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SiO2 trench etching with Cr mask

Start parameters, variations noted in the gallery headline Recipe name: no 10 with lower platen power
Coil Power [W] 2500
Platen Power [W] 200
Platen temperature [oC] 20
H2 flow [sccm] 25.6
C4F8 flow [sccm] 25.6
He flow [sccm] 448.7
Pressure Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil' '2 A' / '30 A' (PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN)
  • 100 nm Cr mask etched in ICP metal with 500nm DUV neg resist (NUV 2300-0.5) and 65 nm barc.
Cr mask before SiO2 etch 800 nm pitch 50% duty cycle. The The Cr linewidth is clearly less than designed


Results

Temporary conclusions on how the process parameters affect the results in this study: What process parameters affect the results?
  • Going from full wafer to small piece on Si carrier:
    • Seemed to give more sidewall passivation
  • Platen power: lowering the platen power gives
    • more sidewall passivation
    • lower etch rate
    • Less trenching
  • Removing the H2 gave:
    • less sidewall passivation
  • Adding O2 gave:
    • less sidewall passivation
  • Process pressure/total gasflow rate
    • Reducing total gasflow rate which reduced the pressur inside the chamber gave:
      • less sidewall passivation
      • Reduced the CD (Critical Dimensions)
  • Coil power: Reducing coil power
    • less CD loss
    • more sidewall passivation
  • Increasing process time:
    • less sidewall passivation
    • more sidewall bow
    • CD loss due to larger mask faceting
  • Sidewall passivation↑
    • Sample size↓
    • Platen power↓
    • Coil power↓
    • H2 flow↑
    • O2 flow↓
    • Total gas flow rate/pressure↑

Profile SEM images

Recipe settings Comments SEM gallery
  • On 6" wafer
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:25.6
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 25.6
  • He flow [sccm]:448.7
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on full wafer 6 min etch
  • Piece on Si carrier
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:25.6
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 25.6
  • He flow [sccm]:448.7
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 More sidewall passivation on chip than on full wafer
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 25.6
  • He flow [sccm]:448.7
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Less sidewall passivation from removing the H2
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 5
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 25.6
  • He flow [sccm]:448.7
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Not a large effect from adding a little O2
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, O2:5sccm
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 0
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:225
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.35 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Reducing total flow rate and thereby the pressure gives less passivation/redeposition. Sidewall roughness not so bad.
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:225sccm, Pressure:3.35mTorr
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 0
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:225
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.35 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Reducing the coil power a lot and platen power a little gives more sidewall passivation/redeposition
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:225sccm, Pressure:3.35mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1200W
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:215
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.35 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Adding oxygen reduces the passivation/redeposition
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:215sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1200W
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.35 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Adding more oxygen reduces further the passivation/redeposition but some trenching appears.
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1200W
  • Coil Power [W]:1800
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:215
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.35 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Increasing coil power reduces trenching but increases passivation/redeposition
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:215sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1800W
  • Coil Power [W]:1800
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.6 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Adding more O2 reduces the sidewall passivation/redeposition
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1800W
  • pitch 800 nm Top 461 nm @edge 437 nm bottom 402 nm height 916 nm height from edge 827 nm Cr left 83.5 nm selectivity 55.5
    pitch 800 nm
    Top 461 nm
    @edge 437 nm
    bottom 402 nm
    height 916 nm
    height from edge 827 nm
    Cr left 83.5 nm
    selectivity 55.5
  • 156 nm/min
    156 nm/min
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 100
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.6 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Running with the lower coil power and reducing the platen power also seems to reduced the sidewall passivatin/redeposition, but etch rate goes down
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 6 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 100W, coil power:1200W
  • pitch 800 nm Top 444 nm bottom 374 nm height 718 nm Cr left 85 nm selectivity 48
    pitch 800 nm
    Top 444 nm
    bottom 374 nm
    height 718 nm
    Cr left 85 nm
    selectivity 48
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 100
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.6 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
 Repeating with longer etch time to etch 1500 nm down. Unfortunately this damaged the hardware due to the EM coils getting too hot.
  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch (PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT THIS LONG TIME), H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 100W, coil power:1200W
  • Etch on none patterned wafer, Uniformity: +- 6.4%
    Etch on none patterned wafer, Uniformity: +- 6.4%
  • Coil Power [W]:1800
  • Platen Power [W]: 150
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.6 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'2 A' / '30 A'
  • PLEASE DO NOT RUN WITH THESE SETTINGS FOR MORE THAN 6 MIN
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 10 min etch, H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.6mTorr; platen power 150W, coil power:1800W
  • Coil Power [W]:1200
  • Platen Power [W]: 100
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.9mTorr; platen power 100W, coil power:1200W
  • Etch on none patterned wafer, Uniformity: +-1.7%
    Etch on none patterned wafer, Uniformity: +-1.7%
  • tilt 30 degrees
    tilt 30 degrees
  • tilt 30 degrees
    tilt 30 degrees
  • tilt 20 degrees
    tilt 20 degrees
  • tilt 20 degrees
    tilt 20 degrees
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 100
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.9mTorr; platen power 100W, coil power:2500W
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 0
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:225
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:225sccm O2:0sccm, Pressure:3.9mTorr; platen power 200W, coil power:2500W
  • 14 min
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 20
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 13.0
  • He flow [sccm]:205
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (3.9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:13sccm He:205sccm O2:20sccm, Pressure:3.9mTorr; platen power 200W, coil power:2500W
  • Back to start setting without EM coils - 14 min
  • Coil Power [W]:2500
  • Platen Power [W]: 200
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:25.6
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 0
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 25.6
  • He flow [sccm]:448.7
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (8-9 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 14 min etch, EM:0/0
  • Coil Power [W]:600
  • Platen Power [W]: 50
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 6.5
  • He flow [sccm]:100
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (<2 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • C10751: SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 20 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:6.5sccm He:100sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:?mTorr; platen power 50W, coil power:600W
  • Coil Power [W]:300
  • Platen Power [W]: 25
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 6.5
  • He flow [sccm]:100
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (<2 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • C10752: SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 30 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:6.5sccm He:100sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:?mTorr; platen power 25W, coil power:300W
  • 45 min
  • Coil Power [W]:300
  • Platen Power [W]: 25
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 6.5
  • He flow [sccm]:100
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (<2 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • C10834: SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 45 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:6.5sccm He:100sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:?mTorr; platen power 25W, coil power:300W
  • Coil Power [W]:300
  • Platen Power [W]: 20
  • Platen temperature [oC]: 20
  • H2 flow [sccm]:0
  • O2 flow [sccm]: 10
  • C4F8 flow [sccm]: 6.5
  • He flow [sccm]:100
  • Pressure:Fully open APC valve (<2 mTorr)
  • Electromagnetic coils (EM) 'outer coil' / 'inner coil':'0 A' / '0 A'
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  • C10844: SiO2 etch with Cr mask on wafer piece on Si carrier 50 min etch, EM:0/0 H2:0sccm, C4F8:6.5sccm He:100sccm O2:10sccm, Pressure:?mTorr; platen power 20W, coil power:300W
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