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==Deposition of silicon using LPCVD== | |||
[[Image:A4_Furnace_PolySi.jpg|300x300px|thumb|4" polysilicon furnace (B4) located in cleanroom B-1]] | |||
[[Image:E2.JPG|300x300px|thumb|6" polysilicon furnace located (E2) in cleanroom E-6]] | |||
DTU Nanolab has two furnaces for deposition of LPCVD (Low Chemical Vapour Deposition) silicon: A 6" furnace (installed in 2011) for deposition of standard polySi, amorphous Si and boron doped polySi on 100 mm or 150 mm wafers and a 4" furnace (installed in 1995) for deposition of standard polySi, amorphous Si, boron- and phosphorous doped polySi on 100 mm wafers. In LabManager the two furnaces are named "Furnace: LPCVD Poly-Si (4") (B4)" and "Furnace: LPCVD Poly-Si (6") (E2)", respectively. Both furnaces are Tempress horizontal furnaces. | |||
The LPCVD silicon deposition is a batch process, where silicon is deposited on a batch of 25 or 50 wafers (6" polySi furnace) or 30 wafers (4" polySi furnace). The silicon has a good step coverage, and especially for standard polySi the film thickness is very uniform over the wafers. | |||
The reactive gas is silane (SiH<sub>4</sub>). The dopant for boron doped polySi is BCl<sub>3</sub> - only available at request (6" polySi furnace) or B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> (4" polySi furnace), and for phosphorous doped polySi the dopant is PH<sub>3</sub> (4" polySi furnace). For standard and doped polysilion the deposition takes place at a temperature of 600 <sup>o</sup>C - 620 <sup>o</sup>C and a pressure of 200-250 mTorr. For amorphous silicon the deposition temperature is lower, and thus the deposition rate is also lower. For phosphorus doped polySi the deposition rate is approximately ten times lower than for standard and boron doped polySi. Please check the cross contamination information in LabManager before you use any of the two furnaces. | |||
[[Specific Process Knowledge/Thin film deposition/Deposition of polysilicon/Deposition of polysilicon using LPCVD|Deposition of polysilicon using LPCVD]] | '''The user manuals, quality control procedures and results, technical information and contact information can be found in LabManager:''' | ||
'''[http://www.labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=86 4" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (B4)]''' | |||
'''[http://www.labmanager.dtu.dk/function.php?module=Machine&view=view&mach=291 6" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (E2)]''' | |||
'''[https://labmanager.dtu.dk/d4Show.php?id=1926 Furnace computer manual]''' | |||
== Manual for the furnace computer to the A, B, C and E stack furnaces == | |||
The A, B, C and E stack furnaces can be controlled either from a touch screen by each furnace or from a furnace computer. The user manual for the furnace computer can be found here: | |||
[[media:Furnace_computer_manual.pdf|Manual for furnace computers for the A, B, C and E stack furnaces]] | |||
==Process information== | |||
*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thin_film_deposition/Deposition_of_polysilicon/Deposition_of_polysilicon_using_LPCVD/Standard_recipes,_QC_limits_and_results_for_the_4%22_polysilicon_furnace|Deposition of polysilicon using the 4" polysilicon furnace]] | |||
*[[/Boron doped poly-Si and a-Si |Boron doped poly-Si and a-Si by using 4" polysilicon furnace]] | |||
*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thin_film_deposition/Deposition_of_polysilicon/Deposition_of_polysilicon_using_LPCVD/Standard_recipes,_QC_limits_and_results_for_the_6%22_polysilicon_furnace|Deposition of polysilicon using the 6" polysilicon furnace]] | |||
*[[/Boron doped poly-Si |Boron doped poly-Si using 6" polysilicon furnace]] | |||
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==Overview of the performance of the LPCVD polysilicon processes and some process related parameters== | ==Overview of the performance of the LPCVD polysilicon processes and some process related parameters== | ||
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!colspan="2" border="none" style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Equipment | |||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>4" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (B4)</b> | |||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|<b>6" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (E2)</b> | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Purpose | !style="background:silver; color:black;" align="center"|Purpose | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Deposition of | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Deposition of | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*Standard polySi | *Standard polySi | ||
*Amorphous polySi | *Amorphous polySi | ||
*Boron doped polySi ( | *Boron doped polySi (B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub> dopant) | ||
*Phosphorus doped polySi (PH<sub>3</sub> dopant) | |||
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*Standard polySi | *Standard polySi | ||
*Amorphous polySi | *Amorphous polySi | ||
*Boron doped polySi ( | *Boron doped polySi (BCl<sub>3</sub> dopant) | ||
|- | |- | ||
!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan=" | !style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|Performance | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"| | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Step coverage | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*Very Good | |||
* | |||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
* | *Very good | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Film quality | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Film quality | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |||
*Deposition on both sides of the substrate | |||
*Good uniformity over the wafer | |||
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*Deposition on both sides of the substrate | *Deposition on both sides of the substrate | ||
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|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process Temperature | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process Temperature | ||
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*Standard polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | *Standard polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
*Amorphous polySi: 560-580 <sup>o</sup>C | *Amorphous polySi: 560-580 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
*Boron doped polySi: | *Boron doped a-Si: 580 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
*Phosphorus doped a-Si: 580 <sup>o</sup>C | |||
*Boron doped polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | |||
*Phosphorus doped polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | |||
