば更に好ましい。
また、第2の工程では第1の工程よりも酸素ガスの供給流量を多くすることが好ましいが、酸素ガスの供給流量がフッ素系ガスの供給流量の0.75倍~1.25倍の間は、図5(c)のように、僅かながらも側壁がエッチングされ、僅かながらも溝H’が形成されるエッチング形状となる流量であるため、第1の工程及び第2の工程のどちらにも適用することが可能である。
保護膜形成時の処理条件として、保護膜形成時間を10秒間、SF6ガスの供給流量を10sccm、Arガスの供給流量を60sccm、O2ガスの供給流量を600sccm、コイル31に供給する高周波電力を2500W、基台15に供給する電力を700W、処理チャンバ11内の圧力を3Paとし、続くエッチング時の処理条件として、エッチング時間を2秒間、SF6ガスの供給流量を10sccm、Arガスの供給流量を60sccm、コイル31に供給する高周波電力を2500W、基台15に供給する電力を700W、処理チャンバ11内の圧力を3Paに設定した。
保護膜形成時の処理条件として、保護膜形成時間を30秒間、SiCl4ガスの供給流量を5sccm、O2ガスの供給流量を200sccm、コイル31に供給する高周波電力を1500W、基台15に供給する電力を0W、処理チャンバ11内の圧力を3Paに設定した。
11 処理チャンバ
15 基台
20 排気装置
25 ガス供給装置
26,27,28 ガス供給部
30 プラズマ生成装置
31 コイル
32,35 高周波電源
K 炭化珪素基板
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- 処理チャンバ内の基台上に載置された炭化珪素基板をエッチングするエッチング方法であって、
前記炭化珪素基板を200℃以上に加熱し、フッ素系ガスを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化し、前記基台に高周波電力を供給してバイアス電位を与え、前記炭化珪素基板をエッチングする第1の工程と、
少なくとも、前記炭化珪素基板に、酸化シリコン膜又は窒化シリコン膜を形成する処理を含む第2の工程とを交互に繰り返して実施するようにしたことを特徴とするエッチング方法。 - 前記第1の工程では、前記炭化珪素基板を等方的にエッチングし、
前記第2の工程では、前記炭化珪素基板を200℃以上に加熱し、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガス又は窒素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化し、前記基台に高周波電力を供給してバイアス電位を与え、酸化シリコン膜又は窒化シリコン膜を保護膜として前記炭化珪素基板に形成しつつ該炭化珪素基板をエッチングすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のエッチング方法。 - 前記第2の工程では、酸素ガス又は窒素ガスを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化するとともに、前記基台に300W以上の高周波電力を供給してバイアス電位を与えるようにしたことを特徴とする請求項2記載のエッチング方法。
- 前記第1の工程では、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のエッチング方法。
- 前記第1の工程では、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化するとともに、前記酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの1.25倍以下とし、
前記第2の工程では、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化するとともに、前記酸素ガスの供給流量をフッ素系ガスの供給流量の0.75倍以上とするようにしたことを特徴とする請求項2に記載のエッチング方法。 - 前記第2の工程では、シリコン系ガスと酸素ガス又は窒素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化し、前記炭化珪素基板に酸化シリコン膜又は窒化シリコン膜を保護膜として形成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のエッチング方法。
- 前記第1の工程では、フッ素系ガスと酸素ガスとを含む処理ガスを前記処理チャンバ内に供給してプラズマ化するようにしたことを特徴とする請求項6記載のエッチング方法。
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