8'' UNIFORM ELECTRON-CYCLOTRON RESONANCE PLASMA SOURCE USING A CIRCULAR TE01 MODE MICROWAVE

被引:25
作者
HIDAKA, R [1 ]
YAMAGUCHI, T [1 ]
HIROTSU, N [1 ]
OHSHIMA, T [1 ]
KOGA, R [1 ]
TANAKA, M [1 ]
KAWAI, Y [1 ]
机构
[1] KYUSHU UNIV,INTERDISCIPLINARY GRAD SCH ENGN SCI,KASUGA,FUKUOKA 816,JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS SHORT NOTES & REVIEW PAPERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 1A期
关键词
ECR PLASMA SOURCE; ETCHING; TE01 MODE MICROWAVE; ION SATURATION CURRENT DENSITY; ION ENERGY;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.174
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A new type of electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma source has been developed using a circular TE01 mode microwave converted from the principal TE10 rectangular mode. The ion saturation current density of 36 mA/cm2 is achieved for the input microwave power of 3 kW at the nitrogen gas pressure of 5 x 10(-4) Torr. The uniformity of the ion saturation current density is within +/- 3% over 8 inches in diameter, which is better than that produced by a conventional TE11 mode microwave. The mean ion energy at the substrate position in this ECR plasma source is in the range of 20-30 eV, depending on the shape of magnetic fields. The direction of ion motion is confirmed by etching test to be almost perpendicular to the wafer and to be useful for fabricating ULSI circuits on wafers larger than 6 inches in diameter.
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页码:174 / 178
页数:5
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