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*Standard polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | *Standard polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
*Amorphous polySi: 560-580 <sup>o</sup>C | *Amorphous polySi: 560-580 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
*Boron doped polySi: 620 <sup>o</sup>C | *Boron doped polySi: 600-620 <sup>o</sup>C | ||
The process temperature vary over the furnace tube | The process temperature vary over the furnace tube | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process pressure | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Process pressure | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*200-250 mTorr | |||
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*150-220 mTorr | *150-220 mTorr | ||
The process pressure depends on the process | |||
The process pressure depends on the | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Gas flows | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Gas flows | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*SiH<sub>4</sub>: 80 sccm | *SiH<sub>4</sub>: 80 sccm | ||
*B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>: 7 sccm | *B<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>: 7 sccm | ||
*PH<sub>3</sub>: 7 sccm | *PH<sub>3</sub>: 7 sccm | ||
The silane (SiH<sub>4</sub>) flow depends on the | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*SiH<sub>4</sub>: 50-70 sccm | |||
*BCl<sub>3</sub>: 1 sccm | |||
The silane (SiH<sub>4</sub>) flow depends on the process | |||
|- | |- | ||
!style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|Substrates | !style="background:silver; color:black" align="center" valign="center" rowspan="2"|Substrates | ||
|style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Batch size | |style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Batch size | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*1-30 100 mm wafers | |||
*1-25 | Including a testwafer with ~110 nm oxide | ||
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*1- | *1-25 or 1-50 100 mm wafers | ||
*1-25 or 1-50 150 mm wafers | |||
Including a testwafer with ~110 nm oxide | |||
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|- | |- | ||
| style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Substrate materials allowed | | style="background:LightGrey; color:black"|Substrate materials allowed | ||
|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | |style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"| | ||
*Silicon wafers ( | *Silicon wafers (new or RCA cleaned) | ||
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride (RCA cleaned) | **with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride | ||
**from | **from the A, B and E stack furnaces | ||
*Quartz wafers (RCA cleaned) | *Quartz/fused silica wafers (RCA cleaned) | ||
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*Silicon wafers (new or RCA cleaned) | |||
**with layers of silicon oxide or silicon (oxy)nitride | |||
**from the A, B and E stack furnaces | |||
*Quartz/fused silica wafers (RCA cleaned) | |||
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|} | |} | ||
== Rules for storage and RCA cleaning of wafers to the B4 and E2 furnaces == | |||
*[[Specific_Process_Knowledge/Thermal_Process/Storage_and_cleaning_of_wafer_to_the_A,_B,_C_and_E_stack_furnaces|Storage and cleaning of wafer to the B4 and E2 furnaces]] |
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Deposition of silicon using LPCVD
DTU Nanolab has two furnaces for deposition of LPCVD (Low Chemical Vapour Deposition) silicon: A 6" furnace (installed in 2011) for deposition of standard polySi, amorphous Si and boron doped polySi on 100 mm or 150 mm wafers and a 4" furnace (installed in 1995) for deposition of standard polySi, amorphous Si, boron- and phosphorous doped polySi on 100 mm wafers. In LabManager the two furnaces are named "Furnace: LPCVD Poly-Si (4") (B4)" and "Furnace: LPCVD Poly-Si (6") (E2)", respectively. Both furnaces are Tempress horizontal furnaces.
The LPCVD silicon deposition is a batch process, where silicon is deposited on a batch of 25 or 50 wafers (6" polySi furnace) or 30 wafers (4" polySi furnace). The silicon has a good step coverage, and especially for standard polySi the film thickness is very uniform over the wafers.
The reactive gas is silane (SiH4). The dopant for boron doped polySi is BCl3 - only available at request (6" polySi furnace) or B2H6 (4" polySi furnace), and for phosphorous doped polySi the dopant is PH3 (4" polySi furnace). For standard and doped polysilion the deposition takes place at a temperature of 600 oC - 620 oC and a pressure of 200-250 mTorr. For amorphous silicon the deposition temperature is lower, and thus the deposition rate is also lower. For phosphorus doped polySi the deposition rate is approximately ten times lower than for standard and boron doped polySi. Please check the cross contamination information in LabManager before you use any of the two furnaces.
The user manuals, quality control procedures and results, technical information and contact information can be found in LabManager:
4" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (B4)
6" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (E2)
Manual for the furnace computer to the A, B, C and E stack furnaces
The A, B, C and E stack furnaces can be controlled either from a touch screen by each furnace or from a furnace computer. The user manual for the furnace computer can be found here:
Manual for furnace computers for the A, B, C and E stack furnaces
Process information
- Deposition of polysilicon using the 4" polysilicon furnace
- Boron doped poly-Si and a-Si by using 4" polysilicon furnace
- Deposition of polysilicon using the 6" polysilicon furnace
- Boron doped poly-Si using 6" polysilicon furnace
Equipment | 4" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (B4) | 6" LPCVD polysilicon furnace (E2) | ||
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Purpose | Deposition of |
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Performance | Step coverage |
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Film quality |
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Process parameter range | Process Temperature |
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The process temperature vary over the furnace tube | |
Process pressure |
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The process pressure depends on the process | ||
Gas flows |
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The silane (SiH4) flow depends on the process | ||
Substrates | Batch size |
Including a testwafer with ~110 nm oxide |
Including a testwafer with ~110 nm oxide |
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Substrate materials allowed |
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