JP2000513501A - プラズマ発生源、真空ポンプ用装備、及び/又は片持梁式基板サポートのような装置モジュールを含む万能真空チャンバ - Google Patents
プラズマ発生源、真空ポンプ用装備、及び/又は片持梁式基板サポートのような装置モジュールを含む万能真空チャンバInfo
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1.真空処理チャンバの万能ハウジングであって、 第1及び第2の端部壁、及び、その間に伸延する側壁を備えるチャンバを有し 、前記チャンバが前記側壁を貫いて伸延する側壁開口部を有し、前記側壁開口部 がサポートモジュール取付け装備を備え、前記のサポートモジュール取付け装備 がはめ合い結合基板サポートアセンブリモジュールへ取外し可能に取付け可能で ある万能ハウジング。 2.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバが第1の端部壁を 貫いて伸延する第1の開口部を有し、前記第1の開口部がはめ合い結合プラズマ 発生源アセンブリモジュールに取外し可能に取付け可能なソースモジュール取付 け装備を有する万能ハウジング。 3.請求項2記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバが前記第2の端壁 を貫いて伸延する第2の開口部を有し、前記第2の開口部がはめ合い真空ポンプ アセンブリモジュールに取外し可能に取付け可能なポンプモジュール取付け装備 を有する万能ハウジング。 4.請求項3記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記サポートモジュール取付け 装備が基板支持アセンブリモジュールに結合し、前記ソースモジュール取付け装 備がプラズマ発生ソースアセンブリジュールに結合し、前記ポンプモジュール取 付け装備が真空ポンプアセンブリモジュールに結合する万能ハウジング。 5.請求項3記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記側壁開口部、及び、第1お よび第2の開口部が真空シール及びRF遮蔽部材によって密封される万能ハウジ ング。 6.請求項2記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記ソースモジュール取付け装 備が実質的に平面のRFアンテナ及び誘電体ウィンドウを有するプラズマ発生ソ ースアセンブリモジュールに結合し、前記第1の開口部が第1及び第2の凹表面 によって形成され、第1の凹表面が第2の凹表面の内側に所在し、Oリングシー ルがプラズマ発生ソースアセンブリモジュールと凹表面の各々との間で圧縮され る万能ハウジング。 7.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記サポートモジュール取付け 装備が支持アーム及び基板サポートを備える片持梁式基板サポートアセンブ リモジュールに結合し、前記支持アーム及び基板サポートが前記チャンバ内にお ける基板サポートの組立てのために前記側壁開口部を通るように寸法決定される 万能ハウジング。 8.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバの前記側壁が円筒 形側壁を有し、前記ポンプモジュール取付け装備がゲートバルブ又は真空ポンプ と結合し、第2の開口部が円形であり、そして、前記チャンバの前記円筒形側壁 によって形成される最大断面積の少なくとも3分の1の流れ面積を形成する万能 ハウジング。 9.請求項6記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記処理チャンバが高密度プラ ズマ処理チャンバであり、ここに、高密度プラズマが前記の支持基板の隣接領域 において供給され、前記基板サポートが前記基板サポートの支持表面上の半導体 基板をクランプするチャック装置を有する万能ハウジング。 10.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記第2の開口部が前記チャ ンバの前記第2の端部壁の中央部分において真空ポートを有し、前記第2の端部 壁が開いた部分によって前記基板サポートアセンブリモジュールの基板サポート から隔離され、前記真空ポートが前記チャンバの内部から気体を除去し、そして 、当該チャンバを100mTorr以下の圧力に維持する真空ポンプへ接続され る万能ハウジング。 11.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記基板サポートアセンブリ モジュールが取付けフランジ及び支持アームを備え、前記取付けフランジが前記 チャンバの外側表面に取付けられ、前記支持アームの一端が前記取付けフランジ に結合され、反対の端が基板サポートに結合される万能ハウジング。 12.請求項11記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記取付けフランジが前記 チャンバの側壁における側壁開口部にはめ合い接合された部分を有する万能ハウ ジング。 13.請求項12記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバの内部の方向 に向かって前記の側壁開口部の寸法が減少するように前記側壁開口部が先細であ り、 前記の側壁開口部のはめ合い結合表面及び前記部分が先細はめ合い接合を提供 するように当該部分が先細である万能ハウジング。 14.請求項12記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記の側壁が基板サポート を囲む円筒形表面を有し、前記チャンバの前記側壁における前記側壁開口部が円 筒形表面を貫いて伸延し、前記の部分が前記チャンバの内部に対面する曲面を含 み、前記の曲面が前記円筒形表面における前記の側壁開口部の縁に沿って所在す る縁を有する万能ハウジング。 15.請求項11記載の万能ハウジングであって、基板サポートの外側周囲と 前記チャンバの前記側壁との間の環状間隙を通るプロセスガスの流れが実質的に 均一であるように前記支持アームが寸法決定される万能ハウジング。 16.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバが、プラズマ発 生ソースアセンブリモジュール、真空ポンプアセンブリモジュール、及び、基板 サポートアセンブリモジュールを有し、前記プラズマ発生ソースアセンブリモジ ュールが他のプラズマ発生ソースアセンブリモジュールと交換可能であり、前記 真空ポンプアセンブリモジュールが他の真空ポンプアセンブリモジュールと交換 可能であり、前記基板サポートアセンブリモジュールが他の基板サポートアセン ブリモジュールと交換可能である万能ハウジング。 17.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記第2の開口部が前記チャ ンバを排気するための真空ポートを備え、前記真空ポートが開いた空間によって 基板サポートから隔離され、前記基板サポートが環状間隙によって前記チャンバ の前記側壁から隔離され、前記環状間隙が前記基板サポート及び前記開いた空間 の断面積の少なくとも0.3倍の断面流れ面積を持ち、前記開いた空間が前記環 状間隙の断面流れ面積よりも大きい断面流れ面積を持つ万能ハウジング。 18.請求項1記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記チャンバが前記チャンバ 内において取外し可能に支持されたライナを有する万能ハウジング。 19.請求項4記載の万能ハウジングであって、基板サポートが静電クランプ を有する万能ハウジング。 20.請求項4記載の万能ハウジングであって、前記基板サポートアセンブリ モジュールが、支持アーム及び基板サポートを有し、前記基板サポートがそこを 通って伸延する複数のサービス導管を備え、前記サービス導管が少なくとも気体 冷却剤、液体冷却剤、RF電力、加圧空気、前記基板サポートに対する 電気監視信号または電気作動化信号の内の1つを供給する万能ハウジング。 21.請求項17記載の万能ハウジングであって、環状間隙の断面流れ面積が 前記基板サポートの断面積の少なくとも0.5倍である万能ハウジング。 22.請求項17記載の万能ハウジングであって、環状間隙の断面流れ面積が 前記基板サポートの断面積よりも大きい万能ハウジング。
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